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Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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Game Info

Publisher: Atari

Developer: Terminal Reality

Genre(s): Action

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: T (Teen)

Release Date: June 16, 2009

Summary

The Ghostbusters are back in an all new story penned by the original creators. With Manhattan newly overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, it's up to you to take on the role of a new recruit joining the original film cast of the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, you will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of uncanny phantasms and demons in an all new funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. To deliver a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters’ fan base around the world, the game features the original film cast from the classic Ghostbusters films, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, back again for the first time in more than 20 years. Supporting the ghost busting crew are the talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton. [Sierra Entertainment]

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What The Critics Said

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GameZone

Spooky ghost hunts, intense battles, and rewarding captures all make Ghostbusters one fine gameplay experience.

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ImpulseGamer

Final words? Ghostbusters the video game definitely recreates the franchise perfectly and everything from the story to music and characters makes you feel like you are part of this supernatural world.

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Game Revolution

There are some flaws, including the lack of a local co-op mode, however there is just so much that was done right that you can't help but have a blast. It may not be everything you ever wanted out of a Ghostbusters game, but it's as close as you're going to get to perfection at this point.

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YouGamers

What can I say - Ghostbusters: The Video Game succeeds in being a proper Ghostbusters game with a good storyline and gameplay that fits the setting and gets a thumbs up for that. On the other hand, it is embarrassingly linear with almost zero replayability and the PC version omits multiplayer modes found on the consoles. At least it is priced accordingly, offering reasonable value.

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Thunderbolt

Ghostbusters old and new, rejoice. Your time has come.

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DarkZero

An outstanding and thoughtfully assembled title.

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Cynamite

Fans are going to love it, but for everyone else this is just a good shooter with a different setting. But come on - who isn't a fan of the Ghostbusters?

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Cheat Code Central

Ghostbusters: The Video Game largely accomplishes what it set out to do by telling a humorous tale and bringing fans back into the fold on the franchise's 25th anniversary.

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GameStar

If you know the movies you'll feel right at home. Egon Spengler still talks like a scientist, Ray Stantz still has his love handles and Peter Venkman can't walk past a woman without trying to flirt. The game is also full of insider jokes regarding the movies. But it's to short and the PC version lacks the co-op mode.

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PC Format

Worth a bash, but lacks the multiplayer support to hold your attention throughout. [Oct 2009, p.90]

NZGamer

Still – there is a lot to be said for the ability to sling on a proton pack and stand shoulder to shoulder with the four members of the Ghostbusters, to catch a ghost in your beam and drag it down towards a trap.

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IGN

I felt that the game's ending was a bit flat and the romantic interest was forced, but Ghostbusters was fun -- too bad you don't get the multiplayer action the home consoles do.

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Gamers.at

For Fans of the Ghostbusters movies is Ghostbusters - The Video Game a must have. It is definitely one of the better movie adaptions. Even so the humor is like the movies and shows off in some very good cutscenes you can not deny the fact that it would have been a better movie, than a video game.

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Gameplanet

Ripped straight from the movie, you warm up your Proton Pack and do battle with some of the film icons, plus a few new ones. A heap of ectoplasmatic fun for anyone who still smiles at the siren sound and the iconic “who you gonna call” theme song.

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PC Gamer UK

Remarkably entertaining, if limited and repetitious, thanks to the comedy spark of the original movie cast and writers. [Aug 2009, p.76]

Multiplayer.it

Despite the control system and the lack of an online coop, Ghostbusters - The Videogame, on the PC, is a good tie-in.

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GameSpot

Despite some drawbacks, this satisfying adventure is just what you'd want from a Ghostbusters game: it's funny and it's fun.

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PC Zone UK

In a disappointing move, we don't get to play any of the Ghostbusters. [Oct 2009, p.64]

Absolute Games

Terminal Reality did well to capture the atmosphere of both Ghostbusters movies, but failed to include captivating gameplay. On the other hand, it’s way better than the Riddick game sequel from the same publisher.

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Gamers' Temple

I just wish that there weren't so many frustrating problems to go along with these enjoyable parts … and it would have been nice to include the multiplayer version of the game in the PC release.

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Armchair Empire

It's the game any fan could want, but the obstacles involved can turn even the most faithful fan against it.

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Total PC Gaming

A competent, entertaining single-player experience true to the franchise but marred by the shoddy port to PC. [Issue#26, p.48]

PC PowerPlay

Another victim of the curse of the port, but the golden Ghostbusting heart still shines through. [Christmas 2009, p.58]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 7.2 (out of 10) based on 33 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Deborah B gave it a10:
My husband, two boys, and myself have found this to be terrific from the voices of the real actors, to the graphics, storyline, its just refreshing that a video game, got EVERYONE, I mean every actor, together from the Ghostbuster's movies, to do a game like this. The graphics, for a first time run game, and only 1 or two bugs.... terrific game for all!!!

Daniel S. gave it a9:
What it lacks is Multilayer, but it makes up for it an an amazing story Line. Probably One of if not the best 3rd person game i have ever played.

Tim B gave it a9:
I am really enjoying playing Ghostbusters. The game starts slow IMO but the story is top notch and the graphics and physics make for some great action.The trapping ghosts and flinging objects around is awesome. lots of upgrades and gadgets, the "hot and cold" PKA meater works well to help the player through the levels. Probably the best movie game of all time, the one to break the mold.

Carey D. gave it a7:
The single player career was obviously the focus of this game. It seems as though multiplayer was an afterthought. The single player plays like a movie which is great. It takes you right back in time and is true to the world that was created. The upgrades and new technology are fun to get but almost too easily spoon fed to you. A little more freedom such as a spoke and hub type of system would have added much more interesting gameplay and challenge much like the NES version. I really wish that we could experience this world with 3 other friends cooperatively. The only multiplayer mode I found interesting was the survival mode. The other modes are just ok. Really the multiplayer is a pretty big disappointment to me. Overall, the single player makes this game worth the money. I guess we can hope for updates and downloadable content? Ok, perhaps we better pray.

Eric B. gave it a5:
Terrible gameplay, repetitive and simplistic. Good graphics and ok sound don't help the bad story, bad humor and boring experience. If you're a die hard GB fan, go ahead, but I never really was that big of a fan.. not enough to warrant this tragedy.

William R. gave it a0:
It is a travesty and an insult to PC gamers everywhere that Atari and Terminal Reality would release a PC version of this game that does not support multiplayer, while they do support it on every other current gen system. It is a slap in the face and as a PC, PS3 and Wii owner, I will not be buying this game on ANY of the platforms, and I will be thinking long and hard before purchasing any other games from Atari or TR.

Toby D. gave it an8:
You'll notice that the word 'fun' is used a lot in reviews of this game, and for good reason: they nailed that part. From the hilarious writing (the cut scene with the TV toward the end killed me), to the voices, to all the details and destruction you unleash upon it all...WOW. Definitely worth the wait. The bad points are so overshadowed by the good ones, they're almost not worth mentioning. But I will. ;) The ending felt rather hasty...or rough. Or rushed? Not sure. Something felt off, at the very least. Venkman's "love interest", Ilyssa Selwyn was utterly superfluous and her voice actress (Alyssa Milano, I believe) was uninspiring and felt out place. At least some sections of the game (sewers of the Lost Island, and large swaths of the Central Park Graveyard) were verging on being mind-numbingly uneventful. Again, thankfully, these things are relatively minor in the face of all that went right in a product from an industry where these things almost universally go south. Oh, and one additional thing I feel the need to bring up... These people who are marking the game down for not including the multiplayer of the console? Get over it. They didn't have the funds to get multiplayer going on the PC (so I read in an interview). Given the circumstances, they should be PRAISED for doing the right thing and bringing the price down instead of shafting us.

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