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Ghostbusters : Supernatural Superstars
> Style 1-Player action (up to 4-player online)   > Publisher TBA
> Developer Terminal Reality   > Release 2009
 
 

Ghostbusters fans are a haunted bunch. no doubt they are hounded by fears that their favorite franchise won't get the video game treatment it deserves. These concerns aren't entirely unreasonable, as the recent Activision / Vivendi merger has left the game on the verge of being canceled. While the game is being sold to a new publisher, developer Terminal Reality is still hard at work on the game, and our hands on time with the newest playable build is proof that the game is shaping up to be quite a crowd pleaser.

 

Our demo started with a familiar scene: the Ghostbusters climbing the steps of New York's public library. Crowds of people pack the streets cheering them on as they investigate a paranormal disturbance. Suddenly, two ghosts explode out of one of the famous lion statues that sit in front of the landmark. "Whoa, double full torso animators!" exclaims Ray as the ghosts fly off. The voice work for all the principal actors from the original films is finally in, and the game sounds fantastic.

 

Inside the library, the chase is on. Your PKE meter, wait like a metal detector to track down your ghosts.

 

The game is filled with plenty of great scripted sequences. Exploring the library's basement catacombs keeps us on our toes. Bookshelves slide around to form an ever-evolving labyrinth for us to navigate, books stack themselves in neat piles from floor to ceiling whenever we look away, and ghosts unexpectedly pop out to scare us while we innocently examine the walls.

 

Upon entering one of the library's open reading rooms, we face our first real challenge. A level six bi-dimensional Attractor erupts from the floor, cutting a swath through the room of desks and sending piles of paper through the air in its wake. The apparition finally settles in front of us taking the form of a monster constructed from objects found in the environment.

 

The proton pack's blast stream does a great deal of damage. It leaves scorch marks along walls and destroys statues, chandeliers, and well, pretty much everything it comes in contact with. A damage total keeps track of how much the city is going to have to pay out due to the Ghostbusters' recklessness. Then again, if these guys don't leave a room trashed, they're probably not doing their job.

 
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