Ghostbusters for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

No doubt about it, this game was fun. Its short though and you could finish it in one day if you had nothing better to do. Oh, the hard setting really means it. On Hard, the ghosts really require you to work as a team and smash them...a lot. The controls can get a little confusing and the puzzles are nothing short of easy but the real aspect of the game is the teamwork. This is the reason to try the Multiplayer mode, with a group of friends or online, the player can really get the feel of being a ghostbuster when two or more are trying to bring one tough ghost down. What I didn't like was the shortness of it. Sure, its supposed to play like a movie but I wouldn't have minded working on going through the last two movies in this game. Think about it, facing the Skolari Brothers in the courtroom, that would have been sweet. So give it try, at the most its a good rent unless you're really into multiplayer, then buy it. Otherwise you'll get a good game done in one day.

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Rating 8 Very Good

almost perfect

posted by TheKara (, ) Oct 9, 2009

Member since Jan 0001

2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

there's only a couple things I didn't like about the game.

1. The extremely short length.
2. The story at point seems to literally lag behind the game play. There are moments where I am just sitting there waiting around for something to happen because the game isn't progressing and the action is at a stand still
3. There was a time or two where I died in combat and one of the others was coming to revive me and they got stuck running in place for a bit.

Other than that though I found the story enjoyable and the actual ghost busting was incredibly fun.

some great things about it though are

1. Ghost busting is just absolutely awesome.
2. Even though you don't talk you do feel like a Ghostbuster.
3. The atmosphere is very ghostbusterish and definitely draws you in. It also makes you feel a little creeped out
4. Hearing the banter even though it repeats from time to time is great

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Rating 9 Excellent

The Game that almost never was

posted by Hansolo (SAINT MATTHEWS, SC) Jun 18, 2009

Member since Feb 2008

27 out of 32 gamers (84%) found this review helpful

Let me begin by saying how happy I am that this game was picked up by Atari. Last summer it was canceled due to the fact that it was a game based on a movie that had no movie on the way. Wow big mistake. You play the game as a rookie Ghostbuster just starting out on his first day on the job. It doesn't take long before you're thrust into the thick of it. Talk about on the job training. The game plays as if you are in the film and really makes you feel like you're part of the team. With the original ghostbusters lending their voices. The visuals are top notch,very crisp. The effects of the proton stream and trapping are very realistic. There are also some genuinely scary moments to be had. Game play involves an over the shoulder view with a shooter set-up. Targeting a ghost is as easy as point and shoot. Once you have weakened it enough you can use your proton stream to grab the ghost and pull it side to side or up and down, or you can slam the heck of it. Toss your trap and guide the ghost in. You will have access to a PKE meter which you use to track and scan ghosts and other paranormal materials, such as the location of the games artifacts. As you play you will earn cash that can be spent to upgrade your Proton Pack and trapping abilities. You will also have access to "Tobin's Spirit Guide" to learn a little GB history involving the spirits. So if you like collecting stuff then you'll be happy. The game is very easy to jump right in and begin playing. I gotta say that I was a little concerned about it being a movie game since those types of titles usually aren't very good,but GB definitely breaks the mold. I'm extremely happy with the way things turned out and I'm even more happy that it wasn't shelved forever.Good work Terminal Reality you made a huge hit.The Story for this title was written to basically be Ghostbusters 3 and with all the Hype this title has generated it actually has spurned the writing of an actual third film that is scheduled for a 2010 release

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