Playing it puts you right into what looks to be some poor guy that was desperate enough to try and work for the Ghostbusters, and soon you realize why they don't want to know your name, as you realize if you had to do this for "real" you'd run, and fast...thankfully the game doesn't have that effect, it is in fact, quite addictive! The story is good and has a strong and fun start, though sadly the single player side of the game is a bit short, but great training for the best part yet, multiplayer! Also strong on this game are the visuals and voice acting. With the script straight from Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis themselves, and original voices returning for all the Ghostbusters, it was great to look like I really was looking at Peter Venkman and the crew as I helped them do their thing. To avoid monotany, the proton pack you get becomes upgradable and equipped with new and interesing items, all of which allow you to both destroy the surroundings, take down manifested paper ghosts, book golems, and trap full roaming spectors in traps you place.
Once you've finished the game, or even before hand, you can dive into the multiplayer, though I recommend that you play a good bit of the game first, so that you know what you're doing and don't get some other players upset with you. I mean, you could read the instructions, but who does that anymore? Seriously though, if you do want to jump into the multiplayer, I highly recommend looking them over, you'll be glad you did, even if you did play through the whole game it can help to read up on what you need to do for each of the several cooperative games you can play and rank up in.
Once you've gotten the multiplayer going I do want to warn you that the ranked matches can introduce you to some rejection if you jump into just any game you look at, though for the most part I found people to be as they tend to be on the Playstation Network, nice and civil about things. See, if you are new to the game, you aren't as much help to a team of people that have ranked up to the maximum, but you don't have to worry about that much with the very handy ways to play by either joining a quick match, or even creating your own. This makes it a great way to play with a person or two here and there that are at the top of their game, so to speak, and get some pointers. I'm usually not that into multiplayer but since it's co-op, I'm there! From plain survival to a version of capturing the flag, this game's multiplayer is really where the fun is, and it is why I had to end up buying the game!
Overall view:
Rent? Sure, if you want to play through the single player, or are lucky enough to own a GameFly account or the like so that you can keep it to play the multiplayer part until you can't stand the thought of ghosts, but be warned...it could take a while!
Own? If you like playing with others, YES! This is one of the good games to beat the summer heat with.
Personal Rating (out of 10): 8.8
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