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While I was a little worried about Ghostbusters, the game had some decent buzz going around it and the fact that the original cast was returning helped dissipate any building fears. I managed to find it at Sam’s Club for cheaper than regular retail, so I new I had to get it.

Cleverly taking place in 1991, Ghostbusters has you steeping into the shoes of a new recruit. I really like the fact the game is placed in ‘91. It leaves enough room for a third movie to take place now and to (even better) explain why the Ghostbusters don’t look old and fat. The new recruit doesn’t have a name, doesn’t spout dialog, and is the plainest white guy ever. Man, they could have made him Hispanic to make him at least slightly interesting. It works somehow though, because it feels like you’re in the movie while the regular team of Ghostbusters do their thing.

The story is fun, but the only problem that I have with it is that you retread a lot of what happens in previous films. It’s fun fighting the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and all, yet by the time you hit the museum seen in the beginning of the first flick you wonder if anything really new is going to happen. Then again, perhaps if everything was %100 new it might have veered into something that didn’t work.

Before this turns into an actual review though, I’ve got to play a lot more. As fun as it is, I don’t think that will be a problem.

Version Played: Xbox 360

There’s some new Ghostbusters: The Video Game screenshots floating out there on the internets that are looking pretty damned good. You can check them out on Kotaku or I’m sure any number of places by now, but they were the first place I saw them. While the graphics don’t look entirely stunning, they certainly look good enough to get the job done and that’s the least that Ghostbusters fans can hope for. Do you need a bookcase to look super realistic or would you rather have a great looking ghost and even better looking Ghostbusters?

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No, I didn’t spend a time writing up a really awesome list of all the games that have features the Aliens from the Alien movie franchise (AVP). That would require something called effort. Nope, I am linking to a really awesome guide to all of the Aliens related games out there.

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The new Ghost Busters trailer was reveled sometime last week and in the interest of trying to catch up on this here video game related blog, I thought I’d post it in case you hadn’t happen to see it:

My wife just had to get a wet rag for the keyboard after I watched that. I seriously got chills from this, chills. I realize I’m not your everyday nerd, but when you’re a child of the ’80s like myself, you might just understand my deep love for Ghostbusters. It’s almost looking like this game is the movie that Ghostbusters II should have been.

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