Amiga

Ghostbusters II

Little to add to the ST box except that considering the Amiga's capabilities, graphics could've used more colour. Some lively samples improve the soundtrack, in terms of both music and effects.

Every level is like a different game, all three of which are extremely playable, and beautifully presented. Although each level is easy to get into, it takes plenty of practice before you can finish any. My only gripe is the awful loading system, the whole thing is reloaded every time you start, creating annoyingly long gaps between games. All in all, a game that will appeal to almost everyone.

The game is a good translation of the film and a worthy successor to the original game. As a game in its own right it is not the best ever written, but it is a lot of fun and will keep you playing for some while.

Wie lautet nun das Urteil? Grafik und Animationen sind sicher das Beste an diesem Game, sieht man von den digitalisierten Bildern aus dem Film ab, die am Beginn jedes Levels auftauchen. Die Steuerung ist beim Abstieg zum Fluß hervorragend, läßt im zweiten Level aber deutlich nach. Zum Sound: Anfangs ertönt ein Remix des Ghostbuster-Themas, im Spiel gibt es nur Geräusche. Nachteilig fielen die endlosen Ladezeiten und das Fehlen von Highscores auf. Insgesamt ein recht ordentliches Game, wenn es auch die hohen Erwartungen nicht ganz erfüllen kann.

Although sound is okay with two sampled tunes and a nice rendition of Auld Lang Syne, the graphics are mostly only adequate. Each of the sections is playable enough in a simple way, but even with the inter-level sequences they don't really gel into one good game. Perhaps a couple more sections would have made a difference, but as it is this is poor value for money.

I've said it about the Ocean movie tie-ins, and it's true of GBII, that rather than amounting to one large, flowing game, the sections may as well be three different games, none of which is particularly addictive. As the player's only motivation is to see the following stage, it offers pretty poor value for money.