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Panic Museum

Panic Museum, titled Haunted Museum (ホーンテッド ミュージアム) in Japan originally, is a light gun arcade cabinet game created by Taito and developed by GameWax. The game sees you as two investigators solving a case of…

30 June 2009

Panic Museum is an arcade developed by Taito, released 30 June 2009 on Arcade.

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What Panic Museum is

Panic Museum is an arcade game developed by Taito and released in 2009. It is available on Arcade only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Panic Museum, titled Haunted Museum (ホーンテッド ミュージアム) in Japan originally, is a light gun arcade cabinet game created by Taito and developed by GameWax. The game sees you as two investigators solving a case of several missing persons that leads you to a museum, you and your light gun partner get trapped inside by supernatural forces. What follows is a series of exhibits come to life and worlds forming around our characters as they must shoot their way through each encounter and deal with mummies, dinosaurs, and more. This is the first game in the Haunted Mansion series of games, the sequel being "Shh...! Welcome to Frightfearland".
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Panic Museum launched on 30 June 2009, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Trine Enchanted Edition, Trine and Prototype.

Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Trine Enchanted Edition, Trine, Prototype.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Panic Museum — frequently asked questions

When did Panic Museum come out?
Panic Museum was released on 30 June 2009 for Arcade.

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