Ghostbusters II (1989)

Ghostbusters II was released in 1989 for the ZX Spectrum. Published by Activision, the development team included the Oliver Twins, Colin Reed, Stefan F. Ufnowski, Paul Baker, and Steve Green. David Whittaker composed the music, while Michael C. Gross provided the inlay and poster art.

The game is a multi-genre arcade action title designed for a single player. It features a multi-loader for both 48K and 128K modes and utilizes the AY sound chip. Players can control the action using Kempston joysticks, Interface 2, or cursor keys.

The game was sold on cassette for £9.99. It was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, Sega Master System, Amiga, and Atari ST.

Critics awarded the game an average score of 69.13%. Review scores varied across publications, ranging from 82% in C&VG to 60% in Your Sinclair, while the weighted user score currently stands at 7.16.

The game was well-known among ZX Spectrum users in Russia, appearing in popularity charts during the early nineties. It saw numerous TR-DOS conversions from various groups, alongside cracked cassette versions by crackers such as Atossoft.