Ghostbusters (1990) - Mega Drive/Genesis

Ghostbusters is a 1990 platform shoot ’em up video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. It features an original story based on the Ghostbusters films, and is unrelated to a 1984 Ghostbusters game by Activision. The game was released in the United States in August 1990, and was released in the United Kingdom later that year. A Brazilian version by Tec Toy was released for the console in 1991. Gameplay Ghostbusters is a platform shoot ’em up with side-scrolling gameplay. The game’s story involves ghosts terrorizing a city after an earthquake. The game features a choice of three playable Ghostbuster characters from the films: Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler. The Ghostbusters each have their own traits relating to speed and shooting strength, and they are each animated with oversized heads meant to resemble their respective actor’s likeness. The player can crouch, jump, and is equipped with a positron gun, which can be shot in all directi