Video games based on movies can often lead to disappointment due to their poor quality and production values.
Though not as frequent as they were before, these titles were the bane of gamers’ existence, and seeing one at the local store was always a bad sign. This is because the tie-ins were made solely to profit off an existing film with little to no regard to how they actually played.
But the right developer with the proper passion is all you need to turn a simple cash-in into a work of art. Throughout the years, we’ve seen this through games such as GoldenEye 007 and Spider-Man 2, which happen to be some of the best in the medium and revolutionized their genres. And believe it or not, there are even more movie tie-ins that are beloved by fans, proving that not all licensed games have to be bad.
These titles do their best to remain authentic to the source material while featuring fantastic gameplay. While most tie-ins are made to make a quick buck, these video games serves as fantastic companion pieces to the movies they were promoting.
Sega is an expert in light gun games, with Virtua Cop and The House of the Dead under their belt. In 1997, they combined their experience as well as the Jurassic Park series with an arcade classic unlike any other.
An adaptation of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, players explore Isla Sorna as you shot your way through velociraptors, compsognathus, and T-Rexs while rescuing human survivors to gain additional health. Tranquilizer darts are also used as ammo, in-keeping with the film’s pro-animal standpoint.
If you’ve played light gun games before, then this is familiar territory with enemies coming at you relentlessly, but the Jurassic Park IP gives the experience a novelty factor while excelling from a technical standpoint. It boasts impressive graphics for 1997 while having an immersive sound design; its deluxe cabinet capturing the dinosaur sounds from the film.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a masterclass in simplicity. Though the plot is paper thin, its gameplay is fun and engaging, and was able to compete with other light gun games at the time.
Source: https://whatculture.com/gaming/10-more-great-video-games-based-on-movies
