BigBadBobs Wild World of Stuff

So Steve and I got around to playing Ghostbusters the past couple of nights. It was a pretty fun experience.

The way it sounded, I initially assumed that the Ghostbusters online co-op would be like that of Resistence 2- a bunch of short mini-missions. However, thats not how it works out. The basic set up is that you start a round with up to three others, and play three random (or you can select them) mini-games. Each player chooses one of the four original Ghostbusters (or the new and horrible “Rookie” character) and you and your team work your way through the three stages. Each stage is basically like a different mode.

Each stage follows the same basic premise. If your player gets knocked out, you can either have a fellow ‘Buster revive you, or wait 25 seconds for the auto-revive. However, if all four players become knocked out, then the stage ends. Also, each stage has power-ups for new weapons, as well as a force field-like bubble. Also, as you bust ghosts, you receive cash. Cash is not used to purchase anything, but instead seen as your “score”. A higher score unlocks new uniforms and “titles”, such as “Ghostbuster of the Year.” These do not help you in-game, but are purely for leader boards and bragging rights.

Survival mode is by far my favorite. You and your team basically have to try and survive several waves of ghosts and destructible enemies. Each progressing wave consists of tougher ghosts as well as more of them. The final waves are pure chaos, as the screen is filled with many ghosts who wont go into the traps without a fight.

Containment mode is, in my opinion, the most challenging. You and your team have two minutes to trap as many ghosts as possible. As you trap ghosts, you get precious seconds added back to the timer. When the timer reaches 0, its stage over. I find this the most challenging due to the rushed pace and limited time, and thus the least enjoyable.

Destruction mode is also a blast. Basically, there are these green relics which appear on the map, and you and your team have to destroy as many as possible within five minutes. The trick is that the relics spawn ghosts, so they are usually heavily guarded. However, once you destroy a relic, the associated ghosts will disappear, thus the trick is to not waste time on trapping ghosts, but smashing their relics.

Thief mode was decent. There are four artifacts you must protect from ghosts who will attempt to swoop in, snag them, and take off. So you just sit around and blast ghosts as they come in. If one does grab one, you can destroy it in order to retrieve the artifact.

There is also a fifth mode titled Protection, but I havent gotten around to playing it yet.

So what do I think of it? While its not a co-op campaign, the modes are still entertaining. The single-player campaign is a lot of fun, but short, and does not leave much for replay value. The online co-op is what gives this game life, and more importantly, replay value. The co-op mode saves the game, and warrants a purchase.

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