| Ghoul School | |
|---|---|
 North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Imagineering |
| Publisher(s) | Electro Brain |
| Designer(s) | Scott Marshall Alex Demeo Garry Kitchen |
| Artist(s) | Jesse Kapili Bill Wentworth |
| Composer(s) | Scott Marshall |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Metroidvania |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   [1] |
| Game Players | 4/10[2] |
| Honest Gamers | [3] |
| Just Games Retro | [4] |
| The Video Game Critic | F[5] |
Ghoul School is a metroidvania video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 by Imagineering. This game takes place in a high school which has been overrun by ghosts/demons.
Gameplay
Ghoul School is a side-scrolling action-adventure, considered an early example of a metroidvania.[6]
Plot
While taking the usual shortcut home through the cemetery from Cool School High, Senior Spike O'Hara found a strange, glowing skull. He put it in his backpack to show to his anatomy teacher the next day, which happened to be Halloween Eve. When Dr. Femur wanted to keep the skull for a special study, Spike was concerned because it appeared that the skull was bigger than it was the day before. Little did anyone know that the skull had begun transmitting its message to the realm of the dead. The ghouls had begun their assault...
Ghosts/demons have taken over Cool School High. They have turned the teachers and football team into demons. To make matters worse, they have kidnapped Samantha Pompom, the head cheerleader. The player assumes the role of Spike O'Hara as he tries to defeat the ghouls and rescue Samantha. He will have to explore more than 200 rooms and defeat a large number of enemies. There are items and weapons throughout the game that O'Hara can find to defeat the ghouls, though many of these items are well-hidden.
References
- ^ Miller, Skyler. "Ghoul School". AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Baggatta, Patrick (March 1992). "Ghoul School". Game Players Nintendo Guide. Vol. 5, no. 3. p. 68.
- ^ JoeTheDestroyer (October 24, 2011). "Ghoul School (NES) review". Honest Gamers. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ The J Man (October 31, 2011). "Ghoul School". Just Games Retro. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "NES Reviews F-H". The Video Game Critic. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ "Ghoul School". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
External links
- Ghoul School at MobyGames
- Interview with designer Scott Marshall
- Ghoul School information at GameFAQs
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