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Just not fun to play.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am very disappointed with this game. It may have very nice and cartoony graphics but the gameplay is terrible. You play Eduardo and Kylie from the TV series and must defeat an evil Count called Mercharior who has kidnapped other members of the Ghostbusters.

There are only four levels: the old building, the graveyard, the theatre and the botanical gardens. Before making your way through these bland platforming stages you must race to the destination on time in a top-racing stage where you control Ecto-1. Both are dull and could have been taken a lot further. It seems like such a rushed and unfinished product.

The music is boring, the ghosts are generic and the level design is annoying. You never really get the real sense of busting ghosts since you just shoot them with the Ion ray and they vanish. There's no holding or trapping and it just turns the game into a platforming shooter. And why is there no save system? This password crap is a joke. The GBA does have a save function you know!

If you're a total Ghostbusters fan then pick this up cheap. Otherwise leave it be, it stands out neither as a Ghostbusters product nor as a semi-decent game.

Graphics A-
Sound C-
Gameplay C-
Lasting Appeal D

The first and only Ghostbusters game for GBA, not bad either

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had a hard time finding this game in the stores, so I'd say it's a good thing so many people are selling it here on Amazon. Anyway, this game is a Driving/Platformer game. There are 2 playable characters in this game, Kylie and Eduardo, and you can switch between the two at any time while playing. They each have different skills which may be useful and I doubt it's possible to beat the game without making use of both of them. You cannot use the other two Ghostbusters because your job will be to rescue them; that is the basic plot of the game, they have been kidnapped by ghosts. The game is broken up into four different sections, each with four different levels. At the end of each section you will face a boss, each providing a pretty good challenge. Before starting each section, you get a briefing from Egon. Then you must drive to the scene in the Ecto-1, picking up additional seconds in the form of miniature clocks along the way, as you will fail if time runs out. Once you get to the scene, that is where the platforming begins. You must wander around the various areas looking for the item indicating the end of level. In the first section, the items are portions of a ghostly painting. Along the way you will get to pick up upgrades for your proton gun, so if you pick them all up it will be very powerful by the end of the game. Miss out on the upgrades, and you'll be in for a real challenge by the end.

Pros-
* Nice graphics
* Fun gameplay
* Provides a good challenge

Cons-
* Music may get a little repetitive
* Password save only
* May be too challenging

In conclusion, this is a pretty good game. You should definitely consider buying it if you are a fan of the Ghostbusters or just platformers in general. Especially if you can find it for under $20.

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