Ghostbusters: The Video Game

 PlayStation 3
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 124 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 24 out of 124
  3. Negative: 9 out of 124
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  1. SamLightfoot
    Jun 18, 2009
    10
    OK, where do we start. Using your proton pack is exactly how I imagined it should be after watching these movies for 20 years. It's reckless and destructive, and it catches ghosts real good. This game rocks. It has great voice work from the original cast, a cool story written by Aykroyd and Ramis, and some pretty solid gameplay. It has some online multiplayer ghost busting mayhem OK, where do we start. Using your proton pack is exactly how I imagined it should be after watching these movies for 20 years. It's reckless and destructive, and it catches ghosts real good. This game rocks. It has great voice work from the original cast, a cool story written by Aykroyd and Ramis, and some pretty solid gameplay. It has some online multiplayer ghost busting mayhem too. If you're a fan of the movies at all, I can hardly recommend this game enough.… Expand
  2. BaldwinsNutsack
    Jul 19, 2017
    7
    This was one of those games where nearly everything was created properly but then didn't realize it's own potential. The gameplay and graphics, even the characters and weapons were set for a much bigger game than I personally believe the developers considered feasible/could wrap their heads around. Instead we have a decent if not typical storyline (I'm not complaining) which forces yourThis was one of those games where nearly everything was created properly but then didn't realize it's own potential. The gameplay and graphics, even the characters and weapons were set for a much bigger game than I personally believe the developers considered feasible/could wrap their heads around. Instead we have a decent if not typical storyline (I'm not complaining) which forces your every move as you're guided along the linear path through segregated chapters... Now, that's something that works great with many games and wasn't all that bad here, either. The problem is that if this particular game wasn't so strict in it's limitations, loosened up a bit, didn't hold back so much with the systems it touched upon it could have been better. Enhance it by taking it a step further and adding RPG elements and it could have been incredible.

    To me, Ghostbusters is all about hunting ghosts. I mean, that's the whole point. Yet after the first few levels you're stuck with flying book swarms (only acceptable in Castlevania) and whatever random creatures better suit the level in a somewhat superficial way. There I was, mission after mission thinking 'where are all of the plain, old GHOSTS?'. It actually became a far less interesting game -- not to mention less fun -- when the enemies became more generic video game bad guys.

    Imagine this: you play as the newest recruit, you have definable stats including those that define a PERSONALITY for your character. Your various weapons can be further upgraded and tweaked. You respond to randomly generated calls throughout the city for currency all the while discovering clues and new leads for various quests that can take you to unique locations. Maybe even some sort of system where the public and authorities view you each affect gameplay/outcomes separately. I know that sounds like a totally different game, yet many of these ideas are already touched upon with the base game.

    Anyways, no use daydreaming. It's a shame the franchise hasn't progressively worked and gained momentum with its video games since this release.    … Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 15, 2016
    7
    Ghostbusters the Video Game
    Decent but dated.
    It’s so rare to find a licensed game actually worth playing through... and thankfully this is one of them. In Ghostbusters the video game you play as a nameless and voiceless recruit… Perfect opportunity to have a customizable character... but no... You’re just some generic dude that joins the ghostbusters squad. Your journey starts    Ghostbusters the Video Game
    Decent but dated.
    It’s so rare to find a licensed game actually worth playing through... and thankfully this is one of them.
    In Ghostbusters the video game you play as a nameless and voiceless recruit…
    Perfect opportunity to have a customizable character... but no... You’re just some generic dude that joins the ghostbusters squad.
    Your journey starts checking out a hotel and ends up in a chase to shut down this giant ghost portal by taking care of different points across Manhattan.
    This game is about 7 and a half hours long, and is varied and well-designed preventing repetitiveness to kick in…
    You’ll visit spooky libraries, different dimensions, and a graveyard just to name a few...
    But this game is from 2009 and it definitely shows with its grainy texture…
    It’s very hard on the eyes after being so used to the graphics and textures of modern day games 7 years later…
    The actual gameplay here is engaging enough to force your eyes to just deal with it…
    You have a proton pack and a scanner..
    As you progress through the story you’ll gain new abilities and modes for the proton pack which tie into level progression itself, like being able to make a slime tether to pull items, and you of course have attacks and ways to capture the ghosts you run into…
    To capture a ghost you have to weaken it, shoot out your capture stream and try to wiggle it into your ghost trap…
    There are also possessed creatures that you can just straight up kill and not have to capture.. which I found to be way more fun to deal with…
    The ghost capturing sections of the game for me were by far the worst…
    they take way too long to complete and bring the game to a crawl… they are spaced out more the deeper you get into the game, but are still an eye roll when they pop up…
    And with the scanner you can scan a ghost or enemy to learn its weakness so you know which mode to use... but it also rewards you with cash, as do the collectibles in the game, giving true incentive to capture stats and seek items out to upgrade your proton pack modes…
    And at the end of each spooky location is a pretty awesome boss battle.. all of which feel unique from each other, and the game does a great job of hyping them up with their story as your progress through the levels
    there wasn’t one I didn’t have fun trying to defeat or capture…
    most if not all being fan favorites as I’ve never really seen a ghostbusters movie.
    There is a game save bug here though so be cautious…
    I Turned my ps3 off right before the final 2 bosses and when I woke up in the morning the game wasn’t reading my save.. Thankfully it did after I reinstalled... but be warry of this glitch going in…
    And this games multiplayer is lost in time, it’s no longer works.
    Other than dated grainy textures, this is a really solid game worth checking out if you’re a ghostbusters fan.
    I give ghostbusters the video game
    a 7/10    … Expand
  4. EdV
    Jan 11, 2010
    9
    I read the reviews, and was a bit disappointed about how the game rated. Saddened, I bought it anyway and braced for a letdown, but
  5. dancinhomer
    Oct 31, 2011
    3
    I will qualify this by stating that, although I'm well old enough to remember the Ghostbusters heyday back in the early 1980's, I've always been rather lukewarm to the whole thing. The movies were okay, but nothing I wanted to see more than once. Still, I read good reviews and thought "a good game is a good game."

    Wow, was this awful. The graphics are very nice, and the story is okay,    I will qualify this by stating that, although I'm well old enough to remember the Ghostbusters heyday back in the early 1980's, I've always been rather lukewarm to the whole thing. The movies were okay, but nothing I wanted to see more than once. Still, I read good reviews and thought "a good game is a good game."

    Wow, was this awful. The graphics are very nice, and the story is okay, so there's no problem. It has a sense of humor and *does* play like a sequel to the previous films, so if you're an absolute Ghostbusters fan, this may be for you.

    The problem is with the gameplay. Catching those things is an absolute chore. I read one professional review where the critic said he "couldn't tell me how much fun it was" to catch and trap the ghosts, and I can only presume he's never played a game that wasn't made for the Atari 2600 prior to this. The actual mechanics of catching and trapping the ghosts is like trying to catch flies with a fishing rod and is about as much fun. Which, is to say, not at all. And that's the main point of the game.

    I suppose it *does* give you the feeling of what it would be like to be a Ghostbuster. Sadly, it turns out that being a Ghostbuster isn't fun at all.    … Expand
  6. Cmcolin
    Jan 23, 2013
    5
    When you first begin this game and hear the original actors reprising their onscreen roles, it is a joyous experience, and the early sequences of this game are some of the most fun I've had on the PS3. The problem is that while "Ghostbusters" is really exciting at first, the game quickly becomes repetitive and dull. Each level is simply less inspired than the previous one. I also foundWhen you first begin this game and hear the original actors reprising their onscreen roles, it is a joyous experience, and the early sequences of this game are some of the most fun I've had on the PS3. The problem is that while "Ghostbusters" is really exciting at first, the game quickly becomes repetitive and dull. Each level is simply less inspired than the previous one. I also found the graphics on the PS3 version to be a bit grainy and uninspired, though I understand there is a patch that improves this.

    In all, a must for hardcore fans of the "Ghostbusters" films, but merely worth a rental for the rest of us.    … Expand
  7. gregthreet
    Aug 8, 2012
    8
    Every single part if this game has seem to be made for the user to be hooked in. There's a destructible environment, what seems like an endless amount of collectibles, an upgrade system, a story which is easy to get hooked on, bosses and most importantly, ghosts. This game is far from bad. Its a brilliant game. In-fact there's not much at all to complain about except for the level variety.Every single part if this game has seem to be made for the user to be hooked in. There's a destructible environment, what seems like an endless amount of collectibles, an upgrade system, a story which is easy to get hooked on, bosses and most importantly, ghosts. This game is far from bad. Its a brilliant game. In-fact there's not much at all to complain about except for the level variety. While its not crazy with massive machine guns and what not, it gives a variety of ghost catching weapons and customization for those who plan to make their simple proton gun into some sort of mad machine of mass destruction. Which comes in handy if you want to destroy every room, street, corridor, ground and street you set foot in. Which is bloody fun. All the places you go in the Ghostbusters universe, you'll understand why its not world when you play it, reward you for exploring and collecting. You then can access this information in the game, every ghost you collect, every thing you pick up and every place you go and scan can be recorded. The enemy type is varied and are always challenging while fun to face. Each enemy can be tackled in its own individual way. When you collect a enemy's data you can find out the best way to catch/destroy it. This is very fun and its clear the developers put a lot of effort in this aspect especially. By now your probably thinking, 'so whys this game not a 10!?' The puzzles in the game are sometimes way too dull. This is my only problem. Its so annoying. Multiplayer is also awesome. I mean, I quickly found out other players already had all the cool stuff to dominate me. So I used my wit. Instead of playing nice, I fired a proton dart in their stupid faces. Bang, dead, please revive. After I just do this... and... done. They scream down their microphones at me, "dude, revive me!" I laugh, I have no microphone. Pure class. There's lots of multiplayer modes including a horde mode. Best played with Co-op. My favorite thing to do though is just single player. This is one tank of a game. A must buy for everyone.… Expand
  8. TimoA
    Jan 4, 2010
    8
    A fun game overall, although gets a bit repetitive after finishing the career mode and just playing it on network with others. But trying to get all the trophies will keep me going for a while.
  9. DuaneF
    Jun 16, 2009
    10
    This is hands-down the best Ghostbusters game in existence, and quite possibly one of the best film based game translations ever made.
  10. AnonymousMC
    Jun 18, 2009
    9
    It's not perfect, but the story is great and the hunting and trapping is very well done. If there was just a little more of that, I'd have given the game a 10. As it stands, it gets a 9 because, depsite its flaws, it's still a very fun game and the story is great.
  11. MarkD
    Jul 14, 2009
    8
    Well, this really does a great job of capturing the look, feel and wit of the movies. From the superb script and voice acting done by the original cast, the Ghostbusters equipment, the famous theme tune. This is as authentic as you could possibly hope for and as Brad M below said it really does feel like they wrote a 3rd movie and you're part of it! All this would fall as flat as a Well, this really does a great job of capturing the look, feel and wit of the movies. From the superb script and voice acting done by the original cast, the Ghostbusters equipment, the famous theme tune. This is as authentic as you could possibly hope for and as Brad M below said it really does feel like they wrote a 3rd movie and you're part of it! All this would fall as flat as a pancake if the gameplay sucked though but thankfully this is also great fun to play. The controlls are well thought out, the weapons are imaginative and ther's enough surprises, scares, and epic set pieces to keep it fun through to the end. Ther's a few little irritations - the suddern deaths, linier level design and short time to complete (6-8 hrs). Nothing that's going to ruin your enjoyment too much mind but enough to stop this being a bona fide classic. This gets a hell of a lot more right then wrong though. In short this does justice to the original movies and is a cracking game in it's own right. What more do you want?!… Expand
  12. Bob
    Aug 22, 2009
    6
    Another case of a game being released before its finished. Full of bugs and glitches. The ghostbusters AI is dumb as a brick and will constantly get themselves killed, forcing you to play babysitter. Casual mode remedies this, however it makes the game devoid of any challenge. The load times are horrendous and the frame rate drops in almost every major fire-fight. The gameplay itself is Another case of a game being released before its finished. Full of bugs and glitches. The ghostbusters AI is dumb as a brick and will constantly get themselves killed, forcing you to play babysitter. Casual mode remedies this, however it makes the game devoid of any challenge. The load times are horrendous and the frame rate drops in almost every major fire-fight. The gameplay itself is great regardless and the story is a blast for those who grew up with the ghostbusters like myself. This game is definitely a fan service. The online mode is an excellent edition however several of the trophies are glitched, making the platinum impossible to obtain at this time. There are rumors that a patch is on it's way but it is inexcusable to release a game that's impossible to complete. Would have been rated much higher if the developers didn't rush this out the door in order to meet a deadline.… Expand
  13. BradM
    Jun 16, 2009
    8
    "Holy crap I'm playing the 3rd movie" was my 1st thought when playing this. It has some of the best writing in a video game in ages. Voice acting is spot on (apart from Alyssa Milano IMO). Gameplay is tight considering the weapons you have at your disposal. Can't comment on the online play as I haven't tryed it yet.
  14. ArkonBlade
    Oct 7, 2010
    8
    finnaly a ghostbusters game thats good and captures the feel of the movie pretty well. you deffinitly feel like you are waching the third movie as you play. the ghostbusters humor is there all the original voice cast minus weaver and morranis . the controls are pretty good will take you alittle bit to get the hang of but when you do busting ghosts is a fun adventure . a nice varity offinnaly a ghostbusters game thats good and captures the feel of the movie pretty well. you deffinitly feel like you are waching the third movie as you play. the ghostbusters humor is there all the original voice cast minus weaver and morranis . the controls are pretty good will take you alittle bit to get the hang of but when you do busting ghosts is a fun adventure . a nice varity of ghostbusting gear to use that can be upgraded . the voice acting is pretty solid except for bill murray who at times feels like he is just half asleep and just phoning it in . the rest of the cast do a great job . the graphics are decent and do there job the sound and music is spot on . the game has a few bugs and glitches but nothing i felt made the game near unplayable . your ghostbuster allies how ever have some fairly dumb AI and in some cases i felt i spent more time reviving them them any thing els . there is no 4 player co-op in the story mode eather which to me was the worst thing they coulda left out . you play as a no name no speaking bland looking 5th ghostbuster . which if they where gona do that why not give you a create a charicter option atleast. there is a 4 player co-op online in kind of a horde mode style play which is kinda fun but woulda been better having that co-op in the story mode. all in all im very happy with this game especially since i got it off ebay for just $7 with shipping . which i so feel i came out ahead on .… Expand
  15. JimmyoftheDead
    Nov 4, 2010
    9
    I was really surprised by this game, i got is a present from a friend who got it cheep. Not to be the bad guy, i played it and found myself enjoying the experience a person would want from being a ghostbuster. The team is great with all the original voices and the story is actually really well done. If you have watched any of the movies, you will point at the screen going 'hey, i rememberI was really surprised by this game, i got is a present from a friend who got it cheep. Not to be the bad guy, i played it and found myself enjoying the experience a person would want from being a ghostbuster. The team is great with all the original voices and the story is actually really well done. If you have watched any of the movies, you will point at the screen going 'hey, i remember that' many times before the game is done. All your favorites are back, Slimer, Stay Puft, the Librarian, and of course there is the dancing toaster. The controls were surprisingly good, the game handles pretty well. There are several different beams/slime you can shoot, which adds well needed variety, but you can pretty much beat the game with nothing but the normal stream. One thing i found odd is that the game tried to pull a Dead Space by putting the majority of your hub on your pack, overheat, health, cooling, its all there on the pack. This would have been fine if not for the fact that sometimes the screens aren't visible and are too small. Most the time i just cooled off after every ghost i captured. What is a really nice thing to see is the verity in enemies, from possessed object to the super natural ghosts, there is quite a large verity. I did find this game to repetitive, it even repeats a few levels. One really big shocker was just how good the multiplayer is. Instead of having people beat each other up, they help each other by capturing ghosts and the more you get the higher you level up. This is a nice breather after all the shooters such as Mw2 or Red Dead, but i don't like how the it is set up. The leveling up system is confusing, and the community for it is failing fast, so soon it will be another lost server. The final work i have for this game is that it is the perfect game for those who love the movies or just want a good si-fy thriller.… Expand
  16. Reaperville
    Nov 4, 2010
    8
    well written, follows the storyline of the movies, however it was very short for a 50 dollar game, the multi-player is fun as well, however i believe there are much better titles out there for the same amount of money, but if you are a ghost busters fan it enhance the fun.
  17. Zilcell
    Apr 2, 2012
    6
    It is generally a pretty fun game with many flaws hidden in it. Figuring out how to save has been a problem. There is great voice acting and its cool visually. It will bring back some memories of Ghostbuster movies from years ago. They actually made good use of this game.
  18. nerrstyBthirsty
    Mar 29, 2014
    8
    LONG REVIEW

    Let me start out by saying that I absolutely love the Ghostbusters films. As a kid, I owned virtually every Ghostbusters toy that was on the market. The proton pack, the ghost trap, the Ecto-1, figures of Bill Murray's portrayal as Peter Venkman, etc. Literally anything I could get my hands on. These toys were creative, inventive, functional on a level that it was a    LONG REVIEW

    Let me start out by saying that I absolutely love the Ghostbusters films. As a kid, I owned virtually every Ghostbusters toy that was on the market. The proton pack, the ghost trap, the Ecto-1, figures of Bill Murray's portrayal as Peter Venkman, etc. Literally anything I could get my hands on. These toys were creative, inventive, functional on a level that it was a legitimate good time (as a 6 year old child) to play with.

    The reason I bring this up is because I feel the video game is essentially the same thing, and achieves a lot of the same things those silly hunks of plastic did for me as a child. You get to actually take the role of a Ghostbuster. To join the "team." Now, Ghostbusters games had existed well before this one. With one notable exception being the fantastic Sega Genesis game, none of them were really quite up to snuff. The games often felt sloppy, bland, or uninspired in their design. Some were archaic. Others were boring. Most of them were, simply put, not very good. Ghostbusters: The Video Game, released for PS3, X360 and PC, is one of the other few notable exceptions.

    I may be a bit biased in praising this game, considering I am a huge fan of this franchise, but Ghostbusters: The Video Game is easily the best Ghostbusters game ever made. It gets everything right. From translating the awesome technology from the films to a video game, to absolutely nailing the humor thanks to the script penned by both Aykroyd and Ramis, the men responsible for the original Ghostbusters films, this game achieves nearly everything it tries to do. It makes you feel like a Ghostbuster, and the atmosphere, gameplay mechanics, visual design; literally everything included in this game's design is here to make you feel like you're playing the nonexistent 3rd film installment to the series with astounding success.

    The game is, effectively, a third-person shooter, with a slight twist. Instead of using modern military weaponry, you use Ghostbusters equipment. The most notable of these being the absolutely awesome proton pack. A large, cumbersome looking backpack made of metal and wires, that concentrates proton particles into a stream to neutralize ghosts with. In laymen's terms, it's a ray-gun you blast ghosts with. It handles wonderfully, with great visual effects. If you shoot a wall with this thing, you'll leave fiery, charred streaks across it, and it's all very believable.

    Now, this believability wouldn't mean much if the game weren't fun to play. Most of it revolves precisely around blasting ghosts with said ray-gun. You shoot them long enough with it for them to get tired and dizzy, then you can actually grab onto the ghosts with your proton stream and slam them around any which way you can to make them even more tired. While they're in this confused mess of a state, that's when you want to throw your ghost trap out and wrangle these suckers straight into it. It's so. much. fun. The ghosts will try to escape your grasp as best they can, and that's where you'll have to really start wrangling them. It's quite a lot of fun, and feels exactly what you think a Ghostbusters game should feel like.

    You also get different weapon upgrades for your proton pack, such as a blue streak of energy that effectively acts as a shotgun, with its secondary firing mode being a stasis stream with the ability to slow your enemies down to a crawl, sometimes freezing them. You also get a slime gun to play with, as well as being able to tether things to each other with the use of slime; think a long, nasty booger that's strong enough to move heavy objects around and you get the idea. All of these upgrades feel natural to the game's progression, and they're all implemented well.

    The sound design here doesn't fare quite as well, though. The voice acting is spectacular, since the original cast from the movies appears in full reprise. These aren't knockoff Ghostbusters by any means. They're the realest deal you could possibly get. The music, however, is often far too repetitive, and sometimes very, very unfitting for the scene that's playing out.

    Ghostbuster's story really is what you would imagine the 3rd film being. So much so that it's actually considered canon. It's legitimately funny, smart, entertaining, and as mentioned above, the voice work and cast are all outstanding. It's absolutely a well written love letter to Ghostbusters fans, myself included. It's everything us proton pack wielding, ghost trap throwing, PKE meter scanning kids would want in a video game.

    All in all, Ghostbusters is a great game. For fans of the franchise, it's a mandatory must have. For everyone else, it's, at the very least, worth a rental, or a buy considering its cheap price tag today. It may not be the best game I've ever played, but it's the best Ghostbusters game I've played. Simply put, it's awesome, and I'd recommend it to anyone who ever loved this series. Just don't expect it to change video games forever or anything like th    … Expand
  19. lizardsith
    Jul 7, 2015
    9
    When I review games, I NEVER give a 0 or a 10. A 10 means God himself would enjoy the game and a 0 means you tried to play it and your gaming system melted just by putting in the disc.

    So, as a Ghostbuster fan from the watching it in the theaters in the 80's I thought this game had better be good. I played other GB games and I wasn't impressed. I really loved this game. I felt part of    When I review games, I NEVER give a 0 or a 10. A 10 means God himself would enjoy the game and a 0 means you tried to play it and your gaming system melted just by putting in the disc.

    So, as a Ghostbuster fan from the watching it in the theaters in the 80's I thought this game had better be good. I played other GB games and I wasn't impressed. I really loved this game. I felt part of the movie. This game plays out a good story with good graphics, pretty simple controls and lots of good fun. Great game!    … Expand
  20. AndyClimax
    Dec 9, 2014
    7
    As close to the third movie you're going to get. Extremely faithful with all the right sounds, visuals and voices. There are shortcomings with the gameplay but definitely worthwhile for fans of the films.
  21. notmichael
    Jan 31, 2015
    8
    It's really fun being a ghostbuster. The story is kind of a mashup of the two movies but it works. The destructible environments and PKE meter features make for immersive gameplay.
  22. Allan_M16
    Feb 10, 2016
    7
    This is a "must play" for fans of the Ghostbusters films as this game stays faithful to the movies and captures the nostalgia perfectly. It is very hard to not feel like you are an actual part of the Ghostbusters team as you are wrangling a Class II entity into an open trap below with your realistic proton stream. The atmosphere and overall story is engaging and it is the closest thing toThis is a "must play" for fans of the Ghostbusters films as this game stays faithful to the movies and captures the nostalgia perfectly. It is very hard to not feel like you are an actual part of the Ghostbusters team as you are wrangling a Class II entity into an open trap below with your realistic proton stream. The atmosphere and overall story is engaging and it is the closest thing to watching a Ghostbusters 3 movie as we will ever get. There are many flaws throughout the game, and the gameplay does get somewhat repetitive but overall it is an enjoyable experience.… Expand
  23. Armitas
    Sep 21, 2021
    10
    This IS Ghostbusters the movie 3!! It nails everything about the ghostbusters franchise and carries the lore a lot further. The music is perfect, the voice actors ARE the Ghostbusters, the plot is like a mix of the movies and the cartoon. If you haven't seen the cartoon, it's just like ghostbusters, but they go off world a lot more, and you go into the spirit world quite a bit in the game.This IS Ghostbusters the movie 3!! It nails everything about the ghostbusters franchise and carries the lore a lot further. The music is perfect, the voice actors ARE the Ghostbusters, the plot is like a mix of the movies and the cartoon. If you haven't seen the cartoon, it's just like ghostbusters, but they go off world a lot more, and you go into the spirit world quite a bit in the game. If you like ghostbusters even a little bit, get it, it's super cheap at this point.

    As far as a game it's polished, 0 bugs, you develop through most of the game though the upgrades run out before the last 20% of the game. Even though they run out you still have to think through your fights and progress because each weapon does different things. You still have the main proton weapon for capturing and weakening ghosts, and you have to lasso them into the trap like the movie. It's done so well you feel like you are in the movie, it looks and feels exactly the same. There are tons of easter eggs through out HQ, and each item you find in the field goes back to the HQ for more interactibles.

    Absolute blast, I rarely give a game a 10 but this is everything you want it to be.    … Expand
  24. F3T1W
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    High-quality and pleasant game, according to the canon, scary scenes are not uncommon, it costs a lot to drag into a box
  25. MaRcOpUz0
    Feb 14, 2022
    10
    Amazing game for die hard Ghostbuster fans. This is a true sequel of sorts to the second movie, before Afterlife game out. Really a must play from me!
  26. DanThePerson
    Aug 27, 2022
    10
    one of the most underrated PS3 games I've ever played hands down. tons of fun, I miss playing it back when I had a PS3.
  27. HuevoAlce
    Jun 26, 2022
    8
    It's impressive just how much love went into this game. The spirit of Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson live on in this great replacement to Ghostbusters 3.

Awards & Rankings

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#65 Best PS3 Game of 2009
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#29 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
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#24 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2009

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 74 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 74
  3. Negative: 0 out of 74
  1. RealGamer
    70
    There are some things I loved about the game and equally the same amount of things I found irritating. It’s hard to recommend to fans of third person shooters in general. But, fans of the movies and story driven games will definitely find the game more appealing.
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  2. ZTGD
    82
    Ghostbusters is the perfect example of how to treat a cherished license right. The game plays great, looks great, and really captures the essence of what makes the series so beloved.
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  3. Worth Playing
    77
    If this hadn't been a Ghostbusters game, then we would likely be praising it for its successes and sweeping its deficiencies under the rug. The fact of the matter, though, is that Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a hugely anticipated game and unfortunately, it ultimately let us down.
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