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June 2009
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Excellent story. For the most part great voice acting. Beautiful level design
The original cast returns
In both virtual form and through the voices
Touches on
And expands
The stories of favorite baddies from the movies
The proton packs remain one of the best fetish objects for tech-geeks
Slower
Deliberate pace allows room fo...
Awesome use of the Ghostbusters license
Engaging
Accessible gameplay
Great writing.
Its hilarious
Wrangling and trapping ghosts is a blast
Varied environments
Multiplayer is really enjoyable .
Funny and fun to play
Fairly easy achievements
Gives a feeling of being a Ghostbuster
True to the series of movies
Great story and dialogue
Fantastic level design
Cool weapons
Sharp visuals
Faithful recreation of classic franchise
Excellent production values with original cast
Creative use of all "Ghostbuster" technology
Original cast members
Revisit characters and places from the movies. Nice graphics.
The editors didn't like
Alyssa Milano should have been thrown in the EctoContainment Unit. Wonky camera.
The AI characters can have trouble getting around
There are some annoying deaths
Expect some oddly difficult battles in the game
Pacing can drag at times
Annoying AI that makes you play doctor a little too much
Ends a little too quickly.
Frustrating knockbacks and knockdowns
Too much reviving
Not enough busting
Combat can get a little monotonous.
Can get annoying at times
Not much single player replay value
A.I. isn’t the smartest
Lots of repetition
No traditional coop
Short single player
Enemies essentially boil down to two general types
Loading time after death is very annoying
Limited need for extra weapon systems except for the staples
Funny and fun to play, Fairly easy achievements, Gives a feeling of being a Ghostbuster, True to the series of movies
Can get annoying at times, Not much single player replay value, A.I. isn’t the smartest, Lots of repetition
Ghostbusters is an above average game that is fun to play and will bring back a lot of memories for many of us, while it’s not perfect it’s still a good game that I can recommend you picking up. Whether you’re a fan or not it’s wor...
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Abstract: Stupid question: Why has it taken somebody a quarter century to make a half decent Ghostbusters video game? With the possible exception of Sega's Genesis version, most Ghostbusters games have been total trash. After Activision unceremoniously killed th...
Excellent story. For the most part great voice acting. Beautiful level design,
Alyssa Milano should have been thrown in the EctoContainment Unit. Wonky camera.
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Abstract: In 1991, had we been given the opportunity to join the Ghostbusters as an “Experimental Equipment Technician,” we probably would have jumped at the chance. It’s a job that would prove to be extremely dangerous -- it would involve not only battling dem...
Its hilarious, Wrangling and trapping ghosts is a blast, Varied environments, Multiplayer is really enjoyable .
Frustrating knockbacks and knockdowns, Too much reviving, not enough busting, Combat can get a little monotonous.
Despite some drawbacks, this satisfying adventure is just what youd want from a Ghostbusters game: its funny and its fun. ...
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Published: 2009-06-16, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Its good. If youre a fan of (and maybe even ), thats all you needed to know, so you can go out and grab your copy without worrying that youll have to tread through bad game mechanics just to get a few good laughs. If for some reason youre a newco...
The original cast returns, in both virtual form and through the voices, Touches on, and expands, the stories of favorite baddies from the movies, The proton packs remain one of the best fetish objects for tech-geeks, Slower, deliberate pace allows room fo...
The AI characters can have trouble getting around, There are some annoying deaths, Expect some oddly difficult battles in the game, Pacing can drag at times
