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Buy The Game: Amazon. Buy The Game Guide: Amazon. North American Release Dates: June 16, 2009, November 3, 2009 (PSP) Specifications: Box Backs & Specs ESRB Ratings: * PC/PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 - Teen (T) for Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language. * PlayStation 2/Wii/PSP - Everyone 10+ (E10+) for Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence. * DS - Everyone (E) for Fantasy Violence. Developers: Terminal Reality (PC/PS3/Xbox), Red Fly Studio (Wii), War Drum Studios (PS2), Zen Studios (DS), Threewave Software (multiplayer aspects) Publisher: Atari (North America); Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (Europe and PAL regions) Official Documents: Sierra PR, Sierra Facts, Atari PR, Multiplayer Facts, Alyssa Milano PR, Ilyssa Selwyn Facts, Worldwide Publishing PR, N. American Release PR, PSP Announcement PR, PSP Shipping PR. Official Sites: Developer's Blog Game Crew: Voice Artists, Motion Capture Performers, Writers, and Recognition Of An Uncredited Artist Notable Articles: Game Informer's Dan Aykroyd Interview (December 2007), Game History, Atari/Threewave No PC Multiplayer Comments, Haunted Ham. Additional Resources: GB Wiki, GB Fans, IMDB, Art Design Staff 2/20/2010 Q&A (event info). Game Info/Help: Multiplayer Awards, PS3 Trophy Guide, X360 Achievement Guide, Terminal Reality's Multiplayer Achievements Guide and Tips. Game Guides: Official Prima Realistic, Official Prima Stylized (Prima Corrections), Gamespot Realistic (online guide). Both Prima guides have their fair share of crippling errors, with the biggest being incorrect level and checkpoint names. It's a real pain in the butt to quickly find info that you need with these incorrect names. I have the following Realistic Version corrections here on Spook Central: Checkpoint Names. I have the following Stylized Version corrections here on Spook Central: Level Names, Collectibles Data.
GameFaqs: PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PSP, DS.
Comparisons: All but DS, Realistic/Stylized Differences, Opening Comparison. Comparisons - PS3 vs. X360: Lens of Truth, GameZine, Joystiq, EuroGamer, Eurogamer (patched PS3). Scripts: Original Story Scripts & Transcripts Manuals: PC, PS3, X360, PS2, Wii, DS. Publicity: Press Kit Review, Promotional Images [VIP Exclusive], Magazine Raw Scans [VIP Exclusive]. Special Downloads: Press Kit Tech Trailers DVD Audio Links - Level Quotes & Images, All Vigo Quotes. |
Some of the content below is still live in its original location. For everything else, I may have archived it for Spook Central VIP Members as a thank you for supporting the site.
Images
- Packaging Scans - Front, Rear, Disc/Card, Liner, Ad Inside Box for all versions. (Proton Charging has the 3-D front art)
- PlayStation 3 Menu Background - The PS3 background shown when selecting the game to play. 1920x1080, 900 MB.
- Concept Art - Realistic Version (63 images)
This is a collection of concept art from many websites. This includes all of the "exclusive" images from Game Informer's website that they published in December 2007, which still require a fee to view on their site. - Concept Art - Realistic Version
- Concept Art - Stylized Version
- Multiplayer Environments Designed by Herod Gilani of Threewave (13 images)
- Official Developer Diary - Entry #1 (1/23/2009) (3 images) (read text here)
- Official Developer Diary - Entries #2 & #4 (2/6/2009 & 3/4/2009) (12 images)
- Official Developer Diary - Entry #5 (3/19/2009) (3 images)
TRAILER & TV SPOT SCREEN SHOTS
- 07/15/2008 - Greatest Threat Trailer (34 images)
- 12/03/2008 - Atari Live Trailer (46 images)
- 02/05/2009 - Rule #2 Trailer (10 images)
- 03/20/2009 - Alyssa Milano Trailer (19 images)
- 04/10/2009 - Rule #3 Trailer (15 images)
- 04/17/2009 - Wii Slime Trailer (26 images)
- 04/28/2009 - Walmart.com Trailer (9 images)
- 05/13/2009 - Multiplayer Trailer (13 images)
- 05/17/2009 - Annie Potts Trailer (8 images)
- 05/22/2009 - DS Trailer (30 images)
- 05/28/2009 - E3 2009 Wii Trailer (34 images)
- 06/01/2009 - E3 2009 Next Gen Trailer (28 images)
- 06/13/2009 - Ernie Hudson Trailer (3 images)
- 06/13/2009 - Harold Ramis Trailer (4 images)
- 06/16/2009 - PS3 30 Seconds TV Spot (18 images)
- 06/16/2009 - Wii 30 Seconds TV Spot (19 images)
- 06/24/2009 - DS Launch Trailer (21 images)
- 06/29/2009 - Lore of the Spiderwitch Trailer (12 images)
- 07/16/2009 - DS TV Spot (9 images)
- 07/16/2009 - Wii 15 Seconds With Quotes TV Spot (4 images)
- 09/30/2009 - DS Trailer (20 images)
TITLES, LOGOS, BANNERS, WALLPAPER, ETC.
- Game Title #1 - Black Background (806x143) [logo as the "O"]
- Game Title #2 - Black Background (806x143)
- Game Title #3 - White Background (487x100)
- Game Logo #1 (600x625) [logo as the "O"]
- Game Logo #2 (600x628)
- Game Logo #3 - Realistic guys in front (300x312) [dead link removed]
- Official Website/Message Board Banner - Burnt Stay Puft (was used to help promote the game)
- Official Website/Message Board Banner - Happy Stay Puft (was used to help promote the game)
- Official Website/Message Board Banner - Librarian (was used to help promote the game)
- Official Website/Message Board Banner - ESP Test (was used to help promote the game)
- Official Website/Message Board Banner - Trap Cleaning (was used to help promote the game)
- Official Website/Message Board Banner - Librarian/ESP Test/Trap Cleaning [ani gif] (was used to help promote the game)
- Official Instant Messenger Icon [ani gif] (was used to help promote the game)
Instructions PC: Right-click on the image and select "Save Image As..." from the menu. In your Instant Messenger program, follow the instructions to upload a new icon to the program. - Official Wallpaper - Slimer: 1024x768 | 1280x1024 | 1600x1200
- Official Wallpaper - Opera Singer: 1024x768 | 1280x1024 | 1600x1200 [dead link removed]
- Official Wallpaper - Grave Ghoul: 1024x768 | 1280x1024 | 1600x1200 [dead link removed]
- Official Wallpaper - Ghost Trap: 1024x768 | 1280x1024 | 1600x1200
- Official Wallpaper - Pappy Sargassi: 1600x1200 | 1920x1200 (16:10/1.6:1 widescreen) [1600x1200 also at Proton Charging]
- Official Wallpaper - Black Slime T-Rex: 1600x1200 | 1920x1200 (16:10/1.6:1 widescreen) [1600x1200 also at Proton Charging]
- Official Wallpaper - Spider Witch: 1600x1200 | 1920x1200 (16:10/1.6:1 widescreen)
- Wallpaper - Logo &
TITLE: 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200, 1920x1200 (16:10/1.6:1 widescreen). - Wallpaper - Box Art: 1024x768 (312 Kb)v(alt url)
- Game Informer Website Title Image (archive)
PC, PLAYSTATION 3, XBOX 360
- Opening Cinematic Screenshots (25 images)
- Official Screenshots (59 images)
You can find some additional copies of the 7/15/2008 images here. - Random Images From PC Video Files (9 images)
- Jeux Video Gallery - 11/16/2007
- Worth Playing: PC/PS3/X360 Gallery - 12/7/2007
- Worth Playing: PC/PS3/X360 Gallery - 6/26/2008
- Worth Playing: PC/PS3/X360 Gallery - 2/6/2009
- Q*Bert Arcade Machine Inside The Firehouse (May 20, 2009)
Q*bert was created by Gottlieb. Gottlieb was bought by Columbia Pictures in 1977. In 2007 a port of the arcade game (including a border reproducing the artwork on the original machine) was made available as a download from the PlayStation Store on the PlayStation 3. In 2009 Sony Pictures Television announced an official port of the game for iPhone OS. So apparently Sony owns Q*bert, which explains its presence in the game. - Large High-Quality Slimer Shot (1.1 Mb)
PLAYSTATION 2, WII, PLAYSTATION PORTABLE
- Opening Cinematic Screenshots (21 images)
- Official Screenshots (31 images)
- PS2 Start-Up Logos/Screens (22 images)
- PS2 Gozerian Rookie Outfit (8 images) [images with commentary]
- PS2 Firehouse Tour (22 images) [images with commentary]
- PS2 Miscellaneous (15 images)
- PS2 Level Start Screens (60 images)
- PS2 Level End Screens (3 images)
- Wii Slimer Edition Unboxing (6/18/2009) (24 images plus text)
- Proton Charging: Wii Group Shot - 7/2/2008 (from the German gaming magazine N-Zone)
- Fake Real Ghostbusters Costume Picture
NINTENDO DS
- Official Screenshots (14 images)
- IGN: DS Gallery
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
MISCELLANEOUS
- Parade Level Assets from senior character artist Jesse Sosa (aka Skankerzero) (image)
Here are some neat assets from Parade. I don't remember much from this level other than you were in the sewers then came up into the middle of the parade. Then you got on a float and fought ghosts. Then fought Blinkers at the end. You can see several floats made by the guys there. You can also see Ray's bookstore which you were able to go into. I didn't see anything too special in the items that were in the store, so I just took a screen shot of the item list. You can also see a couple of the balloons down at the bottom. One being my penguin. I can't find the level in the level list or i would take a screenshot from it. It was mostly unfinished because it was just difficult to make it fun. Protip: Blinkers was supposed to be Ray's favorite from his childhood. I was personally pushing for it to be Dopey Dog from The Real Ghostbusters. - Stay Puft In Streets Artwork (4800x7200) (6.2 Mb)
Found by "joeghostbuster" at GB Fans. - Promo Image reminiscent of RGB promo image: [dead link removed] The 848x813 is from a magazine spread across two pages, so quality lacks. It's from Official Xbox 360 Magazine UK - possibly May 2009 Issue 46 - scanned and uploaded by Ben King.
- Terminal Reality employment ad (published in Game Developer magazine, February 2008) [dead link removed]
Image scanned in and extensively cleaned by Paul Rudoff (me). - Amazon Slimer Edition: Slimer bust created by Steve Johnson with Certificate Of Authenticity (4/16/2009)
- Amazon Slimer Edition: Gamer Graffix Skins (4/17/2009)
- GameStop July 2008 Promo Package
GameStop promo for their staff: contains 4 GB lanyards, 1 DVD (with the 3 tech demos on it), a GB game polo shirt, and a metal ECTO-1 license plate (with the release date in the lower right hand corner). It all comes in a box about the size of a shoe box that kind of looks a little like a ghost trap. - Official Website Screen Shots (scroll to the very bottom of the page)
- Official Website Screen Shots - Now Hiring
- San Diego Comic-Con: Game Demo Kiosk (July 24 & 25, 2008)
• Entire Kiosk - by Skupen
• Control List - by Skupen
• Kiosk Screen - by Pop Culture Geek
• Entire Booth - by Pop Culture Geek
- Qzeddemoore's San Diego Comic-Con Report & Photos (July 26, 2008) (archive)
- Atari Booth at New York Comic Con (February 6-8, 2009)
• Booth/Backwall
- Booth Left: Backwall with Monitor In Front
- Backwall Angled From Left
- Backwall Front-On Partly Blocked
• Slimer Ice Sculpture
- Slimer Close-Up (HQ)
• Demo Kiosk
- Booth Right/Venkman
- Kiosk Right/Venkman & Zeddemore
- Kiosk Right/Zeddemore
- Kiosk Left/Spengler
- Inflatable Stay Puft Appearances
-- The Making of the Inflatable Stay Puft
(I think he's talking about Keith Hargrove, the former director of Sony Pictures Consumer Products, who was interviewed in the "Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car featurette" blu-ray featurette, and is seen in one of those photos)
-- GameStop Store Support Center in Grapevine, TX - November 16, 2007
-- Play.com Live! - March 15 & 16, 2008 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
• Matt (badgermattuk) - March 15, 2008: Photo #1, Photo #2, Photo #3, Photo #4, Photo #5, Photo #6, Photo #7, Photo #8, Photo #9.
• HaHa UK - March 15, 2008
• Ben King - March 15, 2008: game display video
-- London Movie Comic Media Expo (May 24-25, 2008)
• Raffaele Ruffaldi's Photos & Video (Ernie Hudson appearance too - that's Raffaele posing with Ernie)
-- Knotts Berry Farm (October 2008)
• Reddawg31 - October 9, 2008 (during the Quarantine premiere event)
• Skupen - October 12, 2008
As seen in the above photos, originally Stay Puft had a banner on him promoting the game.
That was later removed, as seen in the photos below.
• NeverCoolInSchool - October 16, 2008
-- Cannonball Spree Car Show (April 30, 2010)
• Arizona Ghostbusters' Photos
- GameTrailers TV (5/9/2008) (41 images)
- GameTrailers TV: Juvenile Sloar & Dan Aykroyd (5/1/2009) (6 images)
- iGizmo (3/10/2009) (5 images)
- IncGamers: Firehouse, Pack Overheat, Multiplayer screenshots (3/15/2009) (12 images)
- Game Cinema demo screenshots (3/17/2009) (21 images)
Was recorded with a camera pointed at a monitor, so colors are not accurate to the video source. - New York Press Junket video screenshots (4/10/2009) (18 images)
- IGN: Mass Hysteria screenshots (4/10/2009) (21 images)
- Official Website Screen Shots - Files extracted from Site.swf (9 images)
I used a SWF Decompiler to extract this content from the Shockwave Flash file used on the site. Most of these are the original extracted files. As you can see, the sign, Stay Puft, and the lights are not part of the original building image. (I enlarged my screen area to 1280x1024 [the only size where the swf displayed on the site was the same size as the original images] and did caps of the sign and Stay Puft on the site, but obviously on the site a filter is put over the image because they were not of the same brightness as the original image. If your skills are better than mine, feel free to try to put them into the complete image.) I did the complete building image by piecing together the original top and bottom images, and I modified the envelope to create a second image that is free of the address and stamp decorations. The two letter images make for great stationary, and the modified envelope image makes for a great envelope. Now your written correspondence can look like it's on official Ghostbusters business stationary!
Video
TRAILERS & ADVERTISEMENTS
- Teaser - "Rule #1" (0:17, November 2007) (version 1, "Next Fall, Who You Gonna Call?" Sierra end screen)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer #1 (2:04)
Shown at the London Movie Comic Media Expo on May 24-25, 2008, taped by Raffaele Ruffaldi
• EctoWeb (Download Low-Res FLV File, Hi-Res download on site)
- Trailer - "Greatest Threat" (1:48, July 15, 2008) (version 1, Sierra end screen)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Atari Live/When Disaster Strikes Trailer (1:44, December 3, 2008) (with Winston end clip)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Atari Live/When Disaster Strikes Trailer (1:44, re-released January 29, 2009) (with Peter end clip)
• Available in high defintion on the Ghostbusters 2009 Blu-Ray Disc
• Blu-ray Rip [VIP Exclusive] [premieres 8/1/2021] - Trailer - Rule #2 (0:52, February 5, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Alyssa Milano (1:52, March 20, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Rule #3 (0:43, April 6, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Wii Slime (1:02, April 17, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - WalMart.com with Dan Aykroyd intro (1:27, April 28, 2009)
• Youtube: Egonspengler2
For those that want to hear Dan, but not fiddle with video, or see more of the gameplay, you can listen his intro at Ghostbusters Wiki or Proton Charging. - Trailer - Multiplayer (1:20, May 13, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Annie Potts (1:17, May 17, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - DS (1:11, May 22, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - E3 2009 Wii (1:13, May 28, 2009)
• Youtube: Wii Minute Radio (Wii Minute Radio Logo In Corner)
- Trailer - E3 2009 Next Gen (1:12, June 1, 2009)
• Youtube: Atari Community
- Trailer - Ernie Hudson (1:24, June 13, 2009)
• Spook Central Patreon (800x464)
- Trailer - Harold Ramis (1:28, June 13, 2009)
• Spook Central Patreon (800x464)
- Trailer - DS Launch (1:04, June 24, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - Lore of the Spiderwitch (June 29, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Trailer - PSP (1:01, September 30, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - TV Spot - GameStop (0:34, May 19, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - TV Spot - PS3 30 Seconds (June 16, 2009)
• Youtube: Atari Community
The PS3 spot features a player with old CRT TV (and a betamax machine on top?), while the Wii player has a LCD/Plasma HDTV. Kinda odd considering the Wii console has the lower quality graphics. - TV Spot - PS3 15 Seconds (June 16, 2009)
• Youtube: Atari Community
- TV Spot - Wii 30 Seconds (June 16, 2009)
• Youtube: Atari Community
- TV Spot - Wii 15 Seconds (June 16, 2009)
• Youtube: Atari Community
- TV Spot - Wii 15 Seconds With Quotes (July 16, 2009)
• Spook Central Patreon
- TV Spot - DS (July 16, 2009)
• Spook Central Patreon
GAMEPLAY
- G4TV Gameplay Footage Remix (November 16, 2007 footage, 1:38)
Since G4 originally had YouTube remove the copies that were uploaded there, the GB Props folks took their footage and remixed it so that they can't claim copyright infringement. After all, G4 doesn't own the gameplay footage itself.
• Youtube: Ghostbusters3
- PlayrTV on Bravo UK, May 10?, 2008 Episode (5:06)
• Youtube: Egonspengler2
You get to see another pack weapon (slime balls?), and a much different look at the PKE meter. Not to mention the slime tethers in full action. If you watch on the roof fight, there also seems to be some sort of overheating/overcharging on the proton pack, giving the basic proton stream a short, powerful wallop. And, if that's not enough, we get a first look at Ilyssa, the damsel-in-distress for the game. Also, the game footage appears to be using the movie score in a reactive form (meaning, it changes as the action changes). Plus the narrator explains that the pack has four modes, each with a secondary fire mode (so, 8 "weapons" total.) - G4 Live Hands-On Demo (July 14, 2008)
(Yes, the new rookie is modelled after the guy who demonstrates the game in this video, Sierra Associate Producer Ryan French.)
• G4 (archive) (6:46, 43.8 Mb, 480x368, MP3 44100Hz stereo 96Kbps)
• DailyMotion (includes segue beforehand)
- Ryan French Demo Walkthrough at Comic-Con (by DreadCentral) (July 28, 2008, 9:51) (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, ESP. DOWNLOADABLE QT VERSION)
In this video we learn that the player character (the rookie) does not talk; that there are innocent civilians hidden throughout the game being terrorized by ghosts and if you save them, you'll get an achievement for that. Also collectibles show up at the firehouse, on a display shelf or something like that. The player's health damage is noted by redness on the edges of the screen ala Gears of War. The Pause menu, on the side of the PKE Meter, is seen at 7:47.
• DreadCentral - Download MOV File
• Youtube: Andrew Kasch
• Youtube: Manueunam
- Game Reactor: Wii gameplay footage (December 11, 2008, 10:33)
• GameReactor (Download MP4 File)
OTHER
- • Ryan French Raw Interview (recorded for game promotional materials) (uploaded to YouTube by Fatdroid on May 7, 2014)
- GameTrailers TV, May 9, 2008 Episode (21:28 total)
• Spook Central Patreon [Unlocked] (Download 4-Part FLV Files, 379 Mb total, 960x540)
- Infernal Engine Tech Demos (July 12, 2008)
Mark Randel, head boss at Terminal Reality, narrates three tech demo clips just recently posted to YouTube - this is as from-the-horses-mouth as it gets. Mark shows off a number of features of their Infernal Engine, so this representative of the Xbox360/PC/PS3 versions.
• Demo DVD Rips Downloads
• Reading Tech Demo (Demo #1) (4:50)
• Youtube: Sierralad
• GBFans - Download FLV File
• Physics Tech Demo (Demo #2) (1:12)
• Youtube: Sierralad
• GBFans - Download FLV File
• Crowd Tech Demo (Demo #3) (2:32)
• Youtube: Sierralad
• GBFans - Download FLV File
Embed as a YouTube playlist: - GameTrailers TV (March 14, 2009 episode) (first look at the Spider Witch)
• Youtube: Egonspengler2
- IncGamers Ghostbusters Developer Interview (March 15, 2009)
IncGamers got to sit down with Brendan Goss and Drew Haworth from Terminal Reality to talk about the Ghostbusters video game and there is some SWEET footage of a multiplayer game being set up and in action. You also glimpse the player sliding down the pole in the firehouse, and a couple of times you can see the pack overheat and let out some steam.
• [dead link removed] - Time Magazine at NY press junket - with Dan Aykroyd int (April 23, 2009)
• Youtube: Time - The Game Heroes: Behind The Scenes And Elevator Cinematic (April 29, 2009)
• [dead link removed] - Juvenile Sloar & Dan Aykroyd on GameTrailers TV (May 1, 2009) (GB Int from 7:17-8:51)
• [dead link removed] - Realistic Version Firehouse Tour (after hidden artifacts have been collected)
• Youtube: Bryan with a Y-an - Fan-Made Wii Proton Pack (March 5, 2010)
• Youtube: TomServo84
VIDEO GALLERIES
- AusGamers Files -- Appears to be the original files provided to the press on Atari's Press site. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
- YouTube: AtariCommunity (official)
- YouTube: Ghostbusters3
- Giant Bomb
- IGN: PC/PS3/X360 (alt url #1, alt url #2) / Wii / PS2 / PSP
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