<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Originals	O
game	O
in	O
February	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
store	O
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
two	O
months	O
before	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
a	O
young	O
boy	O
,	O
Cooper	O
,	O
who	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
rescue	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
from	O
a	O
haunted	B-Application
mansion	I-Application
infested	O
with	O
supernatural	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
originally	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Rare	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
after	O
Rare	O
was	O
bought	O
out	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Console	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
prize	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
a	O
challenge	O
or	O
takes	O
longer	O
than	O
a	O
set	O
time	O
limit	O
to	O
complete	O
one	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
immediately	O
restarting	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
the	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
will	O
chase	O
after	O
Cooper	O
;	O
the	O
Reaper	O
will	O
instantly	O
kill	O
Cooper	O
if	O
he	O
's	O
touched	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
have	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
room	O
over	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Reaper	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
advantage	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
will	O
also	O
kill	O
any	O
ghouly	O
that	O
he	O
touches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
include	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
mummies	O
,	O
imps	O
,	O
skeletons	B-Application
and	O
zombie	B-Application
pirates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
objective	O
of	O
the	O
bonus	O
challenges	O
is	O
to	O
revisit	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
rooms	O
and	O
perform	O
a	O
different	O
task	O
within	O
it	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
defeating	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
enemies	O
in	O
a	O
certain	O
amount	O
or	O
time	O
or	O
surviving	O
a	O
duel	O
with	O
the	O
Grim	B-Device
Reaper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooper	O
and	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
Amber	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
shelter	O
from	O
a	O
storm	O
when	O
they	O
come	O
across	O
Ghoulhaven	O
Hall	O
,	O
a	O
mansion	O
owned	O
by	O
Baron	B-Application
Von	I-Application
Ghoul	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cooper	O
and	O
Amber	O
then	O
walk	O
off	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
village	O
,	O
unaware	O
that	O
Baron	B-Application
Von	I-Application
Ghoul	I-Application
is	O
following	O
behind	O
them	O
in	O
his	O
makeshift	O
plane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
pun	B-Application
on	O
"	O
goolies	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
slang	O
term	O
for	O
"	O
testicles	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
any	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
publicised	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
rumoured	O
that	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
would	O
be	O
the	O
subtitle	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
Conker	O
the	O
Squirrel	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Microsoft	O
purchased	O
Rare	O
for	O
£375	O
million	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
Rare	O
converted	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
non-linear	O
open	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
interview	O
,	O
Mayles	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
GameCube	B-Application
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
was	O
difficult	O
and	O
required	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
changes	O
as	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
"	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
that	O
started	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Mayles	O
,	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
not	O
inspired	O
by	O
Rare	O
's	O
similar-themed	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cel-shaded	O
art	O
style	O
and	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Hanna-Barbera	O
cartoons	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
various	O
character	O
personalities	O
were	O
based	O
both	O
on	O
historical	O
figures	O
and	O
people	O
from	O
Mayles	O
 '	O
childhood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Antagonist	O
Baron	B-Application
von	I-Application
Ghoul	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
mix	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Red	B-Application
Baron	I-Application
and	O
British	O
aristocracy	O
,	O
whereas	O
supportive	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ma	O
Soupswill	O
,	O
were	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
staff	O
from	O
a	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mayles	O
considered	O
the	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
hardest	O
challenges	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
Rare	O
had	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
once	O
it	O
was	O
converted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
21	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
21	O
November	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
29	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
becoming	O
Rare	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
Originals	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
16	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
later	O
being	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
store	O
on	O
16	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
game	O
which	O
included	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
4	O
August	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remastered	O
to	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
increasing	O
its	O
resolution	O
and	O
framerate	O
relative	O
to	O
the	B-Application
original	I-Application
Xbox	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
gave	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visuals	O
,	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
sharper	O
and	O
clearer	O
to	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
Banjo-Kazooie	B-Application
,	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
still	O
seemed	O
"	O
tied	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
,	O
being	O
more	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
than	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gifford	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
biggest	O
problem	O
"	O
was	O
its	O
unchallenging	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
repetitive	O
"	O
;	O
he	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
similarly	O
criticised	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
reviewed	O
retrospectively	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
compilation	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grabbed	B-Application
by	I-Application
the	I-Application
Ghoulies	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Console	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
and	O
Outstanding	O
Achievement	O
in	O
Original	O
Music	O
Composition	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
Annual	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
awards	O
were	O
given	O
to	O
London	O
Studio	O
's	O
EyeToy	B-Device
:	I-Device
Play	I-Device
and	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bustin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
