Difficulty:

Just Right

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Just plain fun"

Ghostbusters: The Video Game is extremely enjoyable! Fans of the movies can easily appreciate this game, as the original actors did the voices for the game. The storyline also incorporates aspects of the original movies (such as locations and ghosts) while continuing the story with new missions. The achievements are noteworthy, because their titles are quotes from the original movie. Using the proton pack and ghost trap takes a bit of adaptation. It's not difficult but definitely different from just shooting a gun. Once learned, though, it's pretty addicting and fun. The multiplayer is also an excellent distraction or break from more serious games (ie, capturing ghosts instead of getting kills), which is set up in campaigns of 3 separate game modes. Players can also choose quick matches, consisting of only 1 game mode play through. Even though a patch was released, glitches with getting certain achievements have been reported on Xbox forums. The game is very well worth playing despite this glitch, as the enjoyment from playing the game trumps an achievement glitch (and the game play isn't glitched or compromised).