[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-ghostbusters-the-video-game--2":3,"game-ghostbusters-the-video-game--2":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":21},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":12,"igdb_id":14,"slug":15,"steam_app_id":12,"companies":16,"genres":28,"platforms":31,"reviews":33,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":109,"userReviewCount":94,"previewCount":94,"publishers":110,"developers":111,"userReviews":112,"hasUserReviewed":21,"steamAppId":12},180089,"Ghostbusters: The Video Game","The Ghostbusters are back for an all new adventure. With Manhattan overrun again by supernatural creatures, gamers take the role of a new recruit joining the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique equipment and gadgets, players hunt, fight and wrangle a wide range of ghosts in an all-new battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.\n\nDelivering a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters fan base around the world, Ghostbusters: The Video Game features the original cast from Columbia Pictures' classic Ghostbusters films, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson - together again for the first time in over 20 years. Supporting the original Ghostbusters crew are the talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton.\n\nLike the films before it, Ghostbusters: The Video Game is all-new classic adventure with Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis returning to the helm to script and create a new storyline that leads gamers through the trials and tribulations of the world's leading paranormal ghost busting team. Players experience a variety of frightening new ghosts, even some based on ideas from Aykroyd and Ramis that never made it into the original feature films.","180089\u002Fghostbusters-the-video-game-cover.jpg","180089\u002Fghostbusters-the-video-game-header.jpg",null,"2009-06-16",210296,"ghostbusters-the-video-game--2",[17,22,25],{"company":18,"developed":20,"published":21},{"name":19},"Red Fly Studio",true,false,{"company":23,"developed":20,"published":21},{"name":24},"War Drum Studios",{"company":26,"developed":21,"published":20},{"name":27},"Sony Computer Entertainment",[29,30],"Shooter","Adventure",[32],"PlayStation 2",[34,50,65,80,95],{"id":35,"author":36,"outlet":39,"summary":45,"review_url":46,"review_date":47,"original_score":48,"normalized_score":49},70775,{"id":37,"name":38},4987,"Mark Bozon",{"id":40,"logo":41,"name":42,"website_url":43,"score_format":44},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","The amount of enjoyment you’ll get out of Ghostbusters really depends on how well you take the good with the bad. Red Fly Studio obviously put a lot of heart into the game, and while the concepts, script, engine, graphical efforts, depth, RPG elements, and humor all work great, there are still a lot of issues holding the game back.  This title lacks polish and refinement though, and it comes into play when trying to blast ghosts on a very full, almost claustrophobic bottom screen, random pop-in ghosts that knock the whole team down for seconds at a time, some rough driving sections with unforgiving collision that stops you dead in your tracks, and some annoying invisible wall areas in on-foot missions that keep the team from running around the room with ease.  With that being said, I was always having fun while playing Ghostbusters, and while some of it is fan service for sure – blaring the Ecto-1 siren while hearing the Ghostbusters theme is essential, and included – there are also a huge list of great ideas and designs that make Ghostbusters feel fresh and entertaining despite some touchy gameplay.  If we see a sequel for any of the games – or a quick re-up sequel set on Wii and DS… seems to make sense given the audience – I’ll be more than happy to dive right back into this world.  I said it earlier as well, but it deems repeating:  If Red Fly took this engine and delivered an original IP off of it (Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon-inspired would work perfectly) it could be killer.  The concepts, overall design, and multi-character system works great.  It’s just a bit too rough all-around for this first Ghostbusters endeavor.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2009\u002F06\u002F22\u002Fghostbusters-the-video-game-ds-review","2009-06-22","6.5",65,{"id":51,"author":52,"outlet":55,"summary":60,"review_url":61,"review_date":62,"original_score":63,"normalized_score":64},48369,{"id":53,"name":54},4078,"Sammy Barker",{"id":56,"logo":57,"name":58,"website_url":59,"score_format":44},63,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPush-Square-Logo.jpg","Push Square","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002F","Whilst we were initially concerned, playing as the fifth Ghostbuster gives you a snapshot view of the interaction between the team and turns out to be an inspired design choice.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pushsquare.com\u002Freviews\u002Fps3\u002Fghostbusters_the_video_game","2009-06-12","7",70,{"id":66,"author":67,"outlet":70,"summary":75,"review_url":76,"review_date":77,"original_score":78,"normalized_score":79},61385,{"id":68,"name":69},4961,"GameCentral",{"id":71,"logo":72,"name":73,"website_url":74,"score_format":44},61,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameCentral-Logo.jpg","Metro GameCentral","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002Fentertainment\u002Fgaming\u002F","Whatever controversy there might be about the movie, there can be little argument that this spiritless cash-in is one of the worst video games of 2016.","https:\u002F\u002Fmetro.co.uk\u002F2016\u002F07\u002F19\u002Fghostbusters-video-game-review-bustin-makes-you-feel-bad-6015008\u002F","2016-07-19","2",20,{"id":81,"author":82,"outlet":85,"summary":90,"review_url":91,"review_date":92,"original_score":93,"normalized_score":94},94334,{"id":83,"name":84},8054,"Richard Walker",{"id":86,"logo":87,"name":88,"website_url":89,"score_format":44},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","Recapturing the look and atmosphere of the movies to perfection, it’s impossible not to be completely endeared by Ghostbusters: The Video Game. The narrative penned by Aykroyd and Ramis remains suitably compelling and entertaining throughout and the strength of the gameplay mechanics aided by tight, intuitive controls will keep you playing. It’s might not be perfect with the odd glitch or instance of minor slowdown cropping up now and again, but none of these tiny niggles matter, because ...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fghostbusters-review\u002F9724","2009-06-18","0",0,{"id":96,"author":97,"outlet":100,"summary":106,"review_url":107,"review_date":47,"original_score":108,"normalized_score":94},148544,{"id":98,"name":99},12587,"Nate Gillick",{"id":101,"logo":102,"name":103,"website_url":104,"score_format":105},152,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fxbox-achievements-logo.jpg","Xbox Achievements","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002F","100","Even twenty-five years after the original movie's release, Ghostbusters remains a beloved franchise, which has seen the spawning of cartoon series, comics, toys, and everything else that mega-franchises entail. It was this love of the franchise that led developer Terminal Reality to meet with Sony Pictures to discuss the possibility of developing their own Ghostbusters video game. Development of the game ceased when Activision decided not to support it during their merger with Blizzard, leavi...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.xboxachievements.com\u002Fgame\u002Fghostbusters-the-video-game\u002Freview\u002F","Unscored",5,[27],[19,24],[]]