Namco releases Ghosthunter
by Kit

Friday, August 6 2004

PS2 exclusives takes players to haunted high school.

Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that Ghosthunter, a third-person action adventure game from Sony Computer Entertainment’s Cambridge Studio, has gone gold. Exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Ghosthunter will take players on a quest to conquer the world of the dead.

“If you think you can’t get spooked while playing a game, think again,” said Rod Nakamoto, executive director of research and development at Namco Hometek Inc. Namco. “Ghosthunter brings the action and suspense flavors together combining stealth, strategy, and all out blasting action with creepy characters and locales.”

During a routine patrol through a derelict high school, Lazarus Jones, a rookie Detroit cop, and his partner, Anna Steele, stumble across the ghost research laboratory of Professor Peter Richmond. Lazarus unintentionally liberates a legion of ghosts and spirits that begin to wreak havoc around the world and a malevolent spirit abducts Anna. Armed with second sight and a cache of weapons and gadgets, the idealistic cop is forced to take on the entire spirit realm in hopes of finding his valued partner -- and saving the world. An emotionally driven storyline with a mentally disturbing cast of characters, including monster teddy bears, giant reptiles and insane little girls, help Ghosthunter redefine the action adventure genre.

Ghosthunter is rated T for Teen by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) and
carries a suggested retail price of $49.99. The game will be available in stores nationwide beginning August 17, 2004. For more information about the game visit the Ghosthunter web site at http://ghosthunter.namco.com/.

--- Kit