Ghostbusters was a successful movie adventure that hit the big screen in 1984 and spawned a sequel in 1989.

Ghostbusters the video game is built from scratch with a whole new technology. Dan Aykryoyd, one of the talents behind the original film script, terms Ghostbusters the video game as the third movie, and hence the name Ghostbusters 3. Aykryod and Ramis are writing it, and all of the talents from the first 2 Ghostbusters films (Ernie Hudson, Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray) are returning to provide their voices.

Once again, the video game takes place in the year of 1991 and is NOT a remake of the first two films. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote a new story for the video game, so it is essentially a sequel to the first two movies. You’ll realize you’re wrong once you play the video game.

Sierra Entertainment is the publisher of this video game. The demo of the game was shown at a spring media event held in San Francisco in mid-April, but revealed just a little of the actual story. The demo showed the player taking on the role of a new member of the Ghostbusters team. Some of the old favorite monsters will be in the game, including the boss from the first movie, the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man. The player was equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets to hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

The game has an amazing look. The dynamic shadows and lighting and the environmental effects were superb. In one of the demos of the engine and technology, cars were ‘glued’ to the ceiling of the library using new elements of the proton pack. The goo gave way to the cars’ weight, impacting the environment in a realistic manner. Books and splinters from crushed tables were sent flying all over the places. On balance, the realisticness produced shows that the engineering and technology is quite remarkable.

The development teams have demonstrated intense passion and commitment in this project. It’s expected that Ghostbusters fans will be impressed with the game’s ability to deliver a very authentic Ghostbusters experience, as well as its capacity to expand the Ghostbusters universe that they currently know.

Ghostbusters, in development for NDS/PS2/Wii (Red Fly Studios), and PS3/X360/PC (Terminal Reality), is currently scheduled for release in fall 2008.

So, what do you think: is Ghostbusters 3 a video game, or a movie in video game form?

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