Ghostbusters II cover

Ghostbusters II

First release
Oct 1989
Developer
Dynamix
Publisher
Activision
Genres
Shooter, Arcade · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Comedy
Platforms
DOS

The release of "Ghostbusters II" for DOS, based on the movie of the same name.

Also known as Ghostbusters 2

Attributes

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
The Ghostbusters are back in this sequel based on the second movie in the franchise. It's been five years since the Ghostbusters roasted the 30-story marshmallow menacing downtown Manhattan. The Ghostbusters sent a huge bill to the city and the city sent back an even bigger bill for damages. Both declared bankruptcy and the now retired Ghostbusters have since moved on. Unknown to the former Ghostbusters, a river of slime has been amassing underneath the city, feeding on all the negative energy of the denizens of New York. Meanwhile a new occupant of the Museum of Art, a 300 year old painting of Vigo the Carpathian and its immortal soul, has arrived and is waiting to get out, eager to use the approaching slime as its medium of escape. The game starts with the Ghostbusters in trial, with escaped ghosts wrecking havoc in the courtroom. A battle ensues and the player must attempt to vaporize the flying ghost in a sidescrolling environment while dodging ectoplasm thrown by the ghost. Victory or defeat in this battle as well as future battles with ghosts, will be summarized by a newspaper editorial at the end of the battle. After the courtroom battle, the main game starts in the office of the Ghostbusters. Here the player choose various activities, such as: attempt to gain money by answering distress calls to hunt down ghosts, collect slime from the sewers, test slime (if successfully collected from the sewers), and check the duty roster.Read more

The Ghostbusters are back in this sequel based on the second movie in the franchise. It's been five years since the Ghostbusters roasted the 30-story marshmallow menacing downtown Manhattan. The Ghostbusters sent a huge bill to the city and the city sent back an even bigger bill for damages. Both declared bankruptcy and the now retired Ghostbusters have since moved on. Unknown to the former Ghostbusters, a river of slime has been amassing underneath the city, feeding on all the negative energy of the denizens of New York. Meanwhile a new occupant of the Museum of Art, a 300 year old painting of Vigo the Carpathian and its immortal soul, has arrived and is waiting to get out, eager to use the approaching slime as its medium of escape. The game starts with the Ghostbusters in trial, with escaped ghosts wrecking havoc in the courtroom. A battle ensues and the player must attempt to vaporize the flying ghost in a sidescrolling environment while dodging ectoplasm thrown by the ghost. Victory or defeat in this battle as well as future battles with ghosts, will be summarized by a newspaper editorial at the end of the battle. After the courtroom battle, the main game starts in the office of the Ghostbusters. Here the player choose various activities, such as: attempt to gain money by answering distress calls to hunt down ghosts, collect slime from the sewers, test slime (if successfully collected from the sewers), and check the duty roster.

Release dates
DOS
Oct 1989
DOS
Q4 1989
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, First person, Third person
Keywords
ghosts, based on - movie, ghost hunter, 8-bit, licensed game
… All 8, cheat code, tie-in, no game pause

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface
  • Deutschinterface
IGDB · recorded 27 Oct 2026
Also in 2 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 27 Oct 2026