<s>
Ghosthunter	B-Device
is	O
a	O
2003	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
primarily	O
around	O
ghost	O
hunting	O
,	O
and	O
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Lazarus	O
Jones	O
,	O
a	O
rookie	O
detective	O
with	O
the	O
Detroit	B-Application
Police	O
Department	O
,	O
who	O
accidentally	O
releases	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
imprisoned	O
ghosts	O
from	O
their	O
confinement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosthunter	B-Device
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Lazarus	O
Jones	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
left	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
right	O
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
or	O
adjust	O
aim	O
when	O
in	O
combat	O
or	O
first-person	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
different	O
"	O
forms	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
Revenant	O
form	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
walk	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
switches	O
,	O
a	O
charming	O
form	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
trick	O
ghosts	O
into	O
following	O
her	O
,	O
a	O
spectral	O
form	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
warp	O
through	O
walls	O
and	O
floors	O
at	O
special	O
warp	O
points	O
,	O
a	O
poltergeist	B-General_Concept
form	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
throw	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
possession	O
form	O
which	O
allows	O
her	O
control	O
certain	O
ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosthunter	B-Device
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
relatively	O
rare	O
examples	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
featuring	O
a	O
false	O
ending	O
;	O
Jones	O
is	O
killed	O
,	O
apparently	O
for	O
good	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
,	O
inviting	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
start	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
begins	O
at	O
Montsaye	O
High	O
,	O
an	O
abandoned	O
school	O
in	O
Detroit	B-Application
,	O
where	O
Detective	O
Lazarus	O
Jones	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Rob	O
Paulsen	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Detroit	B-Application
Police	O
Department	O
is	O
on	O
his	O
first	O
day	O
on	O
the	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
heading	O
to	O
a	O
ghost	B-Application
town	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
saves	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
from	O
the	O
clutches	O
of	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Lady	O
DeMontford	O
(	O
Jane	O
Hamilton	O
)	O
,	O
Jones	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
lab	O
and	O
learns	O
that	O
Astral	O
's	O
real	O
name	O
is	O
Kate	O
Heller	O
,	O
and	O
she	O
was	O
Richmond	O
's	O
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origin	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
concept	O
dark	O
adult	O
,	O
James	O
Bond/Ghostbusters	O
"	O
type	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
particularly	O
inspired	O
by	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sons	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
run	O
off	O
a	O
tweaked	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Primal	B-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
new	O
special	O
effects	O
technology	O
used	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
cinema-grade	O
effects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosthunter	B-Device
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
,	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
,	O
there	O
are	O
certain	O
scenes	O
that	O
made	O
me	O
stop	O
playing	O
and	O
mutter	O
'	O
my	O
god	O
 '	O
to	O
myself.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
once	O
again	O
raises	O
the	O
'	O
aesthetics	O
versus	O
gameplay	O
 '	O
debate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
's	O
Brian	O
Gee	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
lacking	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
sets	O
up	O
a	O
freaky	O
scene	O
,	O
it	O
never	O
does	O
much	O
to	O
distinguish	O
itself	O
from	O
your	O
average	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
big	O
scares	O
and	O
only	O
mildly	O
interesting	O
action.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
Justin	O
Leeper	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
combat	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
good	O
graphics	O
do	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
make	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
consider	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
a	O
particularly	O
good	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
passable	O
at	O
best	O
,	O
and	O
surpassed	O
by	O
The	B-Device
Suffering	I-Device
in	O
nearly	O
every	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Alex	O
Navarro	O
was	O
more	O
impressed	O
,	O
arguing	O
that	O
it	O
struck	O
a	O
good	O
balance	O
between	O
survival	O
horror	O
and	O
action	B-Application
;	O
"	O
The	O
primary	O
reason	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
works	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
seems	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
very	O
firm	O
grip	O
on	O
what	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
knows	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
scary	O
enough	O
to	O
really	O
fit	O
into	O
the	O
survival	O
horror	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
too	O
creepy	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
just	O
a	O
standard	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ghosthunter	B-Device
falls	O
squarely	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
manages	O
to	O
keep	O
an	O
almost	O
uncanny	O
balance	O
all	O
throughout	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
"	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
is	O
a	O
very	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
for	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
it	O
lasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Ivan	O
Sulic	O
was	O
also	O
impressed	O
,	O
arguing	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
"	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
environmental	O
diversity	O
and	O
intrigue	O
that	O
most	O
titles	O
never	O
come	O
close	O
to	O
approaching	O
...	O
this	O
plush	O
design	O
is	O
only	O
strengthened	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
impressive	O
engines	O
found	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
Ghosthunter	B-Device
does	O
for	O
the	O
eyes	O
and	O
ears	O
,	O
we	O
simply	O
do	O
not	O
see	O
that	O
often	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
is	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
that	O
is	O
this	O
crisp	O
,	O
this	O
well-defined	O
,	O
this	O
polished	O
,	O
this	O
flicker	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
extravagantly	O
detailed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
we	O
have	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
action	B-Application
is	O
an	O
affable	O
,	O
but	O
repetitive	O
affair	O
with	O
marginal	O
challenge	O
attached.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
concluded	O
by	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
game	O
's	O
incredible	O
presentation	O
with	O
slick	O
support	O
for	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
,	O
widescreen	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
penchant	O
for	O
utterly	O
astonishing	O
graphics	O
and	O
superlative	O
audio	O
effects.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
IGN	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
10	O
Best	O
Looking	O
PS2	B-Device
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
