Ghostbusters pc = no multiplayer

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 11:34

This site has scans of all 3 versions packaging, seems to be no online for the pc version whatsoever.

http://www.ecto-web.org/~spookcentr...06/10/ghostbusters-video-game-box-backs-specs

Ok, pop quiz. Which of the three realistic versions is getting the shaft? If you said, "PC", you're a winner! Compare the feature list of the PC with that of the PS3 and Xbox 360 and you'll notice that the PC does NOT have: Online multiplayer co-op (or any online activities at all!) and downloadable content, even though a PC game not only is capable of such features, PC gaming INVENTED those features!

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 11:42

krooton said:
Way to ensure that PC owners just pirate this now

Wouldn't suprise me, seems pc gamers are getting the shaft when it comes to things that we come to expect in pc games. If the 360 and ps3 versions have it then theres no reason why the pc version shouldn't.

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 11:52

Oh and to add insult to inury, apparently atari have downloadable content planned for the 360 and ps3 versions, but nothing for the pc version. :rolleyes:

Talk about getting shafted.

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 12:01

joe pineapples said:
*ignore*

Might want to look over that review again, it doesn't say what platform its for.

Also the scan of the back of the box states "internet connectection not required after authentication".

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 13:39

matt0r said:
news = non-surprise.

The news is as much of a suprise to you as it is to everyone else, there was absoloutely no reason to think we would get the game minus the multiplayer component.

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 13:44

Alex74 said:
I am confused..have they given any reason at all for 'raping' the PC version?
Seems a bit pointless to screw over what is still a very strong consumer base like this..

Not as yet, be interesting to hear what complete BS they can fire out as a valid reason though. Gonna have to be a doozy to explain why the original and best online platform gets rogered out of half a game.

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 14:23

Weird thing is in the past they have stated the pc version did have multi

Strategy Informer: Let’s talk about your multiplayer for a bit. You have online co-op, but have you any offline local multiplayer support?

Brendan Goss:We only have online co-op for the PS3, 360 and PC versions.

From this interview

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/ghostbusters/interview.html

So either the box art is very wrong or they just ripped a huge chunk out of the pc version.

Also this says no as well, but shows some 360 or ps3 footage

http://www.co-optimus.com/game/1154/PC/Ghostbusters.html

Gerard · 15 Jun 2009 at 15:10

Aekeron said:
Let's hope.

Indeed.

Gerard · 16 Jun 2009 at 03:05

Confirmed by ign in the pc review, no multiplayer whatsoever for the pc version.

Should those complaints turn you of to Ghostbusters? Well, over on the PS3/360 review, I said "no," but that was in part because the game actually had a deep multuiplayer mode filled with challenges for you and your friends to tackle together while individually trying to grab as much cash as you could by trapping ghosts and destroying portals. Sadly, the six multiplayer matches, twenty levels of Ghostbuster ranks, and twelve maps are nowhere to be found in the PC version of this game. That knocks some of the steam out of this $30 title.

http://uk.pc.ign.com/articles/994/994541p1.html (quotes on page 3) (8 hours of gameplay for the sp)

Gonna be interesting to see what the developer manages to grab out of the bag of "bs excuses". Wonder what it feels like knowing that you knobbled your own game and knowing that it will now be download central on this game? :rolleyes:

Gerard · 18 Jun 2009 at 02:24

So heres their excuse about mp on the pc

http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06...comment-on-lack-of-multiplayer-in-pc-ghostbu/

Multiplayer for the PC version of Ghostbusters is something that Threewave and Terminal Reality always wanted to do. However, our focus was on making the console version the best that they could be - an experience that allows multiple players to re-live and re-fight many of the themes from the movies. When we looked at the resources necessary to pull off multiplayer on the consoles and the PC, it became a question of what could we do and still be excellent in our execution. We couldn't do all versions with multiplayer simultaneously with the resources that we had available - there was simply too much to do. Something would have to suffer. Therefore, we kept our focus on making the console versions deliver on the promise of being an integral player on the Ghostbusters team.

So in other words, screw the 260 million+ online pc gamers and concentrate on the fledgling console online component.... :rolleyes:

Gerard · 18 Jun 2009 at 15:35

bloodline76 said:
So you will be pirating it then? No wonder we have a bad name as pc users lol

I was expecting something like left4dead with that type of coop style. That would have been classic. Instead we get a borefest of a game. Shame.

Screw them, they screw us and they reap the consequences. VIVE LA PC GAMING!!!!

Gerard · 18 Jun 2009 at 18:12

mrk said:
Even with multiplayer missing the SP aspect of the game itself is pretty fun I have to say!

Heathen!

Gerard · 19 Jun 2009 at 09:12

Amusing how big the trap looks on your character in cutscenes but when its tossed ingame it looks about half the size.