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'''''StarCraft: Ghost''''' is a third-person shooter game featuring stealth and action mechanics set in ''StarCraft'' universe which was mainly developed by Blizzard Entertainment and co-developed by Nihilistic Software and Swingin' Ape Studios for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube consoles.
'''''StarCraft: Ghost''''' is a military sci-fi game featuring stealth and action mechanics set in ''StarCraft'' universe which was mainly developed by Blizzard Entertainment and co-developed by Nihilistic Software and Swingin' Ape Studios for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube consoles.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
In the singleplayer campaign of ''StarCraft: Ghost'' you play as a female character Nova. Nova can use stealth to silently takedown enemies, like Zergs and Terran guards as well using a vast arsenal of different weapons such as assault and sniper rifles, grenades, shotguns, and flamethrowers and also use traps to get rid of the enemies. Player can also drag bodies of the dead enemies to hide them while being in stealth mode, search dead bodies for extra ammo and other resources, as well riding many different vehicles on some missions, perform hacking sequences to gain access to some of the information or just progress further down into the level, using Nova's cloaking ability, thermal goggles and EMP device which can be used for many advantages on certain part of the levels or over enemies.  
In the singleplayer campaign of ''StarCraft: Ghost'' you play as a female character named Nova. Nova can use stealth to silently take down enemies like Zergs and Terran guards as well use a vast arsenal of different weapons such as assault and sniper rifles, grenades, shotguns, and flamethrowers. Players can also use traps to get rid of the enemies, drag bodies of the dead enemies to hide them while in stealth mode, search dead bodies for extra ammo and other resources, ride many different vehicles on some missions, perform hacking sequences to gain access to some of the information or to progress further down into the level (with Nova's cloaking ability), and use thermal goggles and an EMP device which can be used for many advantages on certain level parts or over enemies.


==Availability and Origin==
==Availability and Origin==
Originally on the 16th of February 2020 user [https://archive.org/details/@eientei95/ eientei95] uploaded a 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200217201723/https://archive.org/details/starcraftghostxbox/#postyhhct An archived file link on the archive.org for the ''StarCraft: Ghost'' 2003 build.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref>claiming to be found on the debug Xbox console that they bought presumably on auction and decided to share it providing a Google Drive link to the build itself.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jlTpn8zM386TUsdqxRs9UB8a8ZLPZtfh/#postyhhct Google Drive link to the 2003 of the ''StarCraft: Ghost'' which is currently non-working.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref> This build can be played on devkit version of Xbox, vanilla Xbox and Xbox 360. The best experience can be achieved on the devkit 128Mb Xbox. Currently all of the download links are non-working or taken down either by a uploader themself or due to a legal or any other reasons. On the same day NeoGAF forums user Stranno<ref>[https://www.neogaf.com/threads/nihilistic-softwares-starcraft-ghost-2003-build-has-been-leaked.1526286/#postyhhct NeoGAF forums post of the user Stranno about leaked 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost''.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref>, made a post about a leaked 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost'' game which included some screenshots of the game explaining while also providing some features list and some technical information on how to run it for example and many other details. With that post there was also included a 40 minute gameplay footage which was posted on YouTube showing 2-6 levels of the game, excluding the first level called "Sabotage". However, on the 17th of February YouTube user Ocled uploaded a 7 minute gameplay which shows the first level of the ''StarCraft: Ghost'' in that video.
Originally on February 16th, 2020 user [https://archive.org/details/@eientei95/ eientei95] uploaded a 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost'',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200217201723/https://archive.org/details/starcraftghostxbox/#postyhhct An archived file link on the archive.org for the ''StarCraft: Ghost'' 2003 build.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref> which they claimed to find on the debug Xbox console that they bought (presumably on auction) and decided to share it providing a Google Drive link to the build itself.<ref>[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jlTpn8zM386TUsdqxRs9UB8a8ZLPZtfh/#postyhhct Google Drive link to the 2003 of the ''StarCraft: Ghost'' which is currently non-working.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref> This build can be played on the devkit versions of Xbox, vanilla Xbox and Xbox 360, though the best experience can be achieved on the devkit 128Mb Xbox. Currently, all of the download links are non-working or have been taken down, possibly by the uploader themself. On the same day NeoGAF forums user Stranno<ref>[https://www.neogaf.com/threads/nihilistic-softwares-starcraft-ghost-2003-build-has-been-leaked.1526286/#postyhhct NeoGAF forums post of the user Stranno about leaked 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost''.] Retrieved 16 Feb '20</ref> made a post about a leaked 2003 build of ''StarCraft: Ghost'' which included some screenshots of the game while also providing a features list and explaining some technical information on how to run it. The post also included 40 minutes of gameplay footage which were posted on YouTube that showcased 2-6 levels of the game, excluding the first level called "Sabotage". However, on February 17th, YouTube user Ocled uploaded 7 minutes of gameplay which shows the first level of ''StarCraft: Ghost''.


==List of All Available Levels in the 2003 Build of ''StarCraft: Ghost''==
==List of All Available Levels Found in the 2003 Build of ''StarCraft: Ghost''==
* Level 1: Sabotage
* Level 1: Sabotage
* Level 2: Scattered Forces
* Level 2: Scattered Forces
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==Gallery==  
==Gallery==  
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   |description2 =Gameplay playthrough of the first 5 levels using a 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost''. Courtesy of YouTube user Stranno.
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|description3 =All official trailers and gameplay footage of ''StarCraft: Ghost''.
Courtesy of YouTube user NeoGamer.
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==External Links==
==External Links==
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jlTpn8zM386TUsdqxRs9UB8a8ZLPZtfh/ Google Drive download link for the 2003 build of the ''StarCraft: Ghost''.] Note: Link is currently taken down and does not work. Courtesy of archive.org user eientei95.
*[https://archive.org/details/starcraftghostxbox_202002 Internet Archive link for the 2003 build of ''StarCraft: Ghost.'']


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:01, 31 January 2024

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Xbox cover art of the game.

Status: Partially Found

StarCraft: Ghost is a military sci-fi game featuring stealth and action mechanics set in StarCraft universe which was mainly developed by Blizzard Entertainment and co-developed by Nihilistic Software and Swingin' Ape Studios for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube consoles.

Gameplay

In the singleplayer campaign of StarCraft: Ghost you play as a female character named Nova. Nova can use stealth to silently take down enemies like Zergs and Terran guards as well use a vast arsenal of different weapons such as assault and sniper rifles, grenades, shotguns, and flamethrowers. Players can also use traps to get rid of the enemies, drag bodies of the dead enemies to hide them while in stealth mode, search dead bodies for extra ammo and other resources, ride many different vehicles on some missions, perform hacking sequences to gain access to some of the information or to progress further down into the level (with Nova's cloaking ability), and use thermal goggles and an EMP device which can be used for many advantages on certain level parts or over enemies.

Availability and Origin

Originally on February 16th, 2020 user eientei95 uploaded a 2003 build of the StarCraft: Ghost,[1] which they claimed to find on the debug Xbox console that they bought (presumably on auction) and decided to share it providing a Google Drive link to the build itself.[2] This build can be played on the devkit versions of Xbox, vanilla Xbox and Xbox 360, though the best experience can be achieved on the devkit 128Mb Xbox. Currently, all of the download links are non-working or have been taken down, possibly by the uploader themself. On the same day NeoGAF forums user Stranno[3] made a post about a leaked 2003 build of StarCraft: Ghost which included some screenshots of the game while also providing a features list and explaining some technical information on how to run it. The post also included 40 minutes of gameplay footage which were posted on YouTube that showcased 2-6 levels of the game, excluding the first level called "Sabotage". However, on February 17th, YouTube user Ocled uploaded 7 minutes of gameplay which shows the first level of StarCraft: Ghost.

List of All Available Levels Found in the 2003 Build of StarCraft: Ghost

  • Level 1: Sabotage
  • Level 2: Scattered Forces
  • Level 3: Zergling Rush
  • Level 4: Canyon Advance
  • Level 5: The Fujita Pinnacle
  • Level 6: Pinnacle Hangar

Gallery

7 minute gameplay of the first level "Sabotage" in StarCraft: Ghost. Courtesy of YouTube user Ocled.

Gameplay playthrough of the 5 levels using a 2003 build of the StarCraft: Ghost. Courtesy of YouTube user Stranno.

All official trailers and gameplay footage of StarCraft: Ghost. Courtesy of YouTube user NeoGamer.

External Links

References