First look at Amazon's exclusive Ghostbusters 'Slimer Edition'
by Ben Gilbert 
{ Apr 18th 2009 at 11:30AM } 
We know, we know -- there are those of us who are into Ghostbusters and then there are those of us who are really into Ghostbusters. For the majority of us, dropping a paltry $60 on the Atari-publlished ghost-bustin' game is more than enough. But don't worry, folks, if you were looking to spend $130 bucks for the title, Amazon's got you covered!In the vein of the "Amazon Exclusive" Fallout 3's Survival Edition comes the ... "Amazon Exclusive" Ghostbusters: The Video Game "Slimer Edition." Fancy box? Check. Ecto-1 keychain? Check check. Slimer ... thing? You bet! We've compiled a gallery for your approval below. It seems like just yesterday we were thinking twice about that legendary cat helmet!
Update: Amazon has informed us that both the "Slimer Edition" and regular edition of Ghostbusters: The Video Game will be available for release date delivery via Amazon.com. As if we needed more reason not to visit our local brick-and-mortar!
Gallery: Ghostbusters Slimer Edition
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
LordChimp @ Apr 18th 2009 11:34AM
I am not impressed with this, not for kind of money.
LordChimp @ Apr 18th 2009 11:36AM
for *that* kind of money.
brain is thinking faster then the fingers can type.
Henry E. @ Apr 18th 2009 11:45AM
Me neither. $120 for a slimmer bust, keychain, skin, and 4 little figure? No thanks. Would have been sweeter if they add a 1:24 scale of the ecto1.
Batman collector edition is worth it. A batrang, as long as it's metal and sharp.
Skipjimroo @ Apr 19th 2009 11:42AM
I know my wife would pay $120 for a slimmer bust alone!
Ba-doom-tish!
Jack Spicer @ Apr 18th 2009 11:38AM
i feel sorry for the OCD game collector, thats a rip off.
Bowser Rogozhin @ Apr 18th 2009 11:44AM
Atari have some balls to charge $130 for lead infested Chinese figurines and box art designed in Paint.net. I've seen better quality junk from a Mickey Dees Happy Meal.
Glamador @ Apr 18th 2009 11:44AM
I love collector's editions with cool stuff, but come on Amazon. Be reasonable. That price is just too hefty.
SpiderMike @ Apr 18th 2009 11:46AM
Purchase isn't mandatory, folks. I think a few of you forgot that.
Don't like it?
DON'T BUY IT!!
Ashitaka @ Apr 18th 2009 1:09PM
O rly? Thanks for the tip Captain Obvious.
WEGGLES @ Apr 18th 2009 2:52PM
Well that's a relief. I was startin to worry for a second.
Rob Accomando @ Apr 18th 2009 6:37PM
No shit "Don't buy it". Someone's ALWAYS gotta say that.
We can still criticize a crappy "Bonus" version even if we intend NOT to buy it.
Ryuukuro @ Apr 18th 2009 10:48PM
I don't want the thing (at that price) but there's no need for whining about it. SpiderMike got downrated by everyone who felt foolish for whining in the first place but he got an uprate from me at least. I think this collector set is too expensive too but that's no big deal. We gamers are a whiny, spoiled lot and we need to learn to shut up... which is what I'm going to do now.
Rob Accomando @ Apr 19th 2009 9:49AM
no, spidermike got voted down because that what everyone ends up saying when we complain about lame overpriced bonus's
Misfit Toy @ Apr 18th 2009 11:52AM
Wow...I am so not going to buy that.
Jose @ Apr 18th 2009 11:53AM
Where's my cheap metal lunch box?
I bought a game I kinda knew I wouldn't like, because of a lunch box. The bobble head didn't make a good dash ornament, not without securing it somehow.
sony boy @ Apr 18th 2009 12:06PM
i'd rather use that money to buy a ds or 2 games...
carg0 @ Apr 18th 2009 12:18PM
that's it?
they want $130 for that? are they f*ing insane? somebody pass me whatever they're smoking...
Markez @ Apr 18th 2009 1:07PM
Nah, man, Amazon is totally bogarting it dooood *__*
bjwanlund @ Apr 18th 2009 12:21PM
Whoa! The Ecto-1 keychain alone looks very cool! Of course, I was going to get the game anyway, but it looks like I'm going to make my mom preorder one of these two editions off Amazon.
BJ
Kaemon @ Apr 18th 2009 12:50PM
At most this is worth $80. Not $130. I wouldn't... hah.... make your mom order it for you. Its a ripoff.
Randavance @ Apr 18th 2009 12:37PM
That game was soooooooo bad. Why would they ever release a collectors addition.
knor @ Apr 18th 2009 12:53PM
was? it's already out? you've played it?
Markez @ Apr 18th 2009 1:10PM
Yeah I can't believe they're doing a re-release of the old Commodore version either. I mean if you've seen the city's PK energy maxed to 9999 once, you've seen it a million times. Yawn, I'll pass.
DBuck_Eye @ Apr 18th 2009 12:39PM
"...dropping a paltry $60 on the Atari-publlished ghost-bustin' game..."
God forbid you buy the $40 or $110 Wii version.
PS Comment system says "published" is spelled with one 'l.'
RAV Designs @ Apr 18th 2009 11:00PM
...maybe because published *is* spelled with one "L".
Timby @ Apr 18th 2009 12:47PM
Fools! That's not an Ecto-1 keychain — it's an Ecto-1A keychain! Blasphemy!
steve @ Apr 18th 2009 12:40PM
This set is a little expensive, but when you break it down it isn't outrageous. 60 for the game, 40 for the bust, 10 for the key chain, and 20 for the minimates. As someone who just happens to collect minimates, loves ghostbusters, and was going to buy the game anyway, I will certainly pick up this edition
Jack Spicer @ Apr 18th 2009 1:31PM
You spend $10 on a keychain? I dont know who is selling you crap but they must love seeing your face.
steve @ Apr 18th 2009 1:51PM
Ok, how about 45$ for the bust and 5$ for the keychain, either way the keychain lights up and stuff which is probably 5 bucks, and you'd be hard pressed to find decent busts much cheaper than 45$ anyhow.
mgsrocks1 @ Apr 18th 2009 4:54PM
Look, it's your money but...$60 extra for the extra stuff? I mean, they are so cheap to make they are suckering you into spending $60. Again, it's your money and it's you decide what to do. This is just a friendly advice that you should get it from ebay or something. You can buy another game with that extra $60!
NeoK-182 @ Apr 18th 2009 12:46PM
i happen to be a huge OCD collectors edition gamer. i'll buy a game on the 360 instead of the PC just for a collectors edition (batman arkham is the next one lol)
But this? excuse me? an extra $60 for pretty much nothing. not worth it
That and the PC port of the 360/ps3 version is only $30 so it's actually $90 extra for me lol.
Jerkamie @ Apr 18th 2009 12:49PM
I wish valve was making this like they did left 4 dead :(
Matt Mueller @ Apr 18th 2009 12:51PM
Actually, the Slimer bust is a massive 10.5" tall, designed by Slimer's original sculptor from the Ghostbusters film, Steve Johnson.
There are larger images of him here:
http://www.gbfans.com/images/news/steve-johnson1.jpg
http://www.gbfans.com/images/news/steve-johnson2.jpg
http://www.gbfans.com/images/news/steve-johnson4.jpg
That bust alone will probably run about $130 on Ebay once these sell out (limited to 6,500 items)
Markez @ Apr 18th 2009 1:12PM
Nice! Thanks for the pics, look pretty sharp! Can't believe how, um, rotund they made his butt in the middle one.
Obie (XBL: Obienator) @ Apr 18th 2009 1:25PM
Ah! Thanks for the update, still, dunno if that alone is worth the extra $$, for me at least.
Ezio Auditore de Firenze (PSN slycooper_rocker) @ Apr 18th 2009 2:46PM
wow that actually makes it look decent. the one in the gallery looked like a happy meal toy.
dylan @ Apr 18th 2009 5:02PM
Thanks for the pics, I also thought it was a happy meal toy size, although I still question the design idea with slimer doing a weird handplant thing off the Ghostbusters sign. I'd rather have him just on a post holding a hotdog or twenty.
Nick @ Apr 19th 2009 9:20PM
Wow.
Very cool. INCREDIBLY detailed. Looks like a lot of care went into it.
That said, still not buying :)
JRM @ Apr 18th 2009 1:06PM
They look worse than the figurines you get with a Happy Meal! I can't believe they're charging an extra 70 bucks for that crap!
Heck, for the "regular" 60 bucks they're already overcharging the consumer.
Obie (XBL: Obienator) @ Apr 18th 2009 1:24PM
Wait? $60 for 0.50 of cheap plastic toys? Are they kidding?
For $60 extra I want a working full-sized Proton Pack!
Richard 2.5 @ Apr 18th 2009 1:42PM
So the one with the two logos, Slimer, and Stay-Puft are console skins, right? For a second there I thought that was actually supposed to be the fancy box.
EmptyEnergy @ Apr 18th 2009 3:20PM
Nice try but this doesn't warrant a purchase. I did purchase the Amazon Lancer bundle for Gears of War 2 though.
kornchild2002 @ Apr 18th 2009 4:05PM
This is a lot of money for a game that is highly anticipated. The standard $60 price tag is high enough (for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions) but $130 for the whole thing? I was duped into purchasing that Amazon edition of Fallout 3 and the Pip-Boy was nothing more than a plastic clock. A friend of mine purchased the plastic Gears Of War 2 lancer, I wouldn't have paid money for that either. Amazon has been bundling cheap plastic items in with games just so they can charge an extra $70-$100.
The Slimer "bust" does look interesting but, in the end, it is probably just going to be cheap plastic and look like a toy that you can purchase from Kmart.
SpiderMike @ Apr 18th 2009 5:42PM
If this was the only version available I could understand but it's an OPTIONAL edition.
Key word being optional.
Everybody moaning about having to pay $160 or whatever. My word its unheard of for a studio to try and garner the affections of the loyalist fan by releasing an overpriced bundle.
OUTRAGEOUS I TELLS YA!!!
Quit the whining guys. Looks and sounds pathetic. Ok you wont buy it. Nuff said. But quit the bitching. God!
Ezio Auditore de Firenze (PSN slycooper_rocker) @ Apr 18th 2009 9:24PM
ya know that you're the only one bitching here right?
gmoya90 @ Apr 18th 2009 6:30PM
well i think this is a rip OFF!!
i would go with ebgames bonus instead! ingame item witch is the flight suit from ghostbusters 2 and you get a SHIRT to wear for only 60$ bucks ^^
link below
http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?Product%5FID=73004
Rob Accomando @ Apr 18th 2009 6:34PM
Ghostbusters: "The Video Game"
Wow, what a totally unoriginal title there.
You mean it's a "Video Game" version of Ghostbusters? lol
And that slimer toy looks like something left over from Ghostbusters Happy Meals in the 80's.
GewurztraminerX @ Apr 18th 2009 7:37PM
What's more disconcerting is the fact that Ghostbusters comes out the same week as Guitar Hero: Smash Hits.
That can't be good for Ghostusters' sales. =[
fracaso @ Apr 18th 2009 9:02PM
guys, this is brilliant marketing! see, the target audience is the group of OCD collectors who also bought oblivion horse armor...
SpiderMike @ Apr 18th 2009 9:16PM
Play.com are doing a deal whereby you preorder the game and you can get Ghostbusters on Bluray for only £11.99.
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/4026058/Ghostbusters-The-Video-Game/Product.html
So that's under £55 for some wicked goodness.
SOLD!