Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Video Game
2009
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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

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Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)

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You play the newest employee of the paranormal investigations and eliminations business as a new wave of Gozer related hauntings plagues New York City.You play the newest employee of the paranormal investigations and eliminations business as a new wave of Gozer related hauntings plagues New York City.You play the newest employee of the paranormal investigations and eliminations business as a new wave of Gozer related hauntings plagues New York City.

Directors
- David Wheeler
- Blade Zavier
Writers
Stars

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

Directors
- David Wheeler
- Blade Zavier
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations

Vigo
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Erin Gray

Spider Witch
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André Sogliuzzo

Additional Voices
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Fred Tatasciore

The Chairman
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Keith Ferguson

Additional Voices
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(as Keith Fergusen)

Vanessa Marshall

Additional Voices
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Troy Baker

Slimer
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Travis Willingham

Additional Voices
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Colleen Clinkenbeard

Possessor Ghost
(voice)

Storyline

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Trivia
Dana Barrett was originally in the script, but Sigourney Weaver turned down the offer to play the role. However, Weaver changed her mind when the rest of the film's cast, including Bill Murray, were signed on, but by that time, Dana had been written out and the part had been rewritten as Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn (played by Alyssa Milano).

Goofs
When listening to messages on the answering machine back in the firehouse, if only one message remains on the machine it will say "You have one new messages." However, this is not so surprising, especially considering that it is 1991 technology. In those days, the extra circuitry required to eliminate that minor grammatical error in an answering machine may have substantially increased the unit's cost, and so been deemed unnecessary by the manufacturer.

Quotes
Dr. Egon Spengler: Hmmm, these readings are off the charts. Now I'll have to go make new charts...

Crazy credits
Despite being made in 2009, the intro movie for this game carries the 1980s Columbia Pictures logo on it, just like the original Ghostbusters movie. However, the Columbia logo seen before the main menu loads is the modern one.

Alternate versions
There are three versions for various platforms: ) The PS3/Xbox360/PC with a realistic art design ) The Wii/PS2 edition uses a stylized cartoony character design, with a greater focus on puzzle-solving ) The Nintendo DS version also uses the stylized art design, but is a squad-based strategy game where you control the original Ghostbusters instead of the Rookie. All three follow the same storyline, but with differing level design and enemies.

Connections
Featured in GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley: Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2008)

Soundtracks
Ghostbusters
Written and Performed by Ray Parker Jr.

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Featured review

10/10

An Honest Review

Hi, I'm from the 80s and I have played Ghostbusters games before.... none I really enjoyed to be totally honest.

This one I liked. I really didn't want to be "The New Guy" character the saves the day because that always felt a bit Mary Sue for movie based video games. I was sort of hoping to be Winston, at least, since he was the new guy in the first film. Or, switch off between the four.

I got the Mary Sue instead and... a little disappointing. But some of the expressions on his face are pretty priceless. So it was cool that they took the time to convey a sense of humor through facial expressions.

The story is pretty good, and the gameplay, well, don't play it on casual, there is ZERO challenge... and my wife is the gamer of the two of us. So, I figured if she was playing the medium level I should go down to a handicapped level.

And then we both upped it to the maximum difficulty because, the game is a bit too easy otherwise, and you end up just playing out the story.

But, once you find that happy OK this is a bit of a challenge setting (the most difficult one they offer) the game becomes a lot of fun. You really get the feeling that you are a Ghostbuster, and that you are hanging out with them. And really, that is all I wanted out of this.