6/20/09

Ghostbuster Video Game Review


(I'm going to be rating video games on 5 things now: graphics/visuals, story/premise, gameplay, sound, and multiplayer experience)

Who ya gunna call?

GHOSTBUSTERS!

This is one of my highly anticipated games, and it was worth the wait.

Graphics: While the animations are a bit stiff, the realism in the game is outstanding. 8.5/10

Story: The story was written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, the original writers of the movies and actors for two of the 'busters. While not as believable as the films, it is a great sequel the Ghostbusters 2, and really fun. 8.3/10

Sound:(Most of) the voice acting is great. The explosion sounds, the proton pack sounds, the ghost sounds, every sound is phenomenal in this game, and makes it more fun to play. 9.3/10

Gameplay: This game takes 3rd person shooting and puts a twist to it. There are 3 steps to capturing a ghost. 1-Weaken it; 2-Slam it, 3-Capture it. It is really fun and is everything you'd expect from Ghostbusters. Also, the PKE meter is surprisingly fun to use. 9/10

Multiplayer Experience: There is no offline co-op or any offline multiplayer for that matter. There is online play, but I haven't tried it yet. I'll wright a separate review for the multiplayer later. I haven't gotten to it because the single-player is so fun! But lack of split-screen/offline multiplayer makes it a 7/10.

While mathematically this game should be a 8.4, I can't agree. This game is fantastic, and new gameplay mixed with great sounds makes this a memorable gaming experience.

A- 9.1/10

2 comments:

MBJ said...

Sounds like a cool game.

Skyler Olson said...

Yeah, I just wish we could do two player instead of taking turns. Thats okay though!