Greatest Liscensed Titles

[Sotenga]

We know liscensed titles usually suck hairy ass. (Thank you, THQ :angry: ) But there are many exceptions out there. What liscensed titles kick ass, thereby defying the entire video game universe? Indiana Jones is a great motif for a game, as long as it is done right. Atari did it right when releasing I.J. and the Temple of Doom in the arcades. The only I.J. game that rocks more is I.J.'s Greatest Adventures on the SNES, a joint venture of Lucasarts, JVC, and Factor 5. The game feels a lot like the Star Wars Trilogy on the SNES, and yet, it is somehow better than all three. I don't know what it is. But according to a reliable source (you should know who you are ;) ) the game kicks ass. I purchased it, and I was hooked. It truly is that great a game.

So... liscensed titles that you think rock. What are they?

[calthaer]

Willow for the NES was a good one.
That's...pretty much the only one that comes to mind...

[Darth Sensei]

Quite a few of the Star Wars titles for the consoles and PC are great.

Also, can anyone dispute that Goldeneye for N64 was a great licensed title?

[hades]

I'd say Total Recall for the NES.

er, now that the crack is out of my system... I honestly can't think of any titles besides some of the Star Wars titles....

[Half Japanese]

a few...

Hulk
Goldeneye
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers (EA)
Robotech: Battlecry
(most) other Bond games

[brandver3]

Ducktales 1 and 2 were really good licensed games.

Come to think of it, most of Capcoms licensed games came out really good.

[Sotenga]

No one here has ever played U.N. Squadron, have they?

[Dire 51]

Yes, Sotenga, I know who I am. :D

Regarding licensed titles, here are the twenty that are my personal favorites:

20. Willow - Capcom - arcade - 1989
19. The Adventures Of Batman & Robin - Konami - SNES - 1994
18. Krull - Atari - Atari 2600 - 1983
17. Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi: Death Star Battle - Parker Bros. - Atari 2600 - 1983
16. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Parker Bros. - Atari 2600 - 1982
15. The Terminator - Virgin Games/Probe Software - Sega Genesis - 1992
14. Super Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi - JVC/Lucasarts - SNES - 1994
13. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - JVC/Lucasarts - SNES - 1993
12. Super Star Wars - JVC/Lucasarts - SNES - 1992
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Konami - arcade - 1989
10. Aliens - Konami - arcade - 1990
09. Robocop - Data East - arcade - 1988
08. Batman - Sunsoft - Sega Genesis - 1991
07. Star Wars - Atari - arcade - 1983
06. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Atari - arcade - 1985
05. The Goonies II - Konami - NES - 1987
04. U.N. Squadron - Capcom - SNES - 1991
03. Mamono Hunter Yohko: Makai Kara no Tenkosei - NCS - Sega Mega Drive - 1990
02. Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures - JVC/Lucasarts/Factor 5 - SNES -1994
01. Kujaku Ou 2 - Sega - Sega Mega Drive - 1989

Your mileage may vary, of course.

[KirbyStar27]

Willow for the NES was a good one.
That's...pretty much the only one that comes to mind...


I concur!

[slurpeepoop]

The Simpsons arcade game by Konami.

[Sotenga]

Yes, Sotenga, I know who I am. :D

Regarding licensed titles, here are the twenty that are my personal favorites:

20. Willow - Capcom - arcade - 1989
19. The Adventures Of Batman & Robin - Konami - SNES - 1994
18. Krull - Atari - Atari 2600 - 1983
17. Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi: Death Star Battle - Parker Bros. - Atari 2600 - 1983
16. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Parker Bros. - Atari 2600 - 1982
15. The Terminator - Virgin Games/Probe Software - Sega Genesis - 1992
14. Super Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi - JVC/Lucasarts - SNES - 1994
13. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - JVC/Lucasarts - SNES - 1993
12. Super Star Wars - JVC/Lucasarts - SNES - 1992
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Konami - arcade - 1989
10. Aliens - Konami - arcade - 1990
09. Robocop - Data East - arcade - 1988
08. Batman - Sunsoft - Sega Genesis - 1991
07. Star Wars - Atari - arcade - 1983
06. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom - Atari - arcade - 1985
05. The Goonies II - Konami - NES - 1987
04. U.N. Squadron - Capcom - SNES - 1991
03. Mamono Hunter Yohko: Makai Kara no Tenkosei - NCS - Sega Mega Drive - 1990
02. Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures - JVC/Lucasarts/Factor 5 - SNES -1994
01. Kujaku Ou 2 - Sega - Sega Mega Drive - 1989

Your mileage may vary, of course.

Of course I meant you. None other. :-D

I played all of these games, and I can certainly say that these are some damned fine games. They aren't perfect, but they are excellent. That's good enough for me.

[Ed Oscuro]

I see Krull, hmm. One of the Krull arcade games in MAME (the only one?) by...gottlieb? That's not too good.

I'd put X-MEN (the Konami arcade beat-em-up) on this list, but I like the Aliens arcade game Konami put out better. They're close, though.

[Raccoon Lad]

Here's a formula for quality liscenced games:
Sega+Disney

[Dire 51]

Never played the Krull arcade game, but I played the hell out of the 2600 game when I was a kid. I still play it from time these days too.

[Mark III]

Alien versus Predator was a great arcade game, probably one of the best beat em' ups out there.

[Dire 51]

Yes indeed it is. Had my list been a top twenty five or thirty, it would have made it.

[Sotenga]

There used to be an AvP machine in my local arcade. I played the hell out of it. :)

Krull is a completely different game in the arcade than it is on the 2600.

[badinsults]

Goldeneye and Super Return of the Jedi are my favs.

[ArnoldRimmer83]

Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures - Factor 5 (Snes)
Batman - Sunsoft (Nes, Genesis)
Batman Return of the Joker - Sunsoft (Nes)
Adventures of Batman and Robin - Konami (Snes)
Willow - Capcom (Arcade, Nes)
Aliens - Konami (Arcade)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Konami (arcade)
Simpsons - Konami (Arcade)
X Men - Konami (arcade)
Spiderman - Sega (arcade)
Goonies - Konami (Famicom)
Goonies 2 - Konami (Nes)

There's more good licensed games out there, but those are probably my favorite ones.

[Sotenga]

Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures - Factor 5 (Snes)
Batman - Sunsoft (Nes, Genesis)
Batman Return of the Joker - Sunsoft (Nes)
Adventures of Batman and Robin - Konami (Snes)
Willow - Capcom (Arcade, Nes)
Aliens - Konami (Arcade)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Konami (arcade)
Simpsons - Konami (Arcade)
X Men - Konami (arcade)
Spiderman - Sega (arcade)
Goonies - Konami (Famicom)
Goonies 2 - Konami (Nes)

There's more good licensed games out there, but those are probably my favorite ones.

Might I say that you have great taste in games? I love all of these games! No joke! :D

[ArnoldRimmer83]

Thanks. :)

[Jorpho]

It's all about Ducktales. And possibly Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers.

Uncle Scrooge ought to be in Marvel vs Capcom 3. (Surely, after Kingdom Hearts, Disney could not object too much.)

[calthaer]

Haha Duck Tales...yes that was a quality game as well, I forgot about that one. A lot of those other games (TMNT, etc.) are also decent games. That Aliens vs Predator arcade game is rockin', too, as is XMen vs. Street Fighter.

Now that I'm thinking about it - Terminator: Future Shock wasn't a bad FPS. It was kind of cool to fly around HKs and stuff. It's just rather obscure (possibly rare) and I got motion sickness playing it...they must have done something wrong with the motion in the game.

[Jorpho]

Come to think of it, there were quite a few Jurassic Park games of reasonable quality, no?