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Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Terminal Reality · Jun 16, 2009

PC · PS3 · Xbox 360

Teen

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With Manhattain 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, 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.

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Scores by platform

PC

No critic reviews yet · Gamer 0.0

PlayStation 3

Critic 7.7 (16 critics) · Gamer 8.2

7.8

Xbox 360

Critic 7.4 (11 critics) · Gamer 8.5

7.8

Critic reviews

  • Video Gamer

    Tom Orry · Nov 03, 2009

    7.0
    Just as the gameplay is a mixture of brilliance and baffling genericness, the visuals are equally varied. When everything's kicking off, proton streams are being fired from all directions, ghosts are swirling about in the air and traps are being let off, Ghostbusters is an impressive sight - even if the frame rate struggles at times. Character models are superb, the locations are varied and the visual effects are great, but the lip syncing is terrible, the environments are sparsely decorated and the load times are bordering on horrendous.
  • Games Radar+

    Justin Towell · Jun 24, 2009

    8.0
    The game is played from a third-person, over-the-shoulder perspective, much like Resident Evil 5. It's pure fan-service too, so you'll find yourself returning to famous locations and baddies from the films. In the first hour alone, you'll get to walk around a perfectly-realised Ghostbusters HQ (complete with Janine Melnitz taking sarcastic phone calls on reception), catch your first glimpse of the Stay Puft Marshmallow man, and even get to recapture Slimer.

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Gamer reviews

  • Jeff Morgenroth

    Jan 26, 2021 · Xbox 360

    7.5

    As a piece of fan service, "Ghostbusters" is basically perfect. As a video game, it's pretty good. The game is brisk, diverse, and mostly a lot of fun. Voice acting by the original cast is welcome, though the story is basically a retread of tropes and classic situations. Still ... it's probably better than any subsequent movie we'll get in the franchise, so it's go that going for it!

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