# Ghostbusters: The Video Game finally gets a release date **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 3, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566 "2008-12-03T21:18:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/1 "2008-12-03T21:18:43Z")
Well, at least a release month. [June, 2009](http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/02/ghostbusters-slated-for-june-2009/). Here’s the [latest trailer](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k7pS61EOFzvk99Rysk). ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/2 "2008-12-03T21:36:23Z")
Damn. That looks…good. Who’s the fifth guy supposed to be, though? You, The Player? It doesn’t look like Tully. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/3 "2008-12-03T22:21:44Z")
Yeah, the 5th guy is the player. You play as a new recruit. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/4 "2008-12-03T22:35:20Z")
Oh man, I had no idea that was in development. I am totally psyched - it looks great! (And I’m doubly glad it’s on the Wii so I can play it). Sounds like they got the actual actors, too. If not, they’re _very_ good imitators. \* Bustin’ makes me feel good!\* ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/5 "2008-12-03T22:41:24Z")
I’m all about this game. 🙂 Yep all original actors except Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis (I think). Takes place in 1991. Ackroyd and Ramis say they consider the game to be Ghostbusters 3. Like I said, the player is the FNG, and your job is to test all of Egon’s new proton packs… for better or worse 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/6 "2008-12-03T23:33:40Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > I’m all about this game. 🙂 > > Yep all original actors except Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis (I think). Takes place in 1991. Ackroyd and Ramis say they consider the game to be Ghostbusters 3. Like I said, the player is the FNG, and your job is to test all of Egon’s new proton packs… for better or worse 🙂 on top of that it’s being WRITTEN by the original guys, too (Ackroyd and Ramis) so not just acted out. So yea, basically the closest thing to a GhostBusters 3 we’ll ever get (plus those guys are all old now, a real ghostbusters 3 movie would be kinda disappointing, this way we can all pretend they haven’t aged in the past 20 years 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/7 "2008-12-03T23:46:28Z")
Want! I used to play the NES game constantly, even though it was terrible just because it was Ghostbusters. Now I can finally scratch that itch without resorting to driving around picking up fuel barrels. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/8 "2008-12-04T03:43:57Z")
> [@Captain\_C](#): > > Want! I used to play the NES game constantly, even though it was terrible just because it was Ghostbusters. Now I can finally scratch that itch without resorting to driving around picking up fuel barrels. NES! Ha! I go really old school. Used to play a Ghostbusters game on my C64. ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/9 "2008-12-04T04:10:26Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > NES! Ha! I go really old school. Used to play a Ghostbusters game on my C64. oh yea?! Well me and my brother used to “cross streams” when we were little kids 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/10 "2008-12-04T15:29:45Z")
> [@PopeJewish](#): > > on top of that it’s being WRITTEN by the original guys, too (Ackroyd and Ramis) so not just acted out. So yea, basically the closest thing to a GhostBusters 3 we’ll ever get (plus those guys are all old now, a real ghostbusters 3 movie would be kinda disappointing, this way we can all pretend they haven’t aged in the past 20 years 😉 ) Exactly. This looks like a brilliant move on Ackroyd’s part (I knew he was the creative force behind the game, but I hadn’t been keeping up with news on it). I’m thrilled that the original actors came back. Even if the gameplay turns out to be nothing spectacular (although come on, a Proton Pack with the Wiimote? That’s as good as a lightsaber :D), the story should be downright awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/11 "2008-12-04T16:12:20Z")
I loved Ghostbusters on the Sega Genesis! Fond memories… ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/12 "2008-12-04T17:40:02Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > NES! Ha! I go really old school. Used to play a Ghostbusters game on my C64. I tried to play that game on an Apple IIe. Never did work right. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/13 "2008-12-04T17:52:50Z")
> [@Captain\_C](#): > > Want! I used to play the NES game constantly, even though it was terrible just because it was Ghostbusters. Now I can finally scratch that itch without resorting to driving around picking up fuel barrels. You should really like this then. Angry Video Game Nerd on Ghostbusters > **[GameTrailers](https://www.youtube.com/c/gametrailers)** > > IGN’s home for the latest game trailers, including new gameplay, cinematics, announcements, and reveals. > > Subscribe to stay up to date and get notified when new trailers arrive, that includes during events like Nintendo Directs, Sony State of Plays,... ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/14 "2008-12-04T19:30:37Z")
> [@Daddypants](#): > > NES! Ha! I go really old school. Used to play a Ghostbusters game on my C64. Yeah, I had the [Atari 2600 version.](http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-2600/ghostbusters) ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/15 "2008-12-04T19:50:28Z")
First I was “What? Eww”, then I looked at the screenshots, and read the article, and realized Ghostbusters is the perfect vehicle for a modern game. I’m psyched! ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/16 "2008-12-04T19:58:27Z")
> [@Apocalypso](#): > > First I was “What? Eww”, then I looked at the screenshots, and read the article, and realized Ghostbusters is the perfect vehicle for a modern game. I’m psyched! The movies themselves hold up amazingly well, too. I watched them a week or two ago and they’re just as entertaining (if perhaps not as funny as remembered) as they ever were, without seeming dated. If there was any 80s/early 90s franchise to revive, this is it. ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/17 "2008-12-04T23:43:56Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Exactly. This looks like a brilliant move on Ackroyd’s part (I knew he was the creative force behind the game, but I hadn’t been keeping up with news on it). I’m thrilled that the original actors came back. > > Even if the gameplay turns out to be nothing spectacular (although come on, a Proton Pack with the Wiimote? That’s as good as a lightsaber :D), the story should be downright awesome. honestly the wii doesn’t do it for me, couple good games but most of the stuff with the wiimote just seems gimicky. I’ll be getting the x360 version. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/18 "2008-12-05T01:31:32Z")
It was mostly written and voice acted back during the writer’s strike. Something to do to keep the hand in. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/19 "2008-12-05T23:37:23Z")
> [@Captain\_C](#): > > Want! I used to play the NES game constantly, even though it was terrible just because it was Ghostbusters. Now I can finally scratch that itch without resorting to driving around picking up fuel barrels. > [@Daddypants](#): > > NES! Ha! I go really old school. Used to play a Ghostbusters game on my C64. The Activision Ghostbusters game for NES, C64, 2600, and a bunch of other systems, developed by David Crane, was pretty much the same, give or take graphical limitations given the system it was on- you have a new Ghostbusters franchise and drive around the city busting ghosts. As for this game, if the trailer is any indication, this looks like a really good game. (The game was originally supposed to be released around Halloween this year- Doritos had a tie in where they brought two of their flavors- Taco and Four Cheese- “back from the dead” for a limited time.) With this video game and Time-Life’s new complete collection of _The Real Ghostbusters_ cartoon on DVD (which is, from what I hear, stupendous, much like all of Time-Life’s releases), the Ghostbusters seem to be back in the game for 2009 (their 25th anniversary). I guess bustin’ _does_ make you feel good! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566/20 "2008-12-06T00:00:52Z")
[Fun tech demo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eaf6iy4k-Vc) showing off the game’s custom physics engine. Apparently, the game will be an open-ended, GTA-style adventure where you travel around NYC helping the Ghostbusters bust ghosts. All versions of the game will follow the same basic storyline (and have the same comedic style as the films), but the PS3 and 360 versions of the game will have more realistic graphics and probably a T rating, whereas the PS2 and Wii versions will have more cartoon-like graphics and probably an E10 rating. According to marketing, the Ghostbusters logo is the second-most-recognized in the world after Coca-Cola, so the franchise is still known worldwide. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-the-video-game-finally-gets-a-release-date/475566.md?page=2)