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Theres been quite a big fanfair for this game cos its actually a half decent movie license for once, but the things this guy points out do make sense and might ruin it a bit.
Plus, money must be saved for the September - November rush. As the review summary says...It's ghostbusters and that will do for me. I'm getting it tommorrow I'm on the fence.. Not sure I'd buy it full price. I can't stand games with bad checkpointing and unfair battles which this game seems to have. Hmmm. After hearing the shortcomings of the PS3 version in various reviews, I'll import the 360 one, I really can't wait till the autumn, for the Pal version. :D the ps3 version is just fine....ive been playing all night! i dont know what the 360 version looks like but on my tv its not as bright as the head to head videos ive seen.
should buy if love ghostbusters 8) PS3. Getting it. Yes.
I just watched comparison videos. There's really nothing in it.
If anything PS3 version looks a little brighter, so you can see a little more detail. Also, in one section, there's a special effect on the PS3, which isn't on the same bit on 360. Something about petrol exploding...
Odd.
Still, WHO YOU GONNA CALL?
.....HMV to see if my pre-order's in... Be glad for multiplayer and being able to buy it without paying extra for import! I am PC gamer - what have I been given? Crumbs, my friend,crumbs. A 7 hour single player game with no multiplayer that because of it having to be imported Play.com has for £34.99! bummer. Gutted but not particularly surprised.
Although GB doesn't look the worst of it's kind, videogaming history is littered with too many corpses of film-licensed games to suggest anything other than disappointment will be the overriding emotion whenever the words 'movie' and 'game' are mentioned together in the same press release.
For every Goldeneye, they'll always be fifty Charlie's Angels. don't believe the hype this game is great. It all depends how you look at it. If you wanted to know what ghostbusters 3 could of been like buy this game.
Its the closest thing we'll ever see to it, and although its not the greatest game ever made. I'd say it definately rates as the Greatest ever licensed game ever made.
I haven't been able to put it down. You do know that Ghostbusters III is a go, right?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1289401/ ..And you do know that this is how you spell definitely right?
Sorry, just a pet hate of mine. :wink:
http://www.d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y.com/ Yeah with the original cast according to rumours. I hope it happens. I don't completely agree with this review. For instance if ghost reacted when you fired a proton stream at them then... they wouldn't be able to fight back at all. They would have to stop reacting and start doing something at some point, otherwise it would get boring.
I don't understand the comparisons to Gears of War. All they share in common is that they are both third person shooters. But Ghostbusters has a much more arcade feel to it. There is no cover system but you can dodge some attacks using the jump buttons. I thought the story was fantastic, and any moments were "deja vu" occurred were pretty well explained and fit in with the rest of the story. I really felt as if I were a part of a new Ghostbusters film while I played.
The only real issue I had with the cut scenes is that the lip sync didn't match some of the time. But I quickly forgave the game and soon forgot all about it because the voice acting is so great. Though some will say that Murray's portrayal of Venkman in this game was maybe a little too mellow.
There were some really great set pieces in this game and everything fit in with the Ghostbusters lore perfectly. And there are so many references to all things ghostbuster related. There is a reference to the old C64 game some where in the Firehouse, references to the movies, to the cartoons, etc.
Also, the checkpoint system works pretty nicely. They seem to anticipate when and where a player might have trouble with the game. And if you die you don't have to go through much to get back to the point you left off at. And the AI isn't as bad as they say really. I found that they saved my ass about as much as I saved theirs. Sometimes the team will get split up and you may only have one other guy at your side. And at that point the game is usually more difficult. But I really enjoyed how challenging the game was even on normal and I am about to start a play through on professional.
In the end, I'd say that if you are a Ghostbuster's fan then this game is a must have. If not then this is still a pretty damned good game and you should play it. LOL THE GHOST BEHIND THE RED THING ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE A BLOB OF CUM TO ME I DONT KNOW IF IT WAS JUST MY PAST CHILDHOOD THATS DONE THIS TO BE BUT I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH CUM. I bet you can't, Crimbo. I was all geared up for buying this but I've just been well and truly put-off by this average review. - It's the classic case of everyone getting overly excited over a bunch of screenshots and not knowing whether the actual game is up to scratch. - Think I'll wait for the Wii version and see if that's any better. To be honest, this is the lowest score for the game I have seen. The other reviews (like IGN) were much more fair on the game.
I have the game now and I'm loving it! Sure, they are a few bugs but it is far better than the 7.0 that the reveiwer gave. I'll give it a solid 8-8.5 if your a Ghostbusters fan. If not then this won't win you over. This review is ******** just like most of CVGs reviews of late. I got the game yesterday on preorder and it is huge fun, haven't tried the multiplayer yet but the single player is great. CVG don't know what they are talking about and I have migrated to IGN in protest, incidentally IGN gave the game 8.5 and said add .5 if your a Ghostbusters fan and subtract .5 if your not....a fair review from people who know how to review videogames instead of CVG who spend more time thinking of ways they can bait fanboys. Yes there is going to be a third film but it won't be written by Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis so the game really should be counted as the true sequel.
The original GB (Ackroyd anyway) will only be making cameos in the film. Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen are up to star in the film.
As for the game, I'm loving it so far. The graphics are really good so I don't know what the beef is. Was definitely worth my £37.00 I can't help but be a bit dissapointed that the PS3 is supposed to be the 'superior' machine technically wise yet it frequently (Well always) gets shown up graphically to the xbox 360.
Back to the review though, I am in two minds as whether to buy it or not after the low score, but after watching the HD Youtube head to head I really want it now! It looks ace! I also like the fact there doesn't seem to have a HUD onscreen but all the info is on your characters back pack!!! Love it! | 
Ghostbusters!
