Best video game based on a movie (or comic or novel)

[Roggs]

For the most part, games based on movies, books, comics, and TV shows tend to suck. Not always.

I think the best game based on a movie would have to be Goldeneye 64. Too good; probably the best all around game on the Nintendo 64 (I liked OoT more and SM64 as well, but they didn't have multi-player.)

[Guitar Woman]

Superman 64

[Emu]

Willow

[RaNkeri]

I really enjoyed True Lies for Sega megadrive. Yeah, it was challenging, but a game based on Arnold's movie, that doesn't suck ASS, for a huge fan of Arnold's movies was just awesome.

It could've had 2-player mode of some sort, but I really enjoyed this game with my best friend back in the days.

[Fathom Zero]

Chakan

[executioneer]

the original star wars arcade game :(

[Fat_Hippo]

Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. Okay, so it's not based directly on a movie, but anything based on Star Wars is based on the movies, so whatever.

[Codiekitty]

I'd say Sweet Home, although nobody's ever confirmed if the game was based on the movie or vice versa.

[Karmapolice]

Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from butcher bay. It is not actually based from a movie but it is part of the series' storyline.

[Mockery]

TRON

[liquidstatik]

tiny toon adventures :O

[stitchfan626]

Batman for the NES (although there were no references to the movie aside from the joker, batman, the batmobile, and the ending)

[Pentegarn]

the original star wars arcade game :(

I actually preorderded Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3 because they gave away a demo that had the original Star Wars Arcade game on it that you could play on the Gamecube.

[Cyclone]

Enter the Matrix!

jk ;p

The idea was good, the execution sucked.

[Angryhydralisk]

Maximum Carnage for a comic-book based game
Call of Cthulu for a novel-based game
The closest I can think of for a movie-based game is Batman Returns for the SNES

[WhiteRat]

I really enjoyed True Lies for Sega megadrive. Yeah, it was challenging, but a game based on Arnold's movie, that doesn't suck ASS, for a huge fan of Arnold's movies was just awesome.

It could've had 2-player mode of some sort, but I really enjoyed this game with my best friend back in the days.

I agree, this was actually a pretty good game and would be just as fun without the movie license.

[Mockery]

Oh, I almost forgot Smash TV (loosely based on Running Man)

[Supafly345]

This is one of the most open ended thread topics ever.

[BlackHexen]

There are lots of good videogames based on other form of entertaiment. I have hangover and i'm tired, so i say only top 3.

1: Judge Dredd vs Death: Pretty fucking good FPS, co-op mode is one of the best for PS2. But plot not based to any comicbook, so should this even be in this list : <
2: Die Hard trilogy has always place in my heart
3: Plot of GTA SA is taken from my life

[ElPila666]

Sorry guys :(

[Blaster Atoms]

Personally I have to pick The Punisher(both the x-box version and the arcade beat-em-up) and The Hulk- Ultimate Destruction. Oh, and the PS1 Spider Man games... I'd love to see them come out with an awesome Batman game...

[RaNkeri]

Oh yeah, the Punisher beat 'em up game was fucking sweet :(

[McClain]

Moonwalk for the Sega Genesis. OMFG BOYTOUCH WHOOOO

[BLEU]

Pirates of Dark Water, the Sega Gen version. That game rules.

[Blaster Atoms]

Moonwalk for the Sega Genesis. OMFG BOYTOUCH WHOOOO

I thought the dancing zombies were a nice touch. Why do you turn into a weird robot though?

[executioneer]

because michael jackson is a weird robot on the inside

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Judge Dredd.

[Zebra 3]

Some favourites:
- Beavis and Butt-head (GEN)
- Outlander (GEN) (unofficial Mad Max game)
- RoboCop Versus The Terminator (GEN)
- Spider-Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage (GEN)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)
- Starsky & Hutch (PS2)

[Blaster Atoms]

Hey, I forgot about Outlander...and Beavis and Butthead. Good picks.

[executioneer]

that beavis and butthead adventure game for pc is pretty awesome too

[layla17]

Most of the Star Wars games are good... Battle Front II was awesome.

[Action Ham]

2 pages and Hulk: Ultimate Destruction wasn't mentioned? I am not amused.

[liquidstatik]

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAATT :x

[executioneer]

hahah i think you've got this thread backwards liquid

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I can top that: Street Fighter: the Movie (it's a game based on a movie based on a game!)
JJ. That game was shit.
Super Empire Strikes Back and Shadow of the Empire were pretty good.

[BLEU]

Super Empire Strikes Back is ridiculously difficult. I could never get past the first few Hoth levels.

[lamb]

i loved the spiderman 1 and 2 games but 3 was awful it looked like it only took them a few weeks to make

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Super Empire Strikes Back is ridiculously difficult. I could never get past the first few Hoth levels.
pussy.

[Nick]

I'd say Sweet Home, although nobody's ever confirmed if the game was based on the movie or vice versa.
I counter with:

There was also a film released in 1989. In an interview, with Capcom game designer Shinji Mikami, it was stated that the game was licensed from the movie. The game and the film were released simultaneously. Sweet Home's trailer is both an advertisement for the movie, and a sales pitch for the game, as it includes footage from both.
The film and video game versions both contain duplicate copies of very specific images. Even more so, specific things, such as the fresco, the skull statue, and the tool, look exactly the same in both the film and the game. More so, the facial appearance of the character portraits in the game mirrors the look of the actors in the movie. It can therefore be assumed that the game was based on the movie (as, were it the other way around, actors who looked exactly like the character portraits in the games would need to be sought).
According to the game credits, the producer for the game is Juzo Itami, who acted in the film.

[pac-man]

The Duckman pc adventure game. It didn't do anything special as far as point and click adventure games go, but Duckman was awesome and the game played like an episode.

[Phoenix Gamma]

The Penny Arcade game is actually really good in term of gameplay, and the story's funny if you like their humor.

Also, From Russia With Love is pretty solid. They got all of the actors back for voices (Sean sounds too old, though) and the combat is pretty good. I still prefer Everything or Nothing, but FRWL is really faithful to the movie, save for the new content.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

The Duckman pc adventure game. It didn't do anything special as far as point and click adventure games go, but Duckman was awesome and the game played like an episode.


Did it have the "Funky Duckman" dance in it?

[pac-man]

Sadly no. Not enough ways to mutilate Fluffy and Uranus either.

[Creepy-critters]

Why has no-one mentioned "The Darkness"? The comic (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/TheDarkness.jpg) was fucking badass, and the game (http://www.2kgames.com/images/slicks/darkness_ss2.jpg) caught the feeling and tone of the comic perfectly. And that worked wonders with me because I'm a huge comic dork.

[liquidstatik]

hahah i think you've got this thread backwards liquid

whooops, i did have it backwards ;_;

[darkvare]

Why has no-one mentioned "The Darkness"? The comic (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/TheDarkness.jpg) was fucking badass, and the game (http://www.2kgames.com/images/slicks/darkness_ss2.jpg) caught the feeling and tone of the comic perfectly. And that worked wonders with me because I'm a huge comic dork.

i didn't liked it after playing the demo i found out darklings lost their awesome attitude and there was no suit so i didn't got it

[BurntToShreds]

The Spider-Man game for the N64.

[dddddddddd]

friday the 13 and darkwing duck come to mind as good games being based off comic and movies

[Dimnos]

Is everyone forgetting Goldeneye for the 64?

Hmm guess I should really read the OP and not just glance at it....

[pac-man]

For the most part, games based on movies, books, comics, and TV shows tend to suck. Not always.

I think the best game based on a movie would have to be Goldeneye 64. Too good; probably the best all around game on the Nintendo 64 (I liked OoT more and SM64 as well, but they didn't have multi-player.)

You've got to read both pages, dude. And I would like to give mention to Rockstar's hidden gem, The Warriors and Westwood Studio's Blade Runner. Some capable game studio should tackle John Carpenter's cult classic, They Live.

[Dimnos]

Speaking of John Carpenter... what about The Thing on xbox. It was a much better game than what it looked.

[pac-man]

I heard good things about it.

[Dimnos]

I liked how you had to test your friends after fights to see if they had turned. They would get all pissed off about you not trusting them lol

[pac-man]

I've got to put Kingdom Hearts out there, though I'm sure plenty would disagree.

[Girl Drink Drunk]

I enjoyed the second, and was amazed by how many of the orginal voice actors signed on for the dialogue, although I though the portrayals of the FF characters were lacking.

[executioneer]

i'm not sure kh counts, since it's not really based on one movie or comic or novel? unless there's some dumb manga i'm not aware of that it's based on

[Dimnos]

i'm not sure kh counts, since it's not really based on one movie or comic or novel? unless there's some dumb manga i'm not aware of that it's based on

If any Star Wars game can count I think Kingdom Hearts should too. I mean how many characters/locations/plot elements in that game were taken from a movie(s)?

[executioneer]

depends on the game, dunnit

star wars arcade? yep, battle of yavin from the first movie. KOTOR? nnnope