| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | |
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| Developer | G-Artists[a] |
| Publishers | |
| Series | Ghost in the Shell |
| Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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| Genre | Shooter |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex[c] is a 2005first-person shootervideo game developed byG-Artists and published bySony Computer Entertainment for thePlayStation Portable.Bandai released the game outside Japan. It is based on thecyberpunkanime seriesGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and a sequel to the firstGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex game. It was released in Japan on September 15, 2005, in Europe on October 21, 2005 distributed byAtari Europe, and in North America on October 26, 2005, but releasing it under the same name as the original PS2 game caused confusion and misinterpretation of it as a port.
Ghost in the Shell featuresfirst-person shooter gameplay. CustomizableTachikoma sentient tanks, which can operate independently asAI characters or be ridden inside by players, accompany the player at all times. Playable characters includeMotoko Kusanagi,Batou,Togusa, andSaito. All levels can be played by all characters.Aramaki is also available for multiplayer matches. All characters have varying statistics which can affect how a game plays out, for example Batou has more health than other players and Saito holds sniper rifles steadier than others. In addition, Tachikoma robots can act as an AI companion, and players can select from four Tachikoma "characters", balanced, aggressive, intelligent and humorous. Controls are similar to other first person shooter games on the platform, such asCoded Arms andMedal of Honor: Heroes.
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Dealing with similar concepts to other incarnations ofGhost in the Shell, the game has an original storyline which follows on from and refers to the PlayStation 2 game's plotline.
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 61/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Famitsu | 30/40[5] |
| Game Informer | 5.5/10[6] |
| GameSpot | 5.9/10[7] |
| GameSpy |    [8] |
| GameZone | 5.8/10[9] |
| IGN | 6.2/10[10] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | 5/10[11] |
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [12] |
| PALGN | 6/10[13] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | 5.5/10[14] |
| The Times | [15] |
The game received "mixed" reviews according to thereview aggregation websiteMetacritic.[4] Reviewers generally noted flaws in gameplay and graphics. In Japan,Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.[5]
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