Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) (VG)

User Rating:

9.3/10   

Directors:

Kody Sabourin
David Wheeler

Writers:

Dan Aykroyd (characters) and
Harold Ramis (characters) ...

Release Date:

16 June 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror

Plot:

You play the newest employee of the paranormal investigations and eliminations business as a new wave of Gozer related hauntings plagues New York City.

Plot Keywords:

Ghostbusters | Ghost | Paranormal Investigation | Library | Monster

Cast

Bill Murray	...	Dr. Peter Venkman (voice)
Dan Aykroyd	...	Dr. Raymond Stantz (voice)
Harold Ramis	...	Dr. Egon Spengler (voice)
Ernie Hudson	...	Winston Zeddemore (voice)
Annie Potts	...	Janine Melnitz (voice)
William Atherton	...	Walter Peck (voice)
Alyssa Milano	...	Dr. Ilyssa Selwyn (voice)
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Mayor Jock Mulligan (voice)
Joel Murray	...	Rookie (voice)
Max von Sydow	...	Vigo / Additional Voices (voice)
Erin Gray	...	Additional Voices (voice)
André Sogliuzzo	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Keith Ferguson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:E (Nintendo DS version) | USA:E10+ (Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 version)

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

There are references to both cartoon series on a workbench in the basement of the firehouse. One is a PKE Meter used in the Real Ghostbusters cartoon. The other is the round traps that are a few shelves above the meter in the design of the traps used in the Extreme Ghostbusters cartoon series.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The Ecto can be seen with the yellow New York license plates. The yellow plates were only used between 1973 and 1986. By 1991, New York was using the white liberty plates. (While the Ecto-1A in Ghostbusters 2 was Blue and White, this makes the Ecto-1B license plate in the Xbox version of the game somewhat confusing. In the Wii version it's just the Ecto-1 with no b afterward. All other cars in the Time's Square portion of the game are Blue/White. This means the Orange/Blue background of Ecto-1B plates was intentional. The only conclusion to which one can come is the plates are Vanity plates, or a private wink and nod to the first movie. So it maybe a mistake or an intentional alteration "for the fans".)

Quotes:

Dr. Egon Spengler: All my data indicated the ghost world is beginning to push through multiple cross-portals from their dimension into ours.
Dr. Peter Venkman: Well, more overtime.

Movie Connections:

References Freddy VS Ghostbusters (2004)

Soundtrack:

Ghostbusters Original Motion Picture Score

"We've Gote One...!"

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Its been 20 years since a ghostbusters movie, and this is the closest thing well get to a 3rd film. You get to play as the new rookie for the ghostbusters, testing out all their dangerous new equipment that, if not handled correctly, will blow you into new Jersey, while The other Ghostbusters solve their latest Paranormal problem involving Ilyssa Sewyen, voiced by Alyssa Milano. Its Extrordinary great that they got Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Pots, and William Atheron to reprise their roles from the films, sadly, no Rick Moranis :(. Some of the Ghosts from the previous films return as well, Slimer, Stay Puft, The librarian ghost (now named Elanor Twitty) and Vigo (voiced by Max von Sydow) b. In Conclusion, Great story, great voices, but kind of short (i beat the game in 2 days)and When is Ghostbusters 3 coming out?