''Ghostbusters II'' is a 1990

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for the

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, developed by

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and published by

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. It is based on the 1989 film of the same name, and was released in the United States in April 1990, followed by a United Kingdom release in March 1991. In Europe and Japan,

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released its own ''Ghostbusters II'' game called ''

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''.

Gameplay

''Ghostbusters II'' is a side-scrolling

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. It features various levels, including one in which the player, as a Ghostbuster, must avoid giant spiders and ghosts in a sewer. The game also allows the player to drive the

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, which must avoid obstacles and can shoot at oncoming ghosts. The player can also control the

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. In the final level, the player faces off against

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Reception

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'' wrote that the game has bad graphics and average sound and recommended to avoid it. Reviewers for ''

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'' criticized the gameplay, believing it to be inadequate. ''

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'' praised the variety and considered the game to be adequately difficult, but criticism was directed at the graphics, sound, and lack of originality. In a later review, Skyler Miller of

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criticized the graphics and called the game's difficulty as grueling, but stated that the ''Ghostbusters'' theme music was well done.

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