Walkthrough VII: Ghostbusters

The main strength of the design for Ghostbusters for the Xbox was how well it complemented the movies; the game environments stayed true to the movies, followed some of the same storylines with the same characters, and tied up loose ends from the series. The original actors voiced their videogame counterparts, the music effectively captures the creepy atmospheres, and even some of the movie enemies show up.

The rich environments make up for the linear gameplay plot; the player can otherwise occupy themselves with sidequests, finding artifacts, unlock achievements, and exploring extensive areas like the firestation where character development actually occurs as a result of spending time "getting to know" the characters in your player's squad more. Nearly everything in the environments contain destructibiles and can be damaged- you can burn walls, explode clocks, topple carts, destroy tables, and interact with certain objects that shimmer to give you a hint.

The interface also contributed to the cinematic, first-person interactive effect since there were no onscreen indicators. The player's health is displayed on the ghostbusters pack on their character's back, ghost readings and menus pop up on the onscreen "PKE meter", and fellow Ghostbusters provide all the audio hints the player would need.