Ghostbusters: The Video Game

I watched the first ghostbusters film as a kid and loved it, so when this came out I had to give it a go.
The game is good fun and a refreshing twist on the standard 3rd person shooter. The story could have been ghostbusters 3, which is what you feel your playing. You visit many places you'll recognise if you've seen the films such as, your firestation office, the hotel where Venkman gets slimed and the public library, and not to spoil it, some new and pretty strange places as well.
(you'll notice the freeky painting from ghostbusters 2 is in your office, you can even talk to it!)
The visuals are soild, but not stunning, but the effects like your weapons are great.
The sound effects are excellent. (spot on proton pack noise, straight out of the movies)
The voice acting and scripts are great, with all the original actors.
It does have a console feel to it, but its also a reasonably long game.
In summery, its good solid fun, especially if you loved the films.

Playing this game takes me back to when i first saw Ghostbusters. Unlike most games based on films the story truly can stand up on its own and the gameplay is great. Only negative is the controls are slightly awkward on a laptop but problem solved with a gamepad!

I avoided this game after it was released on console well before pc
(even though there was no reason stagger the release,just another way to annoy pc owners).So having seen how cheap it is now,i decided to take a gamble on it ,and i wasn't dissapointed

Yes it is all very nice and reminds you of the film etc, but to be honest that wears off very quickly which leaves you with what games strive to have: gameplay. Unfortunately this is where the game falls on its behind. The game is very linear and you don't have any chance to wander off the beaten track. When it comes to capturing the ghosts, most the time I felt like I was not even participating and just firing randomly at the ghosts had the same effect. I'm afraid as a novelty item its all "OK" but as a serious gamer, I'm afraid not.