This is a game with a great concept, great theme, and fun mechanics. However, after some time it begins to wear thin, since there isn't really a huge amount to do other than build your base and allocate resources for missions. You change islands once (or twice), but basically the gameplay doesn't change after the tutorial. Sure it's fun unlocking different traps and machines, but after some time it feels like a bit of a grind. Recommended for a few quick plays, rather than a long sitting.
This is a creative, interesting, fun, and potentially huge game that was overlooked due to shocking marketing and a few design decisions. This is strategy in the true sense of the word --- you play as the general giving orders to your ghostly troops. There is great variety of ghosts, a decent levelling mechanism, and a lot of fun to be had scaring mortals in the well designed levels. The game can come across as easy, but collecting all the ghost in a level requires some problem solving, and getting the medals and bonus plasma (used for levelling up your ghosts) can be quite difficult. Fans of horror and ghost movies will appreciate the references and everyone should enjoy the irreverent sense of humour. The following link is a blog by one of the game designers who gives an explanation of why the game did poorly. Makes for some interesting reading. http://onlyagame.typepad.com/only_a_game/2005/09/post_mortem_gho.html
