10 Awesome Video Games That Came From Terrible Movies

Picking up that dropped, deflated ball and scoring a touchdown with it.

There's always a lot of back n' forth'ing going on between film and video games. Most of the time it's the latter imitating the best feelings the former can provide by making you dictate everything from character choices to general camera placement - but occasionally all it takes is a push in the right direction for video games to go that extra mile. Getting action right in film is something many directors struggle with, as you need only think of how something like Batman Begins' overly-frenetic combat sequences were shot to get an idea of what not to do. In games the whole process is seamless, as not only can programmers craft intricate camera movements and tracking shots literally impossible in the real world, but most of the time it's going to be you who's landing that knockout blow, disarming the bomb at the last second or defending an area from waves of enemies until breaking point. When it comes to flipping things around, finding a genuinely great movie that originally came from a video game is about as rare as a solid frame rate in Assassin's Creed, proving that sometimes the core ingredients that define each respective medium should occasionally just be left within their own boundaries. Still it's always a shame when the concept of a film is stronger than its execution, as you end up loving the final product for what it could've been rather than what's right in front of you - but that's where these games step in.
 
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Gaming Editor
Gaming Editor

WhatCulture's Head of Gaming.