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The Best Video Games Based on Movies or TV Shows

by jwoehr • Created 9 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
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  • Rafael Ferrer, Jennifer Hale, and Kristoffer Tabori in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)

    1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

    2003TVideo Game
    9.5 (9.8K)
    A republic soldier, training to become a Jedi Knight, is given the task of halting the conquest of Darth Malak by discovering the location of a weapon known as the Star Forge.
    DirectorCasey HudsonStarsJennifer HaleRaphael SbargeRafael Ferrer
  • Pierce Brosnan and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye 007 (1997)

    2. GoldenEye 007

    1997TVideo Game
    9.1 (6.3K)
    James Bond must track down agent-turned-terrorist Alec Trevelyan to stop the launch of a powerful satellite. Play the game that set the stage for the First-person shooter genre on the console.
    DirectorMartin HollisStarsKevin BaylissKen LobbScott Hochberg
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004)

    3. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

    2004MVideo Game
    8.6 (3.6K)
    Set before the events of Pitch Black (2000), this game tells the story of how Richard B. Riddick obtained his ability to see in the dark.
    DirectorTom KeeganStarsVin DieselCole HauserKristin Lehman
  • Blade Runner (1997)

    4. Blade Runner

    1997TVideo Game
    8.8 (2.1K)
    You play a blade runner investigating a series of violent replicant crimes, only to discover far more than you bargained for.
    DirectorJoseph D. KucanStarsMartin AzarowMark BenninghoffenWarren Burton
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014)

    5. South Park: The Stick of Truth

    2014MVideo Game
    8.8 (6.3K)
    As the New Kid, discover the lost Stick of Truth, and earn your place at the side of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny as their new friend.
    DirectorsZane LyonChris ParkerChris 'Crispy' BrionStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMona Marshall
  • Troy Baker in Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

    6. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    2014MVideo Game
    8.2 (7K)
    The family of Talion, a ranger of Gondor responsible for guarding the Black Gate of Mordor, is killed by Saurons armies, but Talion is revived with wraith-like abilities and heads into Mordor to exact his revenge.
    DirectorsMatthew AllenChristian CantamessaNeil HuxleyStarsJack QuaidMatthew MercerTroy Baker
  • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)

    7. Ghostbusters: The Video Game

    2009TVideo Game
    8.4 (3.4K)
    You play the newest employee of the paranormal investigations and eliminations business as a new wave of Gozer related hauntings plagues New York City.
    DirectorsDavid WheelerBlade ZavierStarsBill MurrayDan AykroydHarold Ramis
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002)

    8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    2002TVideo Game
    7.7 (492)
    Buffy and the Scoobies come across a plot to resurrect the Master from the spirit realm. Buffy faces Spike, a possessed Angel, and hoards of vampires, skeletons, and demons determined to keep Buffy from stopping the plot.
    StarsGiselle LorenAnthony HeadAlyson Hannigan
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds (2003)

    9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

    2003TVideo Game
    7.9 (573)
    Buffy and the gang set out to stop Ethan Rayne and the First Evil from creating a dimensional bleed that will consume humanity forever.
    StarsAmber BensonNicholas BrendonEliza Dushku
  • Back to the Future: The Game (2010)

    10. Back to the Future: The Game

    2010TVideo Game
    7.9 (841)
    Marty learns that Doc has once again found himself stranded in another time period, and Marty must go back in time to rescue him.
    DirectorsDave GrossmanDennis LenartEric ParsonsStarsA.J. LoCascioChristopher LloydAndrew Chaikin
    All parts.
  • Dave Fennoy and Melissa Hutchison in The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series (2012)

    11. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Game Series

    2012MVideo Game
    9.2 (17K)
    In a world devastated by the undead, a convicted criminal is given a second chance at life when he comes across a little girl named Clementine.
    DirectorsSean AinsworthNick HermanDennis LenartStarsDave FennoyMelissa HutchisonNick Herman
  • Mad Max (2015)

    12. Mad Max

    2015MVideo Game
    7.9 (4.6K)
    Max Rockatansky, a former highway patrol officer known across the post apocalyptic wasteland of Australia as Mad Max, has his V8 Interceptor stolen by Immortan Joe's warlord son, Scrotus. Max goes on a bloody crusade to take it back.
    DirectorsFrank RookeNeil HuxleyStarsBren FosterOlivia CarmrydOrion Acaba
  • The Walking Dead: Season Two (2013)

    13. The Walking Dead: Season Two

    2013MVideo Game
    8.7 (9.5K)
    Left to fend for herself, Clementine has been forced to learn how to survive in a world gone mad. Many months have passed and she is in search of safety.
    DirectorsSean AinsworthJason LatinoDennis LenartStarsMelissa HutchisonScott PorterMara Junot
  • The Thing (2002)

    14. The Thing

    2002MVideo Game
    7.8 (802)
    You play the part of a military team sent to investigate what happened at U.S. Outpost 31, and must face the Thing yourself.
    StarsPer SolliMichael J. SheaKevin Alan Moore
  • The Simpsons Game (2007)

    15. The Simpsons Game

    2007TVideo Game
    7.4 (1.5K)
    The Simpson family learn they are part of a video game and are given superpowers to save their 8-bit predecessors.
    DirectorRalph SosaStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy Cartwright
  • Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1993)

    16. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

    1993Video Game
    7.5 (384)
    Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back closely follows the events in the film. Work through a set of challenging levels right up until the final confrontation with Darth Vader.
    DirectorKalani StreicherStarsClint BajakianPeter McConnellC. Andrew Nelson
  • Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man 2 (2004)

    17. Spider-Man 2

    20042h 7mPG-1383Metascore
    7.5 (754K)
    Peter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred Molina
    The video game.
  • The Warriors (1979)

    18. The Warriors

    19791h 33mR65Metascore
    7.5 (116K)
    A street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.
    DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael BeckJames RemarDorsey Wright
    The video game.
  • Jurassic World: The Game (2015)

    19. Jurassic World: The Game

    2015E10+Video Game
    7.4 (37)
    The app game.
  • Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012)

    20. The Simpsons: Tapped Out

    2012TVideo Game
    7.6 (822)
    Homer accidentally causes a nuclear meltdown whilst playing The Happy Little Elves Village on his myPad. After he's the only one to survive the blast, he starts to rebuild Springfield, bringing other characters out of limbo in the process.
    StarsPamela HaydenHank AzariaNancy Cartwright
  • DuckTales (1989)

    21. DuckTales

    1989EVideo Game
    7.9 (609)
    Scrooge McDuck travels around the world and outer space in search of five treasures to further increase his fortune.
    DirectorKeiji Inafune
  • South Park (1998)

    22. South Park

    1998MVideo Game
    6.2 (710)
    A mysterious comet is revealed to be heading towards South Park Colorado. Cartman, Kyle, Stan, and Kenny must try to stop it before it lands and kill the various evil forces it has spawned.
    StarsIsaac HayesTrey ParkerMary Kay Bergman
  • Friday the 13th (1989)

    23. Friday the 13th

    1989Not RatedVideo Game
    5.1 (424)
    Friday the 13th the video game is a horror adventure game where the object of the game is to save kids of the camp and battle Jason.
    StarMarc Noles
  • Rey Mysterio in WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (2003)

    24. WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain

    2003TVideo Game
    8.6 (847)
    Choose from up to 55 WWE superstars and wrestle with the 2003 roster. The game features real-life attributes of strength, submission, technique, speed and stamina for each wrestler.
    StarsKurt AngleSteve AustinDave Bautista
  • Jeffrey Pierce in The Bourne Conspiracy (2008)

    25. The Bourne Conspiracy

    2008TVideo Game
    7.1 (524)
    Game that takes place prior to, and during the events of the film The Bourne Identity (2002).
    DirectorsEmmanuel ValdezDavid WheelerStarsFranka PotenteWilliam SadlerJeffrey Pierce

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