TeamXbox writes: "Summer is fast approaching, which means it's time for a whole new round of big summer movies to hit theaters. Of course, what would a summer blockbuster be without the obligatory movie tie-in? Disney and Pixar's upcoming animated flick WALL-E will be no exception when it comes out next month, with an Xbox 360 platformer scheduled to release in time with the movie. We've been spending a little time with the titular trash compactor's console debut, and so far it looks like THQ may have a gem in the junkyard.
In case you've missed the deluge of advertising and trailers making the rounds, the story of WALL-E is set in a distant future where Earth has been abandoned after rampant commercialism has turned the planet into one big junkyard. While the world's population left behind all of its refuse when it took off to greener pastures, it also left behind WALL-E, the last functioning robot tasked with cleaning the planet. WALL-E happily goes about his daily tasks until he comes across EVE, a probe sent back to see how the planet is coming along. What follows is a cute little robotic love story perfectly suited for video-game goodness."
Licensed games are all rubbish, right? Well, THQ's take on Disney/Pixar’s Wall*E would like to argue that point.
Took me a min to figure out this is a review of a 2008 game. I love Wall*E and this looks interesting so added it to my Steam wishlist. Thanks!
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "There are few brands out there that have anything like the appeal and recognition of Disney. Thanks to decades of beautiful and critically acclaimed animated films, the company is a household name that has expanded beyond just movies to include a variety of other ventures, including videogames. Disney has also grown its lineup considerably in recent years by acquiring Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars (although for the purposes of this article, I’ll only be covering Disney/Pixar output).
Thanks to their broad audience, Disney games usually show up on every viable platform out there, meaning that despite the brand’s affinity with Nintendo’s younger-skewing audience, both the PSP and Vita received a number of titles throughout their lives. Some of this was through Disney's own developer/publisher (Disney Interactive Studios), but the firm also licensed out its IPs for other companies to try their hand at – with somewhat mixed results."
The motion-picture licence is seemingly as much of a curse as it is a blessing with videogames. Though promising a receptive audience for the release of a videogame tied to a movie, there’s also the famous general rule that, more-often-than-not, games based on films are not as enjoyable as franchises born in the games industry. Many have tried to break free of the shackles of pre-judgement, but have failed for one reason or another. And while that’s Enter the Matrix all over, there are a few that have managed to be more successful.
Riddick was awesome, but some of the choices on this list were a little random. Several games from franchises such as Aliens, Star Treck, Lord of the Rings and others deserve a spot more than Home Alone. Heck, I'd even pick the NES Gremlins 2 game over it.
I really liked The Two Towers. It is really rare that a movie to game adaption isn't an abortion.
rogue squadron isnt a movie game, its loosely based on canon of the movies...
batman sucks too.. so does cars, and wall-e and home alone, etc etc
where is?
lion king on the genesis (done by same team who did alladin)
super star wars (these are actual movie games)
the old indiana jones adventure games for pc
or hell even "the thing" for the ps2 (not great but pretty good)
