Ghost Rider

Play UK

Climax was really onto something here. If it only decided to sway a little from the constant arena-like battles and introduced some more exploration and puzzle-solving, with much more downtime, it could have been one of the great PS2 action games. [Issue #150, p.66]

Play Magazine

The action is tight, the feel gritty and the soundtrack definitely metal. [Mar 2007, p.]

Games Master UK

A real surprise - undeniably entertaining in short bursts, but repetitive in the long term. [Mar 2007, p.70]

Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK

Bursting with superhero energy and verve, and makes up for what it lacks in inspiration with water-tight execution. [Feb 2007, p.58]

Pure Magazine UK

Simplistic gameplay is no bad thing when it's as fun to play as this. [Mar 2007, p.68]

Game Informer

It’s a decent brawler that doesn’t do anything new or interesting, and it stars a skeleton on fire. I’ll gladly take it over yet another collect-a-thon platformer.

Play.tm

Taking it on its own merits it's a generally fun but rather un-ambitious and far too short arcade brawler that certainly isn't going to change the world but will happily provide a few hours of solid fun for anyone willing to give it a go.

PSX Extreme

It's fast-paced, it's accessible enough, there are plenty of moves for the casual gamer, and it's got plenty of unlockable fanservice extras.

ZTGameDomain

The camera can sometimes work against you rather then with you, and since you have no control over it you may be caught in a situation where you can’t see what you’re hitting, or who’s hitting you.

PSM Magazine

It's just too bad that the game gets so repetitive and has some rather unengaging story sequences. [Apr 2007, p.86]

GamePro

Pros: In a nutshell, it's Diet "God of War." Cons: The diet version is never as good as the non-diet version.

Edge Magazine

While the appeal of Ghost Rider palls in the long term (the game is simply too samey, unless your thirst for fighting overrides your need for variety and pacing) it’s a strong and well-considered title. [Mar 2007, p.86]

TotalPlayStation

It's neither as deep nor as satisfying as any of the games it bites the style from, but it doesn't do them such a disservice that the game is rendered painful either. It's just sort of... there, existing without doing much to give pause or reason to like it.

Jolt Online Gaming UK

Sadly, like most other movie tie-ins, this is marketed at fans of the film, not at gamers, and like Johnny Blaze himself, the whole thing feels a bit soulless. If only it also had the same level of flair.

PSM3 Magazine UK

There’s nothing ground-breaking going on here, but the mix of combat - shooting and hand-to-hand - and simple obstacles - jump over, slide under - is diverting enough. Of course it’s nowhere near enough to stop Ghost Rider from being another totally forgettable licensed-game experience.

1UP

We found ourselves having some good beat-em-up fun, even if we found a way to exploit [its] game mechanics. But [the] storyline felt like it was thrown together in a few minutes, not really giving us much reason to want to go on. Maybe it would have been better being based on the movie, after all.

PALGN

Ghost Rider is worth a rent if you enjoyed the film, but otherwise, only die-hard fans should buy, due to the unlockable content alone.

GameZone

Ghost Rider tries to be many things, and ends up missing the boat on what it was that made the comic book so good in the first place.

Eurogamer

If you have the sort of disposable income that allows you to spend thirty quid on a short-lived and rather bland diversion, or if you have an intensely adolescent fondness for flames, skulls and chains, then I dare say you'll find Ghost Rider to be 'not that bad'. And it's not.

GameSpy

The level design and longevity just isn't there to make this more than a rental or a bargain-big pick-up -- especially with God of War II's release closing fast. This rider is anything but the leader of the pack.

Yahoo! Games

There's certainly plenty of action here, but with dull, monotonous settings and boring sound design, it's easy to slump into tedium, bashing away at enemies simply because they are there.

Gamestyle

The motorcycle sections inject some much needed variety, with massive jumps and homing missiles to dispatch oncoming enemies with, but they get also get very repetitive very quickly, as it's just a straight rush from A to B while shooting or chaining enemies.

VideoGamer

Sure the game steals ideas from the best of the genre, has bland graphics, and a main character who desperately needs an ice pack and a throat sweet, but it's enjoyable enough while it lasts - which isn't very long.

Gamers Europe

Its main downfall is the fact that Ghost Rider boasts very little originality whatsoever.

AceGamez

Ghost Rider is easy enough to pick up and it's reasonably enjoyable, but there's very little here to challenge the serious gamer and you'll find yourself completing it incredibly quickly.

Digital Entertainment News

A short and forgettable game.

Game Chronicles

The levels that had the most polish and the enemies that went along with them were on display at E3 a year ago. Everything else is not nearly so well rendered or animated.

G4 TV

But this brief, easy, and repetitive experience never comes close to the games it’s emulating.

DarkStation

Aside from the hit-and-miss movie, the video game version didn't fair to well, with horribly simplistic combat and grainy visuals leaving you asking - what's the point?

Worth Playing

Sadly, even hardcore Ghost Rider fans will be immensely disappointed because after about a half hour of gameplay, you've experienced all there is to the game.

Playstation Official Magazine UK

The on-foot sections provide passable, brain-numbing fun and fighting fans will enjoy collecting new combos and going up against familiar end-of-level bosses. But if you're expecting anything new or intellectually stimulating you're in for a bumpy ride. [Mar 2007, p.115]

GameSpot

Ghost Rider steals liberally from several major action games, yet somehow avoids stealing the parts that made those games fun.

IGN

This game is not what Ghost Rider fans are looking for in an action title. The combat is repetitive and clunky, the driving is horrid, and the plot is completely useless.

Cheat Code Central

Even die-hard fans of Ghost Rider may be offended by this game attempting to pass itself off as representing the Spirit of Vengeance.

Hardcore Gamer Magazine

Ghost Rider is a game that aspires to be mediocre, but comes up several leagues short. [Apr 2007, p.57]

Thunderbolt

Ghost Rider is the classic example of what happens when videogames meet a license. That's all I can say to wrap this one up.

WHAM! Gaming

Combine the terrible gameplay with overly dark and grainy visuals, a horrible story and voice acting and bad audio editing – cut scenes are far quieter than the in-game sound – and you get one awful package.