Ghostbusters Video Game Sounds Fun

Even though I was only six years old when it came out, I still remember Ghostbusters with fond giggles. That movie was hysterical, man. Ghostbusters 2 sucked butt, what with its crappy-ass "can't we all just get along" public-service-announcement-esque message, but the first one was classic. You know what I loved about that movie, most of all? The fact that it was AWESOME. I played with my share of slime in the 80s, and while I was a big fan of slime, a video game would have be cooler.

Well whoop-di-doo! My prayers have been answered! A Ghostbusters video game is set to slime you in 2008. Dan Akroyd wrote it, and Harold Ramis and Bill Murray are joining him to record the voice-overs. Set on the streets of Manhattan, the game includes spooks and ghouls from the films. It includes the famous Who You Gonna Call? theme tune and gives players the chance to act out being a Ghostbuster themselves.

Dan Ackroyd said the computer game was essentially the third Ghostbusters film, adding: "And it's better than the third movie because it lasts longer, there's more development of the characters."

He said the new game was set in 1991 when the characters are running a more successful business.

"These characters are now older, more experienced, perhaps a little more jaded, more tough, with maybe not as compassionate a view of the spirits that they used to have," he said. Radicool. That stupid article doesn't mention Ernie Hudson, but he has apparently signed on as well, according to Kotaku. In addition to the three original Ghostbusters—Ramis, Aykroyd and Murray—Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddmore in both films, and William Atherton, famous for his role as Water Peck. Yippee. Kotaku also pointed me to G4, where there's some exclusive gameplay footage for your viewing pleasure. My only complaint is that I won't be able to play the game on my Atari 2600, but all of you Xbox/PlayStation/Wii types will be set.

Don't cross the streams, beotches!

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