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Ghouls’n’Ghosts

 

                   

 

This was one of the first games that I purchased with my imported Sega Megadrive in 1989.  The graphics were almost arcade perfect and over the years that term has become a laughing stock.  This is because it has been used to describe games that were no where near arcade perfect but, this game begged to differ and was really worth the money I spent.  I perhaps spent a bit too much for it but when it was released here in the UK, it cost ten pounds more than I paid for it on import. 

 

This is the sequel to Ghosts’n’Goblins, it had Arthur the knight who as usual had to save the stupid princess.  I used to always wonder how they always fell for the same old trick.  I would imagine some creature saying something like; I have some sweets back at my pad if you want some but you’ll have to come with me to get them or something just as stupid.  Maybe this princess was related to the stupid moron princess peach from the Mario games.

 

So anyway of you go to save the princess and if you have played Ghosts’n’Goblins, you pretty much know what to expect.  This is one of Capcom's best games so you won’t be disappointed.  The only thing that really got on my nerves was; after almost getting all the way to the end, you were told that you needed some special weapon and was promptly sent back to the beginning of the game to go through all the levels to find this blue Frisbee like thing.  I never completed the game but a friend did and quite frankly I wouldn’t have bothered.  It’s hard as expected being a coin guzzler; perhaps one day I’ll complete it.