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Ghostbusters: The Video Game |
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Few video games are based on a movie that’s over 25 years old, but that’s no
bad thing when the movie in question is Ghostbusters, one of the most iconic
films of the 1980s, and the game reunites all the key cast members from the
movie.Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a completely new episode of supernatural
tomfoolery, set a couple of years after the events of
Ghostbusters
II.The voiceovers are all provided by the film’s original actors: Bill Murray,
Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson, and as with the films, the humorous
script is penned by Akroyd and Ramis.
Unfortunately you can’t play as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz or Egon Spengler.
Instead, the game sees you assuming the role of a new rookie Ghostbuster, just
as another paranormal threat hits New York City. The plot involves the
re-awakening of Gozer, the malevolent entity from the first movie, which is how
the game manages to bring some familiar situations, environments and bad guys
from the films, such as the
Stay
Puft Marshmallow Man, during the early levels.Ghostbusters is essentially a
third-person
shooter with a slight twist; all the shooting involves using the famous
proton pack, with a variety of different modes and as expected, the streams
mustn’t be crossed. The game’s control system is easy to pick up, but those used
to the pinpoint accuracy of most modern shooters will find wielding weapons like
the Blast Stream and Slime Blower fairly clunky in comparison. This is the point
of the game, though, and as with the movies, the best situations in Ghostbusters
are the most chaotic and silly.As a game, Ghostbusters is far from perfect. In addition to zapping ghosts as
part of the plot, you also have to deal with the game’s irritating gremlins that
pop up now and again to spoil the fun. For example, characters occasionally seem
to get ‘stuck’ for no apparent reason. The game’s visuals are also inconsistent,
with some noticeably bland textures.However, Ghostbusters is witty, fun and captures the spirit of the films
well, and that in itself is worth the admission price.PEGI age rating: 12+
Taken from here
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