10 Movie Video Games That Were EPIC Fails

7. Ghostbusters (2016)

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The Ghostbusters 2016 video game could have, should have been something special. The earlier 2009 action-adventure was a labour of love: the 2016 "game" was twin-stick shooter that didn't even fit with the new vision of the (then) new movie.

Ghostbuster '09 had members of the original cast involved in what was essentially Ghostbusters 3 that never made it to the silver screen. The 2016 game took the license just to cash-in.

There was no voice work from either the original movie cast or even the 2016 reboot - just a bunch of nameless imitators tasked with keeping the city safe while the real Ghostbusters were off on a more important mission. It looked and played like a mobile game and the only notable feature was its soundtrack.

Even the weapons weren't instantly recognizable: they're Proton Packs, sure, but one is a minigun, another is a shotgun and there's even one Ghostbuter dual-wielding. All of which misses the point of how the crew go about actually busting ghosts - together.

The saddest ending to this saga wasn't just that we were treated to a bad Ghostbusters game. The developer closed down just three days after the release of Ghostbusters, filing for bankruptcy amid many other legal proceedings.

 
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Bryan Langley’s first console was the Super Nintendo and he hasn’t stopped using his opposable thumbs since. He is based in Bristol, UK and is still searchin' for them glory days he never had.