Usually
video game tie-ins are released at the same time as the movie they’re
based on. Sometimes there can be short delay--but twenty years is
something else. Ghostbusters never seems to age, though, with the new game a real labour of love for the developer.
Not all of the ghosts and locations will be recognisable from the movie |
Some ghosts need to be destroyed--not caught |
Getting slimed is all part of the fun when you’re a Ghostbuster |
The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is back for revenge |
The game features an all new storyline but still manages to replicate most of the major scenes from the films, including the hotel-room capture of New York library ghost, Slimer, and the attack of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Almost all of the original cast are involved, including all four Ghostbusters, the mayor, and even Walter Peck.
The game itself is mission based and has you catching ghosts with your proton packs and then manoeuvring them into a ghost trap--just like the movie. Whether that’s enough to fill a whole game isn’t clear, but the funny dialogue and celebrity voiceovers should help paper over any cracks.
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