For kids born in the ’80s and ’90s, one of the biggest trends of at the time were the Ghostbusters. Not only did the 1984 movie make a mark for itself, but even the long running animated series resonated with people, too. Who wouldn’t want to be a Ghostbuster, right? Well, that’s just exactly what Illfonic is counting on in Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed! 

Does the game manage to offer a faithful multiplayer adaptation of the franchise or does it get snagged by proton beams? Read on for our Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed review.

Illfonic Finally Finds the Perfect IP to Match Their Gameplay

If there is one thing I adore about Illfonic, it’s their attention to detail that goes behind working on these big movie IPs. While I can’t say I was too fond of both Friday the 13th: The Game and Predator Hunting Grounds regarding their asymmetrical, online-focused gameplay, I loved how both titles perfectly captured the essence of those IPs. Going around and killing other people as Jason Vorhees was, at times, scary to watch, and hunting down foes as an overpowered extraterrestrial alien was insanely awesome. 

Despite enjoying playing as the monsters in both those games, I never felt that they fit in with the asymmetrical multiplayer genre that Illfonic seemed insistent on doing. Tons of balancing issues, and in general, those experiences were somewhat unpolished. It’s a shame because I loved how the monsters played in both, enough to want to see them take a…