<s>
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
arcade	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
animated	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
non-Ghostbusters	O
arcade	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Activision	O
published	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
for	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-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>
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
game	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	B-Application
animated	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
team	O
who	O
must	O
defend	O
against	O
various	O
monsters	O
and	O
ghosts	O
while	O
completing	O
each	O
level	O
on	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meikyuu	O
Hunter	O
G	O
features	O
eight	O
levels	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
but	O
with	O
different	O
layouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
less	O
weaponry	O
than	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
and	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
supports	O
only	O
two	O
players	O
instead	O
of	O
three	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meikyuu	O
Hunter	O
G	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
licensing	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
instead	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
a	O
non-Ghostbusters	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
unaltered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
enemies	O
were	O
redrawn	O
for	O
Meikyuu	O
Hunter	O
G	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
removed	O
Ray	O
Parker	O
Jr.	O
'	O
s	O
song	O
"	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
"	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Activision	O
published	O
conversions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
for	O
various	O
computer	O
platforms	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
including	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
C64	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
The	O
Hit	O
Squad	O
published	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
as	O
a	O
budget	O
re-release	O
for	O
CPC	O
and	O
C64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Jenkins	O
of	O
ACE	O
called	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
"	O
enormous	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
believed	O
it	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
hit	O
,	O
while	O
John	O
Cook	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
(	O
CVG	O
)	O
considered	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
and	O
its	O
computer	O
conversions	O
to	O
be	O
mediocre	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
primarily	O
appeal	O
to	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
fans	O
and	O
"	O
undemanding	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
had	O
differing	O
opinions	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
was	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
to	O
Activision	O
's	O
original	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Smith	O
of	O
ACE	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
versions	O
and	O
considered	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
accurate	O
reproduction	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
collision	O
detection	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
confusing	O
"	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
of	O
the	O
C64	O
and	O
Amiga	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
criticizing	O
the	O
latter	O
version	O
for	O
poor	O
collision	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
considered	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
of	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
unattractive	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
was	O
as	O
"	O
unimpressive	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ST	O
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
animation	O
,	O
"	O
crude	O
"	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
jerky	O
movements	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
conclusion	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
Real	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Patterson	O
of	O
CU	O
Commodore	O
User	O
Amiga-64	O
considered	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
tiny	O
,	O
blocky	O
,	O
and	O
poorly	O
animated	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
character	O
movements	O
difficult	O
to	O
perform	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stuart	O
C	O
.	O
Russell	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
the	O
two-player	O
option	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
scrolling	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
character	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Hamlett	O
of	O
Your	O
Amiga	B-Device
considered	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
adequate	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
loading	O
sequence	O
that	O
occurs	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
restart	O
each	O
level	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
attribute	B-Algorithm
clash	I-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
criticized	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
sprites	O
for	O
being	O
outlined	O
"	O
thickly	O
and	O
unattractively	O
in	O
black	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
creatures	O
were	O
well	O
animated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Your	O
Sinclair	O
criticized	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
difficult	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
jerky	O
scrolling	O
of	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
while	O
Sinclair	O
User	O
criticized	O
the	O
perspective	O
and	O
believed	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CVGs	O
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
re-release	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
jerky	O
scrolling	O
,	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Robert	O
Workman	O
of	O
Shacknews	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
best	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
classic	O
and	O
a	O
delight	O
,	O
but	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
song	O
is	O
over-used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
have	O
benefited	O
from	O
controls	O
similar	O
to	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
more	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
good	O
way	O
to	O
fire	O
off	O
a	O
few	O
coins	O
and	O
proton	O
streams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Kurt	O
Kalata	O
of	O
HardcoreGaming101.net	O
stated	O
that	O
The	B-Application
Real	I-Application
Ghostbusters	I-Application
was	O
more	O
refined	O
than	O
its	O
Japanese	O
counterpart	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
version	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
exactly	O
exciting	O
"	O
,	O
Meikyuu	O
Hunter	O
G	O
was	O
not	O
fun	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
enemies	O
,	O
whereas	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
is	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
virtue	O
of	O
giving	O
the	O
players	O
more	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
considered	O
the	O
main	O
"	O
Ghostbusters	B-Application
"	O
theme	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
well	O
rendered	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
later	O
becomes	O
repetitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalata	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
have	O
choppy	O
animation	O
and	O
some	O
annoying	O
sound	O
effects	O
;	O
Commodore	O
64	O
version	O
is	O
smoother	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
hit	O
detection	O
is	O
iffy	O
;	O
the	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
has	O
some	O
bad	O
colors	O
and	O
is	O
quite	O
choppy	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
little	O
smoother	O
and	O
more	O
playable	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
garish	O
.	O
</s>
