Ghost Online is a 2-D side-scrolling mmorpg. The game is a clone of MapleStory, with a few differences. The game tries to integrate a storyline at the beginning of the game, but poor theEnglish during the introductory cut scene and the lack of English voice overs ruins the potentially good story.

Ghost Online Information
Game Title : Ghost Online
Genres: 2D, Fantasy, MMORPG
Publisher : Game Flier
Developer : NNG
Area : USA / Global
Official Site : Click Here
Platforms: Windows XP / Vista

Pros: +Attempts to have a Story, +Simple game play, +Sleek 2D Graphics

Cons: -Terribly broken English, -Broken skill system, -Terribly slow leveling, -Tiny community, -Quests not worth doing

Ghost Online Reviewed

Ghost Online is a blatant copy of MapleStory. I had to say it. The game’s developers seriously used MapleStory as a template for Ghost Online. This isn’t really a bad thing, as MapleStory was a fun game, but unfortunately Ghost Online failed to capture the “fun” of MapleStory. The game tries to have a story, which isn’t a bad thing, but the fact that you can’t skip the poorly made tutorial / introduction at the start of the game is very annoying. The entire opening cutscene is filled with gramatical errors and the story isn’t even coherent.

One major complain about Ghost Online is that it has a terrible skill system that simply doesn’t work at times, as it seems that putting skill points into spells and abilities has a minimal impact on effectiveness. My mage with 20 skill points in one spell did almost the same damage as my friend’s warrior that had a only 1 point into the same skill. I’m convinced that the 20 skill points I wasted into that skill was an absolute waste. Although I did do slightly more damage, I believe I did so due to the fact that I had pumped all my attribute points into intelligence, rather than because I had 20 skill points into that particular skill.

Another complaint about Ghost Online is that creating an account for the game is unnecessarily difficult. It’s as if the developers went out of their way to give you a hard time. The site is difficult to navigate and for the most part, not even in English. Furthermore, the in-game English dialogue is horrendous. You’ll be able to understand what NPCs want you to do for quests, but the poorly written dialogue takes away all the enjoyment of actually trying to follow the game’s story.

Since Ghost Online is a rip-off of MapleStory, the developers did manage to copy some of the enjoyable aspects of the game, like simple game play and sleek 2-D graphics which can partially redeem this game. If you can look past the flaws, the game is still worth trying, especially if you’ve played MapleStory already and want to try something similar, but If you haven’t played MapleStory yet, play that instead.

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