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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 6 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Atari
Developer: Terminal Reality
Genre(s): Action
Players: Multi
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: June 16, 2009
Summary
The Ghostbusters are back in an all new story penned by the original creators. With Manhattan newly overrun by ghosts and other supernatural creatures, it's up to you to take on the role of a new recruit joining the original film cast of the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, you will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of uncanny phantasms and demons in an all new funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. To deliver a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters’ fan base around the world, the game features the original film cast from the classic Ghostbusters films, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, back again for the first time in more than 20 years. Supporting the ghost busting crew are the talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton. [Sierra Entertainment]
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
GamingXP
If there’s something strange … then it is the fact that there is nearly no story in this game. But fans will still have a good time with the game due to the gameplay that simply entertains.
Read Full Review >GameZone
Line-quoting Ghostbusters aficionados should have no trouble overlooking the game’s occasional gameplay flaws to revel in the fun concepts and remarkable fan service Ghostbusters: The Video Game provides on the DS. Even when a tad flawed, bustin’ feels good.
Read Full Review >Gamervision
An above-average handheld movie tie-in. Half of the game plays well, and keeps you coming back for more with missions that don’t take too long, and offer a nice level of challenge. The other half, however, is a tremendous chore that seriously hurts the experience as a whole.
Read Full Review >Da Gameboyz
In the end though, the RPG-type elements outweigh this repetition and make it a fun play, especially if you are any sort of Ghostbusters fan or one who likes to game on the go.
Read Full Review >IGN
The concepts, overall design, and multi-character system works great. It’s just a bit too rough all-around for this first Ghostbusters endeavor.
Read Full Review >Worth Playing
Overall Ghostbusters in its DS incarnation is more of a collector's item than a lasting entertainment.
Read Full Review >ZTGameDomain
The Ecto-1 segments are painful and the camera doesn't always behave the way you want, but blasting ghosts on the DS has never been this fun. I recommend checking it out if you are a die-hard fan of the series, but everyone else would be wise to rent first before taking the plunge.
Read Full Review >NGamer UK
Contains both ghosts and busting, but neither is as fun as it should be, despite good intentions. A chore to play through. Boo. [Sept 2009, p.68]
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
It's suffering from similar feelings of neglect. [Dec 2009, p.94]
Everyeye.it
Ds version of Ghostbusters does not entertain like the home console versions.
Read Full Review >Multiplayer.it
Ghostbusters: The Videogame for Nintendo DS has a few neat ideas that have not been deployed nicely. The simplistic gameplay is anything but a flaw in this installment, but developers slipped on a few annoying design issues which prevent from enjoying what's good in the cartridge. This careless adventure of the four Ghostbusters is a flawed product recommended only to fans of the franchise and younger players.
Read Full Review >Pocket Gamer UK
Forget about calling Ghostbusters. Call a priest to exorcise this game of its broken controls, repetitive missions, and lame driving sequences.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
Some busted mechanics and picky controls will make you think twice before bringing these Ghostbusters on the road.
Read Full Review >AceGamez
The DS version should be avoided by anyone wanting to experience a similar thing on the go; the changes made here are just too drastic, and poorly conceived to create anything of much merit. Stick with the PSP version if you must have the Busters with you at all times.
Read Full Review >Cheat Code Central
The cutscenes convey the Ghostbusters franchise as good as one could expect. They are filled with great graphics, great voiceovers, and movie-quality sound effects. The rest of the game has trouble living up to the cutscenes. In fact, the game has trouble living up to standards of a good DS game.
Read Full Review >GameShark
In the end, is Ghostbusters the worst game I've ever played? No. It just pales so much in comparison to the other versions that it's not even worth picking up for anyone other than diehard fans of the series.
Read Full Review >NintendoWorldReport
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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 5.3 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
kk .lok gave it a0:
This game deserves a zero. I rented it because they didn't have ps3 or xbox 360 copies at blockbuste, and when i brought it home i nearly barfed. I mean sure the graphics are great for the ds but did they really have to bring back the driving stages. You can't even switch the controls to lefty. I'm a lefty and i could barely play. Even if i was a righty i would wish i was a lefty!
