Haunting Starring Polterguy
1993
- simulator
- action
- horror
- comedy
- single player
The story
Scare the evil, greedy Sardinis out of their houses by turning everyday household objects into something scary, funny or just plain gross. Or use your special spells to really send 'em shrieking. But you gotta hurry, 'cause your ectoplasm may run out! 16 megs of cool graphics, gross special effects and blood-curdling sounds. Unique 3/4 view perspective. Over 400 scary, funny or gross fright items, each causing something different to happen. Five special spells: Zom-B-Ize, Supr-Scare, Boo-Doo, Ecto-Xtra and Dog-Off. "Killer" dungeon with 12 different paths!
What it’s like
Bright, cartoonish slime-and-gross-out art in a cozy, slightly sinister house: a three-quarter view of cluttered rooms, with household objects that twist, drip and pop into something ghoulish. The mood is mischievous rather than frightening, with a bouncy, comic-book sense of spookiness and sound effects that lean toward the silly. Play is in short bursts, measured by a ticking ectoplasm meter that makes each scare feel like a small, quick decision. Violence is absent in any real sense; the gore is slapstick goo and cartoon grossness, so the intensity stays low and playful, with mild jump-scare energy at most. It suits a rainy afternoon, a nostalgic Genesis session, or a relaxed evening when you want something silly and light to pick up and put down. Its arc is simple and gleeful: a mischievous ghost gleefully terrorising greedy homeowners, one prank at a time. It's for people who enjoy tinkering, pranking, and the playful, slightly gross side of Halloween, and who want a lighthearted haunt rather than real dread.
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