Ghost Trick Phantom Detective Metacritic Score Revealed

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Metacritic Score Revealed

A night of mystery that begins with a very high Metascore!

It’s not every day we get re-releases of Nintendo DS games! This unique Nintendo system from the time when Nintendo had a diverse range of games for its portable and home systems is really full of somewhat forgotten gems. One of them is certainly Capcom’s detective puzzler Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective which, after almost 13 years, finally got a remaster for all modern systems.

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Originally very well received by critics and audiences alike in 2010 or 2011, is this classic in its remastered edition liked by today’s critics and fans? It is time to find out, let’s check Ghost Trick Phantom Detective Metacritic score.

What is Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Metacritic Score?

The PlayStation 4 version of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has a Metascore of 83 from 24 critic reviews, the PC version ranks even higher with a very strong score of 89 from only 7 critic reviews, Nintendo Switch version is in the middle with an 85 score from 17 critics, Xbox got 82 from just 5 reviews.

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Overall a very high score for an old game that seems to be as fresh and well-liked today as it was a decade ago. Actually, the median score from all of the new versions is even higher than the original localized Western edition from 2011 – the Nintendo DS version has a Metascore of 83 from 60 critic reviews and a near-perfect 9.6 user score, as you can see in the screenshot above.

Did you play Ghost Trick back in the day? If you haven’t, these ratings clearly show that it’s something special, so now you have a second chance not to miss this unique detective platformer that Capcom decided to bring back to life.

For more Ghost Trick here on Prima Games check out how many different versions of Ghost Trick are there, and when does Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective release?


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Nikola "Nick" Jovanovic

Nick has been a Prima Games Staff Writer since May 2022, an old-school gamer, and a gamer journalist with over 25 years of expertise. Our resident micro-influencer from Serbia! When he's not driving through Belgrade, he's probably racing in Gran Turismo or Forza, playing some strange JRPG games or just watching pro wrestling.