Best Video Games Based on a Movie

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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.

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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.

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SPIDER-MAN 2 WAS A STEP FORWARD FOR SUPERHERO GAMES 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. For example, storylines based around Black Cat, Shocker, and Mysterio are present in the game.

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An upgrade system made web abilities and combat customizable. Players could participate in several activities when not completing storyline missions. This includes children’s balloons and delivering pizzas by swinging across New York City.

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GOLDENEYE 007 CHANGED SPLITSCREEN MULTIPLAYER FOREVER

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PITFALL! DESIGNER WORKED ON GHOSTBUSTERS 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, and that’s the leading hook of the Activision title featuring developer David Crane.

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEO GAMES BASED ON A MOVIE 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.

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THE X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE VIDEO GAME WAS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE 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.

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Best Video Games Based on a Movie

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.

An upgrade system made web abilities and combat customizable. Players could participate in several activities when not completing storyline missions. This includes children’s balloons and delivering pizzas by swinging across New York City.

GOLDENEYE 007 CHANGED SPLITSCREEN MULTIPLAYER FOREVER

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! DESIGNER WORKED ON GHOSTBUSTERS 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, and that’s the leading hook of the Activision title featuring developer David Crane.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEO GAMES BASED ON A MOVIE 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.

THE X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE VIDEO GAME WAS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE 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.

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