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Rare's unexpected Xbox debut
A haunted house beat-'em-up where skeletons and gorgons can be assaulted with bottles and toilet rolls? Let's do it...
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JT: The Embassy Ballroom is still a level that I remember most fondly. You start in the corridor outside where you can hear the muffled tones from the unseen DJ. As you edge round the corner you're met with a scene where the floor is littered with frolicking skeletons, dancing away like David Brent, whilst a Mummy controls the turntables. Gawd bless them.
Stay alert for the asthmatic wheeze of impending doom

GP: I'll always like the Grim Reaper and the way he bled the scene of any colour around him – it was quite fancy for the time. His arrival on the scene was great for adding tension and complexity to the challenges too. Also I really like the comic book style we used instead of traditional cutscenes to deliver the story.
KC: Hopefully a few new players will jump at the Super Scary Shocks! But I think Ghoulies' best bits are the memorable characters and the absurdity of the situations; when you realise that the snooker table can be used to smash a platoon of skeletons into pieces or a pile of hamburgers can keep a peg-legged pirate at bay from across the dining table; the look of surprise from the zombie when his arm falls off and you realise you can pick it up and beat him with it.

SM: It's just good fun! The control system is utterly simple for anyone to pick up and play. What's not to like about picking up chairs and shovels and stuff to stove monsters' heads in? Try it, you might just like it.

7) Do you agree with the practice of putting hats on dogs and taking photos for the internet?

SM: Nope. I'm sure Tim Berners-Lee doesn't either.

JT: I'm more a lolcat man so you're barking up the wrong tree.

GP: Don't mind it, don't love it either really. We're based in Twycross, home of the PG Tips chimps (at the nearby zoo), so maybe we're just used to seeing animals in human clothing.

KC: I think the practice of putting hats on dogs is deplorable; I much prefer putting cats in sinks.

EB: I'm told there are better things to look at on the internet.

GM: It's all a bit unadventurous. Now, if it was putting ginger wigs on Tigers...
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