8 Awesome Twists That Saved Terrible Video Games

8. Ivo Shandor Is The Villain - Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Because Ghostbusters: The Video Game was written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, and brought back the old cast, this was the closest thing we had to a Ghostbusters sequel in decades.

Even though it's wonderful to see Venkman, Egon, Ray, and Winston back together, this phantasmagorical adventurer is let down by inexact mechanics, repetitive gameplay, stiff animations, and Bill Murray phoning it in.

But one thing that works in this adaptation's favour is the mystery. Even though you face off against familiar faces, including Slimer, the Terror Dogs, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, our titular heroes haven't the foggiest who's responsible for the most recent paranormal resurgence.

In the third act, it's revealed the mastermind behind it all is Ivo Shandor. Although Shandor was the one responsible for summoning Gozer in the original film, at this point he had never appeared canonically in the franchise (until Ghostbusters: Afterlife, of course).

As a result, it's easy to forget the character exists, even though he's tormented the Ghostbusters since their inception. Because he was the team's first foe, it made sense the Ghostbusters would face him sooner or later, and his incorporation into this game was a nice way to tie the plot directly to the original film.