After months of rumours about whether or not it was in development, a surprise reveal, the loss of a publisher, a new publishing partner and release date delay, and then a last-minute switch in publishing arrangements, Ghostbusters: The Video Game has finally been released, and if you’re a true-blue Ghostbusters fan, the wait has definitely been worth it.

From the excellent story, humorous dialogue (written by original Ghostbusters Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd), pitch perfect voice acting (voiced by original Ghostbusters cast) and great pacing (just pushing you to the limits, and then rewarding you with some great cinematics and the afore-mentioned voice acting), this third-person action adventure game provides what is probably as good a Ghostbusters experience you can get, interactive or otherwise.

As a piece of interactive entertainment (i.e. a game), Ghostbusters: The Video Game also delivers a quality performance that, while not as pitch perfect as the acting and writing, and containing a few oversights that the developers should have ironed out, is only a few steps away from being the quintessential Ghostbusters game that future, similarly themed games can look up to.

Continue reading El33tonline’s review of Ghostbusters: The Video Game for the PS3.