<s>
is	O
a	O
cyberpunk-themed	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Exact	O
and	O
Production	O
I.G	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
media	O
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
utilizes	O
the	O
same	O
English	O
voice	O
cast	O
as	O
the	O
feature	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
two	O
do	O
not	O
share	O
a	O
story	O
continuity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fifteen	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
manga	O
and	O
anime-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programming	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Exact	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Jumping	B-Application
Flash	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
and	O
targeted	O
to	O
a	O
mature	O
audience	O
;	O
developers	O
did	O
not	O
make	O
Motoko	O
playable	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
game	O
appearing	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
character-based	O
game	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
was	O
used	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
finishing	O
details	O
to	O
the	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
acquired	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
license	O
to	O
publish	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
video	O
games	O
in	O
mid-1996	O
,	O
THQ	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
titled	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
cybernetic	O
body	O
manufacturer	O
in	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
gained	O
an	O
aggregate	O
rating	O
of	O
78.50	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
based	O
on	O
six	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
and	O
gameplay	O
;	O
the	O
review	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Even	O
with	O
plenty	O
of	O
eye	O
candy	O
and	O
strong	O
audio	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
nothing	O
without	O
actually	O
being	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
as	O
you	O
've	O
probably	O
guessed	O
,	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
supplies	O
the	O
fun	O
,	O
whether	O
you	O
're	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
license	O
or	O
not.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
reviewers	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
wall-scaling	O
mechanics	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NowGamer	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
unlock	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
tremendous	O
feeling	O
of	O
agility	O
you	O
get	O
from	O
Ghost	B-Application
In	I-Application
The	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
and	O
the	O
slick	O
weapons	O
is	O
where	O
the	O
fun	O
comes	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
listed	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
anime	O
and	O
manga-based	O
games	O
released	O
in	O
English	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
titles	O
;	O
the	O
other	O
seven	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
list	O
were	O
released	O
more	O
than	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
Ghost	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shell	I-Application
.	O
</s>
