| Ghoul Spirit | |
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| Platform(s): | Nintendo Wii Nintendo DS~DSi |
| Region(s): | USA Australia Europe |
| Release Date(s): | October 25, 2011 November 10, 2011 November 11, 2011 |
| Developer: | ImaginEngine |
| Publisher: | Mattel |
| Distributor: | THQ |
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Ghoul Spirit is a Nintendo-exclusive game for Nintendo Wii, DS and DSi at San Diego Comic-Con International 2011, where those attending could play a demo of the game. Ghoul Spirit was released on all three platforms at once in 2011 in each of the following regions: USA (October 25), Australia (November 10), and Europe (November 11). Ghoul Spirit was produced by ImaginEngine and distributed by THQ.
The game takes place within its own continuity, with the player taking on the role of a new female student at Monster High. This student can be customized by combining several premade trait options, such as her facial design, skin color, and outfit. The goal of the game is to make friends with the other students and gain the respect of the teachers with the objective to become the Scream Queen at the Terror Under The Sea dance.
The game was supported by a website and a channel on the Monster High YouTube account.
Version comparison[]
All three versions of Ghoul Spirit are the exact same game, though with accommodations made in response to the abilities and limitations of the platforms. The DS and DSi versions are identical, but the DSi version allows the player to take a photo of themself and use it to customize the avatar around.
The Wii version does not allow for photo capture, but the console's increased processing power and Wiimote capabilities result in richer content. Unlike the handheld versions, the console version features students walking around the school, a readable sign outside the school grounds, and slightly more complex versions of some mini-games. When the player creates their character, the Wii version allows them to choose different color designs for the outfits, which is not available in the handheld versions.
Gameplay[]
Ghoul Spirit starts with requesting the player to create their student avatar to navigate the digital Monster High with. Players can choose from a selection of six monsters (mash-up monster, vampire, werewolf, mummy, zombie, and gorgon), several facial designs, several skin colors, several haircuts, two outfits, and in the Wii version, several outfit color designs. A name must also be chosen, which can be one that the player comes up with or one that is generated.
Once the avatar has been created, it appears in the office of Headless Headmistress Bloodgood, and the player must retrieve their student ID from a nearby machine. From this point, the actual game starts. The gameplay is divided into six regular student missions, one secret student mission, one Freaky Flaw mission, and five teachers' assignments. The student missions comprise the majority of the gameplay and can be completed in any order the player chooses, though only one mission can be active at a time. The assignments can be completed whenever the player chooses, but the secret student mission and Freaky Flaw mission must be unlocked by completing regular student missions.
Summary[]
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Diary[]
The diary is a tool in the game that allows the player to keep track of their interactions with students and teachers. It has 22 entries, including six for teachers. The quality of the relationship is indicated by a gauge; the fuller it is, the better the relationship. While the main characters' and teachers' relationships develop as a result of completing chapters and attending classes, the gauges for relations with the other students appear to fill up without reason. The game does not even allow the player to interact with Abbey and Spectra, but their relationship gauges will fill up.
Aside from gameplay use, the diary contains brief notes on all 22 characters mentioned. Some of these reveal information exclusive to Ghoul Spirit, or at least at the time of the game's release. Each student has a secret second note that must be unlocked with a code; however, Spectra's is unlocked by default. Some of these codes could be found at the Monster High YouTube channel, which put up a Video Game playlist of eight shorts. At the end of these shorts, codes are given out. Clawdeen's code (1331) and the player's code (1333) unlock the Growlicious Pets Locker Sticker Pack and the Skull-Tastic Locker Sticker Pack, respectively, while 1329 unlocks the Ghouls Rule Locker Sticker Pack, and 1330 unlocks the Fab Pets Locker Sticker Pack, and 1332 unlocks the Fear Squad Locker Sticker Pack, but the other codes unlock extra notes on the relevant characters. A particular oddity is Toralei's code, which upon entry claims a note for the Werecat Twins has been unlocked. This appears a leftover from an intent to give the Werecat Twins their own entry in the diary, which was scrapped before release.
- Clawdeen - Clawdeen blogs about DIY projects. Her younger sister is Howleen. (1313)
- Cleo - Cleo always needs her royal bandages! Cleo is scared of the dark. (1318)
- Lagoona - Her parents are the oldest monsters. Chlorine dyes her hair green and blue. (1324)
- Frankie - Her first words were "Brain Freeze!" She has one green eye and one blue eye. (1314)
- Toralei - Tora is Japanese for "tiger" (TORAlei). She quit fearleading because of Cleo. (1326)
- Draculaura - Her father was a Roman Centurion. Her mom was Dracula's normie servant. (1323)
- Heath Burns - He is on the track team with Clawd and Deuce. His head sparks fire when he's excited. (1325)
- Deuce - His hometown is Petros Island, Greece. He has 2 aunts in Greece: Euryale and Stheno. (1315)
- Ghoulia - Her favorite comic is "Dead Fast". Her eyelids blink one at a time. (1319)
- Mr. Where - Named Stage and Scream magazine's "Deadliest Drama King" three years in a row. Teaches Drama in the Vampitheater.
- Slo Moe - SloMoe's real name is Moe Deadovitch. Ghoulia has a big crush on SloMoe. (1321)
- Ms. Kindergrubber - Has a Bachelor's Degree in Candy Construction. Teaches Home Ick.
- Holt Hyde - Holt's mom and Heath's dad are siblings. He normally comes out at night. (1322)
- Headless Headmistress - Has a horse named Nightmare.
- Mr. Hack - "A dull mind cannot cut the cheese of knowledge." - Favorite Quote. Teaches Mad Science.
- Mr. Mummy - "Knowledge is the cure for every curse." - Favorite Quote. Teaches Clawculus.
- Clawd - He and Draculaura make a cute couple. No dumb jock–Clawd loves competition! (1320)
- Coach Igor - "You can't hide from fitness!"
- Operetta - She plays rockabilly and blues guitar. Her dad teaches keyboard class at MH. (1327)
- Abbey - She isn't afraid to call it like it is. Her favourite sport is snowboarding. (1317)
- Spectra - She has an anonymous column in the school paper. She is a ghost from the 19th Century.
- Jackson - He likes to play casketball at MH. He is the only human at Monster High. (1316)
Quotes[]
Most characters
- Frankie Stein
- "Monster High is the beast."
- "Check your iCoffin. I sent you something awesome."
- "Monster High Fear Squad rules!"
- "Claw Five!"
- "Wooh, did you see that episode of Claw and Order last night?"
- "Gorgons make great friends."
- "Werewolves don't eat homework."
- "If I'm late again, my parents will be after me with pitchforks and torches."
- "Could be worse; you could be a normie."
- "Hey, that vid you sent me last night was amazing."
- Clawdeen Wolf
- "Check your iCoffin. I sent you something awesome."
- "If I'm late again, my parents will be after me with pitchforks and torches."
- "Hey, that vid you sent me last night was amazing."
- "Zombie Flash Mob!"
- "I can't wait for Mr. Where's next production. Wasn't Undead Man Walking a real tearjerker?"
- "Flaming hair is not great for hats."
- "The Jaundice Brothers are going to be in town next month."
- "Hey, there."
- "Look into my eyes."
- "I am totally going to the game tonight. Are you?"
- Draculaura
- "I can't wait for Mr. Where's next production. Wasn't Undead Man Walking a real tearjerker?"
- "Late for class!"
- "How are things?"
- "Monster High is a great place for every guy and ghoul."
- "Wooh, did you see that episode of Claw and Order last night?"
- "Gorgons make great friends."
- "Team Werewolf!"
- "The Jaundice Brothers are going to be in town next month."
- "Hold up a sec! Just want to finish this text."
- Cleo de Nile
- "Flaming hair? It is not great for hats."
- "I am seriously digging my own grave."
- "Monster High Fear Squad rules!"
- "Zombie Flash Mob!"
- "High Five!"
- "Oh no, the trolls are out again."
- "You are deeper than the bottomless pit downstairs."
- "You're going to the pep rally tonight?"
- "I totally follow the Jaundice Brothers. Do you?"
- "No one is smarter than Ghoulia Yelps. Except me. Heh."
- Lagoona Blue
- "Check out the new statues in Coffin Corridor. Deuce is on the loose."
- "I heard Holt Hyde has a new jam out. I should totally download it."
- "Yo yo!"
- "Team Werewolf!"
- "Zombie Flash Mob!"
- "Hold up a sec! Just want to finish this text."
- "How's life?"
- "Yeah, my parents said I can't get the iCoffin II until my next birthday. What a drag!"
- "I can't wait for Mr. Where's next production. Wasn't Undead Man Walking a real tearjerker?"
- "Hey, what's up?"
- Toralei Stripe
- "Oh, you don't get to talk to the cool cats."
- "Hmm, that's what all the cool kitties are doing."
- "You're clearly not the pick of the litter."
- "That outfit makes you look like a scratching post."
- "You rub my fur the wrong way."
- Operetta
- "Oh no, the trolls are out again."
- "If I'm late again, my parents will be after me with pitchforks and torches."
- "Hold up a sec! Just want to finish this text."
- "I heard Holt Hyde has a new jam out. I should totally download it."
- "I am seriously digging my own grave."
- "I'm thinking about trying to study Down Under this semester."
- "Hello, friend!"
- "How's life?"
- "Hey, y'all."
- Deuce Gorgon
- "I want to see the game tonight, but I'm totally undergrounded."
- "Yo yo!"
- "That lipstick totally makes your eyes... hypnotic."
- "Hey there!"
- "Hold up a sec! Just want to finish this text."
- Clawd Wolf
- "No one is smarter than Ghoulia Yelps."
- "If I'm late again, my parents will be after me with pitchforks and torches."
- "That text was hilarious."
- "Hey, what's up?"
- "Oh hey, my favorite ghoul to talk to. What's up?"
- Heath Burns
- "Yo yo!"
- "You go to the pep rally tonight?"
- "Oh no, the trolls are out again."
- "Check out the new statues in Coffin Corridor. Deuce is on the loose."
- "I heard Holt Hyde has a new jam out. I should totally download it."
- Headless Headmistress Bloodgood
- "I hope you have your homework."
- "I hope you're keeping an extra eye on your report card."
- "You kids and the Jaundice Brothers. I can never keep up."
- "If you need help with your homework, I'll be in my office."
- "Monster High will take state this year with Lagoona's help."
- "10.000 years ago, Monster High was not co-ed."
- Coach Igor
- "You there! No gum-chewing in school!"
- "In my day we weren't allowed to even hold hands in the hallways."
- "I married my high school sweetheart over 3000 years ago."
- "I have a doctorate in Hexes, Curses, and Spells."
- "Why aren't you in class?"
- Mr. Mummy
- "Ah, I married my high school sweetheart over 3000 years ago."
- "I'm hoping to spend Break at the Black Lagoon."
- "Sorry I'm late. Someone fried my wrist watch."
- "Doesn't anyone go to class anymore?"
- "Teachering is my favorite part of the day."
- Mr. Hackington
- "Clawculus is important later in life."
- "Why aren't you in class?"
- "Yes, but have you read Shrieking Heights?"
- "Don't be late."
- "When I was a teenager Monster Beat Magazine was printed on stone tablets."
- Mr. Where
- "Have you visited the belfry?"
- "Don't forget: Parent-Creature conferences are due to start next week."
- "You can just email your homework if you're home sick."
- "Spit that gum out!"
- "I speak several languages: Zombie, Wolf Growl, Ancient Gorgon, and Northern Vampire."
- Lou Zarr
- "When I used to use the library, I had to memorize the Deadly Decimal System."
- "Why aren't you in class?"
- "I am looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for this year's Fearbook Staff."
- "The Teachers' Lounge is a great place to relax."
- "Teaching is my favorite part of the day."
- Lou Zarr
- "Clawculus is important later in life."
- "Why aren't you in class?"
- "What can I help you with?"
- "The headmistress is entering her third millennia in that office."
- "When I used to use the library, I had to memorize the Deadly Decimal System."
- Intercom
- Will all mummies please remember that appropriate in-school wraps are required at all school functions.
- Word of a powerful lightning storm heading to the region. Will the new student welcoming committee please come to my office to prepare for the new students.
- All vampires planning on spending recess outside, please bring the proper sunblock.
Reception[]
The Nintendo Gamer issue of December 2011 gave the DS version of Ghoul Spirit a score of 50 out of 100. In general, the Wii version has received better appreciation than the DS and DSi versions.
Notes[]
- One of the chambers in the game is the Vampitheater, which appears to be just another name for the Auditorium. However, because the stage in the webisodes sometimes features a runway and sometimes does not, the two may not be in the same area of Monster High.
- The Mad Science potion-making quests reveal that unicorns, lovebirds, ogres, jackalopes, gremlins, goblins, Pegasus, the Hydra, Phoenix, the Kraken, Scylla and Charybdis are canon to the Monster High universe.
- Despite the fact that a gorgon's stare has the ability to petrify people, the gorgon avatar does not wear sunglasses (However, it was confirmed that not all gorgons can turn people into stone).
- The game has a chapter dedicated to Lagoona Blue, but not to Deuce. In contrast, the game offers the option to play as a gorgon, but not as a sea monster. The option to play as a sea monster would eventually appear in New Ghoul in School, replacing the option to play as a gorgon from Ghoul Spirit.
- The game's freaky flaw episode is given to the player by a different character based on the monster type they chose at the start of the game and after finishing that character's episode. If the player chooses to play as a mash-up monster, they will receive Frankie's mission. Choosing the gorgon gives them Lagoona's mission, the mummy gives them Cleo's, the vampire gives them Draculaura's, the werewolf gives them Clawdeen's, and the zombie gives them Ghoulia's.
- Despite previous diary entries indicating that Heath Burns is Jackson and Holt's cousin from their father's side of the family, the Ghoul Spirit game states that he is their cousin from their mother's side.
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