History VideoGame / GhostbustersTheVideoGame

* NotSoHarmless ([[spoiler: Subverted by Walter Peck in the game, going hand in hand with the below-mentioned Red Herring]])

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* TakeThat: Vigo the Carpathian, the painting from the second game, is in the film. As well as comments ranging from BadassBoasts to demands he be brought a child to moping about his defeat he has this gem: "You will elect a leader more evil than I. Twice." [[BillClinton Oh...]], [[GeorgeWBush ouch]].

** Which appears on a computer monitor in the Firehouse in the 2009 game.

*** He gets to [[ChildsPlay be a kid again]].

Being the popular franchise that it is, ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' has managed to spawn a few video games in its lifetime. These games have generally been hit or miss, depending on the console and the development.

* ShoutOut: To [[{{Mythbusters}} another famous "busters"]], when after an explosion, Egon asks if he still has eyebrows.

Being the popular franchise that it is, ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' has managed to spawn a few video games in its lifetime. These games have generally been hit or miss, depending on the console and the development.

*** This is likely a result of being a port of the Wii version, which as designed from motion controls.

* {{Put on a Bus}}: Heavily implied in regards [[spoiler: to the {{Player Character}} from the 2009 game, although it makes sense, considering the game was polished by the original writers, and a ''Ghostbusters 3'' in movie form is still a possibility. They probably just don't want to make him a CanonImmigrant to the movies and focus on the original four.]]

** The Sloth Ghost is a shout out to MontyPython; more specifically, the "Mr. Creosote" sketch from ''The Meaning Of Life''.

--->'''Professor Jones''': It belongs in a museum!

* DeadlyUpgrade: A lot of the equipment the Rookie gets is untested ([[FridgeBrilliance though the other Ghostbusters will start using it on the next level after you get it]]), and the warnings are hilariously dangerous. Stripping off some metal from the proton pack wand, for example, can cause numbness in the hands, while altering the Meson Collider can leave stains on your hands that will ''never come off''. Most importantly, the Rookie is the one testing the equipment because, in case there's a problem, the other Ghostbusters don't want to be [[NoodleIncident blown to New Jersey]]. The Rookie is ''not'' reassured by this.

* HellHotel: The Sedgewick in the game, oh God, the Sedgewick so hard on the return level.

* AdmiringTheAbomination: Egon admires Ivo Shandor's work from time to time. He's quick to add that he was completely evil. Ray reminds Egon to "stick to the Light Side." "It's hard."

** When the Ghostbusters are talking about possessions, Winston mentions "having your head spin around and puking pea soup", a clear shout-out to ''TheExorcist''.

** WebOriginal/TheAngryVideoGameNerd was particularly pissed off about the stairs...among other problems that game had.

* RightBehindMe: The Collector (or rather his mask) appeared behind Ray after he made the comment about the Ghostbusters taking the Gozerian Codex. It was even lampshaded.

* DeadlyUpgrade: A lot of the equipment the Rookie gets is untested ([[FridgeBrilliance though the other Ghostbusters will start using it on the next level after you get it]]), and the warning are hilariously dangerous. Stripping off some metal from the proton pack wand, for example, can cause numbness in the hands, while altering the Meson Collider can leave stains on your hands that will ''never come off''. Most importantly, the Rookie is the one testing the equipment because, in case there's a problem, the other Ghostbusters don't want to be [[NoodleIncident blown to New Jersey]]. The Rookie is ''not'' reassured by this.

** The AngryVideoGameNerd was particularly pissed off about the stairs...among other problems that game had.

-->'''Egon''': Oh, no.\\

* {{Put on a Bus}}: Heavily implied in regards [[spoiler: to the {{Player Character}} from the 2009 game, although it makes sense, considering the game was polished by the original writers, and a Ghostbusters 3 in movie form is still a possibility. They probably just don't want to make him a CanonImmigrant to the movies and focus on the original four.]]

-->'''Professor Jones''': It belongs in a museum!

** If the player interacts with Vigo's painting in the game, one of Vigo's possible responses is commanding the Rookie to bring him a child, but from some of the other things he says, he seems depressed and resigned to the idea that he isn't getting out.

The plot of the 2009 game is set two years after the events of the second movie, around Thanksgiving 1991. The Ghostbusters have been set up as official exterminators by the city, allowing you to mostly do your job with little concern of being sued as you have a massive insurance policy financed ''by'' the city. The game opens with a Gozer exhibit at a museum and a massive paranormal presense rippling out, pushing the Ghostbusters to become even busier than anticipated. Luckily they have already hired an intern, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname whose name is never actually spoken]], and he goes on to help the original four Ghostbusters get rid of ghosts all throughout the city and uncover mysteries behind the first two movies, which allows you to visit many of the same locales.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [[spoiler: Ivo Shandor turns into a giant entity reminiscient of the Devil at the end of the 2009 game.]]

** The Playstation 2 version of the 2009 video game had Nintendo Hardness also -- mostly stemming from the lack of save points. If your game freezes up and glitches, you're forced back to the start of the level you were on once you restart.

* ProductPlacement: Doritos, though all of their advertisements are how they would have appeared in 1991.

** This was actually a reference to the Real Ghostbusters animated series
** Or possibly [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4uxIo4t7xM this]] old music video

** There are multiple references to ''TheRealGhostbusters'' in the form of Slimer being the TeamPet, the upgraded containment unit looking like a bank vault and the show's PKE meter showing up on a table as a piece of random technology.
*** The Ghost Traps from both ''TheRealGhostbusters'' and ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters'' can be seen in the basement too.

Being the popular franchise that it is, ''{{Ghostbusters}}'' has managed to spawn a few video games in it's lifetime. These games have generally been hit or miss, depending on the console and the development.

The plot of the 2009 game is set two years after the events of the second movie, around Thanksgiving 1991. The Ghostbusters have been set up as official exterminators by the city, allowing you to mostly do your job with little concern of being sued as you have a massive insurance policy financed ''by'' the city. The game opens with a Gozer exhibit at a museum and a massive paranormal presense rippling out, pushing the Ghostbusters to become even busier than anticipated. Luckily they have already hired an intern, whose name is never actually spoken, and he goes on to help the original four Ghostbusters get rid of ghosts all throughout the city and uncover mysteries behind the first two movies, which allows you to visit many of the same locales.

*** The Ghost Traps from both ''TheRealGhostbusters'' and ''ExtremeGhostbusters'' can be seen in the basement too.