Really Great Game, Though Hard As Hell.
Ah, yes. Ghouls 'N Ghosts, the sequel to the awesome game Ghost 'N Goblins. You control Arthur, our protagonist knight, who, while having a picnic in a graveyard (who does that?), gets his girlfriend stolen by the devil himself, Lucifer (what a dick!). So you must battle through the various levels, fighting off undead spawn and trying to save the souls of the damned. Fun times. This game is really great. The music is awesome, the graphics are dark and spooky, really helping set the mood of the game. It controls very smoothly and easily. Arthur can pick up a variety of weapons throughout the game, all of them have their positives and negatives. While the game is great, I do have one complaint, and it's three words: Hard. As. F*CK! Seriously, this game is a bitch-kitty with it's difficulty. Arthur can only get hit twice before he's done like dinner (the first hit causes him to lose his armour, redeucing him down to his skivvies, the second hit turns him into a skeleton and he dies. Obviously) To its credit, the game does allow you to fire in all directions, including while jumping, and there are some armour pick ups along the way, but be prepared to get Game Over a considerable amount of times before you start getting good at it. That all being said, once you do start to get good at it, this game is a blast. The spooky graphics will set the mood, the music is a pleasure for your ears, and there's just something very satisfying about throwing a spear through a walking skeleton. All and all, this is a really great game, and if you have an old Genesis laying around, definitely pick this game up, because the Genesis version is one of the best ports of this game. Final Score: 8.5/10Read full review
