Video games based on movies have a track record of being bad. They’re often released in the same window as the movie to market it, and the quality of the game is an afterthought.
Here’s our list of the best video games based on movies (in no particular order). It will include games based directly on a specific film and not games found in the universe of a movie.
SPIDER-MAN 2
Spider-Man 2 (2004) was released the same week as the movie of the same name. It’s primarily based on the Sam Raimi-directed box office hit sequel, but there are also original elements.
GOLDENEYE 007
GoldenEye 007 is one of the most iconic games released on the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1997, during Rare’s heyday on the Nintendo console, nearly two years after the source material was released in theaters.
PITFALL!
Some movies are just meant to work as video games. The 1984 Ghostbusters adaptation is a shining example. Capturing a ghost works well as a mini-game format
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
The video game adaptation of 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King was handled by EA Redwood Shores, the studio that would become Visceral Games and develop Dead Space. Glen Schofield served as producer on the game.
THE X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is one of the sore spots in Fox’s X-Men movie universe. However, its over-the-top action scenes and bad visual effects translated well to the 2009 video game adaptation.
LEGO STAR WARS: THE SKYWALKER SAGA
The developers at Traveller’s Tales are no strangers to adapting movies into video games. As movie tie-in games have become less prevalent over time, the studio has continued churning them out in Lego-form for franchises like Harry Potter