Ghousts and Goblins
Game by Capcom
Reviewed by The Avardancer (Philip Wesley)
Size: 8 megabits
Save: Password
Released: 2000
Works with: Any version of Game Boy

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Opening Snide Remarks: Listen ye to a story of the Knights of the Round. Of
Bold King Arthur, and his Noble Quest to free Guinivere from the grasp of
Evil. Listen to his exploits of heroics, mighty infinite weapons and red
underwear. Or don't.

I could live off of NES ports. I mean it. Give me a portable Super Mario
Bros. 3 and I can die happy. Portable Dragon Warrior 1 & 2? Like Heaven.
This is a straight NES port distributed by Capcom and developed by Digital
Eclipse. And this is my review of the game.

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Gameplay Descripion: It's really just a platform game. You jump around from
platform to platform throwing spears/knives/etc. at enemies. There are
"bosses" and six levels of play. What makes this platformer stand out from
the crowd? Three things. It has a horror theme. It's hard. AND when you get
hit you lose your suit of armor and run around in your .red underwear. That
alone is politically incorrect enough to be cool. And the game is pretty
cool. Although it has  particularly nasty surprise when you you beat it.

The game is fun; but hard. It's tough. Yes... it is. The passwords are like
the NES version, and while passwords could be a "pain" to some people; in
this game I don't mind. I wish it saved my high score though. If it had a
battery to save scores; but NOT save your game.... I would be thrilled. It
has a continue feature; and I like that. There are a lot of instances where
you miss a ledge by a pixel and die. Funny enough, that difficulty makes
this game more fun. It may frustrate some players; but I love it. Some people
may be turned away by the challenge; but those who stay will be gld that they
did.

Liked: Fun and challenging.

Hated: Pansy whiners who can't stomache  hard games.

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Graphics Description: It looks almost exactly like the NES version. Well,
aside from the smaller viewing area and lower resolution. Okay, aside from
being a little closer to the action, this one is pixel-perfect. The graphics
are deep and colorful. Not a bad deal at all. I did notice some slight
flickering on the sprites when larger enemies were around. I noticed that the
game contains a "blood-like" effect for when enemies die. It's interesting to
note as it's supposed to be blood; and you rarely see that these days in an
"E" rated game.

Liked: It look good.

Hated: A slight flicker.

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Sound/Music Description: The music and sounds are intact and it sounds good.
The music doesn't get annoying; but you can turn it off if you're not crazy
about it. It sounds great. Especially with headphones. The average sounds of
an NES game. Not bad at all.

Liked: Not annoying.

Hated: Not a thing really.

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Play Control/Game Design: This is an NES port; but it is a well-designed
game to begin with. The play control responsive enough. The game does have
that nasty frustration factor to it for novice players. If you're kinda bad
at video games in general; this is going to rub that fact in your face.

Liked: Good design, play control, and challenge.

Hated: Too hard for you? Maybe?  It has no extra stuff like "Super Mario
Bros. Deluxe"

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Improve: Not a thing; just do Super Ghouls and Ghosts for Game Boy Advanced

RIYL: Action games, challenge.

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Final Words: Did you love this on the NES? Do you like hard games? Then buy
this. It's cool.

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Score
Gameplay: *****
Graphics: ****
Sound/Music: ****
Play Control/Game Design: ****
Personal Opinion: *****
Total: 22 out of 25


Final Score: 88%

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Currently Known Codes: The codes are level specific for each player and
situation. So I won't put any here. Beat it yoursef. :P