Ghostbusters: The Video Game Update and Multiplayer Details

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Looks like is gonna be a preview week from ign, giantbomb, and 1up. Giantbomb also has a quick podcast talking about the game.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/960/960404p1.html

http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/?podcast_id=69

http://www.giantbomb.com/news/and-that-ghostbuster-is-you/988/?linktags=home,home-news

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OMG! SWEET!

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*Odd…I mean I know he figures into the game just like Gozer and Stay Puft [ect.], however the painting itself existing in it’s “pre-Vigo defeat” form, post-GBII, is abit cooky…

*Cheers.

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Here is a “Semi-Complete” list of the multiplayer details.

Unique Multiplayer Features:

Play as one of the Ghostbusters: Choose to play as any one of the four original Ghostbusters or the rookie;

Unique Achievements: Players are given scores and ranks for each match that are also applied to their online profile. Difficulty scaling is available according to rank;

6 Unique Power-ups: To help players on even the trickiest of jobs, unique power-ups such as the Ghost Shrinker or Ethereal Shield are available;

Limited Ammunition: To ensure teamwork, players must pick up ammunition for each type of equipment with ammunition levels being shown on the proton pack;

Unique AI Features: To add another dimension to the hunting, wrangling and trapping experience of being a Ghostbuster, ghosts have unique AI features such as more aggressive behaviour, the power to sabotage traps and the ability to fuse with other ghosts;

Full VOIP support: Voice support for both Xbox 360 and PS3 allows for easy communication between players

Two Multiplayer Co-op Game Modes:

Instant Action: Players can test their mettle in a variety of Job Types across a selection of 12 different maps to see if they’ve got what it takes to be a true Ghostbuster;

Campaign Mode: players work through one of four different environments busting ghosts to earn cash and upgrade their equipment.

12 maps across 4 themed environments:

Library

Streets

Cemetery

Museum

Six Unique Job Types:

Survival: Survive a paranormal onslaught

Containment: Capture all the ghosts

Destruction: Eliminate mysterious artefacts to prevent spawning ghosts

Protection: Protect Egon’s devices

Thief: Save the artefacts from being stolen by ghosts

Slime Dunk: Dunk the most Slimers

Online Multiplayer Features:

Leaderboards and player statistics: have you got what it takes to be the world’s greatest Ghostbuster?

Ranking: Skill and rank based matchmaking is available.

Most Wanted Ghosts: these ghosts appear are special ghosts that appear mid game based on the experience of the current players - it’s your job to trap them all.

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There is so much awesome wrapped up in that post. Is this not the best thing ever?

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I’m confused. Is there couch coop or just online? Anybody know?

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Wii/PS2 - Couch only co-op.

360/PS3/PC - Online Co-op… not sure about split screen though.

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the two player multiplayer/co-op sounds like it could be split screen

but the multiplayer stuff sounds so damn awesome!

i cant wait to see the maps for the 4 player multiplayer and the ghosts

cant wait to try slime dunk

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Man I hope this has same system Coop for those of us without Xbox live and PSN…

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I’m curious about the special ghosts for multiplayer. I’m sure it will just be some signature ghosts as well as a few bosses, but I wonder if they’ll have anything special planned as well.

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I’m 99% sure that this online cooperative mode is PS3/360/PC only, sorry man. But hey- the Wii and PS2 versions are going to have local/splitscreen cooperative, which I’d kill for on the PS3 version… which is why I’m buying both PS2 and PS3 versions.

I hope that we see more than 4 maps for the cooperative mode, maybe DLC?

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I wonder how big the maps will be?

i actually expected one of the maps to be the sedgewick ballroom, then again that could be too small

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I want a multiplayer mode where you get to be the ghost and has busters chase you around

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They’ll have that as a wii/ps2 multiplayer mode; not sure about the360 & ps3.

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Thanks Rockstar! That’s a pretty awesome breakdown!

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if that 's true then i might get the ps2 version as well.

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i just hope that with everything else crammed into this game. they still have the left practice mode available.

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MULTIPLAYER ON PS3, Xbox 360 & PC

MULTIPLAYER OVERVIEW:

Teamwork is what being a Ghostbuster is all about so Terminal Reality have worked with Three Wave Software, a triple-A multiplayer developer, to create an exciting and original multiplayer component in Ghostbusters: The Video Game for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms.

Offering gamers the unique opportunity to play as one of the four original Ghostbusters, an option not available in the single player game, the multiplayer is a fast-paced, co-operative experience. Taking place on an average phantom-packed day for the Ghostbusters team, players will work together to contain supernatural phenomena around the city while competing to earn the biggest pay check.

MULTIPLAYER FEATURES:

Unique Multiplayer Features:

  1. Play as one of the Ghostbusters: Choose to play as any one of the four original Ghostbusters or the rookie;

  2. Unique Achievements: Players are given scores and ranks for each match that are also applied to their online profile. Difficulty scaling is available according to rank;

  3. 6 Unique Power-ups: To help players on even the trickiest of jobs, unique power-ups such as the Ghost Shrinker or Ethereal Shield are available;

  4. Limited Ammunition: To ensure teamwork, players must pick up ammunition for each type of equipment with ammunition levels being shown on the proton pack;

  5. Unique AI Features: To add another dimension to the hunting, wrangling and trapping experience of being a Ghostbuster, ghosts have unique AI features such as more aggressive behaviour, the power to sabotage traps and the ability to fuse with other ghosts;

  6. Full VOIP support: Voice support for both Xbox 360 and PS3 allows for easy communication between players.

Two Multiplayer Co-op Game Modes:

  1. Instant Action: players can test their mettle in a variety of Job Types across a selection of 12 different maps to see if they’ve got what it takes to be a true Ghostbuster;

  2. Campaign Mode: players work through one of four different environments busting ghosts to earn cash and upgrade their equipment.

12 maps across 4 themed environments:

  1. Library

  2. Streets

  3. Cemetery

  4. Museum

Six Unique Job Types:

  1. Survival: Survive a paranormal onslaught

  2. Containment: Capture all the ghosts

  3. Destruction: Eliminate mysterious artefacts to prevent spawning ghosts

  4. Protection: Protect Egon’s devices

  5. Thief: Save the artefacts from being stolen by ghosts

  6. Slime Dunk: Dunk the most Slimers

Online Multiplayer Features:

  1. Leaderboards and player statistics: have you got what it takes to be the world’s greatest Ghostbuster?

  2. Ranking: Skill and rank based matchmaking is available.

  3. Most Wanted Ghosts: these ghosts appear are special ghosts that appear mid game based on the experience of the current players - it’s your job to trap them all.

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Master784, rockstar already posted that info 13 posts up

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Oops, i guess i have to read first before posting! im just excited to hear about multiplayer!