Ghostbusters dev says Wii is “arcade-y”

“The Wii is not as powerful of a system as the PS3 and the 360,” Slepian said, of why they went with the cartoony graphics. “You can’t get away with the things you can do on the next-gen systems, so why bother? The Wii is more arcade-y, and I love how it looks. And [actor/writer] Dan Aykroyd loves how it looks.” – Todd Slepian, Ghostbusters Wii producer

I’m not entirely sure calling the Wii arcade-y is a bad thing. Though the Wii does have a number of hardcore games, I don’t think you can exactly call it a hardcore system. Calling the Wii arcade-y may be appropriate.

More details below:

- Makes use of Wiimote + nunchuck
- B button to fire Proton Pack – aim Wiimote at ghost until it is dazed, then wrangle it into the trap
- Commands pop up while wrangling
- Not like a quick time event
- Other equipment like PKE meter + power goggles mapped to d-pad – show hidden things such as collectibles, secret rooms, obstacles, ghosts
- Hints are in the game
- Total damange done and collectibles found used to determine rating at the end of a level
- In co-op mode, damange used to compare scores
- Has 7/8 missions, 3-5 levels each
- 8-10 hours long – players can replay levels
- Story similar to 360/PS3
- Level layout different, some different enemies + look/feel in Wii version
- No online functionality, could happen in a sequel

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