<s>
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
2007	O
film	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
,	O
released	O
worldwide	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
both	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
Hellcycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
very	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mephisto	O
tells	O
Vengeance	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Caretaker/Phantom	O
Rider	O
arrives	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
dhampir	O
vampire-hunter	O
Blade	O
to	O
help	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Caught	O
off	O
guard	O
,	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
discovers	O
that	O
Roxanne	O
has	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Scarecrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
summon	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
Hell	O
and	O
usher	O
in	O
the	O
Apocalypse	O
(	O
but	O
knowing	O
that	O
any	O
efforts	O
using	O
demons	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
thwarted	O
by	O
the	O
Angels	O
)	O
,	O
Mephisto	O
sent	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
on	O
his	O
quest	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
hellfire	O
of	O
his	O
cycle	O
would	O
inscribe	O
the	O
massive	O
geoglyph	O
necessary	O
to	O
summon	O
the	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
explanation	O
,	O
Blackheart	O
,	O
whose	O
body	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
hidden	O
by	O
Blade	O
,	O
manages	O
to	O
reawaken	O
itself	O
and	O
escape	O
to	O
find	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
's	O
and	O
Mephisto	O
's	O
whereabouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
system	O
reminiscent	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
even	O
having	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
controls	O
and	O
style	O
of	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
mood	O
,	O
setting	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
are	O
very	O
much	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
on	O
the	O
Hellcycle	O
,	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
is	O
still	O
capable	O
of	O
performing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
chain	O
attacks	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
shoot	O
hellfire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
has	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
Road	B-Device
Rash	I-Device
and	O
Castlevania	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
include	O
Classic	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
,	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
2099	O
,	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
and	O
Blade	O
the	O
vampire	O
hunter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blade	O
(	O
who	O
later	O
appeared	O
in	O
another	O
Columbia/Marvel	O
game	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
:	I-Application
Friend	I-Application
or	I-Application
Foe	I-Application
)	O
has	O
only	O
his	O
Daywalker	O
Sword	O
for	O
a	O
weapon	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
shotgun	O
or	O
chain-link	O
attacks	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
an	O
exclusive	O
racing	O
circuit	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
not	O
just	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
and	O
the	O
alternate	O
characters	O
who	O
are	O
playable	O
in	O
storyline	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
's	O
human	O
form	O
Johnny	O
Blaze	O
,	O
Caretaker	O
,	O
Lilith	O
and	O
Deathwatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
racer	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
power	O
icon	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
utilizes	O
their	O
boost	O
,	O
traps	O
and	O
alternate	O
projectiles	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
