Laser Ghost

Laser Ghost
Developer(s)Sega
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Arcade, Master System
ReleaseDecember 1990: Arcade[1]
December 19, 1991: Master System[2]
Genre(s)Light gun shooter
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer
Arcade systemSega System 18

Laser Ghost (レーザーゴースト) is a horror-themed light gun shooter arcade video game released by Sega in 1990. The game is patterned after the films Ghostbusters[3] and Poltergeist III, casting the player as a ghost hunter.[4] There are three mounted guns set up on the cabinet, representing the three members of a ghost hunting team. The game puts the players in the role of Bill, Max and Carol, who must rescue a little girl kidnapped by a blue gargoyle, as well as protect the city from the ghost menace.[5] A Master System game with the same title was released in 1991 exclusively for Europe, but was not based on the arcade original.

  1. ^ "Laser Ghost". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Prodates" (PDF). Sega Pro. Paragon Publishing. December 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ Brad Cook. "Laser Ghost Review". Allgame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-15. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
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