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GH MUSTERS II
THE PREVIEW
Back to when Activision
UK was but
I a small branch of
a l large American company.
Back e to when Dave Crane
was t a top leisure programmer.
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Back to when
Ghostbusting was all the
craze. s
d Five years later, Columbia
r and Activision have done
it i again, but how can either
of f them hope to top the
biggest t grossing comedy of
all b time, and the best selling
computer game? With
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To celebrate ir the launchlf
Ghostbusters 2, Activision
are giving away a rather
unique prize.
If you've ever been to the
cinema and have drolled
over the large cardboard 3D
cutouts that advertise
movies, have no far, YC's
here!
You can win the Ghostbusters
2 version of a cutout,
which stands over 3 foot tall,
if you answer these simple
questions...
1.
WMurray's
character in the
movie?
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a)
a
Peter Nirenkman
b) Paul Plonkman
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Ghostbusters 2, of course.
Over 2 million units have
been sold since Ghostbusters
came out, and quite rightly
so. It had strategy, arcade
action, and a feel of urgency
just added for good luck. But
the market has changed, the
consumers are now younger,
and the computers have
grown up. Ghostbusters 2
would not have worked had
it been similar to the first.
It would not have worked if
there was too much strategy
and not enough arcade qualities.
Thankfully it does
2. What is the name of the
green, slimey ghost featured
in both films?
a) Blatter
b) Slimer
c) Harvey Proctor
3. Who directed both films?
a) Stephen Spielberg
b) Ivan Reitman
c) Jeffery Archer
Send your entries on the
back of a postcard (or sealed
envelope) to:
Who ya gonna call compo,
YC, Argus House, Boundary
Way, Hemel Hempstead,
HP2 1ST.
The closing date is 31st
December 1989, and the first
work, as it is a game suited
for the 1990s.
It follows the film plot
closely, focusing in particular
on the section where Dan
Akroyd descends into the
bowls of an overrun city, via
the sewers. Along the sewer
walls are several nasties that
try to slime, slice, and dice
him, although he is well
endowed with a photon pack
of his very own. Whilst being
lowered down you must
vapourise the ghoulies,
although this has got to be
done wtihin a time limit.
correct entry pulled out of
the ectoplasm on that date
will receive the cutout.
(Ab)normal Compo
Rules Apply!
Also within your backpack
is an assortment of extras to
aid you in your task.
The game is to be
released in conjunction with
the fi lm, on the 1st
December, and will appear
on C64, and Amiga. A PC
version is imminent. If it
proves half as successful as
its predecessor, hats will be
flying in the Activision office
(what say we're looking at
the Christmas number one?)
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