Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts is a 1993 Platform Game for DOS and Amiga, which features two characters. The protagonists can jump, crawl, kick, beat, slide, and swim. They are even able to hold their breath when under water. If you are playing the game solely, "Joe" is your character of choice. A friend can take on Nat's part at the same PC.
The game's purpose is to get rid of "Professor X", who is the bad guy. The players can attack opponents using several weapons, including molotovs, chainsaws and nunchakus. Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts doesn't offer save games. The copy protection requires the original disk at every start-up.
It is now Abandonware, and can be downloaded here
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Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts provides examples of:
- Area of Effect: Molotov cocktails create pools of burning liquid which damage every enemy in their range. This is especially useful against bosses.
- Build Like an Egyptian: There's an entire pyramid level with standard tourist attractions including traps, mummies and venomous snakes.
- Excuse Plot: A bunch of supervillains want to kill a pair of homeless graffiti artist teenagers. Why? Who knows? Who cares?
- From Bad to Worse: Joe and Nat try ducking into a mysterious castle to evade the police. It becomes clear that the castle's inhabitants are much worse than the police.
- Locomotive Level: Before the final showdown, the player has to pass through a metro train ridden with enemies. This level is much shorter and simpler than any other.
- Phantom-Zone Picture: Portraits of the level boss will try to backstab you when you pass near them.
