Play Extreme Ghostbusters : Code Ecto-1 Online

Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1 came out for the Game Boy Advance in 2002, developed by Light & Shadow Production. It was part of that wave of licensed games that tried to capture the feel of the cartoon, a common sight on the handheld at the time. You play as one of the new, younger Ghostbusters from the animated series, taking on the usual spectral threats.

You control your character through side scrolling levels, moving screen by screen to hunt ghosts. Your main objective is to explore each area, find keys to unlock doors, and defeat all the ghosts to clear the stage. Your primary tool is the proton pack; you blast ghosts to weaken them, then switch to a capture stream to trap them. You also drive the Ecto-1 in top down shooter segments between main levels, which breaks up the platforming action. The game moves at a steady pace, but some enemy patterns require quick reflexes. It feels like a straightforward action game where trapping ghosts is the central, satisfying loop.