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Ghostbusters Game - R.I.P Harold Ramis

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  • 26-02-2014 5:59pm
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    Zero-Cool
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    I just saw the Legendary car pack is free today for Burnout Paradise which included the Ecto-1 lookalike car as tribute to poor Egon.

    Got me thinking about other Ghostbuster games and this was my childhood Ghostbusting experience!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlqTmD_T9ws


    Man that was brilliant, don't care what anyone says!

    Anyway, made me look up the 2009 game written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and it actually looks quite good. Anyone play this and recommend it? I see it going cheap in places and would be a nice farewell to Egon.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZpViVaTuXc


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    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,059 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    It's really not a good game. I didn't get very far into it, but was quite disappointed from what i remember. The controls were awful.

    Definitely not the "Ghostbusters 3" like some people were hoping for.


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    SirLemonhead
    Registered Users Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭SirLemonhead


    I only played this pretty recently and quite enjoyed it. I had no problem with the controls at all but then again I was playing it with an xbox 360 pad on the PC. Worked quite well!

    Always fun to run around proton packing ghosts and trying to wrangle them into the trap :)


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    Josey Wales
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    I played the first level of this but never went back. I can't quite remember why, it couldn't have been that bad.


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    Daemos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,645 ✭✭✭Daemos


    sheehy83 wrote: »
    Anyway, made me look up the 2009 game written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and it actually looks quite good. Anyone play this and recommend it? I see it going cheap in places and would be a nice farewell to Egon
    Definitely, everybody has to play this game. One of my favourites games of the PS3


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    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    sheehy83 wrote: »

    Anyway, made me look up the 2009 game written by Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and it actually looks quite good. Anyone play this and recommend it? I see it going cheap in places and would be a nice farewell to Egon

    I'd recommend it without a second thought. Got it for Xmas when it came out and thoroughly enjoyed it. Have been tempted to pick it up again a few times when I've seen it on the shelves.


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    Carroller
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    I loved the game. Wanted it so much I bought it from canada as it was blocked on xbox over here as sony had exclusive rights for it, might go back and replay it now!


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    Zero-Cool
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    Must keep a lookout in shops. I saw gamestop was selling it online for 3 euro but it was all sold out.


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    Monotype
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    Loved the C64 one back in the day. I don't think I actually every made it to the very end myself as the marshmallow man got me if I was lucky to get that far.

    I remember seeing a video of it a while ago, showing off a prototype of it back in the day. They were really proud of the synthesised "Ghostbusters" sound.

    RIP Ramis.


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    5uspect
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    The game was fun if nothing special, but has all the Ghostbusters elements you know and love. The mechanics are fairly solid and it feels pretty authentic. Movement can be a but wonky but you've got a proton pack on you.

    Definitely worth getting tho.


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    B.A._Baracus
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    sheehy83 wrote: »
    Must keep a lookout in shops. I saw gamestop was selling it online for 3 euro but it was all sold out.

    Brand new copies go for crazy money.
    I am kicking myself for not buying it off Live last Halloween. Was going for something around 5 euro. A bargain.


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    cherryghost
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    The 2009 Ghostbusters wasn't bad. I think I'm the only one that has it on Steam before it got removed from the store xD


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    Pixelbastardo
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭Pixelbastardo


    Its back in the steam store again.

    I was gonna pick it up off steam about a year ago until i realized it had been removed, so got if for the PS3 instead.. played to about the half way point and got kind of bored with it.. idk, maybe if the performance had been better i might have finished it. Pretty average game imo, but great fan service..
    i might pick it up off steam, might be a better game without the framerate issues, screen tearing and ****ty textures on PS3.


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    cherryghost
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    So it is! Probably worth the tenner tbh


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    Frank Bullitt
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    I really enjoyed the PS3 game, good story on it as well.


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    Skerries
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    just checked my Steam account as well as GB the game I have GB: Sanctum of Slime?
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    Oafley Jones
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    Josey Wales wrote: »
    I played the first level of this but never went back. I can't quite remember why, it couldn't have been that bad.

    It was either the first or second level for me. IIRC some mechanic wasn't working and I quit in frustration. Huge fan of the movies (yes even the maligned 2) but I just can't tolerate issues like that anymore.


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    chrislad
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    Sanctum of Slime is the top down version of the game, kind of a twin stick shooter. It's not bad, but there's not enough there to keep you interested through the full game, as least in single player Multiplayer might work better.

    The actual full game is a lot of fun. I got it from the States as there was a publisher issue over here at the time of release. I really enjoyed the game, and I must dig it out again.


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