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Game Overview

Remember that old NES game based on the Ghostbusters movie? Yeah, the one where you're running around Manhattan in that weird little car, trying to catch ghosts before the city gets overrun. At first it feels like a weird mix of strategy and action—you're staring at this map screen watching ghost alarms pop up, then frantically driving through traffic (and honestly, the controls are a bit janky).

When you actually get to a haunted spot, it switches to this side-view where your guys whip out their proton packs. The ghost wrangling is oddly satisfying once you get the hang of it—you've got to kind of herd them over the trap without getting slimed. Mess up, and they'll fly off laughing while your guys stand there covered in green goo.

The real tension comes from that creeping PK meter. Every ghost you miss makes it climb, and if it maxes out before you can take on Gozer at the Temple of Zuul... well, let's just say it's game over for New York. The upgrades help (faster car, better traps), but man, those later levels get hectic.