Underplayed Gems

Haunting Starring Polterguy (1993)

Haunting Starring Polterguy cover
Developer
Electronic Arts
Publisher
Electronic Arts, Tec Toy
Platforms
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Simulator
Rating
4.5 of 5, 12 player ratings

How it feels

Playing prankster ghost terrorizing greedy homeowners with gross, funny haunted-house gags feels mischievous and irreverent rather than scary.

goofydarkly funnygross-outmischievouslightheartedcartoonishfrantic

About

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!

Screenshots

Haunting Starring Polterguy screenshot 1Haunting Starring Polterguy screenshot 2

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