That PS2 Ghost Rider Game Was Actually Pretty Good

[@thomasmurrell9832]

It's surprising how 99% of the movie tie in games that are talked about are the bad ones but yet we're now seeing the list of those that not only surpassed the stereotype, but also showed genuine effort that was put into them.

[@teneesh3376]

To be fair, the number of good tie in games are few. But it's nice to see a greater number of good ones being covered. Could be cause if minime that's putting tie in games in general into the limelight. On the top of my head, the good ones are Simpsons hit and run The chronicles of riddick Ghost rider Golden eye (though it has aged pretty poorly from the controls alone) Toy story 2 Peter Jackson's King Kong The Official Game of the Movie I think that's it. But I could be wrong

[@playerunkown8699]

@@teneesh3376 the warriors scarface godfather you forgot

[@manbat4582]

@@teneesh3376 and the Spiderwick Chronicles

[@treeboi7395]

@@teneesh3376 ya forgot spider-man 2 , batman begins, batman vengeance

[@aidanvandeveer2926]

X2 wolverines revenge is up there for me.

[@BugsyFoga]

A Dmc styled Nicolas Cage ghost rider game is something that should never be forgotten.

[@matthewmills6671]

I was about to say either DMC or old god of wars

[@jotarojoestar3533]

Agreed

[@HellYeahDude5000]

Honestly the combos, the dodge with the right stick, the swinging chains, the powers, the god mode, and the button queues make this game way more like GOW 1 and 2 than any DMC game

[@VinnyDaKat0w0]

MARVEL VS CAPCOM

[@Razor-Blade]

I miss movie tie-in games that had effort and time put into them

[@Chillgamesh]

I miss movie tie in games in general

[@rubberwoody]

they were few and far between even back then. only ones i can think of is this one, xmen origins wolverine, kung fu panda, spiderman 2, and peter jackson's king kong

[@dimsumboy22]

You mean all 2 of them?

[@thegamingprozone1941]

@@Chillgamesh spiderman 2 grew up playing that

[@nobalkain624]

Funny thing is you would have thought with the explosion of the MCU we would have seen an increase of this, but instead they just stopped for the most part.

[@kin4386]

I so desperately crave a remake of this game. Ghost Rider and Blade being in a character action game is like a match made in heaven that I'm surprised was only attempted once.

[@rubberwoody]

marvel ultimate alliance 1

[@blingiman]

@@rubberwoody ultimate alliance isn't a character action/hack and slash

[@jeremyroberts8822]

Now that I really think about it why has blade been shunned so much when it comes to gaming? I feel like a blade game could be dope. Has there ever been a game revolved around just him? I don’t think there has been

[@darthcinema4262]

@@jeremyroberts8822 Actually there have been 3. One for the PS1, one for the Game Boy color, and one for the PS2.

[@miskatonic_alumni]

​@@darthcinema4262 Were any of them good?

[@darklilligant2636]

I loved this game back on the PS2. Getting to play as blade after beating the game once was pretty cool. Also helped that blade's play style was a lot different from ghost riders if I remember right. Also the game is meant to be the sequel to the movie cause black heart is trying to get that damn contract yet again.

[@thomasmurrell9832]

Well you know what they say: if at first you fail, try again. If you still fail...idk, you're on your own from there.

[@Disconnect350]

I was so close to beating the game but couldn't get pass that swamp level, one section where you have to fight a swamp monster and ninjas was just impossible. Underrated gem.

[@totalgarbage2053]

I used to “speedrun” this game as a kid to see how fast I could beat it. I remember getting cracked at beating the final boss because I played through it so many times. I always liked the DMC mode copy where both you and every enemy and boss dies in one hit

[@Disconnect350]

@@totalgarbage2053 I couldn't get past that swamp level, I was pretty close to finishing the game but that section with ninjas and swamp monsters was hard.

[@QuiseMajor]

Blade lacked a moveset which was really boring so, i never beat it with him.

[@ns6438]

I got this for Christmas one year and played it so much. I remember opening the present and being confused because it was for the PS2 which I didn't have at the time and then I kept on opening the gifts to find the PS2 system.

[@nobalkain624]

Your Parents should have made sure you opened the PS2 first. For me that would have kind of spoiled the surprise of the System.

[@kirkcavenaugh758]

that's a good memory

[@RickyUltra]

My parents did that to me when I got my ps3.

[@ToastyRoyale]

Hit the nail on the head with the whole "unlockables are now gated behind DLC or pre-orders" bit. I feel like games have really lost something in that way, and I have still yet to experience that same excitement of unlocking secret bonus content as I did YEARS ago in previous console generations. Feels like it started dying out post 6th gen, and is all but gone now.

[@Disconnect350]

100% even "average" games like this had unlockables as a basic feature. Now it's all DLC and microtransactions, it's scary how people have gotten used to it.

[@douglasdysart8931]

Kirby and the forgotten land had good unlockable stuff

[@markhirsch6301]

The issue is that as the budget for games increase, we get less and less free content. Budgets are either way too high and devs can't put stuff in for free anymore

[@nobalkain624]

@@markhirsch6301 If this was really the issue then Gaming would not be making money by the truck load, its just simple greed. You can look at Spider-man as an example of how they can still do this and make enough money, thing is they want ALL the money.

[@gamerguy6990]

@@markhirsch6301 if the budget is affecting extra content then it was clearly mismanaged by either the director of the game or the publisher

[@dumbino7745]

man i miss this type of stuff. i understand that games became a lot more expansive to make than they used to be back in the PS2 and Xbox days, so licensed stuff became a lot more rare to see on pc and console and is instead relegated to city builder and auto battler mobile game crap instead, which sucks because every now and then you would get stuff like this that's pretty good, hell even the bad ones still had the novelty and charm of seeing how the devs tried to translate the movie/show into a video game format even if it didn't work, but with mobile its always the same 3 games with different codes of paint on them.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Exactly we should appreciate these awesome games we don't get em anymore

[@Guitar-Dog]

Talking about liscensed games changing. The old ones that were 'mobile auto battler' games, were on browser. Space jam had a URL with cool games and stuff, space jam 2 had a Twitter account 🤔

[@Disconnect350]

We had it too good back in those days. So much variety and we didn't have to pay for everything like now. I miss those PS2/Xbox/GameCube days.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

@@Disconnect350 yeah I miss the days swinging around in spiderman 2!

[@112523]

I also legit thing we don't get lots of licensed games anymore cuz it's generally accepted they just suck

[@pixlman]

Surprisingly decent game. When I think of western games that nailed the feel of their combat I always go back to Darksiders 2. Not the most in depth thing, sure, but controlling Death is some of the most satisfying things in a game.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Darksiders series is super underrated

[@jurtheorc8117]

Oy heck yeah. I love Darksiders 1 as well, but the selection of *weapons*, man. Built greatly upon the secondary weapon idea in my opinion with how there's different subtypes of secondary weapons. Granted, only differences moveset-wise between all secondary weapons is the charge-sweetspot release attack for ground and air, but i just think that's really cool on top of the Possessed Weapon concept. Which, to be fair, can break the game with stuff like high crit chance and lifesteal/wrath regeneration on Crit.. But being able to customize a weapon stat-wise still makes finding random loot viable, be it for being able to feed it to a Possessed Weapon, or selling them to be able to buy a weapon at a merchant to feed it to the Possessed Weapon. I'm currently trying to do some stuff in New Game+ for DS2, trying to learn how to combo properly and doing some experimenting with the dedicated sweetspot release for different weapon subtypes. I'm very much enjoying the projectile attack of a set of Possessed Armblades and want to try doing some experimenting with a Buckler next.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

The fact that this game has turbo mode is amazing along with Blade being this games Vergil

[@chesnutt8317]

Grew up playing this game because I fucking loved Ghost Rider and I remember being hyped as hell when I unlocked Blade

[@pyrolee17]

This was at the peak of marvel video games during the early to mid 2000s, Marvel was slapping DC hard in this department while DC was toe to toe with them in Cartoons

[@ParrotMan01276]

That one Batman Begins game is a pretty alright movie tie in game as well. Not only that, but it had mechanics that ended up coming into the Batman Arkham series.

[@dominiquejones3805]

Is slept on

[@cata1yct]

The carnival level in this game was so much fun to explore. It was so creepy and atmospheric, it took me 3 days to slog through it. Man, I really miss this game

[@KnightLineArtYT]

I finally played this game recently during the last Christmas and New Year. Great title for a late-gen movie tie in! Feels like the right mix of DMC and GOW's PS2 eras. If we EVER get a modern Ghost Rider game, this should absolutely be the basis for it.

[@francomoreira4222]

This game has a special place in my heart. I got it as one of my first ps2 games and it was my second console after a Sega. I used to be really terrified of most things (In my defense I had like... 6 and was really scared of a lot of things.) then couldn't beat the first instance of the red big demon. (The one that later becomes a common enemy, and has many spikes in his back.) so my grandfather helped me and beated it for me while I looked at him amazed. I miss the motorbike sections and all the time I spent with him on that game. Rip grandpa and thanks for making a video about this game, not the best of the ps2 but I loved it as a child and it brought so many good memories.

[@doedoel035]

your grandpa is an epic gamer fr 💯 also that bit about being scared of alot of things when you're 6? i can relate to that

[@briane6957]

This is dope and seeing Blade, let alone playing as him, brought a smile to my face.

[@markscherer3881]

There’s a thor game, hulk game, and a couple iron man movie games

[@encoz8421]

I remember playing this back in the day. Kinda liked it.

[@scraub8913]

Another game worth checking out is the Punisher PS2 game, was pretty fun too.

[@alisontiger10]

Yep, but that game was entire based on comics, not any of the two movies.

[@Vadim_Slastihin]

​@@alisontiger10 it was a semi sequel(plus inspired by Punisher MAX). Punisher was voiced by Thomas Jane and it features some characters from his movie.

[@SleepyGeist]

One of my favorite PS2 games. Very fond memories of this game other than losing my saves almost every single time I opened the game.

[@night1952]

Devs should be watching this though. During the first part I was thinking about how much I wish GOW devs would watch this to avoid making all the mistakes present in GOW 2018, like how enemies stop caring about your attacks in hard mode or the awful progression.

[@112523]

I honestly haven't seen much from the upcoming gow. But the glimpses that i did see made it seem they did listen to the feedback they got for the first one. I honestly can't wait to check it out

[@night1952]

@@112523 The hyper armor enemies have in hard mode has been in GOW since the old games so I doubt they'll fix that, there's hope about stuff like the camera and the RPG elements though.

[@GOTTAMAK3IT]

Bruh this is a God of War style game the finishers are even prompted by a big circle icon above enemies heads and he's swinging flaming chains

[@allresende5661]

I played this game a lot, both PS2 and PSP versions. Hell of a fun game.

[@vitaoerupcao]

So glad you showed Nightshade (Kunoichi) and Bujingai too at the beginning of the video, this was my best childhood game and never had another chance of playing again. Thanks for unlocking some good memories.

[@edindjc8735]

You just unlocked a core memory of mine as a kid. I played this game nonstop as a kid to the point I’m sure I 100% it without even knowing. Such a gem. Thank you for reminding me 🙏🏼

[@ProjectSudoku]

Finally! Now all that’s left is A Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge!

[@BeeGBoss]

I've been meaning to play this game for some time now and this definitely is givin me the nudge to try it. Also its nice hearings about gripes people have with action games, I agree all of the ones you've talked about but you rarely hear anyone else talk about em.

[@Rustynokk]

It's the legend himself

[@ggmasterguiltygear6315]

12:00- That's real Facts, now we gotta pay full retail price for half a game.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Now games are 80 quid lol

[@darkwarrior32]

Bro I just remembered this game yesterday. Such a fun time idc if reviewers say it's bad.

[@sailaway30]

I didn’t even know there was a ghost rider game I’m a huge ghost rider fan and I will definitely be looking for this game

[@level3xfactor]

I had this game when I was younger and absolutely loved it. Glad to see it’s finally getting its flowers.

[@zakariaismail9987]

This is a reskinned God of War, Not a DMC clone

[@DTPandemonium]

This game is a lot more like old god of war than DMC. Circle grab execution icons, right stick to dodge, the chains have very similar attacks to blades of chaos and the aerial combat definitely doesn't work like DMC but it's more static like god of war. Yeah it has the style meter but that's about it tbh.

[@dc7981]

This

[@GamerGuysReviews]

Anyone remember the Van Helsing game? That was a pretty decent DMC clone.

[@DanteDante357]

Bro The Bouncer was one of the best games ever made..surprised you had a clip of it 👍🏽

[@Duzon1602]

one of if not the best game I had as a child. I still remember the thrill of unlocking blade lol

[@TheSuperhuman622]

This was one of those games i could play over and over as kid

[@nobalkain624]

Being a huge Ghost Rider Fan I was pleasantly surprised at how good this game was when it came out. Thanks for showing this to others who may have never seen it.

[@dodimw5766]

I think that ghost rider was more of a god of war attempt from marvel than dmc tbh

[@catass]

I remember playing this back in the day and always thought it was a plenty good dmc God of war copy

[@lethallegend9883]

You gotta try the Nightmare Before Christmas DMC clone. That game was badass

[@scumbad7953]

I forgot about this game! I swear I watched every piece of gameplay on KZbin about it as a kid.

[@Tytrovy]

Happy this game is finally getting talked about. Haven't played it in years but I'm going to find a copy of this whenever I buy a backwards compatible ps3.

[@Disconnect350]

Still an underrated game even if it is a DMC clone. Loved the soundtrack, gameplay and the atmosphere along with the visuals. Also, this game had so many unlockables like being able to play as Blade and other skins, stuff like that was a basic feature back then, now you gotta pay for everything.

[@carlosfallorina9919]

Thank God someone is talking about this game I beat this game countless times as a kid.

[@HunterForHire422]

God seeing ps2 shinobi footage makes me wanna play it again. I have around 60 hours in it. One of my favorite games of all time.

[@FueledFromFiction]

FINALLY this game is getting the love and recognition it deserves! One of my favorite games at the time and arguably the best movie tie-in’s (alongside Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man 2, and X-Men: Origins).

[@evantorres5233]

Spawn game for GameCube was pretty good too.

[@arthurcuesta6041]

I love this game to this day. In fact I have it installed on my jailbroken PS4.

[@billyboleson2830]

Good

[@risenhaki5301]

That game looks like if God Of War and Devil May Cry had a new born baby

[@preksy21]

Bro i never played this game, but people who create this game must be the same who did God of War.The way he swings with his chain is exactly how Kratos was swinging his blades, and those essences when u kill those monsters, bro it gives me nostalgia

[@SirBlackReeds]

It was made by Climax Studios whom you may remember from Pirates of the Enchiridion, Assassin's Creed Chronicles, Sudeki and much more.

[@javib2978]

Dmc's hack and slash gameplay was also inspired in the action rpg series Ys from 6 to onwards. And the rest of the action rpg genre took inspiration from dmc.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

I’d like to see you talk about the two Castlevania PS2 games. Lament of Innocence and Curse of Darkness.

[@Cvit]

They’re on the list that I’ll eventually get to

[@comixproviderftw_02]

@@Cvit Oh, cool. 👍

[@fanboysforever]

I bought and played this game upon release back in the day and man did I love it! Thank you for giving this game the credit it deserves!

[@EverRusting]

DMC1 upgrades are indeed too expensive, don't remember ever having everything unlocked

[@shutup611]

I never knew there was a sweet Ghost Rider action game, was there any other games like this from Marvel that are a bit obscure

[@L9Reo]

Nice vid, saw it in my recomended section, and went download the ps2 emulator and the game and finished it the same day in like ~3 hours. And then I'm here watching your video.

[@TheLordofChampions]

Played this game quite a bit back in the day. I really enjoyed all the unlocks, like the Ghost Rider 2099 and Vengeance costumes and of course, playing as Blade. Definitely an underrated gem.

[@jurtheorc8117]

Dang neat video, i'm impressed by seeing all the different action games you talk about. Ghost Rider is a game i keep hearing that it's a decent game and i've seen a few videos about it, like Matt McMuscles' one, but never managed to find it in a game store or something. Still, i'll be keeping my eye out for it sometime. Ironically, Ghost Rider as such might end up my first DmC game if that were to happen. Closest thing so far that i've played that is like DmC is Darksiders 1 and 2, and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1 and 2. Also, when you mentioned the dodge thing, i was thinking of one of my favourite PS2 games by name of Kya: Dark Lineage if you've ever heard of it. It's like a 3D platformer-ish adventure with an art direction similar to Rayman 2 and 3, but with a dedicated and quite in-depth combat system like a 3D fighter. Kya is a solid game, but there's not really anything else *quite* like it and that makes it hard to compare it. As said before, the combat is like a 3D fighter, like a mini Tekken. But you only start with a number of punch and kick combos, given to you by a magic bracelet. To unlock more movesets, like more complex series of kicks, grab moves, special evasive moves, you'll have to buy bracelets of different colors. It's a bit like going up a belt in Karate, as well as buying a new weapon in Ratchet and Clank. I'm not sure how you'd feel about it, as on one hand, it could be said the combos don't give an idea of the full scope of what you can do because dedicated grab and evasive moves are not given until later. But on the other hand, it could be said that it gives the player some time to acclimatize to the moves they currently still have and see how they work against enemies. I'd have more to say, but as is i simply hope this title may have gotten your interest, and that if you decide to check it out, it will be a good experience. Kya aside, thank you for making this video, and wish you well and fun on your next project, be they for YT or outside of it.

[@MrDajusvi]

I played this growing up and loved it. I didn't know what DMC was till years later, I saw it and thought "that looks like ghost rider"

[@jmarra07]

Even though my views of your channel don't reflect how much I've watched and enjoyed your content, I wanted to thank you for the nearly 36GB of entertainment I've downloaded from your channel. Thank you!

[@g.wilson536]

I am so happy someone else said it. I felt like I was going *mad* telling people this was good, only to get a "what? Naaaah" or "that's totally wrong, it had to suck because licensed game"

[@songvevo123]

Finally someone is taking about this absolute gem! I loved it as a kid, especially the concept of using the shotgun at the end of combos for an extra punch. I regret not spending more time to get used to Blade's combat style and finishing the campaign as him.

[@Tekkaras]

Played this game a lot back in the day. Loved the big, flashy, aoe combo finishers and being able to nuke mini bosses with the penance stare. Somehow I never got the save corruption issue.

[@NaughtyLamb]

Found your channel cause of your "Everything Wrong with Yu-Gi-Oh!" videos but now I'm really looking forward to every video you drop. Keep up the good work

[@dillyndvd]

What I loved about this game is that it was a sequel to the movie (which I really enjoyed as a kid) so it was cool to keep that storyline going in video game format. Also, replaying the whole game as Blade after beating it was awesome

[@ryannaranjo3145]

I had so many memories with this game and still fun to this day

[@BeanTacoMuncher44]

It's a shame games that are old and obscure have become harder to find and also more expensive. Their obscurity used to make them cheaper but that's reversed in the last few years. Hoping I can find this game physically someday at a reasonable price.

[@lennys_animation1809]

For some reason I keep on continuously re-watching your Yu-Gi-Oh videos and now I want more Yu-Gi-Oh videos from you please

[@-TheGameBoys]

Played this game recently! Pleasantly surprised, I did find portions of the game dragging on a little. Great video!

[@ReV_Prime]

Wow I almost forgot about this game until I saw this video. This was one of my favourite games in childhood.

[@luisgarriazo5181]

i never learned all the combos..but i played like i was emerged there

[@DavidxxCrescentXX]

The ps2 might have some of the best tie in games ever. Maybe next to the snes/genesis. Like the scooby doo games, nightmare before Christmas, spongebob battle for bikini bottom and Dutchman’s revenge

[@Yami-no-Raiden]

I've been trying to hunt down a copy of this game for a few years now.

[@derrickhaggard]

I had this for the PS2 and it was awesome, and it was actually good despite being a movie/comic-tie in game.

[@suadrif271]

I played Ghost Rider in 2006 and replayed it again this year. It still suprises me on how fast and easy to buy the combos. And that Penant stare fuhhh best move ever

[@Ryu-Dreyer.]

I will never forget when I first got this game for my PS2. I played this game 24/7 and it was first game I ever 100 percented. It was a great time.

[@deon_strydom_00]

The ghost rider game was my favorite thing to play back on ps2. Pulled way too many all nighters because of that game lmao

[@noribero6032]

It's a cool game , also when i used to play it a long time ago i use the select button or the one next to it to taunt the enemies to always have my style meter up, i sadly can't remember which one to be fair.

[@Ytnzy250]

I remember a game called Wheelie on the Speccy back in the day, where once you navigated your way through the game a boss called Ghost Rider appeared & would race back to the beginning; you had to win to truly complete the game. I don't suppose anyone else remembers? You'd have to be late 40's or above 😁

[@angryretrogamer7313]

I just received this game and dmc 2 and 3. Watching to get a leg up before i start playing. Was kept interested the whole video well done ty

[@Essu_]

Ah, if you want the true DMC clone, check out Van Helsing.

[@thegameplayelite2]

2007 era of ps2 still feels like bittersweet especially with the twilight of that gen and the release of the ps3 and xbox 360

[@siruno6024]

I hated that era where some games where unappreciated and ignored only because they were similar to god of war, meanwhile we live in a era today where "soul-like" and " rogue-like" is a genre, where is my godofwar-like

[@dc7981]

God of war clones and devil may cry clones pretty much died out in the PS2 and PS3 era

[@TheUncleSpiderX]

I didn’t know this existed until today 10/22/22 lmao

[@shazmanbound1496]

I recently played and finished this game on original PS2 hardware on a CRT TV. The game looks great for it's time and it was actually fun despite of the movie been terrible. A really fun game and is not expensive at all.

[@carlospitteri3146]

i remember playing this back in the day on my ps2, honestly reminded me a lot more of god of war then DMC but i guess i played more of the GoW games on my ps2

[@leonardnazareno208]

played something like this on psp and its the best dmc like psp game ever

[@marakalos3838]

Hey! This is a classic little hidden gem! A bit short but enjoyable!

[@kardiomr.k9967]

I like it when the camera is far from the character , so you can see mostly the entire arena , but it's a lot better to give the players free will to choose their own way about the camera 😅 , and also they can change it at time

[@sultfhd]

The ghost rider game is basically a god of war reskin

[@mrbachatin7648]

Just checked this channel after a long time, damn bro I actually loved this game. Never finished it, got to the circus level i think.

[@falliblecrowdstudio4018]

Damn I used to play that game on PS2 in 2000s.

[@diomarius7445]

This games looks amazing…they would make bank if he was surprise dlc for any dmc

[@GamingKick]

You can unlock Blade as a playable character and he comes with his own moveset! So technically it's a Blade game too!

[@NotChance949]

I would love to see a deep dive like this on Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks one day. Series like this always tickle my nostalgia

[@doesmynamereallymatter2971]

Bruh I remember playing this on the psp. It was actually not that bad from what I remember

[@Ericonamor]

I find myself continuously perplexed at the fact that you can both crank out videos this good and find these weird ass games at the same time

[@PlebNC]

Cvit: "fish people" B Mask fans: "He said the thing!"

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

Yup

[@Gat720Dua]

I think Doom Eternal have an excuse cause how else are you suppose to fight the Icon of Sin on foot? It's at least a step-up when he was a texture on a wall.