467:'s pointer functionality, the nunchuk, and the Wii Zapper giving players controller flexibility. In addition, the game features a pointer calibration mode, enabling players to use line-of-sight aiming and fire precisely where the Wii Remote is pointed. The player has the option to turn off the on-screen pointer for more points.
432:
Each mission contains multiple routes for the player to choose. Special events occur throughout the game depending on the route chosen, such as securing hostages, bomb removal, or providing friendly cover fire. The game is broken into 3 missions with 16 total difficulty levels. All 16 can be selected
428:
The submachine gun can be set from single shot, to 3 burst shot to automatic fire as well as special effects to suit the situation such as Night Vision, Flash Light for the mounted gun, and Scope for the sniper rifle. The gun also features an action button which is used to pull off special moves like
387:
uses "IC Cards" to save the player's customized character data, score, and provide the player with experience points, new outfits, new weapons, and increased rank. The card is available for players to purchase at some arcades. The card allows the player a maximum of 100 games and sixteen levels of
39:
424:
include fellow M.O.P. members consisting of the
Commander, who provides radio backup and pertinent advice to the player, along with the Bravo and Charlie Units who assist the player in suppressing the terrorist threat.
518:
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.
452:
as a multi-purpose tool to allow players easy control of targeting enemies, defusing bombs, and detaining hostages. The port also virtually emulates the original arcade version's IC Card progression system as
388:
difficulty. After 100 games the card must be recharged by purchasing a new card. The game also utilizes an internet ranking system, that is accessed when using a password provided by the game.
367:
features three semi non-linear levels with adjustable difficulty and branching choices (dubbed "Tactical
Decisions"), ranging from the jungle, a government-restricted villa, and inside an
357:. To ensure that the light gun fires accurately, a 20-second "calibration" mode is provided in which the game adjusts for any jostling or damage to the rifle's light-emitting components.
371:
flight. There are many sub-activities in the game, such as defusing bombs and throwing grenades to disable armor, which are accomplished via the secondary "Action" trigger on the gun's
349:
features a simulated IR light gun shaped similarly to the standard-issue weapon the game's protagonists use. This light gun is intended to function realistically: it features a working
925:
631:
433:
from the beginning. There are 14 costumes available for character customization, however, the costumes have no effect on gameplay. There are 25 different weapons.
395:
cabinets in the United States do not have card slots. However, players have immediate access to four costumes, four guns, and the first four mission levels.
420:
the player is a member of Alpha Unit, or members of the “Ghost Squad”, an unofficial unit of the anti-terrorist group, Multi-Operation-Program (M.O.P.).
363:
features different weapons, each with its firing and reload properties (i.e. long shot splash, long reload time) which affect its difficulty of use.
915:
920:
547:
890:
715:
640:
791:
742:
870:
860:
505:
fun in the arcades is still retained though, as there's a huge emphasis on weapon management and mid-level missions."
885:
664:
910:
895:
855:
850:
479:
600:
900:
865:
534:
830:
880:
20:
768:
875:
820:
421:
244:
219:
207:
93:
62:
46:
277:
183:
905:
529:
323:
231:
74:
698:
571:
251:
157:
834:
824:
38:
305:
256:
162:
719:
350:
282:
844:
368:
266:
172:
118:
55:
457:
player profiles stored in the Wii's system memory, minus the card's 100-game limit.
475:
188:
795:
746:
693:
510:
448:
in Japan on
October 25, 2007, and in the U.S. on November 20, 2007. It uses the
354:
308:
270:
176:
144:
494:
464:
449:
302:
454:
372:
316:
212:
51:
604:
131:
429:
hand-to-hand combat, as well as recoil effects on every shot fired.
105:
537:
rescuing a hijacked plane, similar to the Air Force One level of
311:
developed and published by Sega. A home version of the original
224:
67:
413:. It was developed and published by Sega and released in 2007.
474:
conversion of the game are four-player support, and an online
471:
320:
601:"Ghost Squad Evolution Deluxe: Ghost Squad has evolved!"
444:
Sega published the
Polygon Magic developed Wii port of
691:
Day, Ashley (7 July 2022). "Top 25 Lightgun Games".
276:
262:
250:
240:
230:
218:
206:
201:
182:
168:
156:
85:
73:
61:
45:
31:
19:For the unrelated tv series of the same name, see
595:
593:
501:gave it a 7.5, remarking that "most of what made
639:. Sega Amusements USA Limited. Archived from
603:. Sega Amusements USA Limited. Archived from
8:
493:for the Wii received a metascore of 69 on
198:
37:
28:
926:Multiplayer and single-player video games
710:
708:
626:
624:
622:
409:is the arcade follow-up to the original
716:"Ghost Squad Evolution - Ghost Squad 2"
560:
566:
564:
548:The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return
353:, a stock, force-feedback recoil, and
7:
743:"SEGA Announces Ghost Squad for Wii"
686:
684:
682:
794:. IGN Entertainment. Archived from
745:. IGN Entertainment. Archived from
633:Ghost Squad Evolution Owners Manual
330:, was released in arcades in 2012.
837: (archived September 25, 2013)
14:
578:. The International Arcade Museum
831:Official Operation GHOST website
916:Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games
827: (archived January 6, 2014)
769:"Metacritic: Ghost Squad (Wii)"
718:. Highway Games. Archived from
921:Video games developed in Japan
1:
665:"GameSpot: Ghost Squad (Wii)"
821:Official Ghost Squad website
379:Arcade version data features
891:Video games about terrorism
942:
18:
480:Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
36:
535:U.S. Army Special Forces
345:for the arcade in 2004.
56:Polygon Magic (Wii port)
463:takes advantage of the
422:Non-playable characters
21:Ghost Squad (TV series)
418:Ghost Squad: Evolution
400:Ghost Squad: Evolution
383:The arcade version of
298:Ghost Squad: Evolution
667:. CBS Interactive Inc
407:Ghost Squad Evolution
202:Ghost Squad Evolution
792:"Ghost Squad Review"
508:Writing in 2022 for
478:leaderboard via the
351:fire selector switch
871:Polygon Magic games
798:on 11 December 2011
741:Casamassina, Matt.
861:Arcade video games
530:Executive Decision
514:Ashley Day placed
315:was developed for
886:Sega arcade games
771:. CBS Interactive
699:Future Publishing
470:Exclusive to the
288:
287:
194:
193:
123:November 20, 2007
933:
911:Sega video games
896:Wii Zapper games
856:2007 video games
851:2004 video games
808:
807:
805:
803:
787:
781:
780:
778:
776:
765:
759:
758:
756:
754:
738:
732:
731:
729:
727:
722:on 18 March 2012
712:
703:
702:
688:
677:
676:
674:
672:
661:
655:
654:
652:
651:
645:
638:
628:
617:
616:
614:
612:
597:
588:
587:
585:
583:
568:
199:
149:January 24, 2008
148:
136:January 18, 2008
135:
122:
110:October 23, 2007
109:
41:
29:
941:
940:
936:
935:
934:
932:
931:
930:
901:Wii Wi-Fi games
866:Light gun games
841:
840:
835:Wayback Machine
825:Wayback Machine
817:
812:
811:
801:
799:
789:
788:
784:
774:
772:
767:
766:
762:
752:
750:
749:on May 17, 2007
740:
739:
735:
725:
723:
714:
713:
706:
690:
689:
680:
670:
668:
663:
662:
658:
649:
647:
643:
636:
630:
629:
620:
610:
608:
607:on 21 July 2011
599:
598:
591:
581:
579:
570:
569:
562:
557:
533:, a film about
525:
488:
442:
404:
381:
339:
328:Operation GHOST
197:
196:2007 video game
152:
143:
139:
130:
126:
117:
113:
104:
100:
96:
92:
80:
54:
27:
26:2004 video game
24:
17:
16:2004 Video game
12:
11:
5:
939:
937:
929:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
881:Sega-AM2 games
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
843:
842:
839:
838:
828:
816:
815:External links
813:
810:
809:
782:
760:
733:
704:
678:
656:
618:
589:
559:
558:
556:
553:
552:
551:
543:
542:
524:
521:
487:
484:
441:
435:
403:
397:
380:
377:
341:Sega released
338:
332:
286:
285:
283:Sega Lindbergh
280:
274:
273:
264:
260:
259:
254:
248:
247:
242:
238:
237:
234:
228:
227:
222:
216:
215:
210:
204:
203:
195:
192:
191:
186:
180:
179:
170:
166:
165:
160:
154:
153:
151:
150:
140:
138:
137:
127:
125:
124:
114:
112:
111:
101:
87:
83:
82:
77:
71:
70:
65:
59:
58:
49:
43:
42:
34:
33:
25:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
938:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
876:Rail shooters
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
846:
836:
832:
829:
826:
822:
819:
818:
814:
797:
793:
786:
783:
770:
764:
761:
748:
744:
737:
734:
721:
717:
711:
709:
705:
700:
696:
695:
687:
685:
683:
679:
666:
660:
657:
646:on 2018-02-24
642:
635:
634:
627:
625:
623:
619:
606:
602:
596:
594:
590:
577:
573:
572:"Ghost Squad"
567:
565:
561:
554:
550:
549:
545:
544:
540:
536:
532:
531:
527:
526:
522:
520:
517:
513:
512:
506:
504:
500:
496:
492:
485:
483:
481:
477:
473:
468:
466:
462:
458:
456:
451:
447:
439:
436:
434:
430:
426:
423:
419:
414:
412:
408:
401:
398:
396:
394:
389:
386:
378:
376:
374:
370:
369:Air Force One
366:
362:
358:
356:
352:
348:
344:
336:
333:
331:
329:
325:
322:
318:
314:
310:
307:
304:
300:
299:
294:
293:
284:
281:
279:
278:Arcade system
275:
272:
268:
267:Single-player
265:
261:
258:
255:
253:
249:
246:
243:
239:
235:
233:
229:
226:
223:
221:
217:
214:
211:
209:
205:
200:
190:
187:
185:
184:Arcade system
181:
178:
174:
173:Single-player
171:
167:
164:
161:
159:
155:
146:
142:
141:
133:
129:
128:
120:
116:
115:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
91:
88:
84:
78:
76:
72:
69:
66:
64:
60:
57:
53:
50:
48:
44:
40:
35:
30:
22:
800:. Retrieved
796:the original
785:
773:. Retrieved
763:
751:. Retrieved
747:the original
736:
724:. Retrieved
720:the original
692:
669:. Retrieved
659:
648:. Retrieved
641:the original
632:
609:. Retrieved
605:the original
580:. Retrieved
575:
546:
538:
528:
515:
509:
507:
502:
498:
490:
489:
469:
460:
459:
445:
443:
437:
431:
427:
417:
415:
410:
406:
405:
399:
392:
390:
384:
382:
364:
360:
359:
346:
342:
340:
334:
327:
326:. A sequel,
324:game console
312:
309:arcade games
306:rail shooter
297:
296:
291:
290:
289:
257:Rail shooter
220:Publisher(s)
208:Developer(s)
189:Sega Chihiro
163:Rail shooter
97:
89:
63:Publisher(s)
47:Developer(s)
694:Retro Gamer
539:Ghost Squad
516:Ghost Squad
511:Retro Gamer
503:Ghost Squad
491:Ghost Squad
461:Ghost Squad
446:Ghost Squad
438:Ghost Squad
411:Ghost Squad
393:Ghost Squad
385:Ghost Squad
365:Ghost Squad
361:Ghost Squad
355:iron sights
347:Ghost Squad
343:Ghost Squad
335:Ghost Squad
313:Ghost Squad
292:Ghost Squad
271:Multiplayer
232:Platform(s)
177:multiplayer
75:Platform(s)
32:Ghost Squad
845:Categories
650:2017-01-01
555:References
495:Metacritic
476:high score
465:Wii Remote
450:Wii Zapper
906:Wii games
486:Reception
455:autosaved
303:light gun
576:KLOV.com
523:See also
402:(arcade)
373:foregrip
337:(Arcade)
317:Nintendo
252:Genre(s)
213:Sega AM2
158:Genre(s)
52:Sega AM2
833:at the
823:at the
802:18 June
790:Bozon.
775:18 June
753:18 June
726:18 June
697:(235).
671:18 June
611:12 June
582:18 June
263:Mode(s)
241:Release
169:Mode(s)
86:Release
236:Arcade
90:Arcade
79:Arcade
701:: 61.
644:(PDF)
637:(PDF)
440:(Wii)
391:Most
804:2011
777:2011
755:2011
728:2011
673:2011
613:2011
584:2011
301:are
295:and
245:2007
225:Sega
94:2004
68:Sega
499:IGN
472:Wii
416:In
321:Wii
319:'s
98:Wii
81:Wii
847::
707:^
681:^
621:^
592:^
574:.
563:^
497:.
482:.
375:.
269:,
175:,
145:AU
132:EU
119:NA
106:JP
806:.
779:.
757:.
730:.
675:.
653:.
615:.
586:.
541:.
147::
134::
121::
108::
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
