Did you call for these Ghostbusters screens?

by Andrew Yoon { Apr 29th 2008 at 3:15PM }

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While multiplatform development may have stunted some of the features of the upcoming Ghostbusters game, we have to admit that it looks pretty sweet. Joystiq's Zack Stern had some time with the game and revealed that the video game takes place two years after the events of the second film. It's 1991, and your character becomes the fifth ghost-busting Ghostbuster. The generic design of the main character is intention, apparently, to put more emphasis on the film's original motley crew.

Fans will be glad to hear that Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are contributing to the game's script. The gameplay seems to revolve around the proton pack and the game's incredible physics engine. Sounds like we may see some Valve-inspired Gravity Gun-esque sequences.

PS3 will benefit from being the lead development platform for the game. The game will take advantage of some SIXAXIS controls, such as being able to stun ghosts by shaking the controller (something that reminds us of last year's Folklore). With the care and effort being placed in creating an original game based on the Ghostbusters universe, we're going to be cautiously optimistic about this one.