Ghostbusters
Tags: paranormal

Plot synopsis:
Parapsychologists Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, and Egon Spengler are called to the New York Public Library to investigate recent paranormal activity. They encounter the ghost of a dead librarian but are frightened away when she transforms into a horrifying monster. After losing their jobs at Columbia University, the trio establish a paranormal investigation and elimination service known as "Ghostbusters". They develop high-tech equipment capable of capturing ghosts and open their business in a disused, run-down firehouse. Egon warns them never to cross the energy streams of their proton pack weapons, as this could cause a catastrophic explosion. They capture their first ghost, Slimer, at a hotel and deposit it in a specially built containment unit in the firehouse basement. As paranormal activity increases in New York City, they hire a fourth member, Winston Zeddemore, to cope with demand.
The Ghostbusters are retained by cellist Dana Barrett, whose apartment is haunted by a demonic spirit, Zuul, a demigod worshipped as a servant to Gozer the Gozerian, a Sumerian shape-shifting god of destruction. Venkman takes a particular interest in the case, and competes with Dana's neighbor, accountant Louis Tully, for her affections. As the Ghostbusters investigate, Dana is demonically possessed by Zuul, which declares itself the "Gatekeeper", and Louis by a similar demon, Vinz Clortho, the "Keymaster". Both demons speak of the coming of the destructive Gozer and the release of the imprisoned ghosts, and the Ghostbusters take steps to keep the two apart.
Walter Peck (William Atherton), a lawyer representing the Environmental Protection Agency, has the Ghostbusters arrested for operating unlicensed waste handlers and orders their ghost containment system deactivated, causing an explosion that releases hundreds of ghosts. The ghosts wreak havoc throughout the city while Louis/Vinz advances toward Dana/Zuul's apartment. Consulting blueprints of Dana's apartment building, the Ghostbusters learn that mad doctor and cult leader Ivo Shandor, declaring humanity too sick to deserve existing after World War I, designed the building as a gateway to summon Gozer and bring about the end of the world.
The Ghostbusters are released from custody to combat the supernatural crisis. As they trudge up 22 flights of stairs in Dana's building, a romantic encounter between Zuul and Vinz Clortho opens the gate between dimensions and transforms them into supernatural hellhounds. After reaching the roof, the team is unable to prevent the arrival of Gozer, who appears in the form of a woman. Briefly subdued by the team, Gozer disappears, but her voice echoes that the "destructor" will follow, taking a form chosen by the team. Ray inadvertently recalls a beloved corporate mascot from his childhood—"something that could never, ever possibly destroy us"— and the destructor arrives in the form of a giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and attacks the city. The Ghostbusters cross their proton pack energy streams (reversing the particle flow) and fire them against Gozer's portal; the explosion defeats Stay Puft/Gozer and frees Dana and Louis. As thousands of New Yorkers wipe themselves free of marshmallow, the Ghostbusters are welcomed on the street as heroes.

Review: first off, i always thought the ghostbusters movies would make a good video game.
a few years ago i thought this in my mind, just a passing thought that GB's would be a cool game to play.
and let me tell you, its so worth it.I notice some guys are saying that this game "sucks" if your a hardcore gamer.
The game has plenty of neat and fun challenges to accomplish, and just from a game point of view, it looks phenomenal, like a movie.
But obviously most people love GB from what I can tell, so who wouldn't enjoy busting ghosts in full HD amazingly detailed environments and gadgets?
Its just fun, and it has some great humor which is sorely missing in many games today.whenever i see or think of ghostbusters, i get that warm and fuzzy feeling of back when i was a kid and loving to watch the movies, heck even the corny cartoon shows.
now, years later, to play a game and being able to hunt ghosts with the original cast in familiar locations, i mean it just brings back all those feelings i had when i was younger.
i loved both films, and personally i must admit i prefer the 2nd film, but this game seems to take a lot of its story from story elements from the first movie.
it follows the same formula of the last 2 films: there's disturbances, ghostbusters check them out and bust lots of ghosts, they find out who the big villain is, and they defeat him.
its this same formula that has made the GB films so much fun and memorable, and the game follows this tradition.
the gear itself is totally accurate and looks amazing in the game like the ecto goggles, PKE meter, and especially the proton pack, which you see change and alter throughout, with new upgrades that are fantastically wild but yet stay within the reality of the ghostbuster world.
busting ghosts was never this fun, i mean its awesome to be able to shoot the proton pack for real in a game!
the game definitely has repeat value, I've played it so many times now and let me tell you, busting ghosts NEVER gets old.
not good enough for a 3rd movie script (seriously, bringing back all the villains from the first movie can only work in a video game) but still a very interesting twist on the first movie's, and to an extent the 2nd movie's, ideas.
I read that the Wii, PS2, DS, and PSP versions are a completely different experience so read another review to learn about those.In the last year there were two franchise games that I feel really capture the feeling of being the character.
The other is Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
This feels like Ghostbusters.
Whether you're blasting ghosts with the proton pack, sliming possessed people, searching for spirits with the PKE, or just running around you feel like a Ghostbuster.The gameplay is entertaining in itself.
There are several problem-solving puzzles so the whole game isn't always point and shoot.
And nothing's quite as fun as slam dunking a ghost into the trap.The graphics are pretty good looking.
The ghosts look like the movies where they're almost like a muppet.
The graphics aren't boundary pushing but they're still pretty good, just take a look at the Stay Puft level.The atmosphere is really what makes it feel like Ghostbusters.
For example, in the library level Ray is great to listen to as he desperately hunts down the Library Ghost from the first movie.
It captured that great Ghostbuster dark humor feeling.The best part of the game is how authentic the game feels.
The firehouse is exactly like the films as are the hotel and the library.The story is grand enough to be its own movie.
It follows the usual film plot device of a powerful ghost trying to take over the world.
The story itself builds off the first movie with respect towards the second.My one and only problem with the game is that it is too short.
But maybe it was so entertaining I couldn't put it down until I was finished, and like the movies I enjoyed it so much I just wanted more.
It is entertaining enough to warrant more than one play through.This is a must for Ghostbusters fan.
Whether you've watched everything Ghostbusters a hundred times over, love the first and refuse to acknowledge the second, or simply grew up on the cartoon show(s).
Even non-Ghostbusters fans who are gamers of any level should check it out.
i saw the movies, watched the cartoon, i was even a ghost buster for halloween when i was 8 years old.well i was looking through game demo's on xbox live and saw that there was a Ghost Busters video game.
catching the ghosts were fun and awesome but i felt the demo showed it as more of a puzzle game.
well 2 years past since then and i was in the store looking for a cheap game to entertain me and i saw it on the shelf and it was pretty cheap.
The best Ghostbusters game ever!.
Set in 1991, it seems New York's favorite paranormal eliminators known as the Ghostbusters are still catching ghosts since the events of 1989 when they went back in business.
A new recruit joins our fellow men as a different kind of evil force is creating chaos from the Sedwick Hotel to all the way to Central park where the boys with the rookie must yet again vanquish the forces of evil.An outstanding movie based game that proves not all movie tie-in games blow!
i love how this game for the Xbox360, PS3 and other systems manages to be a sort of third movie but as a video game until we get the real GB 3 coming next year.
The original cast such as Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Dan Ackroyd, Annie Potts, William Atherthorn and Harold Ramis return to reprise their characters as well as 2 new characters voiced by Brian Doyle Murray and Alyssa Milano are introduced, the graphics are surprisingly well done including the settings.
The controls are very good especially when your catching ghosts as well as doing new tricks like Boison-Darts to the slime-shooting like in Ghostbusters 2 if you recall.There is terrific voice acting as well as the script written by Dan and Harold who worked on the first 2 movies scripts is quite good for a game.
It's a fairly simple if sometimes hard in a couple of levels kind of game that actually satisfies the Ghostbuster fan including myself and brings back some familiar characters such as Stay-Puft to Slimer, this one introduces the guy who made the Gozar worshipers in the old days and who is the one behind the river of slime from Ghostbusters 2.
I also love how it uses the original movie's soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein as well as the famous song everyone knows.One of the best games i've ever played for it is the best GB game since the Sega Genesis GB game and the Arcade Real GB game, however it is a BIG improvement over those horrible NES GB 1 & 2 games..
This game is number three on that list and I'm proud to say this is my favorite one.The graphics are excellent, I really love the detail to New York as well as some of the dark enviorments which I find really creepy, the one that sticks out is the Lovecraftian castle structure.
But most importantly the character models which are great, the Ghostbuters look just like the actors when they were that age in the 80's.
Music was also great from the old tracks we know well along with a few new ones.The story is excellent, it is well written and feels like this is the third and final sequel that never came to the silver screen; I love that the story adds more to the mythos of both the first and second films as well as has a bit more of a Lovecraftian feel.The voice acting is spot on, I really love that most of the cast members from the first and second film got to do this and the dialog they deliver is excellent, there are actually a few jokes that are memorable and made me crack up.
Though there are also a few new people like actor Max Von Zetow one of my favorite actors got to play the voice of Viego whom was the villain from the second film.
I thought he voice fit like a glove for this role it was as creepy and menacing as ever and I love the fact in this story this villain is having a second go in his plight; Viego is a sorcerer after all, who is to say he didn't have a back up plan.But most importantly the game play is excellent, it really made you feel like a Ghostbuster which is part of what a good licensed game should do.
And the control is excellent along with the combat, really like that you get to fight against the Marshmellow Man that was a gratifying feel.You have a variety of weapons from the regular streams, happy slime, blue beams, etc.
Also the weapons have a catch as you pack can overheat or charge is low depending on how long you fight or what is lacking in your pack, and you have to wait a certain amount of time before their on the right level again, so pick your shots carefully.There is even RPG elements as each of the ghosts you capture you gain money and you can buy things to upgrade you weapons and strength of you character.
Like with the parties in RPG games, if one guy is down then you have to do your best to revive him, it's really important because the number of teammates functional are the only way the overwhelming outcome can be overcome.The only bad thing about the game is that it was kinda short by my standards, I beat the game in about three days and personally wouldn't of minded if it was a bit longer, like in one level or two dealing with Sam Hein and his forces.
But then again same could be said about a lot of other video games out there, the ride is short but a sweet ride.Ghostbusters the Video Game is a busting good time.Rating: 4 stars.
The Ghostbusters franchise got its start with the classic comedic horror film of the same name in 1986.
The success of that film allowed the creators to make a sequel, two cartoon series, and a number of video games.
This new game brings the Ghostbusters back to life, complete with the original cast and a script written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd.Ghostbusters: The Video Game for the Xbox 360 takes place in 1991, the ghostbuster have practically become a household name and are looking to expand their business.
The conveniently take places at the same time that there has been an explosion in the quantity of haunting in New York City, even defeated enemies are making a come back, such as Slimmer and Stay Puff.You play as this new recruit as you fight a wide variety of ghost, spirits, and monsters as you and the Ghostbusters try to discover the source of the resurgence.
This leaves the game with little replay value.The levels are pretty linear and only allow the player to venture where the game wants them to.
Fortunately, the game effectively employs the use of the PK meter which helps to point the player in the right direction and also to find ghost and hidden objects.
They are all very believable and really suck you into several well designed surroundings.Between these levels, you can hangout at the station house and mess around with several interactive objects including some that you'll find hidden in certain areas of the game.
Upon returning to the game, you'll find that you will be starting and the beginning of the next level rather than the station house.
This causes you to miss the cutscenes that take place at the end, which usually provide key plot points.However, the greatest thing about the game has to be seeing cast back together again.
This could easily have been a simple check casher, but the writers and the actors put a lot of effort t into making the game as loyal to the original film as possible.
The entire cast is completely in character the interaction and chemistry between them is as good as it was in the movies.
There are even some points in the story where a major event occurs and he is barely even seen.Aside from these problems, Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a ton of fun, but has a limited lifespan which may not be worth the games self price.
This game is said to be a precursor to an additional film which is to be released in the next couple years.
If this game is a sign of how good the movie will be than I am indeed looking forward to it..
Their idea involves a company stopping the ghosts of New York City and they are a team who eventually who's has to save the world.
This is the movie Ghostbusters.What first could be said about this 1984 film is that it definitely relies on the characters.
He's the type of guy who basically "slacked" his way to being a scientist and who spends most of his time trying to get at Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) who's apartment was the first place Zuul, a creature wanting to take over the world was found.
This is a cast that works so well together and are equally funny and energetic.The movie takes this original idea of people fighting and eliminating ghosts and gives it quite a bit of depth.
The movie is filled with great special effects that are ahead of it's time and the movie also has a cool 80's New York vibe.
The aim mechanism is plagued by the same drunk effect than the Potter games.The production was good maybe too good as Venkman, Spengler, Stantz looks like in the reality and that's maybe the problem: I don't expect a game to be like a movie but to entertain me.
Here, the game is a sort of a real sequel and it's funny to notice that it has the same short-ends than GB2: they repeat over and over the story of GB1: slimmer, the first class hotel So there isn't anything new but the lines are very funny!What definitely kills the game for me was the saving system: we can't choose the time to save that is to say the time when the player wants to quit the game (as the designers don't seem to understand it!): so after playing 1 hour non stop trying to put slimmer in the bag, then trapping 2 more ghosts, I get a new assignment: run after a fishy ghost!
When I tried to play again, I was back to the 2 lobby ghosts so bye, byeFinally, this game was the tombstone of any PC games for me as I understand now that consoles easily out-date those machines.
Thus, you spend your time at configurations and when you can finally play, you discover that all your efforts were worthless as the game is actually crap.So, no more high-tech PC games for me and ultimately I had more fun with my GB2 Gameboy game!.
Excellent Graphics, Great Story, Short Game.
Of coarse you have the achievements to accomplish but after that you move on to the multi-player online.I am a big fan of Ghostbusters and most of the world is too, the story does bring back the classic moments in the first two movies.
Bringing back all the characters to play their voices inside the game, priceless.
But the more and more I played the game it got into a faster race towards the end.
I know that graphics and story is really important in a game, but it lacked in length.This game would be perfect for you or your family if you are a fan of the movies and actually remember them, if your not a fan and just want to play a video game, don't bother it would be wasting your time and/or money..
Its been 20 years since a ghostbusters movie, and this is the closest thing well get to a 3rd film.
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 :(.
In Conclusion, Great story, great voices, but kind of short (i beat the game in 2 days)and When is Ghostbusters 3 coming out?.
Sure, it's easily the best Ghostbusters game, but it's so much more than that..
It's hard not to be impressed by GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME, from a few standpoints.
One, you're finally able to strap on a proton pack and go catch some ghosts (and if that's all you're looking for, you'll dig this; just hearing the warming up sound effects gave me a chill).
Two, it lets you revisit the cool parts of the original movie (the Sedgewick Hotel, the library, another go-around with Mr. Stay-Puft, and it deepens Ivo Shandor's story).
The same cast, the same writers, nice production values.My only gripe with the game is that too much time is spent with the ECTO goggles (put 'em on, take 'em off, repeat), but that's certainly not a deal breaker.
It's a lot of fun wrangling a ghost into a trap with the capture stream, and that alone would've been worth the price of admission.
Voices in a CGI game is the ideal scenario of keeping the cast as they looked back in '89, and a big enough budget means anything can be done on screen.