Grabbed by the Ghoulies Walkthrough

The first category you’ll be graded on is your Time Taken, which is the duration taken to get from the first room of the game to the last and reach the ending of Grabbed by the Ghoulies; this category is rather easy to complete, as the walkthrough will detail the quickest routes and best strategies for each room. For a perfect score in this category you’ll need to strive for a total game completion time of under 3 Hours. While this may seem like a lofty expectation, it’s entirely possible to beat the game easily under 1 hour and 50 minutes without worrying about defeating any Ghoulies that are otherwise unnecessary and instead just escaping each room as quickly as possible. This means you’ll have more than a roomy hours leeway to go out of your way defeating Ghoulies, failing challenges and generally wasting time mucking about. Following this guide completely should in theory have you completing the game in just minutes over two hours which fulfills the requirement set.

The second category you’ll be judged on is the amount of Ghoulies Defeated during the course of your adventure. This category is likely the most challenging to obtain a perfect score in, as you’ll need to go out of your way at times to clear out a room before you progress, which ultimately drains away at your Time Taken score. If you balance both and leave yourself plenty of leeway, you shouldn’t have a problem with satisfying both scores. A perfect score for the number of Ghoulies Defeated will have you aiming for 700 Ghoulies or more by the end of the game. While its difficult to gauge exactly how many Ghoulies you’ll go on to defeat by the end, you’ll find that the final Scene in the game will provide you with 100 mandatory Imps that you’ll have to defeat in order to reach the end, so as long as you’ve defeated at least 600 Ghoulies before reaching the end of the Race Chapter, you’ll have just enough to obtain a perfect score.

The third category is ranked on how many times you’ve Fainted, which occurs every time your health is drained to 0, effectively restarting any challenge in the current room. This category is very lenient, providing you 20 chances before affecting your score. This is made even easier given the fact that you can pause the game and restart the room. As an added benefit, choosing to restart the room will reset any time you’ve wasted on your current room, which will save on your Time Taken category, though the challenges will reset as well. There are some particularity rough patches in the game where death will seem inevitable until you get the swing of things, such as the Baron’s Quarters and Krackpot’s Lab. Be sure to keep an eye on your health during these scenes, and if you start doubting yourself just reset the room. It’s easier to have the experience in the room and save the time, then wasting time and adding an unnecessary chance to your score.

The final category you’ll be graded on is the Prisoners Rescued requirement. During the course of your adventure you’ll spot 10 Prisoners that have been held captive throughout Ghoulhaven Hall. While you won’t be able to free them initially, the Race Chapter will have you revisit 9 of these rooms and attempt to rescue the prisoners inside. You’ll be given 13 minutes to do so, which should be enough time to make it through the rooms without issue. If you let the clock run out before reaching the front door, you’ll miss out on any remaining prisoners left in the hall; if your time is wearing thin you can always pause and reset the chapter. While this may be tedious, it will allow you to get a feel for the rooms and accomplish the tasks within them more quickly, which in turn allows you more time to defeating Ghoulies. Luckily the last prisoner can be found once you’ve escaped the manor, so there’s no time limit on the final rescue. Manage to free all 10 Prisoners and you’ll receive a perfect score automatically.