Touch Arcade:
Last year, Capcom released an entry from its classic franchise Ghosts 'n Goblins to the iPhone, titled Ghosts 'n Goblins Gold Knights, which we reviewed on release. If you were a fan of the original series a couple of things really stuck out about the game. First and foremost was the change from 2D sprites and pixel art to 3D character models and backgrounds. It looked blocky and lacked detail, and just didn't have that charming, colorful look of the originals. Still, I could look past the graphical change as long as the game still played the same. The problem was… it didn't. Gameplay was sluggish, and the poor virtual controls made playing through the game an exercise in frustration. To top it all off, for one of the most notoriously difficult game series of all time, Ghosts 'n Goblins Gold Knights was a total cakewalk.
Chris Buffa (Modojo): Back in the 80s, my family vacationed in Cape May, New Jersey, a beach community located at the very bottom of the state; it's wiener, for the sake of being inappropriate.
Honestly, there wasn't much for kids to do. There was the shore, of course, but we didn't sit in front of the ocean all day. That said, much of my enjoyment was spent playing video games in two arcades along the boardwalk, one of which featured Capcom's memorable Ghosts'n Goblins.
Also nintendo should bring back duck hunt & reinvent it like namco did to pacman & galaga!
Cheers Gamers & Happy Gaming!
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Pocket Gamer:
The first Ghosts’N Goblins: Gold Knights was like that friend everyone has. You know, the one who means well and has a few really good attributes, but whose abrasive nature and lack of self-control means you don’t ever want to spend too much time with them.
It was a moderately fun platformer with serious control and performance issues. Ghosts'N Goblins: Gold Knights 2 is remarkably similar – overly so, in fact – but it does show signs of reform.
