All the way back in 2004, a little-known game called "Ghost Master: The Gravenville Chronicles" made its debut on Xbox following its PC release a year earlier, and that game has just received a new remake for Xbox Series X and S!
The new version is Ghost Master: Resurrection, described as "[bringing] back the essence of the classic, now infused with stunning new graphics, a powerful new engine, and refined mechanics that will leave you screaming for more."
For those who don't remember it, Ghost Master sees you wielding a variety of "grim specters, howling banshees, and sly gremlins" with the goal of terrifying people in the likes of police stations and frat houses. Each level is essentially a sandbox full of puzzles and multi-branching scenarios, and your goal is to unleash controlled chaos.
Looking back to the original Ghost Master, it has a pretty impressive Metacritic score of 81 (for the PC version), and Ghost Master: Resurrection seems to be faring pretty well so far too, with a "Very Positive" rating on Steam. The few reviews we've spotted on the Xbox Store are mostly positive as well, aside from a couple of grumbles about crashes and the "bit janky" user interface.
If you're interested, Ghost Master: Resurrection is £19.99 / $24.99 for the "Core Edition" on the Xbox Store, and we'll throw some of the official description, some screenshots, and a look at the original version of Ghost Master below.
Terrorise the unsuspecting citizens of Gravenville across 11 fully reimagined locations, from eerie asylums and military compounds to chaotic frat houses and heavily guarded police stations. All included Core Edition. The Core Edition also features two brand-new DLCs included with the base game!
Liking the look of Ghost Master: Resurrection? Did you play the original? Tell us in the comments.





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I have to say I have a pretty impressive knowledge of games on the original Xbox. I've played probably 90% of the games that have released for it, yet I have never even heard of this one. Somehow it has completely missed my radar and I'm now tempted to go and find a copy of the original game just to further complete my collection.
I rember playing the original on the pc back in the day, was a good game then.
This looks like fun but it's hilarious how they're acting like this is some long awaited classic remake. 😂
@RegnumSolipsi
Just checked my collection and it’s also missing. I’ll be tracking it down now I have the heads up.
@RegnumSolipsi I've never heard of this game either. And I normally consider myself knowledgeable about the OG Xbox era of video games. Welp, I guess I'll give it a go at some point
If this is as much fun as Haunting Starting Polter-Guy on the Sega Genesis, then I'm interested
Never heard of it. When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
I was there at the time too and Crazy how this unknown game to me gets a remaster and Manhunt isn't 😂
Another day another remake
Never heard of. I'll take a remake if modern games are boring and old games have design I actually want to play, just as long as they aren't remade and excuses to treat them with modern excuses, which this game seems to with a season pass/DLC, sigh. Cosmetics, license tie ins or whatever maps. It's fair but eh, easy pass for me.
But PC many regions, EU exclusive to PS2/Xbox? Maybe that's why people haven't heard of it. I haven't heard of it but I haven't looked into many EU/Oceania and more exclusives. Plenty of the Oceania ones I've never heard of till looking them up. Then again plenty of 1 European region games out there likely that can't offer to more countries around them I assume as well.
Sick Puppies is credited for Pipe Dreams 3D (I Know of Pipe Dream the PC game) and Ghostmaster.
https://www.mobygames.com/game/4373/pipe-dreams-3d/
While Spiral House is known for much more up to PS Vita Pets, Lumo (have seen on PS4 store), Troll and I ports, anything older seems to be (did PS2/Xbox ports of Ghostmaster) https://www.mobygames.com/company/2274/spiral-house-ltd/
Also known for Blur for PC/360, Stuntman, World Racing, ET for GBA, Silver for PC, Alone in the Dark New Nightmare, Mind Your Language, Eye Pet games for PSP, MotorStorm. So a fair amount of either did themselves but most likely assistance for other studios. As many stand out 1st or 3rd party games there that are very clearly assisting development.
A fuller list here: https://www.mobygames.com/company/2274/spiral-house-ltd/games/
As far as Wikipedia is (of whatever sources they could find so grain of salt): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Master
If Under The Skin was revived by Capcom they would do the same though. Probably separate the RE3 content or make new ones and sell them back to people. That game deserves a revival but we won't see it. A PS2 gem, for all modern platforms for sure.
I'd like to see a Raze's Hell, Scaler, Pitfall Lost Expedition or others remaster/port but oh well. It won't happen.
Still, better to see others I've never heard of get the treatment then the same safe IPs I see get the treatment.
So kind of like Mr Mosquito or others of that time but bit more to it of going between rooms as well a Ghost so much bigger character, scaring people, having particular interactive ways to go about it and more I assume.
I have only heard of a few OG Xbox games, I need to check the List of OG Xbox games more then, not seeing videos on this, so wikipedia or other sources it is then and just looking them up randomly it is for me. The fun stuff, tedious or boring to others, fun to me browsing wiki pages (but I do enjoy making/editing them for other places so not surprising).
But the physical is hmm price and the digital on any platform is particular but also season pass/other content (split from the original or new?) sigh, remakes with season passes, this era sucks and is stupid. Cosmetic or otherwise still silly. I can skip cosmetics so doesn't bother me but still dumb. I don't care for complete versions if it's pointless content. I only care about DLC when it's interesting mechanics or modes (has to be good spun off ideas or story for me to care), 99% of the time it isn't so easy skip.
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Sounds very interesting and my kind of game (If enough to it).
Looks kind of Sims like in the isometric view/house, but otherwise looks cool.
Well modern games are boring, so I'll take something with old school design I prefer for sure.
A remake doesn't bother me.
I've never heard of it, now a chance to play something cool. By all means.
Give me games old or modern with interesting ideas I buy them.
If they make the same bland modern games, I'm not going to support them.
Simple as that.
Gameplay first, remake, remaster, port, modern new games. Not hard.
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