Ghostbusters: The Game

Guybrush Review 89

And who will you call? ...

The Ghostbusters, who has never heard of this historic and glorious brand is naturally an alien, because there is no person on the face of the earth who has never dreamed of grabbing the proton backpack and kicking ass to some ectoplasmic entity, well , i Terminal Reality, they are proud to be able to make the dream come true with Ghostbusters: The Video Game, the game based on the 2 Ghostbusters films and on that immense success that the paranormal world of the film has brought to every field.
Action figures, t-shirts, balloons, mugs, DVDs, posters, there are also those who had bought a pole to slide from the upper floor of the house to the lower one, in short, from their first film the Ghostbusters logo has dominated everything, but never on a video game worthy of the name it bears, or at least until today ... put on your proton backpacks and remember not to cross the streams, the Ghostbusters are back!

A NEW ASSIGNMENT:     

The story of the game, masterfully conceived and written by Dan Aykroyd (Ray) and Harold Ramis (Egon), takes us 2 years after the plot of the last film: in 1991 the Ghostbusters have already saved the world twice, but the presence of ghosts has certainly not diminished, so our quartet has been forced to hire new recruits, and it is in the role of the new recruit that we will face the adventure together with the 2 original ghostbusters.
A themed event on Gozer's artifacts is about to be held at the New York museum, but there is something strange, an ectoplasmic wave brings New York back to ghosts giving life to a disastrous series of events that will see our heroes investigate on the causes that triggered Gozer's return to earth: through lost islands, Time Squares, haunted hotels and cursed libraries we will support the Ghostbusters in the fight against evil, facing characters typical of the saga.
Each level is built on the image and likeness of the film and expanded where the cinematic film did not arrive, the characters are beautifully characterized by the English dubbing of the original actors, in fact we will find, in addition to all 4 the ghostbusters, Janine, the talkative secretary of the Ghostbusters , the Mayor, who several times exonerated them from prison begging for their help, and the unbearable Peck who, with his environmental protection program, tries in any way to get our heroes to close the shop.
In addition to human characters we will also find important presences among ghosts: Slimer, the green ghost who has become like a mascot for ghost catchers and who loves to cut down Peter, the librarian's ghost, who after repeating to you several times to keep quiet will turn into a screaming witch really dangerous and finally the gigantic little man of the Marshmellows, which you will have to chase for over a level.

But how do you harm a mega man made of Marshmellow, what violent games!

To intertwine the various characters there will be a background story that will investigate the return of Gozer, will lead you to save a sweet defenseless girl, and will hit you with several surprises ...
The storyline of the game is well thought out and while not presenting a wide range of intrigues and secrets, it will keep you glued to the screen, aided by the irony of the Ghostbusters who will once again be able to make us smile.

HIGH DEFINITION ECTOPLASMS:

This title managed to recreate the magic of the saga not only thanks to the dubbing but also thanks to a fantastic realization of the characters, due to the skill of the modeler who relied only on the photos of the actors shot during the films, not being able to count on digital scans. that at the time of the 2 films were not yet routine.
The graphics are cared for down to the smallest detail with a crazy level design that recreates everything that was in the film expanding where the camera did not reach: the Sedgewick Hotel, the one where the Ghostbusters found Slimer, is an exact copy of the original including the upholstery, the furniture, the banquet hall, the paintings, the chandeliers, each level will feature a wide range of destructible objects that will increase the debt that the Ghostbusters will have towards the city.

Noooooo! The Chateau aged 30 years!

The playful video representation of the proton ray is something unique, bright lights and colors that splash interacting with the environment and with the ghosts as it had never been before, giving the sensation of really tying an ectoplasm with the proton flow. Even the sounds have been recreated by making the noise maker wear one of the backpacks used in the film, integrating all the original music of the 2 feature films into the sound cast, including the song by Ray Parker Jr. which has the title of the film From the trap to the huge man. Marshmellow any element that was in the 2 films has been adapted to the videogame with an amazing result, the capture of ghosts and a real joy for the eyes and the implementation of the uploads during the movies guarantees the game a linear flow without any slowdowns ... what to say , a graphically and soundly excellent title from all points of view.

A PHANTASMAGORIC GAMEPLAY:

 
The main gameplay genre of the title is definitely the shooter with a Dead Space-style view capable of enclosing all the indicators, usually placed on the sides of the screen, in the proton backpack of our ghost catcher.
The gameplay is simple and decisive and all focused on weakening and dragging the ghost into the trap, yours or that of your companions, this hunting and trapping feature will be implemented throughout the game with different techniques of weakening and capturing so that it does not fall. in repetitiveness trying to lead the player to create a strategy to capture the different types of ghosts. To accompany the main genre there is also a strong exploratory component that will lead the player to wander through the immense levels of the game in search of a way to continue aided by the Paranormal presence detector: identical in all respects to that of the film, this object will be able to provide us with a more in-depth view of the situation, detecting the road to continue in green, such as invisible doors or hidden passages, in red a possible presence of a hidden ghost and not, and in blue of the special secret objects called Cursed Artifacts which can be collected during the course of the adventure.

I think that is not part of the bulletin board!
 
The detector will also serve us for other 2 fundamental functions such as scanning the ghosts encountered and adding them in the Ectoguide and giving us access to the game menu in which we can find the player's statistics and enhance the 4 main weapons in the game, each with 2 fire modes :

Proton Cannon
Proton flow is the primary weapon used by the Ghostbusters. Effective on most ghosts and entities, it is great for weakening enemies and pulling them into the trap. With this weapon it is possible to launch the ghost by pressing the L2 key which will allow us to snap the spectrum closer and trap it with less effort. The alternate firing mode of this weapon is the Dart to the Bosons a charge of energy of the proton flow that allows to launch very powerful explosive spheres. Even if with the proton flow dragging a ghost into the trap is quite difficult, especially in narrow rooms, the sensation that is felt is not that of a difficult system, but a feeling of fatigue that the ghost catcher has to do to trap the ghost.

Dark Matter Generator
The dark matter generator is capable of firing a blue energy stream called statitflusso that, persistently fired on an enemy, will be able to transform it into a statue of dark matter, paralyzing it for a few seconds ... but that's not all, in fact with the alternative fire mode, similar to a shootgun shot, you can pulverize the enemy once frozen.
There are 2 types of enemies, i Ghosts, that is, all those you can catch with the trap, and the entity, that is all those enemies that are simply destroyed, if you have problems with the second type of enemies mentioned this is the weapon for you.

Sparamelma
The hazel gun is one of the most revolutionary weapons in the world of video games, in addition to firing a jet of green slime capable of clearing the path from the dark slime, harmful to our heroes, it is able, with the alternative fire mode, to shoot a cable called lacciomelma.
This subspecies of mucus thread can be hooked to 2 ends and after a few seconds solidify in order to pull and bring the 2 affected objects closer. The applications of this weapon are many: for example you can move heavy objects by hooking the first end to a wardrobe and the other to the ceiling so as to lift the cabinet and continue, or you can hook it from one end of the room to the other to trip the various entities, or even hook one side to a weakened ghost and the other to the trap so that the snare pulls and traps the ghost effortlessly, in short, with this snare you can really indulge yourself ... too bad it has no effect on your companions to make some tricks !  

Mesonico inverter
Weapon similar to the Bullseye of Resistance, it is very effective against fast enemies: you can shoot a sort of yellow energy sphere that will hook onto the enemy hit, now, with the second fire mode you can also shoot without aiming, because the shots fired will go to hit only the yellow sphere launched previously, a sort of pre-set viewfinder that will be very useful in the most chaotic phases.

The 4 weapons of the game can be swapped quickly by pressing the 4 directional arrows, as happened in Uncharted, and must be cooled by pressing R1 every time the backpack overheating indicator is full, otherwise the backpack will be switched off and the weapon for several seconds.

Don't look at the trap!

The game phases will alternate between exploration and combat, both alongside the other Ghostbusters and alone, the adventure will take us through 7 levels beautifully characterized by different enemies and requirements to complete, such as the liberation of a companion, the chase of a ghost, different sections to be faced together with the Ecto-1, the Cadillac of the Ghostbusters, which will be equipped with a powerful trap on the roof capable of trapping
the ghosts in one shot. The artificial intelligence of the enemies is excellent: we will have to deal with ghosts who will be able to join forces to attack and retreat in the most difficult moments to regain their strength and return to the attack, some enemies will also be able to animate objects and throw them at our heroes, the result of all this is a gameplay that fits perfectly to this genre of game.

A SPECTRAL NETWORK:

Even the online is no less than the other features, presenting an alternative gameplay, full of modes, submissions, new weapons and a ranking to climb to become the number one in the capture of ghosts.
At the beginning of each online game, we will be able to choose our playful video alter ego among the 4 Ghostbusters plus the rookie. Once the game has started we will only have the proton backpack, the other weapons can be found in specific points of the multiplayer map, but their shots will be limited so they will be resumed periodically, in addition to the offline weapons we can count on one pink candy which will make the ghosts friendly, which means that as long as the effect of the slime lasts these ghosts will help us to weaken others.
We will be able to find, always scattered around the game map, also some upgrades for our character like the barrier, which will protect us for a while from enemy attacks, the backpack enhancer, which will allow us to fire darts at bosons in bursts, and one special enhancement, useful in the most critical moments, which will KO all the ghosts in the surrounding area.
The online modes are divided into 2 major main modes, the mode Snapshot which consists of:

Containment: Where we will have to catch as many ghosts as possible within the time limit.

Survival: In which we will have to survive for 10 waves of ghosts.

Distruzione: Mode that will see us destroy talismans creates ghosts scattered around the game map within a time limit.

Dunk to the basket: One of the funniest challenges in which we will have to crush as many Slimers as possible in the traps, already positioned on the game map, collecting a greater number of baskets than the other players.

Protection: Where we will have to defend psychokinetic energy jammers, who are charging, from ghost attacks that will reverse the jammer's charging, and all within a time limit.

Thief: In which we will have to prevent the various waves of ghosts from stealing the artifacts placed in the center of the area and defending them until time runs out.

I love books ... they burn well!

The other main mode is the Countryside and while the snapshot allows you to play only one challenge of those listed above, the campaign will make you face 3 in a row.
In addition to choosing whether or not to play a ranked game, we will also be able to get bonuses such as new uniforms and permanent weapon upgrades through the money obtained at the end of the mission, which will also allow us to level up in the online ranking.
As a general sub-mission to those already mentioned above there will be the wanted ghosts that will appear randomly or by fulfilling certain requirements during online challenges, in the main menu you will find a list with all the multiplayer statistics including the list of all the wanted ghosts. Really fun online modes especially if you play with friends.

For fans, the special edition has also been released, which differs from the normal version for the cover with a blue background and which will contain, in addition to the game, the blue-ray of the first Ghostbusters movie! Unmissable trophies, 51 to be exact, which will accompany you for the adventure.

ASSUMED WITH FULL VOTES:

sound Department: 90- Original music from the film + exciting sound effects + Ray Parker Jr.'s Ghostbusters song = Sound to scream !!!
Graphics: 93 - Magnificent characterization of characters and enemies in a game environment taken from the film and retouched to a work of art.
Playability: 95 - A vast and exciting gameplay, capable of identifying you intensely in the role of ghost catcher.
Longevity: 83 -You will spend several hours in the company of the Ghostbusters thanks to the high replay factor brought by trophies, extras and online mode.
Online: 92 / - A vast online with different missions, modes, and a main sub-mission of capturing the wanted ghosts.

Vote Finish: 94/100 -Ghostbusters: The game is a complete game that will entertain and thrill all kinds of players by presenting itself as "The Ghostbusters game everyone has been waiting for" to fans, and a fun and innovative shooter for anyone not interested in the Ghostbusters brand. A title like this can absolutely not be missing in your collection and therefore if boredom is king, if you are tired of the usual games, if you have full boxes of traditional shooters, RPGs and quick time events tucked here and there now on every title , who will you call? G.hostbusters: The game is the answer! You will not regret it!