Ghostbusters: The Video Game

GameWatcherRichard Walker

8.3/10

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 ...

Worth PlayingRedmond Carolipio

7/10

Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

Push SquareSammy Barker

7/10

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.

IGNMark Bozon

6.5/10

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 unforg...

Nintendo World ReportNeal Ronaghan

4/10

Ghostbusters: The Video Game on DS simply misses the mark. The gameplay shows a few signs of quality in the story missions, but it falls apart in the horrendous driving sections and bland side missions. Ghostbusters die-hards who only have a DS should look into this game, but everyone else should steer clear.

Metro GameCentralGameCentral

2/10

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.

Xbox AchievementsNate Gillick

Unscored

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...