Ghostbusters - PS3, 360, PC

This one? Was it released?

YouTube - Ghostbusters The Video Game Trailer

Yes. Ships on 6/11/09

http://www.gamestop.com/browse/search.aspx?N=0&Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntt=ghostbusters

Oh my....I think this game could force me into a coma from pure nostalgia...

I think I still have my ghostbusters toys from back in preschool. :lol:

-Bustin makes me feel good!

"Phinz420 wrote:

Oh my....I think this game could force me into a coma from pure nostalgia...

I think I still have my ghostbusters toys from back in preschool. :lol:

-Bustin makes me feel good!

I know I do! :hi5:

ok.. Put in about 2 hours with this last night. I've got mixed feelings. Remember, i'm talking about the 360 version, not the PS3, Wii, or PC (I think it's for all the major consoles).

Graphics - It looks great. Not as great as the early images shown when they announced it, but great anyways. It doesnt have a lot of consistency when it comes to what can or cant be shot with your plasma pack. typical video game crates can be shot through, and so can tables, but couches and certain fixtures are indestructible. Then later there's a couch you have to shoot through. When you shoot certain walls, it leaves the burn marks and some small fire (that looks very cool) then other walls nothing happens. It seems random and I noticed it very quickly.

Sound -Nostalgia central. The voices are done by the actual Ghostbusters (or they are some DAMN good impersonators). And the Spooky/funny GB ambiance is completely in place. The plasma blasters sound legit, and I love that sound of them turning on. I spent a few minutes googling the sound, and couldn't find it. Get it yourself.

Story - It's silly, pointless, and completely forgettable (so far). But it's GB, what do you want? Some crap about a Gozer exhibit in the museum and it releases all of these spirits in the city. Coincidentally, it releases some of the previous ghosts the GBs fought in the movies. You play the role of the nameless Rookie. They act like they're asking for your name, then Venkman says he doesn't wanna know your name. Which makes you the FNG (Military acronym, ask someone).

Gameplay - This is where is fall apart for me.The plasma blaster feels fluid and I feel like it does what I want it to. The problem is that your character doesn't move too well. Ghost are constantly flying towards you fast or hurling things at you. There's no dodge, jump, or quick strafe to help you get out of the way. Furthermore, it takes WAY too long to take down some simple ghosts. I understand a 5 minute tug of war with Slimmer. But a 5 minute tug of war with 4 regs is neither cool nor fun. Uprgrades help your straffing and shooting, but not enough to make you feel like you have a chance of not getting hit. I found it very frustrating.

Overall, it's fun. I don't think I'd spend $60 on it. But for nostalgic reason's it's worth playing. Also, remember that I'm only about 2 hours in. Maybe something changes....

Mor, what kind of online play are we looking at? Co-op campaign? Death match? Anything?

keep the reviews coming - i plan on this being my first game for my future ps3

I was at the local Wal-Mart today and the game was completely sold out for both the PS3 and 360. Remember I'm from a small town so that speaks volumes for how it appears this game is selling.

The more I play it, the more boring it gets. It's just far too lah for me. It's not fun... The entire game rides on the fact that Venkman is funny and they we love the movies.... Which is enough in some cases. But this thing got waaaay too boring waaaay too fast.

Ghostbusters on PS3 lags behind 360 version; developer explains

Richard Leadbetter – Director of HD consultancy Digital Foundry and author of Eurogamer's multiplatform comparison Face-off features – tweeted that playing Ghostbusters on the PS3 was like "time-warping back to the dawn of PS3 development." Ouch! That's especially painful to read considering the high hopes Terminal Reality – developers of the just-released Ghostbusters game – have for their multiplatform Infernal Engine.

Internet reports of a less-than-stellar PS3 version of the title originated at Lens of Truth on Monday, were later corroborated by Gamezine.co.uk and, following tomorrow's publication of Leadbetter's most recent Face-off feature, will be further corroborated by Eurogamer. Confusing the issue even further is the following quote from Terminal Reality's Mark Randel, who told VG247 last year, "We're one of the few developers who love the PS3 and have a great time with it. We have great technology for the PS3 and we want to show it off."

Instead of leaving it up to internet Matlocks, we asked Terminal Reality to comment on the controversy. A spokesperson for the developer told us, "For the record, the PS3 version is softer due to the 'quincunx' antialiasing filter and the fact we render at about 75% the resolution of the 360 version. So you cannot directly compare a screen shot of one to the other unless you scale them properly. The PS3 does have less available RAM than the 360 – but we managed to squeeze 3 out of 4 textures as full size on the PS3."

So: is the PS3 "maxed out"? Or is Terminal Reality's engine – despite comments to the contrary – just not up to snuff on the PS3? With most recent multiplatform titles performing comparably, if not identically, on both the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles, we'd be inclined to agree with Mr. Leadbetter: it's like "time-warping back to the dawn of PS3 development" when PS3 games were routinely outperformed by their Xbox 360 counterparts. Let's hope the irony of the situation is lost on Ghostbusters' exclusive European publisher ... Sony. As well as the franchise's owner ... Sony Pictures.

This picture brought back some memories!

Did anyone else have this set? :lol:

"Phinz420 wrote:

This picture brought back some memories!

Did anyone else have this set? :lol:

my dad recently gave me my toys we had saved and had stored up in his attic. i was going through my stuff today and saw all my GB stuff in there. Brought back a lot of (embarrassing) memories. :up:

I remember those lol, lots of fun back in the day! :)

i rented it last night (360) and have to say it's really alot of fun....i'm glad they got the original voices, that just adds to the experience....gameplay is off at times, but overall a great renter....not sure how good the online multiplayer is tho, going to try that tonight