2007 · Sega Corporation · Arcade · Light gun shooter

Ghost Squad Evolution

Ghost Squad Evolution is a follow up to the 2004 game Ghost Squad. It was released for Lindbergh Red hardware in 2007. Improvements over its predecessor include additional weapons, costumes and more difficulty levels.

Released: 31 December 2007
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Arcade Light gun shooter Shooter
Developers: Sega Corporation
Publishers: Sega Corporation
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Action

About

Ghost Squad and Ghost Squad: Evolution are light gun rail shooter arcade games developed and published by Sega. A home console version of the original Ghost Squad was released for the Nintendo Wii in 2007. A sequel, Operation GHOST, was released in arcades in 2012.

Keywords

on-rails

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

Ghost Squad for the Wii has a score of 69 on the review aggregation website Metacritic. IGN gave it a 7.5, remarking that "most of what made Ghost Squad fun in the arcades is still retained though, as there's a huge emphasis on weapon management and mid-level missions."

Writing in 2022 for Retro Gamer Ashley Day placed Ghost Squad in the top spot in his list of the Top 25 Light-Gun Games of all time, pointing to its branching-path levels, high score challenges and character progression as lending it a replayability unmatched in the genre.