Capcom has had its share of franchises that its relied on for many years. Its recent success can largely be attributed to Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, and Street Fighter. However, Capcom also has quite a few franchises that have lay dormant for many years. That s why it came as such a big surprise during The Game Awards in December that Capcom brought the Ghosts n Goblins series back from the dead.
Appropriately titled Ghosts n Goblins Resurrection, players once again journey with Arthur to save his kingdom from the forces of darkness. This game appears to retain its side-scrolling platforming aesthetic, but features a modernized art style, new challenges, more powerful enemies, and all-new bosses. Given that we re talking about Ghosts n Goblins, none of this looks like it ll be easy. In fact, we re fully expecting this game to be very hard.
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Capcom is keen to keep its classic properties in the limelight, as evidenced by regular compilations of popular titles like
Mega Man. Along with the announcement of
Capcom Arcade Stadium, the company also revealed a resurrection of one of its oldest properties with a new entry in the long-running
Ghosts ‘n Goblins series, which is known as
Makaimura ( Demon World Village ) in Japan. The original arcade game, released way back in 1985, was designed by Tokuro Fujiwara, previously of Konami’s
Pooyan and Capcom’s
Bionic Commando and
Sweet Home. While the Ghosts ‘n Goblins franchise will be familiar to anyone who grew up during the 80s and 90s, its fame has waned in recent years – which is why we thought a refresher might be in order.