Ghouls 'n Ghosts - Arcade - Gameplay Up to Gameover
0Ghouls 'n Ghosts for Arcade
Gameplay Up to Gameover
Game Information from Moby Games
Published by Capcom Co., Ltd.
Developed by Capcom Co., Ltd.
Released Dec, 1988
Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Visual: 2D scrolling
Art: Anime / Manga
Setting: Medieval
Narrative: Horror
Three years have passed since Arthur defeated the Demon King Astaroth and rescued his beloved Princess Prin-Prin (see Ghosts 'N Goblins). A new villain, the Great Demon King Lucifer (Loki in some versions) has become the new leader of Ghoul Realm. While returning from a journey, Arthur sees the Princess' castle and her village under attack by Lucifer's forces. While rushing towards her beloved knight, the Princess is struck by one of Lucifer's laser beams.
Now, Arthur must venture back to the Lucifer's palace and destroy the demon in order to rescue the Princess' soul and bring her back to life! And it won't matter whether he fights in his shining armor or in his underwear alone...the bravest Knight in the land isn't going to be stopped by some monsters! Although the game starts with graveyard and marsh territory familiar from the first game, later levels are set in a tower, a mass of skeletons, and a castle.
Players progress from left to right (from bottom to top in level 3), and have to hack down the aforementioned monsters with a sword. The journey includes ledges, ladders, lava pits and slippery slopes. Different weapons can be collected, by finding suits of armor inside chests. Each of the five stages has its own setting and a final boss.
In comparison to the first installment, gameplay was tweaked and some additions were made. Arthur can now fire vertically and is able to collect weaponry from fallen enemies. The landscape is littered with a number of treasure chests that erupt out of scenery, some of which are hidden and has to be found by way of a well-timed jump in a certain place. The treasure chest can be opened with projectiles resulting in one of three occurrences: the reward of a new weapon, some shiny new golden armour or a hostile wizard who turns the player into the old man or a duck. The golden armour gives Arthur a chargeable "super" attack which varied depending on the currently possessed weapon. These attacks range from a huge lightning bolt that cut a swathe both vertically and horizontally across the screen, to a spell that creates a mirror-like clone of Arthur, effectively doubling his attack power.
Game Designer: Tokuro Fujiwara (T. Fujiwara), Shinichi Yoshimoto (S. Yoshimoto), H. Yamamoto
Programer: Hiroshi Koike, Masatsugu Shinohara (F1 Dream/Tiger Road), Shinichi Ueyama (New Face)
Sound Composer (uncredited): Tamayo Kawamoto
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