Editing Ghost in the Shell (section)

===Video games===
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''[[Ghost in the Shell (video game)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' was developed by Exact and released for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] on July 17, 1997, in Japan by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:攻殻機動隊 GHOST IN THE SHELL|language=ja|url=http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/scps10043.html|work=[[PlayStation]]|publisher=[[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]|access-date=2012-12-19|archive-date=2013-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616041314/http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/scps10043.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a [[third-person shooter]] featuring an original storyline where the character plays a rookie member of Section 9. The video game's soundtrack ''Megatech Body'' features various techno artists, such as Takkyu Ishino, Scan X and Mijk Van Dijk.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/SonyTechno/feature/9707/cd.html|script-title=ja:世界中で絶賛されている近未来SFコミックス「攻殻機動隊」のプレイステーション・ゲームのSound [Techno] Trax。|language=ja|trans-title=Sound [Techno] Trax of the PlayStation game of the near future SF comic "Ghost in the Shell" acclaimed all over the world.|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment Japan]]|access-date=January 4, 2013|archive-date=November 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112024645/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/SonyTechno/feature/9707/cd.html|url-status=live |title=Ghost in the Shell - Soundtrack- }}</ref>

Several video games were also developed to tie into the ''Stand Alone Complex'' television series, in addition to a [[first-person shooter]] by [[Nexon]] and Neople titled ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online]]'', released in 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Prescott|first=Shaun|date=September 17, 2015|title=First Assault is a free-to-play Ghost in the Shell FPS coming soon|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/first-assault-is-a-free-to-play-ghost-in-the-shell-fps-coming-soon/|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=2015-09-17|archive-date=2017-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610145101/http://www.pcgamer.com/first-assault-is-a-free-to-play-ghost-in-the-shell-fps-coming-soon/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A [[virtual reality]] game entitled ''Ghost in the Shell Arise: Stealth Hounds'', was made available at [[Bandai Namco]]'s arcade VR Zone Shinjuku in 2017. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ricchiuto |first1=Madeline |title=Ghost In The Shell Has A VR Multiplayer Arcade Shooter In Tokyo |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/ghost-in-the-shell-has-a-vr-multiplayer-in-tokyo/ |website=Bleeding Cool |access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Arise Ghost In The Shell Stealth Hounds |url=https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/287702-arise-ghost-in-the-shell-stealth-hounds |publisher=GameFAQs |access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref>