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E3 08: Ghostbusters: The Video Game demo footage photo

And the E3 videos keep on a’coming. This latest footage comes from our friends over at G4, who got some time with associate producer Ryan French and the latest demo of Sierra’s upcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game (maybe no one told them we spell it "videogame" round these parts). Although it’s coming out for virtually every system this demo is shown running on the game's primary platform, the PlayStation 3.

Interesting fact that’s revealed during the hands-on: it turns out that the rookie Ghostbuster that you’ll be controlling was actually modeled after Ryan. It may have just been a way for the studio to save money, but getting a character modeled after you is still pretty damn cool.

One feature that I found pretty interesting is that while you’ll get money for every ghost you capture, you’ll also get charged by the city of New York for all the collateral damage you cause. What money you get to keep after every mission can then be spent to upgrade your equipment, so it should give trigger happy players some pause before they start blowing up public buildings -- to enjoy the beautiful destruction effects -- unless they don’t care about getting the latest in proton pack technology.

Ryan also shows off some of the equipment you’ll be using, such as the aforementioned proton pack, PKE meter and paragoggles (to search for hidden ghosts), dark matter generator, mason collider, slime blower, and slime tether. The slime tether sounds especially cool, as you can use it to anchor ghosts to objects in the environment with ropes of green slime, making them easy targets.

Check out the footage after the jump. Has the game gotten you interested yet?


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The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:31
The Amazing Shenazin
they need to let you create your own Ghostbuster ala Mass Effect
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:33
Mxyzptlk
I remember originally you were supposed to get money for causing MORE damage (according to the Game Informer article), but this way makes way more sense.
monosylabik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:40
monosylabik
morgan webb wants ryan french...i can see it in her eyes...
Danmartigan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:44
Danmartigan
The PS3 needs to utilize a new technology called FSAA. The jaggies hurts my eyes even on that tiny little web video.

I would also like to punch G4 square in the weenus.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:44
The Amazing Shenazin
holy fucking shit that looks orgasmic, I am cumming!
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:51
MrSadistic
Who the hell says "videogame"?

Anyway, the game looks pretty spiffy.
Alexradl's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:51
Alexradl
It needs a new title, but other than that it looks pretty solid. I think we may finally have a good "movie-game".

Get money get money.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:52
RonBurgandy2010
God dammit, I LOVE E3.
Danmartigan's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:56
Danmartigan
@The Amazing Shenazin: Awkward.
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 20:58
CrocBox
@monosylabik she totally wants his cock, she flirts with him at the end there xD

That is just too damn awesome, I want so bad @_@
Mr Lazy's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:04
Mr Lazy
I love the fact that the only person not actually lending their voice to this is rick moranis, the reason he gave for not doing it is that he has enough money from the honey i shrunk the kids movies that he doesn't need to work if he doesn't want to.

for some reason that just cracks me up
godkow's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:06
godkow
There was a lot of stream crossing in there.
Zerozaki Ishiki's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:17
Zerozaki Ishiki
I might have been interested if they had shut the fuck up for two seconds and let us hear some of the in game dialogue.
JynxShot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:18
JynxShot
@ Alexradl: Chronicles of Riddik.
Corak's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:27
Corak
Looks good, I just hope I'm not going to be using the pke meter a lot "looking" around the levels for a specific ghost. Only to have it jump out knock me down, and then hide somewhere else.
pyrofreak421's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:36
pyrofreak421
When there something strange in your neighborhood
Who yah gonna call?!?!
GohanGVO's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:39
GohanGVO
Eh, I am not liking the monetary penalty for damage caused to the environment. I want to tear stuff up with the various guns, not worry about bookshelves and chairs.
Shael's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:42
Shael
/fanboy mode activated

First five seconds in the vid and the word Ecto-mobile comes out.

Ecto-mobile...Seriously? Did the guy commenting on the video grow up in a testtube or something? Who the hell calls the Ecto-One an Ecto-mobile.

G4 is already crap...This just solidifies that fact

/fanboy mode deactivated
Detry's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:43
Detry
@GohanGVO

They are not guns, it is 'equipment'.
adultswim810's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 21:43
adultswim810
@danmartigan
im pretty sure thats just the player
Zombie Shawn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 22:25
Zombie Shawn
I would like to correct you on one thing, If you listen to the video you will notice Ryan says that the City of new york picks up the bill for all the damage you cause. So you don't lose any money. . . the city does lol.

so blow it all up!!
monosylabik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 22:33
monosylabik
fuckin A...she totally just gave him that eye...damn she wants him.
TheDreadHawk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 22:49
TheDreadHawk
DO WANT.
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 23:10
Teta
I need more money for games, like this one.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 23:22
Necros
I really hope this turns out as good as it should be.
Uncle Booney's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/14/2008 23:35
Uncle Booney
no pun intended but this gsme looks busted
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 00:33
Sharpless
"Video game" is two words. It used to be two words. It still is two words. It doesn't change. Two words.

And when have we NOT been interested in this game? Want. Also, Morgan Webb. Want.
The Amazing Shenazin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 05:49
The Amazing Shenazin
speaking of Morgan Webb I will forever weep at the fact that she turned down Playboy ;_;

WHHHHHY!? WHHHHHHY!?
wydren's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 17:06
wydren
Because she didn't want to help lonely video game nerds masturbate over her any more than they already do. That's why.

Also, this game looks like one of the few games I'll actually spend money on, what with the pile of shame (unbeaten video games) I've got piling up. I just hope they release it before Halloween.
Massacher's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/16/2008 00:48
Massacher
@ Danmartigan, that is why consoles suck. on PC we have had FSAA for a long time. i pity console gamers hahaha!
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