Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Released October 21, 2003 · consists of 3 releases.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies is a video game for Microsoft's Xbox video game system. It was an important chapter in Rare's history because it was the first Rare game to be released with Microsoft Game Studios as a publisher after being bought from Nintendo.

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toolzz360

· February 18, 2023

Fun Yet Frustrating 3D Beat Em Up

Grabbed By The Ghoulies developed by Rare and Published by Microsoft is the first Rare developed game to come out after their acquisition by Microsoft. The game was released in 2003 on the Xbox and is a quirky, charming, and creepy 3D Beat Em Up that has interesting level design and controls. Despi...

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grimstomper

· May 06, 2020

Short, but underrated.

It's a pretty fun game. The graphics hold up quite well considering it's a game from 2003 (it was a good idea for them to go for cartoon graphics as opposed to trying to be "realistic"), the gameplay can get repetitive but there is still a level of enjoyment to the game. Each hit from Cooper feels powerful and it's satisfying to defeat a large ghoulie or complete a difficult room. The story itself and its cutscenes is enjoyable to follow with the typical Rare charm mixed in (dirty jokes and all...

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riostarwind

· August 31, 2015

Mini Review: So many rooms so little time...

This entire game is just a set of challenges you must overcome to compete it. Before I go into that I want to explain how combat works. Pushing the right stick on the game pad causes a 3 hit combo on a enemy if you don't have a weapon. Different objects in the environment can be used as a weapon like a pool cue or a giant cake. Also power ups are scattered around the area to make the room harder or easier depending on which one you pick up. Like I first mentioned each room is just a set of chal...

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watkinzez

· August 09, 2008

No, it doesn't suck

In the gaming community, there are certain games that can earn you a level of respect depending on whether you've played them. Case in of (I very much like your taste), Beyond Good and Evil (when can we get together), ICO (take me now, take me hard). Grabbed by the Ghoulies is not one of those games. Mention it in jest and you'll be treated to witty digs on how Rare started sucking ever since they released Taboo, or how GoldenEye was only good because Nintendo said to put in a multiplayer...

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Specific release details

	Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Platform	Xbox
Region	Japan
Developer
Publisher
Release date	April 29, 2004
Product code	4 988648 157057
Company code	S72 00035
Rating
Minimum Players	1
Maximum Players	N/A
Resolutions	N/A
Sound Systems	N/A
Single player Features	N/A
Multi player Features	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Notes	N/A

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