Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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I borrowed this game from a friend. I thought is would be just another terrible movie/T.V. show rip-off game. But...I was very pleasantly surprised, as I am sure anyone who picked up this game was. A typical Ghostbusters storyline involving Gozer and some random dude who did some evil things while he was alive. So heres a breakdown of the game:

Story 8/10: Pretty well written story. Unfortunately, the campaign of this game is extremely short though. Story plays out much like a movie. You'll even see the return of the "Peck"! I'm not going to give away the story, as I don't want to spoil the game since it plays out like a movie. The dialogue of this movie is great. The script is actually written by Harold Ramis (Egon) and Dan Aykroyd (Stantz) just like the original movies. They get all the original ghostbusters actors back for this game to do the voice overs. I was somewhat disappointed not to see Rick Moranis in the game . This story would have a 10/10 if is could have just been a little longer!

Graphics 10/10: The graphics and physics are great! I am really impressed with the graphics of this game. Your entire environment is destructible. One thing that made this game very visually pleasing, is the fact that fighting ghosts isn't something you do in to many games. The Ghosts are very original and there must be somewhere around 100 different type of enemy in the game.

Multiplayer ?/10: Not sure how to rate this. Multiplayer is fun! Different multiplayer modes. But from what I've seen, (given I've only had the game for a little over a week now), is that not many people play this game online. As I play the game some more, I will update this part of the review.

Achievements8/10: Some of the achievements can be a little glitched and not unlock when they should. There two achievements in this game I believe that have been labled "unachievable". For the most part, majority of the achievements can be earned in campaign (about 3/4 of them). The other 1/4 are earned in multiplayer.

AI Difficulty 6/10: There are 3 game modes. Normal, Experienced, and Professional. I began playing this game on Professional and have been going right through it. The game is not terribly difficult. You will be fighting with AI guys on your team and there will revive you, if you get knocked down. They will even do half your ghost fighting for you. The AI can completely suck when taking on ghosts though. You will find yourself 90% of the time during a boss fight, running around reviving your teammates.

Weapons10/10: What can I say....It's the Proton Pack! Where could you go wrong...."just don't cross the streams!". The Proton Pack is back, and it kicks ass! Your able to upgrade your weapons in this game. There are four different weapons, (all on your proton pack), with 2 different firing modes. You have your Proton Stream/Boson Dart, Shock Blast/Stasis Stream, Slime Blower/Slime Tether, and Meson Collider/Overload Pulse. You also have your trusty Ghost Trap and PKE meter!

So overall I thing this is a pretty good. A must play for all Ghostbusters fans! I would suggest this as rental rather than purchase, due to the short length of the game. Also, the movies an TV show are from the 80's. The release of this game may have been a little to far from from the 80's to have may a dent in the video game marketplace.