10 Times Video Game Sequels EMBARRASSED Movies

10. Ghostbusters: The Video Game > Every Movie Sequel

After the original Ghostbusters, all we really wanted was to see the gang back together — proton packs fired up, wisecracks flying, and spectral chaos erupting across grimy New York streets. Ghostbusters II didn’t quite stick the landing, and every attempt at a true third film - with the original cast intact - kept falling apart. Then came the reboot era, legacy sequels, and timeline juggling, all with mixed results and diminishing returns.

And with Harold Ramis’ passing, the dream of a proper reunion seemed gone for good.

But a video game had already stepped up and quietly given us everything we’d been asking for.

Released in 2009, Ghostbusters: The Video Game brought back the entire original cast - Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, Hudson - for one last proper case. With a script co-written by Ramis and Aykroyd, it wasn’t just a throwback; it was a true follow-up. Funny, creepy, fast-paced, and packed with lore, it felt like Ghostbusters 3 in all but name.

You suited up as the rookie, chased ghosts through museums, hotels, and the streets of Manhattan, and it all just worked. No studio interference, no tonal confusion - just pure Ghostbusting bliss.

The movies fumbled it. The game nailed it.