Ghost Master - A perspective.

1) This game is a good value at $5
2) Some minor thinking required
3) Different than the norm
4) Fun for almost all ages
5) Scaring the **** out of sims


I was checking out the $5 games on Steam to see if there was anything worthwhile when I came across Ghost Master. I did about 3 minutes of intensive forum searching to find that people were saying good things. So, I went ahead and bought it.

The very first thing I noticed was the high pitched campy music that immediately began to attack my inner ear. I started clicking madly and pressing the escape button in order to move past the opening music as quickly as possible. The mission select screen opened up and immediately the game got much better.

You take the role of a ghost master (surprising considering the title) and your job is to scare the beejeus out of an entire town place by place. You select your mission and then you get a selection of ghosts to take with you. These ghosts are bound to different fetters which enable them to interact with the world. There are a bunch of different ghosts and each have different powers that they control.

The missions comprise a few different activities. Usually your goal is to scare away the mortals but sometimes your goal is something more specific. Sprinkled throughout the missions are other ghosts that can help you but you have to figure out how to free them first. This adds a nice little bonus challenge to each mission.

I have had a lot of fun with this game. I paid Steam $5 to download it and feel that it was very good value for my money. If you're in need of some lighthearted campy fun then I would pick up this title for sure.




Negatives: music at the beginning sucks
can't save in the middle of a mission
controls sometimes wonky.

Positives: the puzzles
scaring the shit out of the sims
rpg-like character progression/addition of powers
sound effects are good.
good value
good nods to different horror movies/themes.

Other thoughts: Voice acting- tutorial lady was annoying. Other voice acting is pretty good
The missions are fun but the overall story could use some work.


If you have tried this game feel free to offer your opinion in the comments section.