Ghostbusters: The Video Game cover

Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Critic score7 critics
First release
Jun 16, 2009
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Comedy

The Ghostbusters are back for an all new adventure. With Manhattan overrun again by supernatural creatures, gamers take the role of a new recruit joining the famous Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique equipment and gadgets, players hunt, fight and wrangle a wide range of ghosts in an all-new battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. Delivering a special gaming experience to the tremendous Ghostbusters fan base around the world, Ghostbusters: The Video Game features the original cast from Columbia Pictures' classic Ghostbusters films, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson - together again for the first time in over 20 years. Supporting the original Ghostbusters crew are the talents of Annie Potts, Brian Doyle Murray and William Atherton. Like the films before it, Ghostbusters: The Video Game is all-new classic adventure with Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis returning to the helm to script and create a new storyline that leads gamers through the trials and tribulations of the world's leading paranormal ghost busting team. Players experience a variety of frightening new ghosts, even some based on ideas from Aykroyd and Ramis that never made it into the original feature films.

Also known as SOS Fantômes: Le Jeu Vidéo, Ghostbusters III, Ghostbusters: Il Videogioco, Los Cazafantasmas: El Videojuego

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Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jun 16, 2009
PlayStation 3
Jun 16, 2009
Xbox 360
Jun 16, 2009
All 9 release dates
PlayStation 3
Jun 19, 2009
PlayStation 3
Jun 25, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 06, 2009
Xbox 360
Nov 06, 2009
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 19, 2009
Xbox 360
Nov 19, 2009
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
ghosts, futuristic, action-adventure, kaiju, steam
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At a Glance

Critic Score
70

Overview

Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 27 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 27 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 27 Oct

Feature data: IGDB