Ars writes: "The fact that there is a video game based on Alan Moore's Watchmen comic is cause for alarm by itself-the last game to miss the point of a fictional work so completely was the disastrous console adaptation of Fight Club-but Watchmen: The End is Nigh is a surprisingly not-all-the-way-terrible guilty pleasure. While there is too much wrong with the game to justify it's high price, there is just enough to like that you won't hate yourself completely if you take the plunge.
Set years before the events in the comic book and upcoming movie, the game takes place in a time when Rorschach and the Nite Owl were a team; the events of the game follow the two masked vigilantes as they take on the Underboss. This story was hinted at in the comics, and it provides the perfect set up for a stock brawler."
Warner Brother's DC Entertainment has been known for putting out (mostly) consistent content for years, and that includes forays into video games. Given that DC focuses a lot more on their solo characters, particularly Batman, Superman and Green Lantern, than Marvel does, its no wonder that DC has had an easier time adapting their IP's to other trans-media proprieties. While Marvel's team movie effort The Avengers has proven wildly successful, DC's Dark Knight trilogy, recent Man of Steel film and the entire animated universe helmed by DC animation veteran Bruce Timm has defined an era of superhero cartoons and direct-to-dvd animated features.
Man, DC Comics hasn't had great luck with games, has it? They had to resort to a few pretty average games to fill out the list.
A list of five classic graphic novels that could make outstanding video games, including works by Frank Miller, Alan Moore, and Jeph Loeb.
Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons revealed that he was paid a hefty sum to be a consultant on the critically-panned Watchmen: The End Is Nigh game even though he wasn’t heavily involved. Gibbons also says the game is not canon, and because of that, he was actually fine with liking and disliking parts of the game.
