Mario's bumbling brother may well have sucked up and defeated a whole bunch of ghosts in Luigi's Mansion 3, but this latest Switch game will give you yet another ghost-filled mansion to clean up (and yes, we know Luigi's Mansion 3 is technically set in a hotel, but just go with it).
Ghostanoid is a block-breaker arcade game that's launching on Nintendo's platform later this month. Inspired by arcade classic Arkanoid, the game invites you to take on the role of a heroic ghostbuster who must clear more than 70 levels of ghost-infested buildings.
You can check out a taste of the gameplay in the trailer above; as you can see, rather than sucking up ghosts with a vacuum cleaner, you'll instead be knocking them senseless with a ball. The problem is that the ghosts can interfere with your duties, throwing objects your way and causing a nuisance as you try to clear them out.
Here's a feature list taken from the game's eShop listing:
- HD graphics;
- Abundance of special effects;
- 3 perfectly designed worlds;
- 75 levels + 3 secret ones;
- Plenty of objects for total destruction;
- Ghosts with cunning mind;
- 13 types of bonuses
Speaking of the eShop listing, you can actually pre-order the game right now ahead of its 21st January release date. If you do, you'll benefit from a pre-order discount which is only valid up until the day before launch – from then, it'll return to its usual price of $6.99 / £6.29.
Are you a fan of these types of arcade games? Has the spooky ghost theme convinced you to give it a go? Let us know with a comment.
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That's pretty cool. Good Breakout/Arkanoid-style games seem to be few and far between.
Looks boring to me.
No luigi, no buy
Looks ok, but still hoping we get the original Arkanoid via Arcade Archives
For the very few people who care about it: The game sadly has a mobile phone style homescreen icon
http://www.switchiconshowdown.com/detail.php?id=4913
Makes me wish for a Kirby Block Ball sequel that uses Star Allies graphics.
Not keen on the look of it.
Love the concept and idea, but the art style is unappealing.
Wish it was brighter too (I KNOW this is a haunted house thing, but it just looks a bit dull)
This just makes me want a Magic Orbz port or sequel from the PS3. It was a great Breakout style game.
Visually, it's a perfect fit for a Nintendo system as well. It was colorful, good looking, and had really cool level designs.
It's looks like an interesting basic little shooter, if it's at the right price. Something like hundreds of other 2d shooter.
But to compare it to Luigi's mansion, is really building it up to be something it's not.
That said the Switch Luigi's mansion was not the best and Ghostanoid could be more fun.
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