Strategy Informer writes: "You have to feel for Heavy Iron Studios, because while their bank balance is bulging, their 'gaming-soul' has been crushed. As is customary with any AAA film, a botch-job video game accompanies its release. Disney Pixar's latest animated epic, WALL-E is going down a treat in the cinema and rightfully so. It's a tremendous film that rivals Toy Story in quality and humour. While we hold the film with utmost respect, the video game counterpart is hardly high on our wish list. With childlike naivety, we approached this latest movie-tie-in with cautious optimism. Surely it will try and be unique? It can't be another milking of the preverbal cash cow? Religion asks us to have faith, so why not gaming?
The easiest place to begin is Wall-E's target demographic. As with every other movie game, the intended player is either seven years old or fifty six. This is a game to ply onto your son in an effort to pass on your gaming heritage. It won't offend, confuse or cause controversy. Anyone with a serious interest in gaming will simply mock those throwing cash down a metaphorical drain. Published under THQ's 'Play' label, Wall-E makes no attempt to change anything. It's not waving its hands about to gain attention. The Gears of War fans will continue fragging over Xbox Live and the World of Warcraft veterans won't even be aware of what Wall-E is. This is a game for the fans; it's a must that you've seen the film or it'll spoil your future viewing. Scoff if you must, but Wall-E doesn't have any delusions of self-grandeur."
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)
