Letting your ectoplasm run out brings about a horrible bout of frustrating gameplay where you are sent to a long winding hallway full of hands trying to kill you as ectoplasm rains from the ceiling. Getting hit by those hands is the only way to actually get a game over, since nothing can kill you in the Sardinis' house. This part of the game, even being the only part that might be described as "actual interactive game," quickly makes you want to throw the cartridge into a nearby wall.
Other various problems like the jerky camera and clunky collision come into play fairly often. While playing I often had to run around an object mashing the button over and over again before finally activating it. The music is also suspect, containing what could be described as the most annoying group of MIDI instruments ever assembled. The fast and furious music rarely fits the situation either.
So while the concept is fairly neat and watching the various household objects come to life is fun at first, by the time you've seen your 13th bleeding carpet or evil glowing computer monitor, you'll probably realize that this game is nothing more than a very long repetitive video that requires naught but a few button presses from you to continue.
In short — too much video, not enough game.
Article comments
1 - Richard
You can try the game out online at the link to make up your own mind, but Chris is right. This plays mostly like a series of mini-skits, and you basically have a pause/play button.