 Grabbed by the Ghoulies is an action @-@ adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox . It was first released in North America on 21 October 2003 , in Europe on 21 November 2003 and in Japan on 29 April 2004 . It was re @-@ released worldwide on the Xbox 360 as a downloadable Xbox Live Originals title on 16 February 2009 , before being removed from the store on 16 June 2015 . However , it was later released as part of the compilation Rare Replay for Xbox One . The game follows a young boy , Cooper Chance , who sets out to rescue his girlfriend from a mansion haunted by supernatural creatures . 
