Ghostbusters

[Ferien]

Picked it up today (store in the Village is awesome). It's exactly what you're expecting. Grab it ASAP.

[Null]

Just reading the title put this song in my head "Your love, keeps lifting me higher, HIGHER!"

Dammit!

[Ksandra]

wth I didnt even know one was made....<-retarded

[Null]

Just came out, voiced and pushed forward by the actors and creators themselves so I'm sure the story should be entertaining. Takes place a few years after part 2.

[Alderaan]

I figured they'd push this closer to the release of part III. Looks like that's a few years away still. Being a huge fan of Ramis and the first movie, i have mixed feelings.

[Wintermute]

Oh, if you're an EU player and you own a 360 you'll be waiting a while.

Sony is publishing in the EU since Atari can't afford to and you're likely looking at an exclusivity period.

[Brill Weave]

So how is it? Worth picking up or no?

[senjo]

Oh, if you're an EU player and you own a 360 you'll be waiting a while.

Sony is publishing in the EU since Atari can't afford to and you're likely looking at an exclusivity period.

from what i hear it's region free, so if EU ppl really can't wait for this they might as well import...

[Brill Weave]

I hadn't heard anything about it being released early. I'm wondering now if it's all stores or just a select few. Might have to call Gamestop some time today to find out.

[Ferien]

I hadn't heard anything about it being released early. I'm wondering now if it's all stores or just a select few. Might have to call Gamestop some time today to find out.

Release date is next week, but there's a store in the East Village that gets games about a week ahead of time and gives them out to their preorder list immediately. No idea if Gamestop etc will have them early, but I can't imagine Atari's got different delivery dates for different companies.

If you're a fan of the series, it's 100% worth buying. The game was written by Aykroyd and Ramis, is set in 1991, contains a TON of references to the movies so far, and I'm only on the second level. The game has jumped a lot so far between heavy action and the spooky loneliness you'd expect in a game where you're hunting ghosts. Also, the character models are spot-on, and the actors themselves did the voice-acting.

I'll try to keep updating as I play through it.

[Brill Weave]

Ah gotcha.

[Not Kuno]

I payed this at comic con a while back. It was 100% badass and can encourage people to get it. It's fucking great.

[Katlan]

So how is it? Worth picking up or no?

It's actually gotten pretty good reviews. 8+ across the board from what I have seen, & the shortcomings mainly come due to graphic stuff such as character animation.

[Cletis]

i dont have an xbox OR a TV. but im buying this

[Ferien]

Each mission is really long, but it seems like there may only be 5 or 6 in the storyline. I'm about to start the 4th. My only complaint is that the lip sync is off in many of the cutscenes. The personalities are all exactly the same as they were in the movies (though Venkman seems a little forced, idk what Bill Murray's deal was) and they still have that "We don't really know what we're doing" attitude.

So far, the missions have seemed to be more for nostalgia than story-building. However, it's done pretty well, and it seems like it's taking a turn on this next mission anyway. That being said, incoming spoilers...

Spoiler: show

Slimer makes his appearance right in the beginning in the short training mission in the firehouse. The firehouse itself is awesome, and there's a bunch of random shit to play with in there (as well as an achievement for sliding down the pole called You've Got To Try This Pole!) The first mission is in the hotel from the first movie, and yes, you do get to capture Slimer in the ballroom. After that you get chased through Times Square and an office building by Stay Puft. They did a really good job with the graphics on him IMO, the proton stream leaves a smoldering gash through his body.

Next mission is in the library, where they have you chase down the Librarian (Ray's still sore that they didn't get her the first time) and you learn some of her backstory. Take a trip through a creepy-ass children's section, the basement, the subbasement, the sub-subbasement, and the "tunnel to hell" after that, and you wind up in an epic battle with the Librarian. After that you end up in the ghost world, which looks like it was designed by Dali and Escher.

The next mission is in the Museum of Natural History, the epicenter of the event that started this story off.

Played a bunch of multiplayer as well. You can NOT play co-op campaign. Found that out the hard way =(. The multiplayer missions are fun though, and even on Easy they were fairly challenging. Also, being able to play as Egon made my day.

If you're a Ghostbusters fanboy, buy the game (not like I needed to tell you that anyway). If you're not a Ghostbusters fanboy, there's something wrong with you and you should probably see a doctor.

[Lost]

Anyone know a site that has quotes from the message machine back at the station? My god some of them were fucking hysterical. I think this one is my favorite and this is going based off of my memory...

"Hi this the library calling. We have black slime in our break room and it's speaking to us... I also think it's stealing money out of the vending machine."

Or...

"I have a toliet that is yelling at me, a sofa that is speaking to me and a stuffed teddy bear that has tourett's. Think you can help me?"

hahahaha... I love this game so much. I cannot wait for the movie now.

[Shojin]

I read an interview with Dan Aykroyd (I think it was?), who said that this is the closest thing you'll get to a Ghostbusters movie sequel, and that "it is essentially the next Ghostbusters movie". I think I'll pick it up just for that!

But looking on IMDB, Ghostbusters 3 appears to be being released approx 2012? Weird.

[Brill Weave]

Well, guess I'll be going out after work to pick this one up then.

[MoogleAura]

Out Friday in the UK. Even though I enjoyed the movies, I always thought the cartoon series they made was just more entertaining. Extreme Ghostbusters was it?

[Alina]

Just picked this up! I still have Prototype to finish, but I'm probably gonna do some MP with my friends tomorrow.