PS3 Review – Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Having grown up in the late 80’s, early 90’s Ghostbusters comes to mind as one of the most famous franchises of that era. With two blockbuster movies, a cartoon show, a line of toys and more, Ghostbusters was impossible to ignore. 25 years later, coinciding with the theatrical re-release on Blu-Ray and DVD, comes a video game from creator Terminal Reality. Bringing back the beloved cast, humor, and more from the movies, Ghostbusters: The Video Game looks to relinquish the ghastly stigma associated with movies that are turned into videogames.
The game starts at the Ghostbusters’ Firehouse with the original ghostbusters recruiting an eager new cadet, you. Even though you are the new ghostbuster on the block, you are tasked with doing almost all of the ghost hunting that lies ahead.
Your character never speaks, and instead takes a back seat to the humorous banter that takes place between the original cast of the Ghostbusters. Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson’s likenesses are spot on, and the script works well within the Ghostbusters universe.
The game kicks off with Slimer, who is trapped in a containment unit on display within the firehouse and subsequently makes his escape. He flees to Sedgewick Hotel, which you may remember as the place where the team encounters Slimer in the first Ghostbusters movie. Equipped with your trusty proton pack, you chase Slimer from hallway to hallway until you eventually trap your slimey foe.
The ghostly adventure spills out into the streets of New York City, where you will strut alongside Ecto-1 trying to take down another familiar face, the Stay Puft Marshmallow man. An epic battles ensues at the top of a skyscraper. You aim down at the ticked off Stay Puft, shooting him in the face until he loses his grip, falling to a giant melty, marshmallowy splat. Perfect time for a S’mores joke from Peter Venkman.
All joking aside, this left me confused as to why we were seeing Stay Puft, the Sedgewick, all icons from the first film, if this takes place 2 years later after Ghostbusters II. Sadly this is just the beginning of quite a bit of confusion and frustration that you will encounter in this game, particularly if you’re familiar with the story progression of the film series.
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June 15th, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Bustin makes me feel gooood!
June 15th, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Great review (wow 3 pages?!) and nice retrospective on the Ghostbusters brand of old.
June 15th, 2009 at 11:08 AM
Lastly, where is the Anthony Severino ghostbuster pic from E3?
June 15th, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Good thing I have gamefly, Sounds like the kinda game you want to rent and send back.
June 15th, 2009 at 11:23 AM
is it worth a busy? also thanks for reviewing, im debating on buying it…
everything you pointed out dont seam big enough to not buy it. it sounds positive for the most part.
June 15th, 2009 at 12:33 PM
this is good as an exclusive but with infamous we really have better options atm!!
June 15th, 2009 at 1:54 PM
not my cup of tea, good review, thanks.
June 15th, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Good review, Sev!
June 15th, 2009 at 3:43 PM
horrible review
But that’s just me.
June 15th, 2009 at 5:29 PM
lol was on a cell earlier. i mean is it worth a buy?
June 15th, 2009 at 5:53 PM
irishleprecaun – “this is good as an exclusive but with infamous we really have better options atm!!”
you must be actually from Ireland because it is only exclusive in the PAL territories. Anyway, I think they are a little harsh giving it a 3/5. It looks like a lot of fun to me, who cares if you wander down the wrong way a few times and miss the “invisible trigger.” I’ll get it soon and I’m sure it will be at least a 4/5 in my book.
June 15th, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Great review, so rent for the nostalgia , buy if your a chump?
June 15th, 2009 at 6:13 PM
Good review.
June 15th, 2009 at 6:58 PM
Nice in-depth review Sev!
June 15th, 2009 at 7:18 PM
good review, thanks sev
June 16th, 2009 at 10:04 AM
Sev, how was the Multiplayer aspect???
June 16th, 2009 at 6:38 PM
It’s a shame they’re just finding out the PS3 version is not really HD…
http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/06/16/ghostbusters-not-really-hd-on-ps3/
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This game is horrendous lol it deserved a 2/5
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November 3rd, 2009 at 9:52 PM
the new patch improved the games visual but it received so much negative press at release time.