<s>
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Capcom	O
,	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
in	O
1988	O
and	O
subsequently	O
ported	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
home	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
and	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
winning	O
four	O
awards	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
including	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Ghosts	O
have	O
returned	O
with	O
Ghouls	O
for	O
revenge	O
,	O
initiating	O
a	O
mortal	O
holocaust	O
on	O
the	O
Princess	O
 '	O
kingdom	O
as	O
beams	O
of	O
light	O
struck	O
through	O
countless	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
it	O
's	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
heroic	O
knight	O
once	O
again	O
to	O
slay	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
hellish	O
castle	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
evil	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
and	O
his	O
legion	O
of	O
demons	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
souls	O
of	O
Prin-Prin	O
and	O
every	O
mortal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
for	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
knight	O
,	O
Arthur	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
advance	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
eerie	O
levels	O
and	O
defeat	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
undead	O
and	O
demonic	O
creatures	O
in	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
restore	O
all	O
the	O
people	O
killed	O
by	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
(	O
Loki	B-Device
in	O
the	O
English-language	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Master	O
System	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
his	O
beloved	O
Princess	O
Prin-Prin	O
,	O
back	O
to	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
firing	O
his	O
weapon	O
at	O
the	O
chest	O
,	O
players	O
may	O
uncover	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
gold	O
armor	O
or	O
an	O
evil	O
magician	O
that	O
changes	O
Arthur	O
into	O
an	O
elderly	O
man	O
or	O
a	O
helpless	O
duck	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
enter	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
chamber	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
have	O
this	O
special	O
weapon	O
equipped	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
have	O
defeated	O
Beelzebub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
entering	O
the	O
final	O
large	O
door	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
goes	O
directly	O
to	O
Lucifer	B-Algorithm
's	O
chamber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Tamayo	O
Kawamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Follin	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
–	O
especially	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
(	O
which	O
both	O
implement	O
each	O
machines	O
 '	O
'	O
chiptune	O
 '	O
synthesizers	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
pieces	O
and	O
some	O
scoring	O
differs	O
slightly	O
between	O
computers	O
)	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
(	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
playlist	O
is	O
again	O
slightly	O
different	O
)	O
–	O
is	O
respected	O
among	O
computer	O
game	O
music	O
listeners	O
and	O
also	O
gained	O
appreciation	O
from	O
reviewers	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
of	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
1989	O
for	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
versions	O
were	O
all	O
handled	O
by	O
Software	O
Creations	O
and	O
all	O
omit	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
detail	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
conversion	O
of	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
(	O
programmed	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1989	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1990	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
handheld	B-Device
TV	I-Device
game	I-Device
with	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
II	O
:	O
Special	O
Champion	O
Edition	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
SuperGrafx	B-General_Concept
conversion	O
of	O
Dai	O
Makaimura	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
NEC	O
Avenue	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
Dai	O
Makaimura	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generation	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
which	O
included	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
this	O
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
bundle	O
in	O
Europe	O
with	O
three	O
other	O
volumes	O
titled	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
(	O
in	O
plural	O
)	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
:	O
Chronicles	O
of	O
Arthur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
later	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
and	O
Capcom	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reloaded	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
all	O
the	O
Capcom	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Capcom	O
Home	O
Arcade	B-Application
console	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Ghouls	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Ghosts	I-Application
on	O
their	O
January	O
15	O
,	O
1989	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
second	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
outperforming	O
titles	O
like	O
Image	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
and	O
Truxton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
eighth	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1989	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MegaTech	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
superb	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
stunning	O
conversion	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
classic	O
coin-op	O
,	O
combining	O
stunning	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
with	O
very	O
challenging	O
gameplay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
the	O
1989	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
Best	O
Sequel	O
and	O
Coolest	O
Boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
magazine	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
four	O
best	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
ranked	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
as	O
the	O
48th	O
best	O
console	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
close	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
44th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
gave	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
an	O
aggregate	O
rating	O
of	O
80%	O
based	O
on	O
four	O
reviews	O
published	O
online	O
in	O
the	O
2000s	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
(	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
rated	O
6.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
