Ghosthunter (PS2)

Game Diary / January 28, 2005 / John / 0

Picked this up for 7 quid in Woolies. It’s surprisingly good – it uses a novel joint third person and over the shoulder aiming view – exactly the same as the new Resident Evil game. Except, of course, Ghosthunter was released a year or two ago.

The graphics are blindingly good – indicating that the PS2 would be capable of rivalling the quality of ‘cube and xbox games, if only they were developed by someone other than EA.

Anyhoo, the basic premise is you play a bloke who can see ghosts. So, being able to see them, the first reaction is to blow them to bits using an assortment of conventional and spiritual weapons, before catching them in a spirit grenade.

There’s a degree of exploration, but it’s really a shooter at heart, with some really nice thermal sniping. EAsily worth 7 quid of anyone’s money.

John

UNIX geek, wannabe cook, musician, book-lover, and all round good-guy.