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Avenging Spirit
Avenging Spirit, known in Japan as Phantasm, is a 1991 2-player platform arcade game developed by C.P. Brain and published by Jaleco. Players attack (or possess) enemies, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance. Players can possess one of four characters with unique abilities at the start of the game, but the library of enemies expands and changes with each level.
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16 reviews found80
Entertainium
Sep 2, 2022
For preservation purposes, as well as discoverability ones, this re-release of Avenging Spirit is incredibly valuable. Given that the general gaming audience probably haven’t even heard of it in the first place, credits are due to Ratalaika Games for doing the work that they’ve been doing with these. Avenging Spirit is easily my favorite among these re-releases so far, and I can’t wait to see what’s coming next out of their seemingly bottomless treasure chest of little known old hits.
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TheXboxHub
Aug 9, 2022
With the rewind feature, Avenging Spirit can still be completed in under an hour, but it is a highly original title when compared to what else was out around that time. And even in the year 2022 it is still a fun 2D jaunt, with the Ratalaika Games promise of easy achievements to boot.
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GameGrin
Aug 17, 2022
Avenging Spirit is a fun arcade game that has a unique mechanic that lets you possess a variety of characters and won’t eat all of your coins in the process! It’s incredibly short but was an enjoyable experience.
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Gaming Age
Aug 5, 2022
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ThisGenGaming
Jul 31, 2022
Avenging Spirit is a fun retro arcade game but one that you likely won’t be spending much time with. It isn’t expensive so I don’t mind the length too much but if you’re expecting to get hours of unique content out of this you won’t. You’ll get to kill enemies as dragons, vampires, ninjas, and more while trying to save your girlfriend and then you’ll likely head off for some new adventure. If that sounds alright with you then give this one a shot. *Avenging Spirit is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
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33bits
Aug 3, 2022
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Meristation
Sep 16, 2022
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PlayStation Country
Aug 5, 2022
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Pure Nintendo
Sep 9, 2022
Avenging Spirit is a lesser-known ’90s arcade game with a unique “possession” angle that helps distinguish it from the excess of retro platformers available on the Switch. It’s worth a playthrough, especially if you’re unfamiliar with its charms.
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Nindie Spotlight
Aug 3, 2022
While its retro looks and funky gameplay style are unique there's not much meat here Considering the fact that I love retro throwbacks AND games that have something unusual or creative about the way they play, the character-possessing run-n-gun-ish platforming of Avenging Spirit would seem to be a great fit for me.
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