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Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts

Graffiti artists live a hard life. Joe and Nat are always on the run, trying to escape New York's police. When they reach a mysterious castle, there's no way of knowing they're in deep trouble already. Yo!…

31 December 1993

Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts is a platform developed by Scipio, released 31 December 1993 on Amiga and DOS.

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What Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts is

Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts is a platform game developed by Scipio and released in 1993. It was published by Hudson Soft. It is available on Amiga and DOS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Graffiti artists live a hard life. Joe and Nat are always on the run, trying to escape New York's police. When they reach a mysterious castle, there's no way of knowing they're in deep trouble already. Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts is a platform game featuring 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…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts launched on 31 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park and Windjammers.

Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, Theme Park, Windjammers.

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When did Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts come out?
Yo! Joe! Beat the Ghosts was released on 31 December 1993 for Amiga and DOS.

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