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Ghost Master
Ghost Master is a puzzle and strategy game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive; released in 2003 for Windows and Macintosh . It is a single player video game.
This games was well-received by critics for its originality, the quality of its gameplay but surprisingly its sales remained low. It was praised for its outstanding scenario design and its irreverent sense of humor.
Game Master controls are extremely simple to use and that makes the gameplay even more fun. It offers also amazing special effects; you can also view the action from the perspective of human or ghosts.
The graphics are very nice and the characters incredibly well-detailed and macabre settings are inspired by classic horror films.
On the contrary to the majority of the video games you play the role of the enemy (like in Dun Keeper), indeed you play as a Ghost Master, the equivalent of a bureaucratic spirit charged of certain duties. About 15 different scenarios are available in this game
Actually in Ghost Master your mission is to haunt mortals and force them to run away from the area or to succumb to madness. You can also have other missions to complete like increase the belief in supernatural, avenge deaths, and conscript renegade ghosts.
But as a Ghost Master can not intervene himself in the world of mortal, you are given a team of subordinate ghost for each scenario. When you are not haunting your responsibility is to train your team.
The game takes place in the city of Gravenville and you will play in several locations such as a fraternity house, mansions, amusement park and campground.
In Ghost master you will have to solve puzzles, and mysteries, and consequently you will learn new spells and skills that will increase your scaring potential.
In each level you will meet several trapped spirit, that can help you in your mission. You can try to solve their problems and if you succeed, they will join your team and they could be used in future scenario.
Your mission is to scare mortals; the most common are easily scared by ghosts. According to their belief level you will know the efficacy of a ghost power on him/her. You can also use their conscious and subconscious fears to scare them (spiders, fire, and so on).
But some humans, the special can banish your ghosts, and then you cannot use them until the next level. Moreover you will be charged with a large score penalty if you let one of your ghost to be banished. These humans are priests, witches and mediums.
Another category of mortal is dangerous for ghost, the Ghostbreakers (parody of the Ghostbusters). They can detect and banish ghosts.
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Developper : Sick Puppies
| Editor : Empire Interactive
Genre : Adventure Rank : 77% (by 2 magazines) Review (2) | Preview (2) | Cheat (2) | Guide (1) | |
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Ghost Master reviews
It's a great novelty, but it's also a real success in terms of gameplay, thanks to outstanding scenario design and an irreverent sense of humor.
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