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Capcom has unveiled the latest sequel in its Ghosts ‘N Goblins franchise — and it’s an iPhone exclusive. Ghosts ‘N Goblins: Gold Knights will be the first title in the series to offer two playable characters, and will feature all-new levels and enemies not seen in previous games.
Despite Capcom’s penchant for releasing multiple franchise sequels every year, its Ghosts ‘N Goblins series is rarely explored. Only three main series sequels have been released since Ghosts ‘N Goblins debuted in arcades in 1986, with the latest entry, Ultimate Ghosts ‘N Goblins, arriving for the PSP in 2006. It’s an unusual move for Capcom to release a Ghosts ‘N Goblins sequel at all, much less as an iPhone exclusive.
The Ghosts ‘N Goblins series is famous for its quality platforming action…and notorious for its high level of difficulty. It should be interesting to see how the franchise’s challenging gameplay translates to a touch-based interface.
No release date for Gold Knights has yet been announced, but Capcom notes that the game will arrive in the App Store “just in time for Halloween.” Gold Knights touts the following features:
- Brilliant 3D graphics and classic platform action!
- For the first time, play as two different heroes each with a unique play style.
- Master six different weapons per character and power up each weapon with magic.
- Destroy treasure chests to uncover weapons and more powerful suits of armor.
- Further customize your Ghosts ‘N Goblins experience with DLC.
Prerelease screenshots can be found at IGN.
I’d buy that for a dollar! Probably for $5 if Apple ever released an actual controller add-on or something… an iPhone touchscreen control does not that game look like it would work!
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