<s>
Casper	B-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1995	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
different	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
by	O
different	O
publishers	O
,	O
in	O
different	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
(	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
)	O
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bonsai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
game	O
,	O
Casper	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Interactive	O
Adventure	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Casper	B-Application
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
2002	O
respectively	O
serving	O
as	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hack/remake	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
for	O
free	O
under	O
the	O
handle	O
Retro	O
Active	O
Games	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
PC	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
film	O
was	O
the	O
Casper	B-Application
Brainy	O
Book	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Knowledge	O
Adventure	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
children	O
aged	O
4	O
–	O
8	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
Interactive	B-Application
storybook	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
in	O
style	O
to	O
Disney	B-Application
's	I-Application
Animated	I-Application
Storybooks	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
read	O
and	O
play	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
mini-games	O
,	O
Fatso	O
's	O
Creature	O
Feature	O
,	O
Stretch	O
's	O
Shake	O
Rattle	O
and	O
Roll	O
and	O
Stinkie	O
's	O
Peek-a-boo	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
teach	O
vocabulary	O
,	O
spelling	O
and	O
shape	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casper	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
were	O
reprised	O
by	O
their	O
respective	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
while	O
Kat	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Harvey	O
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
Jamie	O
Cronin	O
and	O
Dan	O
Woren	O
,	O
replacing	O
Christina	O
Ricci	O
and	O
Bill	O
Pullman	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
assembling	O
Casper	B-Application
and	O
his	O
uncles	O
,	O
while	O
"	O
medium	O
"	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
assembling	O
puzzles	O
featuring	O
the	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
in	O
different	O
shapes	O
,	O
colors	O
and	O
patterns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stretch	O
's	O
Shake	O
Rattle	O
and	O
Roll	O
is	O
a	O
spelling	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
have	O
to	O
free	O
Casper	B-Application
from	O
the	O
kitchen	O
stove	O
chimney	O
(	O
Stretch	O
had	O
trapped	O
him	O
down	O
it	O
)	O
by	O
spelling	O
words	O
in	O
a	O
Tetris-like	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
arrow	O
keys	O
to	O
put	O
each	O
letter	O
into	O
the	O
correct	O
boxes	O
and	O
each	O
time	O
a	O
word	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
Stretch	O
moves	O
Casper	B-Application
up	O
a	O
level	O
until	O
he	O
reaches	O
the	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casper	B-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Absolute	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Natsume	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Casper	B-Application
who	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Kat	O
Harvey	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
has	O
to	O
protect	O
her	O
from	O
any	O
danger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
ghost	O
,	O
Casper	B-Application
can	O
pass	O
through	O
walls	O
and	O
other	O
obstacles	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
most	O
Casper	B-Application
games	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
ca	O
n't	O
go	O
away	O
from	O
Kat	O
too	O
much	O
or	O
else	O
Carrigan	O
's	O
ghost	O
will	O
abduct	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
revised	O
Absolute	O
A	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
His	I-Application
Blob	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Picking	O
up	O
special	O
objects	O
allows	O
Casper	B-Application
to	O
morph	O
into	O
these	O
objects	O
to	O
clear	O
rooms	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
protect	O
Kat	O
from	O
certain	O
hazards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirrors	O
placed	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
Casper	B-Application
and	O
Kat	O
travel	O
to	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
mansion	O
,	O
and	O
outside	O
electrical	O
lines	O
allow	O
Casper	B-Application
to	O
pick	O
up	O
the	O
last	O
of	O
the	O
toys	O
when	O
he	O
picks	O
up	O
the	O
electric	O
bolt	O
morph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
isometric	O
view	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
mostly	O
controls	O
Kat	O
Harvey	O
as	O
she	O
protects	O
Casper	B-Application
from	O
the	O
duo	O
of	O
Carrigan	O
Crittenden	O
and	O
Dibs	O
though	O
Casper	B-Application
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
occasionally	O
after	O
finding	O
special	O
pick-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
alternate	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
plot	O
(	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
dark	O
elements	O
retained	O
)	O
spread	O
across	O
three	O
acts	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Casper	B-Application
finding	O
tokens	O
of	O
friendship	O
for	O
Kat	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Harvey	O
,	O
then	O
finding	O
the	O
pieces	O
for	O
the	O
Lazarus	O
machine	O
(	O
which	O
the	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
had	O
disassembled	O
to	O
prevent	O
Casper	B-Application
from	O
using	O
it	O
)	O
and	O
finally	O
finding	O
the	O
Cellular	O
Integrator	O
with	O
which	O
to	O
restore	O
Dr.	O
Harvey	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
stolen	O
by	O
Carrigan	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
challenge	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
exploring	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
collecting	O
jigsaw	O
pieces	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
for	O
morph	O
icons	O
,	O
eating	O
food	O
for	O
morph	O
points	O
and	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
again	O
,	O
Casper	B-Application
and	O
his	O
uncles	O
were	O
reprised	O
by	O
their	O
respective	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
while	O
Kat	O
and	O
Dr.	O
Harvey	O
were	O
voiced	O
by	O
Tanya	O
Krievins	O
and	O
Blair	O
Bess	O
(	O
again	O
replacing	O
Ricci	O
and	O
Pullman	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Bess	O
providing	O
narration	O
for	O
each	O
act	O
's	O
introduction	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
reading	O
out	O
several	O
hint	O
parchments	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
is	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn/3DO/PS	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
only	O
puzzles	O
and	O
morph	O
icons	O
being	O
the	O
ones	O
required	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
ending	O
and	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
are	O
rendered	O
for	O
handheld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Casper	B-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
as	O
a	O
fan	O
project	O
created	O
to	O
learn	O
game	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
from	O
scratch	O
using	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Maker	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
root	O
of	O
the	O
game-play	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
sans	O
some	O
changes	O
and	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game-play	O
footage	O
and	O
a	O
review/play	O
-through	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
to	O
Youtube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
at	O
the	O
official	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
for	O
Retro	O
Active	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Casper	B-Application
:	O
The	O
Interactive	O
Adventure	O
is	O
a	O
Point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
game	O
made	O
by	O
WizardWorks	O
and	O
Morning	O
Star	O
Multimedia	O
in	O
1997	O
and	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
1995	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Harvey	O
's	O
go	O
on	O
vacation	O
,	O
Casper	B-Application
's	O
human	O
friends	O
throw	O
him	O
a	O
party	O
to	O
cheer	O
him	O
up	O
but	O
a	O
revived	O
Carrigan	O
turns	O
them	O
into	O
ghosts	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
magic	O
spell	O
from	O
an	O
old	O
book	O
in	O
the	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
hides	O
them	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
manor	O
as	O
revenge	O
for	O
being	O
tricked	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
ultimate	O
treasure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
various	O
items	O
to	O
travel	O
around	O
Whipstaff	O
to	O
find	O
traces	O
of	O
Casper	B-Application
's	O
friends	O
and	O
take	O
pictures	O
of	O
them	O
for	O
hints	O
and	O
collect	O
items	O
while	O
defending	O
against	O
attacks	O
by	O
the	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
who	O
are	O
on	O
Carrigan	O
's	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sequel	O
as	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
ending	O
and	O
the	O
manual	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
help	O
Casper	B-Application
turn	O
his	O
friends	O
back	O
into	O
"	O
fleshies	O
"	O
but	O
Morning	O
Star	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Made	O
by	O
Microïds	O
and	O
Planet	O
Interactive	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
few	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
which	O
Casper	B-Application
can	O
actually	O
go	O
through	O
walls	O
though	O
only	O
through	O
the	O
ones	O
within	O
each	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
have	O
turned	O
all	O
the	O
adults	O
in	O
town	O
(	O
presumably	O
Friendship	O
,	O
Maine	O
)	O
into	O
zombies	B-Application
leaving	O
the	O
children	O
scared	O
at	O
the	O
mercy	O
of	O
the	O
Trio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
old	O
Schoolmistress	O
of	O
the	O
manor	O
has	O
them	O
call	O
in	O
Dr.	O
James	O
Harvey	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
only	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
zombie	B-Application
himself	O
capable	O
only	O
of	O
walking	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
up	O
to	O
Casper	B-Application
to	O
help	O
safely	O
guide	O
him	O
through	O
each	O
of	O
five	O
levels	O
using	O
various	O
transformations	O
and	O
objects	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
Doctor	O
collect	O
flasks	O
with	O
the	O
formula	O
to	O
cure	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Casper	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
save	O
every	O
child	O
to	O
become	O
Hero	O
of	O
the	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ghostly	O
Trio	O
show	O
up	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
occasionally	O
to	O
scare	O
Dr.	O
Harvey	O
and	O
throw	O
him	O
off	O
course	O
and	O
Casper	B-Application
must	O
deflect	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Silicon	O
Graphics	O
workstations	O
using	O
Alias	B-Device
software	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
character	O
graphics	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
in	O
the	O
Saturn/PlayStation/3DO	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
team	O
of	O
four	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
that	O
load	O
times	O
are	O
frequent	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
get	O
lost	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
often	O
obscure	O
or	O
even	O
do	O
n't	O
make	O
sense	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
nonetheless	O
had	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Sushi-X	O
deeming	O
it	O
a	O
strong	O
last	O
hurrah	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
critic	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
exceptional	O
,	O
noting	O
in	O
particular	O
the	O
ghosts	O
which	O
have	O
true	O
transparency	O
(	O
an	O
effect	O
generally	O
thought	O
to	O
be	O
impossible	O
for	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
brief	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
made	O
similar	O
comments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
a	O
70%	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
decent	O
enough	O
effort	O
with	O
what	O
is	O
a	O
particularly	O
sugary	O
film	O
,	O
spoilt	O
by	O
some	O
frustrating	O
flaws	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
action	O
that	O
is	O
too	O
repetitive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
next	O
issue	O
printed	O
a	O
retraction	O
,	O
admitting	O
that	O
Interplay	O
had	O
not	O
sent	O
them	O
a	O
review	O
copy	O
of	O
Casper	B-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
review	O
was	O
actually	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
unfinished	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
