10 Awful Video Games Based On TV Shows

9. Lost: Via Domus

Lost On the plus side, Lost: Via Domus manages the basic feat of capturing the likenesses of all the principal Lost characters, as well as including Michael Giacchino's classic score from the show. Aesthetically, it ain't half bad, but everything else is a complete bust. Namely, poor soundalikes have been used for the voices of Sawyer, Locke, Kate and Jack, resulting in a wealth of unintentional amusement. Even more problematic is that Via Domus just isn't very fun or interesting. Though structured like episodes of the show, the mysteries we follow up on are boring and completely inconsequential, no doubt so as not to disturb the meticulously-constructed (ha!) narrative web of the source material. The puzzles, meanwhile, are soul-destroyingly repetitive and completely simplistic, while glaring camera and control issues seal the deal that this is another poorly-developed licensed title.
 
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