Ghostbusters (2016 video game)
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| Ghostbusters | |
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| Developer | FireForge Games |
| Publisher | Activision |
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| Composer | Grant Kirkhope |
| Series | Ghostbusters |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platforms | Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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| Genres | Action, twin-stick shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Ghostbusters is an action video game developed by FireForge Games and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Taking place after the events of the 2016 film, the game features four-player cooperative gameplay where players control new Ghostbusters characters to defeat enemy ghosts.
The game had a development cycle of eight months[2] and was released in July 2016.[3]
The game was panned by critics and considered one of the worst video games of 2016.
The game is set some time after the events of the 2016 film. The four protagonists from the film are only mentioned though, as they are called away to Washington to save the President from ghost assassins. The game instead focuses on four different protagonists named Chaz, Meadow, Megan and Bobby, who watch over and do the duties of the other four. Later, they are called to Aldridge mansion to capture the ghost of Gertrude Aldridge after she has returned to her home. After capturing her, the four later get a call from a crypt keeper saying that a ghost of voodoo gang leader, Marie Deveuax, has rising from the grave and is now haunting people. After arriving at the graveyard she was seen at, the four battle and capture her, and afterward they get a call from two teenagers reporting that a run-down asylum is being haunted by the ghosts of past workers and one with electrical powers. They find out the main ghost is actually Sparky from the movie, who attacks them and, after the battle, they capture him.
Later, they get a call from a construction worker revealing that a devil ghost from the movie, named Rampage, is in the sewers and needs to be captured. After finding and battling Rampage, the gang capture him and later get a call from a ship cruise manager named Morgan who reveals that a ghost of former singer, Ruby d'Amore, has come back from the dead and needs to be caught. After completing the mission, they get a call from Mayor Bradley revealing Roman (the antagonist from the movie) has returned and opened up a portal from Limbo and is exacting his revenge. He asks the Ghostbusters to help defeat him, and after a lengthy battle, they defeat him again and celebrate. The game ends with a newspaper falsely saying that it was Mayor Bradley who saved New York; yet despite this, the Ghostbusters are happy knowing they saved New York.
Gameplay
The game is an isometric 2.5D action game using a top-down camera. Up to four players can play at the same time, controlling one of the four characters. Each character has a different proton pack. One resembles a gatling gun, while another resembles a pistol.
