One of PS2s Most Overlooked FirstParty Games Is Coming to PS5 PS4
No longer ghosted.
You probably never played Ghosthunter, but you should have done. Developed by Cambridge Studio – the UK-based team that would later renamed Guerrilla Cambridge, before being shutdown following the release of PS Vita’s excellent Killzone Mercenary – was published in the United States by Namco, such was the mistreatment of the title by platform holder Sony. But it’s actually a great little game – and coming to PS5 and PS4 as part of PS Plus Premium from 18th June.
The game is, effectively, a third-person shooter – although it’s somewhat of a prehistoric one. This title pre-dates Resident Evil 4 and Gears of War, so the combat is fiddly and archaic; movement is ridiculously restricted while you’re aiming. Combat sees you weakening ghosts before “capturing” them Ghostbusters-style, but there’s more to it than that. You can also control a spirit to solve puzzles or lure phantoms into specific positions.
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