Missed opportunities in movie based games?

[kupomogli]

Not meaning this as what a developer could have did to make a movie based game better, etc. But what movies do you guys think should have got the video game treatment and may have actually sold well, complimenting the movie.

For me, and while it already got a video game release, Rambo First Blood Part 2. Rambo 4 was released in 2008, and Uncharted was released before that in 2007. The NES game is called Rambo, rather than First Blood Part 2, so to coincide with the release of the movie, and have the same name, they could have just called it Rambo. Kind of like the most recent 007 game based off a movie being called Quantum of Solace but it's actually Casino Royale.

The reason I mentioned Uncharted is that if you were to take the Uncharted game engine, and throw the storyline, areas, etc, of Rambo 2 in there, you would have a full game. Not only that but it'd probably be the most badass shooter ever. There wouldn't have to be any artificial lengthening of the game either. The reason Rambo 2 is only two hours, is because it cuts to Rambo, then cuts back to 20 enemies falling on the ground in mere seconds. Or the small parts where they're going through this area to get here or running through the enemies here. They really wouldn't have to deviate from the movie much, if at all, and probably still make an eight hour game.

Then they could have online too. Choose between different character skins like John Rambo, Colonel Samuel Trautman, Murdock, Co, Erickson, the one other guy who says don't be a hero to Trautman when they're out to rescue Rambo but turn around, the Russians, the one Korean guy who gets blown up by an explosive arrow after he turns around to shoot Rambo with a pistol but misses because he sucks, special guest character from First Blood Will Teasle, etc, etc. The online probably would be dead in a month, but they should still add it.

[dgdgagdae]

Why would we need this game?

[kupomogli]

Why would we need this game?

I'm just saying as most movie based titles are thrown out there just to get sales for the movie. Are there any missed opportunities of movie titles that could possibly generate somewhat good games.

[Bojay1997]

I'm just saying as most movie based titles are thrown out there just to get sales for the movie. Are there any missed opportunities of movie titles that could possibly generate somewhat good games.

I think you totally undercut your point by using Rambo as an example, however.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Clockwork Orange... Think Killer 7 meets Rapelay.

[Clownzilla]

I always thought an arcade shooting game based around the band Aerosmith would of been a sound business decision.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Or a flight sim based on The Buddy Holly movie! Patsy Cline expansion pack can be DLC. :D

[TonyTheTiger]

I'm genuinely disappointed there was never a Batman game based on Adam West.

[Gameguy]

Super Mario Bros The Movie: The Game. If they could do it with Street Fighter The Movie why not with Mario? I'd imagine it as a FMV game for the CDi. LOL

[Clownzilla]

I'm genuinely disappointed there was never a Batman game based on Adam West.

I was discussing that with a friend recently. A game based on the classic Batman TV show would be awesome. I like the new "darker" Batman games but what I wouldn't give for the Cesar Romero version of the Joker as the main villain of a game complete with his ridiculous traps and diabolical plans:)

[Nebagram]

Doctor Who meets Mass Effect.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'm genuinely disappointed there was never a Batman game based on Adam West.

http://games.kidswb.com/official-site/brave-and-the-bold-the-videogame/

As close as you'll ever get. :(

[exit]

It's never too late for a movie based game, I mean Scarface was made way after the movie was released and ended up being pretty damn good.

[Kitsune Sniper]

It's never too late for a movie based game, I mean Scarface was made way after the movie was released and ended up being pretty damn good.

And The Warriors on PS2 / XBox.

And Reservoir Dogs (though if the PC version is any indication, this should have NEVER BEEN MADE.)

[The 1 2 P]

Kind of like the most recent 007 game based off a movie being called Quantum of Solace but it's actually Casino Royale.

Actually the game called Quantum of Solace is based on the Quantum of Solace movie and follows the plot of that movie from start to finish with several side quest/missions thrown in for good measure. The reason why you play Casino Royale flashback missions is because Quantum of Solace is a direct sequel to that movie(as opposed to being another stand alone story like the majority of all Bond movies) and it served to advance the plot by showing Bond's motivation for his current mission to go after the Quantum Group.

I've always wanted to play a game based on the Underworld series. There was one in development for the Xbox but it got canceled midway thru. It looked like it was going to be a hybrid run and gun/hack and slash game. I wouldn't have minded that since it's also how the Blood Rayne games played and I enjoyed them. But I'm sure they could have done alot more for that game then to just make it a simple Blood Rayne clone.

[MASTERWEEDO]

Zombieland
Howard The Duck
Happy Gilmore
Slapshots
Caddyshack

Demonik - The game from Grandma's Boy

[Enigmus]

A series of Hitchhiker's Guide point-and-clicks by Telltale would be nice.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Howard The Duck

http://www.mobygames.com/game/howard-the-duck


A series of Hitchhiker's Guide point-and-clicks by Telltale would be nice.

We already have the Infocom version... It's even available for free from BBC's website in flash form.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

No offense to Telltale, but I just don't think they're up to the task anymore.

[Kyle15]

Eraserhead: The Game. I would be in heaven where everything is fine.

[jonebone]

Pretty much every movie-based game ever could have been better. One that sticks out as a gem in the movie genre is certainly Goldeneye on N64.

[cynicalhat]

Make a weekend at bernies video game. Imagine the platforming carrying a dressed up cadaver around.

[bcks007]

Braveheart being my favorite movie, would have sold me to buy the game, no matter the quality. :)

[Cryomancer]

Repo Man. And Trailer Park Boys.

[WCP]

I'm still waiting for the Jurassic Park for the 3DO that had a 7 inch tall digitalized version of Sam Neil walking around a 2D world with photo real backgrounds. At least, that was the picture that I saw in a GameFan magazine, way before Jurassic Park came out for the 3DO. Instead it was a crappy mish mash of various mini games.

[APE992]

None. Because taking an idea from one medium and translating it for another is 99.9999999999999999% a bad idea.

For every 1 good movie based game out there you can find at least 100 bad ones if not 1000.

[The-Wizard89]

how bout vise-verse because id love to see a Mega-Man movie! lol

[LaughingMAN.S9]

la bamba turned into an rpg

[kupomogli]

None. Because taking an idea from one medium and translating it for another is 99.9999999999999999% a bad idea

For every 1 good movie based game out there you can find at least 100 bad ones if not 1000.

It's not a bad idea. It's a good idea because you're almost always guaranteed good sales. The reason that most movie based games suck is because that's all they're being used for. Cash ins with extremely low development costs but get high sales.

It'd be nice if we got a company who wanted to develop a great game for the IP on a regular basis, unfortunately that's not the case. However, we have been getting better movie based games lately. X Men Origins Wolverine, even though it's obviously low budget it's a great game. If you're an FPS fan then 007 Quantum of Solace. While not based on a movie, but an extension of the movie, Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena(decent, not too great) which also comes with the prequel Escape From Butcher Bay. Also that new Captain America game looks pretty good, like they decided to rip off Rocksteady's Arkham Asylum gameplay and add Captain America to it. It's not based on the movie, but it's based on the character and is being released a few days before the movie date.

So yeah. Movie games don't have to suck. As I'm sure you're aware of being that there are a decent amount of good movie based games. Your numbers are way off btw.

[calistarwind]

The day the Crow game came out, I knew the industry had failed me and the world could never be the same.

[WCP]

You know... with the current quality of in-game character models and such, I really would like to see a bunch of classic movies done in video game form. Star Wars and Empire Strikes Back would be my two most wanted. (never was a big fan of Jedi). I'd love to see Jurassic Park, Mad Max, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Planet of the Apes, etc, etc.

Tons of great Sci-Fi and Action Adventure movies where you could actually try to recreate the movie, almost scene by scene. The only difference, is you're letting somebody play thru an interactive version of the game. Mix open world gameplay ala Red Dead Redemption, with stuff like what L.A. Noire and Heavy Rain did for non-action oriented parts. Mass Effect dialog system, for non crucial plot line dialogs.

I'd love to see a well realized young Mark Hammil character model. A high quality Yoda and Han Solo model. C3PO and R2, Darth Vader, etc, etc. They could have different missions where you play most of the primary characters in some kind of action sequence. For example, the first scene you'd either choose to be C3PO or R2, and the whole goal would simply to be surviving the initial attack on the Rebel ship, and making it successfully to the hatch pod. You could also have a mission involving that time period, in which you're princess Leia, and you basically have to use stealth, to make it into that hallway where you meet R2 to give him the special Obi Wan message. Another mission just in that time period of the movie, would be either choosing to be a stormtrooper or rebel soldier, during the initial attack on the ship. A rebel soldiers only hope would be to take out some of the stormtroopers, before the ship is totally overrun. For the stormtrooper, it would be a matter of taking out as many rebel soldiers as possible, and avoiding death.

Man... I could make a 60 hour Star Wars New Hope game.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The day the Crow game came out, I knew the industry had failed me and the world could never be the same.

... there's a The Crow game?

I MUST OWN THIS.

[Gameguy]

... there's a The Crow game?

I MUST OWN THIS.
It's available for the Playstation, Saturn, and PC. It's supposedly really bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow:_City_of_Angels_(video_game)


The Crow: City of Angels was almost universally panned upon its release. According to GamePro, "assinine gameplay and horrible graphics" made the game "a turkey". Sega Saturn Magazine gave the game the score of 67%, but commented: "Best avoided." A Game Revolution reviewer went on to say: "The Crow: City of Angels is one of the worst titles I've ever seen. Avoid all contact with this game". The game's average user score at Game Rankings is only 23.50%.

[The 1 2 P]

It's available for the Playstation, Saturn, and PC. It's supposedly really bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow:_City_of_Angels_(video_game)

It's super horrible. Instead of an undead bad ass, you play as a pale skinned gimp who can barely move across the screen because everytime a thugs bullet hits you it knocks you down and takes more of your life bar away. I have the US and Japanese PS1 versions but mercifully have only played thru it once.

[Scotterpop]

I'll second Mad Max as an awesome property begging to be made into a game. While playing through Fallout 3 I kept thinking how amazing it would be if this approach were done for the Max films. So here's my wish list for movie-based games (some are a bit tongue-in-cheek as I'm a connoisseur of film cheese):

*Doomsday (how can this NOT be the greatest game ever???)
*Conan the Barbarian (forget that crappy hack n' slash from a few years back)
*Tremors (virtual Fred Ward... HELL YEAH!!!)
*The Sword and the Sorcerer (Tri-sword fury!)
*Event Horizon (although Dead Space kinda took this idea and ran with it)
*Nightwatch
*Casshern (cutting robots in half with your bare hands in slo-mo = BADASS!)
*Appleseed
*Flash Gordon (but ONLY if they get the rights to the Queen music)
*Equilibrium
*Escape From New York (why this hasn't been done yet is beyond me)
*Beastmaster
*Cube (going from room to room, trying to avoid death traps, should be freaky and fun)
*Time Bandits (or for that matter, any game where you get to fight a villainous David Warner)

Personally, I'm a fan of classic movies being made into video games, as long as they're done well, with a healthy dose of reverence for the source material, like The Thing or The Warriors.

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

Cloverfield... where you work as the monster. Sounds messed up, but it's a video game and would be no more messed up than GTA.

[Gamevet]

Star Wars Episode 1: Racer, was a pretty solid movie based title. :)

There's also the arcade game of Cloak & Dagger, a movie featuring E.T's Henry Thomas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ5Az0NrXsM

[Mayhem]

*Flash Gordon (but ONLY if they get the rights to the Queen music)
There has been one, Mastertronic released it in the mid 80s.

[Collector_Gaming]

Clockwork Orange... Think Killer 7 meets Rapelay.

you know how fast the sucker probably would get banned?

it would make GTA 4 seem like a sesame street game

"Oh brothers we are ready for some ultra violence!"

And i agree with Escape From New York

they made a "The Warriors" game so why not this?

they have 2 escape movies to work with too