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Platform
Game Boy
Genres
Action
Player Perspective
Top-down
Developers
HAL Laboratory
Publishers
HAL Laboratory · Activision
Release date
October 16, 1990

Summary

Ghostbusters II on the Game Boy feels like a compact, top‑view ghost‑hunting sprint. You pick any two of the four iconic bust‑team members—Venkman, Stantz, Egon or Winston—and the first you select becomes the front‑line proton‑pack wielder while the second trails behind with a trap ready to snap up stunned specters. Each of the five stages is a timed gauntlet: move in four directions, zap ghosts with the proton gun, then lob a trap to capture them before the clock runs out, and a boss looms at the end of every level. Occasionally a spare Ghostbuster or even Louis the accountant wanders onto the screen, offering power‑ups like vacuum guns, instant traps or brief invulnerability, sometimes swapping places with your active duo. HAL Laboratory’s 1990 port earned a modest 25/40 from Famitsu, and Activision later brought this bite‑sized bust‑action to North America and PAL territories.

Storyline

Ghostbusters II for the Game Boy is loosely based on the film of the same name. The supernatural threat comes from Virgo the Carpathian, who shows up in New York City and kidnaps Diana’s baby. It falls to the team—Egon, Ray, Peter, and Winston—to rescue the child. Their pursuit takes them through a variety of locations, from bustling courtrooms and grimy sewers to cramped apartments, the city’s underground tunnels, and even an eerie art museum. Each area presents its own challenges as the Ghostbusters race to reclaim the baby and stop Virgo’s plans.

Edited by Maya Carter

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  • New Ghostbusters 2 GB Alternative