Ghouls 'n Ghosts

1988 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1315653
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Summary

Ghouls 'n Ghosts is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts was published by Capcom[4].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's genre is hack and slash[5].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's genre is platform game[6].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's developer is recorded as Capcom[7].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[8].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[9].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as Atari ST[10].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[11].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[12].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as Sega Genesis[13].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as TurboGrafx-16[14].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as Master System[15].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[16].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[17].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[18].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts was distributed by digital download[19].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's review score is recorded as 9/10[20].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's review score is recorded as 71%[21].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's review score is recorded as 8/10[22].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's review score is recorded as 10/10[23].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's country of origin is recorded as Japan[24].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts was published on October 5, 1988[25].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's distributed by is recorded as Nintendo eShop[26].
  • Ghouls 'n Ghosts's ESRB rating is recorded as Everyone[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ef08c6a0-f7d1-4ddd-8981-19e9e928b680[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Ghouls 'n Ghosts was published by Capcom[4].

Publication

Ghouls 'n Ghosts was released on October 5, 1988[25]. Genres include hack and slash[5] and platform game[6]. It was distributed by digital download[19].

Reception

Reviews include 9/10[20], 71%[21], 8/10[22], and 10/10[23].

Why It Matters

Ghouls 'n Ghosts ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,442 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Review score → 9/10, 71%, 8/10 +1
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||4 */ Review score, uploading review scores from gen4; thanks Catel69 for the parsing in the first place! ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/ac96494e159"
  2. 10w ago · Kinsio · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ready64 id → 287
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Ready64 id: 287, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/54397492|Ghouls 'n Ghosts (#54397492)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/1479|Ready64]] #mix'n'matc"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Esrb game id → 2230, 23202
    Designed by → —
    P14470 → Games/Ghouls_N_Ghosts
    P14401 → Q139545774
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
  4. 20w ago · Useless Niamh · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → 大魔界村, Ghouls 'n Ghosts
    Platform → ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST +6
    Sega retro id → Ghouls'n_Ghosts
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Title: 大魔界村"
  5. 23w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Genre → hack and slash, platform game
    Developer → —
    Platform → ZX Spectrum, Commodore Amiga, Atari ST +6
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Title: Dai Makaimura"
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