When it comes to film or TV franchises that lend themselves well to 4 vs. 1 asymmetrical multiplayer games, I can think of few that fit the bill as well as Ghostbusters. It?s just naturally built into the source material, and this newest game from developer Illfonic, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, definitely proves that. It also helps that Illfonic has been able to hone their craft in the genre with prior games like Friday the 13th and Predator: Hunting Grounds, making Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed feel like a pretty polished experience right out of the gate.
While Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed isn?t a full priced, AAA style release, it?s still a solid ghostbusting experience overall. You?ll create a brand new Ghostbuster with a handful of upfront customization options, and then go on various jobs to hunt and capture ghosts across a handful of unique locations. You can opt to play alone with bots taking on the role of your team and opponent ghost, or you can hop online to play with other people. The game also features crossplay by linking your Epic account, and matchmaking has worked extremely well since launch.
Both modes, Ghost and Ghostbuster, are pretty fun to play, enough so that I?d have a tough time narrowing down which of the two I prefer. Ghost mobility is obviously different from the Ghostbusters, allowing a lot of easy vertical movement to avoid capture, but the map layouts are such that it?s not impossible to track down and hit a flying ghost either. There?s a good push and pull feel to the way each round works, and you?re even offered multiple lives when playing as the ghost to offset the general ease of capturing a ghost once they?ve been successfully tethered. Customization unlocks and leveling up also seem to move at a brisk pace, making the reward system feel compelling, and the rounds move quick enough that you?ll likely sit and play for multiple sessions at a time.
Note: Illfonic provided us with a Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Xbox Series X|S code for review purposes.
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