Ghostbusters Review

I think the Ghostbusters are pretty much a household name at this point. Nearly everyone has seen the movies, or the cartoons, or the comics, or the endless amounts of children's toys, breakfast cereals and other landfill fodder that comes along with a successful movie franchise. As popular as the movies are, the original was released over twenty-five years ago. Generally the only thing worse than tying a game in with a movie is tying a game in with an old, classic movie. As a fan of the films and many of the actors and actresses who were a part of them, I can honestly say that this game stays true to the spirit of the movies and feels like ten straight hours of fan service.

Every time someone decides to make a video game based off of a movie I simply sigh, shake my head and wonder what they're thinking. Sure, it sounds like a great idea, allowing fans of a movie to immerse themselves in a world they'll never have a chance to visit otherwise. The problem is that these games are usually nothing more than half-hearted attempts to make a few extra bucks by shoe-horning a movie license into some studio's half-finished game engine and calling it a day. I could fill this page (along with the rest of this issue) with a list of bad games based on movies. There are, however, exceptions to every rule. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that not only was one of my favorite childhood movies being resurrected as a modern day video game, but that it was actually good, too.

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