The new wave of movie video games

There's been official movie video games nearly as long as there have been methods to play video and computer games. Whilst a number of them could be said to be good, the majority have been unfortunately lacklustre in almost every aspect that made the feature films they were based around iconic. At the moment, thankfully there is a great selection of movie video games available to get into- a few of which might well be much better than the movies themselves!

First of all there is the tie-in movie video game based on X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This all-action game is thankfully tons better than the Wolverine movie itself! Created by Raven Software, the Wolverine game contains a rather different plot to the blockbuster Wolverine movie, but it does have Hugh Jackman's voice and likeness. The game features all of Wolverine's attributes, which are utlilized in a cool way- especially his healing power.

As far as Marvel comics games go, the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie video game is very, very violent, as you will notice from the battlefield strewn with bloody body parts and other lovely things. Well, the Wolverine character certainly has claws. Here you are able to make him use them to their optimum lethal effect.

Next there is the new multi-platform game based on Terminator Salvation, the fourth film in the apocalyptic cyborg sci-fi adventure franchise. Where both Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and its movie video game counterpart were terrible, this appears to be going in tandem with the exciting new direction of the new film and is awesome to look at and play. Here's another example of how movie video games are getting better a huge amount lately.

Now with two-player co-operative gameplay, the Terminator story is catching up with other contemporary games such as mega-hit Gears of War series, permitting for some exciting split-screen action to be enjoyed. Pair this with the ingeniously rendered distopian future setting that the movie video game takes place in, which you can use to your full advantage during the video game, and you have one strong prospect for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

The new Ghostbusters movie video game is something that has been causing a huge commotion. With the revelation that Ghostbusters 3 is finally to be made, 20 years after the second Ghostbusters movie was released, now is a superb time to remind yourself of the much loved Ghostbusters characters and situations. Let's face it, that first movie is a genuine classic in every sense of the word, and finally there is a movie video game that does it justice.

The plot of the new Ghostbusters video game was devised by Harold Ramis and Dan Ackroyd, the writers (and stars) of the first two Ghostbusters feature films, so the new game may even be canon to a certain level. The classic original four Ghostbusters movie characters have been back as fantastic digital interpretations of the stars, and the whole game looks brilliant. All of your character's vital stats are displayed on your Proton pack, giving this movie video game a somewhat similar atmosphere to Dead Space. With all of the iconic monsters turning up in the game, fans will be delighted when they snap it up for their DS, PS3, PC, Xbox 360 or Wii.

After such a rash of mediocre movie video game tie-ins, it seems that the new titles that are coming onto the market are being made with much more respect for the original material and also what fans demand out of a movie video game based on their favourite films. These are some of the best movie video games available right now, and hopefully they'll help you unleash a whole new level of appreciation of your favourite titles.


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