SoulBlazer Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Never seems to fail, when I am with friends and we start talking about games, we talk as much about old stuff as well as what we're playing. We know that most movies that were inspired or taken from games are not that good. What about the other way around? Which games do you think were the best ones that were based off or inspired by movies? My personal favorite is Spider-Man 2 (XBox). It's a really fun game that gives you some freeform gameplay and missions, both which were inspired by the GTA games. It had a amazing recreation of New York City, allowing you to go just about anywhere and do anything. The major plot missions were taken from the movie but there was a lot of other stuff, both required and free, to do. Both the main stars of the movie (Toby Mcguire and Kristen Dunst) provided their voices for the characters of Spider Man and Mary Jane and they both did a great job. Spider Man had a lot of funny and good one liners and the controls were tight and easy to use. I recall joking at the time that having both a good movie and a good game of the same idea was a sign of the end times. Other very good games include: Aliens (C-64) Batman (NES) Star Trek: 25th Anniversary and Judgement Rites (PC) Star Wars: X-Wing (PC) Also, there probaly are not too many games that came from books, but one of the best ones I played was I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream for the PC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I thought the new Ghostbusters game was pretty darn spiffy. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Combat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleminor Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I thought the new Ghostbusters game was pretty darn spiffy. Tempest Seconded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneAgeGamer Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Aladdin for Genesis I thought was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 I think my dream arcade machine is an original "Star Wars" unit. It's definitely one of those games where emulating isn't the same as the real thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Alien Trilogy PS1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 (edited) Alien Vs. Predator - Jaguar Dracula The Undead - Lynx Robocop - Spectrum Alien 3 - Megadrive Terminator - Mega CD The Last Starfighter - 2600 Robocop 3 - Atari ST Discworld - Sega Saturn Edited January 27, 2010 by The_Laird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koopa64 Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 The lack of GoldenEye 007 in this topic brings a tear to my eye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Circus Atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Circus Atari I winced when Burt Reynolds went *splat* in the film with his arms and legs all twitching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Circus Atari I winced when Burt Reynolds went *splat* in the film with his arms and legs all twitching. Sally Field, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Circus Atari I winced when Burt Reynolds went *splat* in the film with his arms and legs all twitching. Sally Field, too... Oh well, they died doing what they loved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDiskKun Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Judge Dredd - Sega Genesis Addams Family - NES Ghost Busters 2 - NES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 The lack of GoldenEye 007 in this topic brings a tear to my eye... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Aladdin for Genesis I thought was pretty good. Yep Aladdin genesis has got my vote for best too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 "The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena" - Xbox 360, PS3 "Red Storm Rising" - C64, PC, Amiga "Star Wars" - Atari Arcade Version "Firefox" - Atari Arcade Version "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" - Atari Arcade Version "Krull" - Arcade "Star Wars: Rogue Squadron" - N64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 First one to my mind was Goldeneye. I'm also a big fan of Fantastic Voyage. I thought the game was well done. Others: M*A*S*H* (VCS) RoboCop (NES) Willow (NES) Ghostbusters II (NES) Jurassic Park (Game Gear) Jurassic Park (SCD) Star Wars IV (Game Gear) The two Jurassic Park games I listed are very different, though. One is a platformer and the other is a point and click adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 "Star Wars" - Atari Arcade Version "Firefox" - Atari Arcade Version "Krull" - Arcade Your my HERO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Little Mermaid (NES) I feel that one's a bit underrated. As far as one that's based on a book I dunno lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Max Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Goldeneye (N64) Chronicles of Riddick (Xbox) was pretty spiffy too. All of the Star Wars arcade games (except Return of The Jedi) were excellent. I love the Sega Star Wars Trilogy. Edited January 28, 2010 by J.Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) I also have a lot of good memories of Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer. But then again, naming star wars games is practically cheating, as there are so many of them, so many of those were good, and most of them seem to have at least a slight connection to the story in the movies. Was star wars KOTOR based on a book? I don't think it can really be connected to the movies, but it was very good. Edited January 28, 2010 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Is Square's racist "Tom Sawyer" game any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Lot's of great titles already mentioned, but I'll throw Rambo III out there as one of my favs (C64/Amiga). Too bad the Predator games were not better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Max Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I also have a lot of good memories of Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer. But then again, naming star wars games is practically cheating, as there are so many of them, so many of those were good, and most of them seem to have at least a slight connection to the story in the movies. Was star wars KOTOR based on a book? I don't think it can really be connected to the movies, but it was very good. No, it wasn't based on a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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