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Revision as of 11:26, 13 May 2023
This page is for the 2009 game. For the 2016 game, see Ghostbusters (2016). For the 2019 remaster, see Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered.
Developers | |
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Terminal Reality | |
Publishers | |
Atari | |
Engines | |
Infernal Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 16, 2009 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
IGDB | 70 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Ghostbusters |
Key points
- PC version lacks the console versions' multiplayer.[1]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM and SecuROM PA DRM. | |||
Amazon.com | SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM. Incorrectly described as DRM-free on the store page.[2] | |||
Steam (unavailable) |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTBUSTERS (tm)\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9870/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\GHOSTBUSTERS (tm)\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9870/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Possible, but essentially unusable. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Almost all prompts and UI outside of the Proton Pack are cropped at the top and bottom halves of the screen. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See Windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | See High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
-
settings.ini
also contains an option for SSAO
Windowed
Force windowed[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Set higher AA[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Remove FPS limit[citation needed] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Negative mouse acceleration by default. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Dutch | Your OS "Language for non-Unicode programs" should be Dutch. | |||
French | Your OS "Language for non-Unicode programs" should be French. To enable french audio, disable "English Audio" in game menu. | |||
German | Your OS "Language for non-Unicode programs" should be German. To enable german audio, disable "English Audio" in game menu. | |||
Italian | Your OS "Language for non-Unicode programs" should be Italian. | |||
Spanish | Your OS "Language for non-Unicode programs" should be Spanish. |
Issues fixed
Game not launching in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
- This issue is most likely caused by a controller being plugged into your computer.
Unplug controller[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Run the game at screen refresh rate
- Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9.0c |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel or AMD Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 9 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8400 ATI Radeon X1300 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (9870) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Atari and Threewave comment on lack of multiplayer in PC Ghostbusters - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2019-05-18