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Avenging Spirit

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First release
May 1991
Developer
C. P. Brain
Publisher
Jaleco
Genres
Platform, Arcade · Action
Platforms
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Arcade, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Avenging Spirit, known in Japan as Phantasm, is a 1991 2-player platform arcade game developed by C.P. Brain and published by Jaleco. Players attack (or possess) enemies, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance. Players can possess one of four characters with unique abilities at the start of the game, but the library of enemies expands and changes with each level.

Also known as Phantasm

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Storyline
During a walk with his girlfriend, the player is ambushed by agents of a mysterious crime syndicate who take his girlfriend away and shoot him to death. Now, as a wandering spirit with the ability to possess most others, he is summoned by his girlfriend's father (who researches ghost energy) and is given a mission to save her from the mysterious crime syndicate that holds her hostage, enabling the player to rest in peace. (Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, s.v. "Avenging Spirit")Read more

During a walk with his girlfriend, the player is ambushed by agents of a mysterious crime syndicate who take his girlfriend away and shoot him to death. Now, as a wandering spirit with the ability to possess most others, he is summoned by his girlfriend's father (who researches ghost energy) and is given a mission to save her from the mysterious crime syndicate that holds her hostage, enabling the player to rest in peace. (Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, s.v. "Avenging Spirit")

Release dates
Arcade
May 1991
PlayStation 4
Jul 29, 2022
Xbox One
Jul 29, 2022
All 6 release dates
Nintendo Switch
Jul 29, 2022
PlayStation 5
Jul 29, 2022
Xbox Series X|S
Jul 29, 2022
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view, Third person
Keywords
ghosts, multiple endings, vaporware, pixel art, possession
… All 12, boss fight, explosion, collectibles, secret area, walking through walls, moving platforms, secret areas within secret areas
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Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • English (UK)interface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 2 Oct 2026

Language data: IGDB · recorded 2 Oct 2026