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Ghost Trick Review

Posted: 12 months ago, last updated 4 weeks ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.

Overview

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is a game where you play a ghost that can stop time to solve crimes and save lives. You can inhabit and control objects and possess corpses to alter what happens. His ultimate aim is to use his memories to find out how he died.

The puzzles are mind-bending to solve, but it’s the unique way of gaining first-hand insight into the overarching narrative, by living through the eyes of the strong range of characters, that makes game stand out.

Game Details

Rating: PEGI 12+, ESRB TEEN

Release Date: 19/06/2010

Price: Free-to-start

Platforms: Nintendo DS and iOS

Genres: Adventure, Narrative and Puzzle

Developer: @CapcomUSA_

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Commitment

Duration: This game will take between 12 hours and 16 hours to complete.

Players: This is a single player game.

Costs

This game is free to start playing, but requires payment to continue at some point. Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience. You can play the first two chapters for free on iOS but then need to purchase the following chapters in groups of 5 for £4.99 or all chapters for £9.99. The DS game you pay once for the whole game, although it is often more expensive due to second-hand scarcity.

Age Ratings

This game has been rated PEGI 12+.

This game has been rated ESRB TEEN.

Accessibility

Accessibility for this game is as follows:

System Settings

iOS has a very extensive suite of accessibility settings including ways to navigate with voice and comprehensive screen reading, though most of the features don't work with games... read more about system accessibility settings.

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