10 Terrible Video Games Based On Movies

9. Jaws Unleashed (PS2/Xbox)

A most bizarre game, given that it places you in the, er, fins, of the villain from the film series, Jaws Unleashed has players taking control of the titular shark, as he ventures to Amity Island with the hope of eating some tasty evil bureaucrats. Basically, the entire game is environmental propaganda; Jaws has now developed a conscience, and so we're tasked with sabotaging oil rigs and killing only bad people, never women or children like in the original film. If this wasn't bad enough, the game can't even proceed with this bone-headed idea competently; a woeful camera and countless glitches make the experience even more infuriating, as does an absurd need for Jaws to eat someone every five minutes. Above all, though, it comes down to the fact that Spielberg's cinematic masterpiece thrived on the fact that we only see the shark in rare, terrifying bursts, but once we're given free reign to control him for an entire video game, and aren't even allowed to kill "good" people, there's really nothing left to fear.
 
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