So I got Ghostbusters for $2.50.
I had no real expectations going in. I'd heard the game was "good" from most friends but no one ever really went on about gameplay, just how closely it resembled a movie.
Turns out, it's a pretty decent game too. Totally linear, sadly, and borrowing a few now over-used tropes...
Every game even barely referencing the paranormal needs a parallel dimension level full of floating stuff, it seems. To GB's credit, it's done as well as it is anywhere else and is probably more appropriate here than in, say, Arkham Asylum.
But it's challenging at times, scanning with the PKE-Meter is kind of detectivey, atmospheric and totally appropriate for Halloween, the weapon powers and ghost wrastlin' are pretty fun and shit gets really chaotic at times with beams flying everywhere and ghosts circling like crazy. It's a visual orgy and it's got some meat to it too. After 6 solid hours I'm only through level 3/8, so each one can take a while to complete if you search thoroughly for stuff.
At some points levels may actually go on too long, but the game rarely repeats the same thing twice.
Other than "Oh it's the Librarian. She shushed us. Let's chase her....."
You're always entering a new environment, hunting some ghost down before you actually fight it, ending up fighting a mini-boss you didn't expect to....it's a pretty smart game in that respect.
Really, for $2.50, this is great entertainment. And at times it's written just as snappily as a movie would be, which is kind of refreshing coming from a video game. I actually enjoy the cut scenes and the banter and dialog, which is pretty rare. All the almost-all celebrity voice acting goes a long way too because no one is phoning it in. If you're a fan of the Ghostbuster's movies, you really should spend the money on this. It's well worth its entertainment value in that alone.