10 Video Game Tie-Ins That Missed The Point Of The Movie

One of the joys - or perhaps gimmicks - of Quentin Tarantino's debut film is that you see the planning and aftermath of a jewel heist, but never the actual heist. Clearly, things went awry, with Tim Roth's Mr. Orange with a bullet in his stomach, Tarantino's Mr. Brown dead in a car seat and a psychopathic Michael Madsen cutting off ears. It only adds to the tension that the actual events are left to the imagination.

In 2006, someone at Eidos realized that wouldn't make for compelling gameplay. There have since been games that have worked well based on a player's actions (Until Dawn comes to mind), but the PS2 years weren't very forethinking. Instead, Reservoir Dogs fills in the blanks, detailing every aspect of the heist and even going beyond the end credits to wrap up the fate of another character - Mr. Pink (who lives or dies based on your rating).

Worse, the gameplay is dodgy, with driving levels that feel like, well, driving and overly complex commands for hostage-taking.

Like Scarface, one wonders why the cash-in seemed necessary at all. It's not like Tarantino was still raking in those Reservoir dollars 14 years later.