Scapeghost is an adventure developed by Level 9 Computing, released 31 December 1989 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System and DOS.
What Scapeghost is
Scapeghost is an adventure game developed by Level 9 Computing and released in 1989. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A departure from Level 9's usual fare.. Police officer Alan Chance was killed in the line of duty, but has now returned as a ghost - and must solve the crime which cost him his life. In the first part, you must befriend ghosts and build up your spetral strength, in the second part, you need to start the process of dealing with the crooks that kiiled you and in the final part, you must escape your exorsism in order for a final confrontation with the crooks, solve the case, rescue your kidnapped partner and clear your name.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Scapeghost launched on 31 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.
Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.
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When did Scapeghost come out?
Scapeghost was released on 31 December 1989 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, DOS and ZX Spectrum.
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