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Due to Sony being a bunch of ass fuckers the release for the 360 version of Ghostbusters, in the UK, has been delayed until October, so being the resourceful chap I am I imported a copy via EBay

After a roughly 9 hour run through the game I thought I would post a few of my impressions and why I think that them making the third film a game was an excellent idea!

Let’s start with the obligatory…

Who you gonna call ?

So the guys are back together, Ray, Egon, Venkman and Winston finally get their asses together for what essentially is Ghostbusters 3. The game is still set in same familiar places and feature the same cast members with only a handful, namely Sigourney Weaver and Rik Moranis, missing which gives the game an excellent sense of authenticity that personally I have never seen before in a game.

You could probably say the kind of experience they are going for is one of a kind. Rather than making a game to emulate a film they have made a game that should have been the film in the first place. Originally penned by Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis to be Ghostbusters 3 the original script was apparently put on hold due to technology not being advanced enough to give the effect they desired. With Ghostbusters 2 being the success it was I guess they didn’t want to disappoint with the third entry in the series.

I think generally the game is a HUGE success. Honestly I very rarely finish my games, I think the last game I finished prior to this was Mass Effect. That was well over a year ago and I’ve had plenty of other games since, Fable 2, Prince of Persia, just to name 2 but I do get bored very quickly.

Ghostbusters moves along with a nice pace, through the entire game there was only one point where I got frustrated (fucking flying Cherub things), but generally its an enjoyable romp through an equally enjoyable storyline that needs to be experienced by anyone who is a fan of either of the first two movies.

Other reviews I have read commented on the inconsistency of the cut scenes which I would have to agree on, also on the lip syncing being off on a fair number of the cut scenes. Although if I hadn’t have read other reviews prior to getting the game I would have blamed this on my slowly dying 360 but it never really hampered the enjoyment of the experience.

I have had a brief bit of time with the multi player which was a pleasant surprise. For something that I honestly would have expected to be tacked on, it’s actually a very competent component of the package and has a lot of playtime and adds a lot to the game. With a co-op campaign and and experience system and a good choice of modes there is a lot of time that can be spent just busting ghosts and generally making yourself feel good! Because of course, bustin makes me feel good.

Without going on too much, it’s not one of those impulse purchases I regretted, a very enjoyable game that was well worth the wait and I’m actually fairly interested in playing through it a second time to get a load of the achievements I missed in my first run through.

So if you live in the UK you can either pop online and grab yourself a multi-region NTSC version or wait around for the PAL version in October, your call.

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Someone had a plan, and that plan was surely to inflict living beings with the ability to be brought to their knees by, of all things, plants.

According to the NHS :

Hayfever, also known as seasonal allergic rhinitis, is a very common condition that affects two in every 10 people in the UK. It is caused by an allergy to airborne substances such as grass or hay pollen, which affects the upper respiratory passages (nose, sinus, throat and eyes).

Seriously, its like having a fucking pineapple rammed into your nose and then feathers lightly sprinkled down your throat just to make the sensation that slight bit more interesting. Even more frustratingly it’s not actually an affliction that has hampered me my entire life. Thankfully I went through my entire childhood with no-sign of a sniffle, my brother was the only one in the family that actually had the issue.

I must have really done something awful when I hit my 20′s as it struck me and it struck me hard, especially recently. To sum it up I woke up at 4am this morning, my tongue felt like it was twice the size, I was snuffly and the top of my mouth was itching. Have you ever tried scratching the top of your mouth ? Not possible, IT JUST GETS WORSE.

On a brighter note, long weekend, I spent around seven hours playing Ghostbusters on the 360 and am thoroughly enjoying it, just noticed my friend Stu has also imported a copy so might hook him up for some c-op. Nearing the end but the storyline is more than worth it.

Also Bloodbowl came out, finally, everything I hoped it was gonna be. Not sure if the dice rolling is quite as random as it probably should be as it seems to come in spouts of good or bad luck, but the idea is there. Just waiting for some love from patches as they are apparently working on four new teams. The first two already confirmed as the Undead and Dark elves. The Undead I am looking forward to if only for seeing all the different looking zombies and skeletons.

Anyhow, back to work.

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I can safely say that I am pretty happy with the way the site is looking currently, it’s still slightly unwieldly but it will come when I have a clearer head and a bit more vision.

The reason for the title is as follows, I plan to begin to go through my ludicrous back catalogue of games and document review and possibly even play again some of the old games I have. Everything from Armalyte on the C64 up to Fallout 3 on the 360 I hope to take photos and write a section about each game and fill it with lots of lovely juicey information.

Hopefully I will start this off tomorrow so I can sleep on what game I want to start with, I have a good idea of what I am going to start with and I assure you it’s going to be a cracker! I might dust off the old machine as well but due to time and, probably , hardware constraints I will emulate the game.

Until tomorrow!