Descpription:
The Real Ghostbusters was an arcade game based on the cartoon
series of the same name released by Data East in 1987. The game was later
ported to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum.
Up to three players can control members of the Ghostbusters. The characters are
only differentiated by the colors of their uniforms, no effort is made to identify
them, although the game's marquee art shows the characters from the cartoon.
In Japan the game is known as Meikyuu Hunter G, but bares little
resemblance to the US version as it did not use the Ghostbusters license.
It supports only up to two players, makes no mention of the Ghostbusters,
equips the players with different weapons, many of the monsters are different
and has completely different level designs from the US version.
The Ghostbusters fight off hordes of nightmarish creatures with
energy guns which reduce the monsters to harmless ghosts which
can then be captured with beams from their proton packs.
Power-ups available included stronger basic shoots, a force field
that makes the Ghostbuster invincible for several seconds, and an
item that summons Slimer to throw himself in the way of attacks.
