$19.99Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition Hunt or Haunt, Your Pick
Take a proton pack and chase a ghost through haunted halls, or be the ghost and give the busters a run for their money.
Is Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition worth it?
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition is worth it if…
- you want a Ghostbusters game that is colorful and funny rather than grim and dark
- you like short, fast multiplayer rounds with friends, online or offline with bots
- you enjoy asymmetrical games where you can play both sides, hunter and hunted
- you want cosmetics and upgrades earned by playing, with no microtransactions
- you are new to the universe and want an easy game to learn, at any skill level
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Hunt or haunt, one match at a time
Every round is asymmetrical hide and seek. Four Ghostbusters sweep a location with PKE Meters, tracking one ghost that is busy possessing objects, sliming the place and scaring civilians. The busters weaken the ghost with proton streams, drop a trap and drag it in; the ghost fights back, slips away and works to take over the building before it gets caught. Matches are short and fast, and the last minute or two is where the pressure peaks. Both sides stay busy the whole time: there is always a room to calm, a rift to find or a trap to dodge.
Classic gear, new tricks
The kit is the one fans would ask for: Proton Packs, PKE Meters and Ghost Traps, all built to control well rather than feel clunky. Gear comes with different loadouts and upgrades you unlock by playing, so two busters can hunt in very different ways. The ghost side has its own arsenal: possessing objects, sliming, scaring people and more, spread across classes and sub-classes that each play differently. Everything is earned in the game itself, with no microtransactions, and unlocks change how you play rather than how strong you are.
A firehouse full of friends
This is a game built for a lobby of friends: four of you pile into a match, split up to search rooms, and yell across voice chat when someone spots the ghost. It works just as well when the group is smaller, because bot-assisted play fills the empty slots, online or offline, and you can even play the ghost against a friend plus bots. Between missions you gather at the Firehouse and Ray's Occult Books, the game's hub, where you pick missions, customize your characters and practice firing your proton pack. Your created characters even show up around the firehouse, which makes the place feel like yours.
Can you play it solo?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. There is an online and offline single-player mode with bot assistance, so you can play buster matches against a CPU ghost, or play the ghost against bot busters, without ever entering matchmaking with strangers. Progression works in solo and offline play too, so story, unlocks and upgrades carry on whether you play alone or with a group.
Who are the voices?
The original film actors reprise their roles: Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore are voiced by their film actors, alongside a new cast of characters. They are part of the story, which is set after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and you meet them around the Firehouse and Ray's Occult Books hub.
What does the Ecto Edition include?
It bundles the base game with all four DLC Drops from 2023 in one package. That means more ghosts, gear and customization options than the base release, all earned through play rather than extra purchases.
Is it family friendly?
It is tagged family friendly, and it plays that way: the ghosts are colorful and cartoonish rather than gruesome, the humor is light, and the horror stays at the level of scaring pedestrians and sliming rooms. It is spooky fun, not grim horror, and the game is easy to learn for all skill levels.
