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* ''[[Aladdin Capcom|Aladdin (Capcom)]]''
* ''[[Aladdin (Capcom)||Aladdin (Capcom)]]''
* ''[[Aladdin Virgin Games|Aladdin (Virgin Games)]]''
* ''[[Aladdin (Virgin Games)||Aladdin (Virgin Games)]]''
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 video game)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (the 2010 [[Tim Burton]] version)
* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (2010 video game)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' (the 2010 [[Tim Burton]] version)
* ''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines]]''
* ''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines]]''
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* ''[[Doctor Who (video game)|Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who (video game)|Doctor Who]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who Return to Earth]]''
** ''[[Doctor Who Return to Earth]]''
* ''[[Disneys Villains Revenge]]''
* ''[[Disney's Villains' Revenge]]''
* ''[[Donald in Maui Mallard]]''
* ''[[Donald in Maui Mallard]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi]]''
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* ''[[Friday the 13th (video game)|Friday the 13 th]]''
* ''[[Friday the 13th (video game)|Friday the 13 th]]''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (arcade game)|G.I.Joe]]''
* ''[[G.I. Joe (arcade game)|G.I.Joe]]''
* ''[[Garfield Caught in The Act]]''
* ''[[Garfield: Caught in the Act]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters the Video Game]]''
* ''[[Ghostbusters the Video Game]]''
* ''[[The Godfather (video game)|The Godfather]]''
* ''[[The Godfather (video game)|The Godfather]]''
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** ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure|Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure|Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and The Emperor's Tomb]]''
** ''[[Indiana Jones and The Emperor's Tomb]]''
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** ''[[LEGO Racers]]''
** ''[[LEGO Racers]]''
** ''[[Lego Universe]]''
** ''[[Lego Universe]]''
** ''[[Lego Rock Raiders|Rock Raiders]]''
** ''[[LEGO Rock Raiders|Rock Raiders]]''
* ''[[The Lion King (Video Game)|The Lion King]]''
* ''[[The Lion King (Video Game)|The Lion King]]''
* ''[[The Little Mermaid (video game)|The Little Mermaid]]''
* ''[[The Little Mermaid (video game)|The Little Mermaid]]''
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* ''[[Living Books]]''
* ''[[Living Books]]''
* ''[[The Lucky Dime Caper]]''
* ''[[The Lucky Dime Caper]]''
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha As Portable]]''
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable]]''
* ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]''
* ''[[Marvel Super Heroes]]''
* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]''
* ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]''
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* ''[[Nicktoons MLB]]''
* ''[[Nicktoons MLB]]''
* ''[[Nicktoons Unite!]]''
* ''[[Nicktoons Unite!]]''
* ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas Oogies Revenge]]''
* ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge]]''
* ''[[Oliver and Company (video game)|Oliver and Company]]''
* ''[[Oliver and Company (video game)|Oliver and Company]]''
* ''[[One Piece (video game)|One Piece]]''
* ''[[One Piece (video game)|One Piece]]''
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* ''[[The Simpsons (video game)|The Simpsons]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons (video game)|The Simpsons]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Hit and Run|The Simpsons Hit & Run]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Hit & Run]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]''
* ''[[The Simpsons Road Rage]]''
* ''[[Atari 2600 Spider Man|Spider-Man]]'' (Atari 2600)
* ''[[Spider-Man (Atari 2600 video game)||Spider-Man]]'' (Atari 2600)
* ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Spider-Man Friend or Foe]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man Friend or Foe]]''
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* ''[[Street Fighter the Movie]]''
* ''[[Street Fighter the Movie]]''
* ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]''
* ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bads Cool Game for Attractive People]]''
* ''[[Atari 2600 Superman|Superman]]'' (Atari 2600)
* ''[[Superman (1979 video game)||Superman]]'' (Atari 2600)
* ''[[Superman 64]]''
* ''[[Superman 64]]''
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' (Except the [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Original Generation series]])
* ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' (Except the [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Original Generation series]])
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* ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Destiny]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Destiny]]''
* ''[[X Men Legends]]''
* ''[[X-Men Legends]]''
* ''[[X-Men Next Dimension]]''
* ''[[X-Men Next Dimension]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''
* ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''
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* ''[[Pocahontas]]''
* ''[[Pocahontas]]''
* ''[[Ratatouille]]''
* ''[[Ratatouille]]''
* ''[[Toy Story]]'' (all three films)
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' (all three films)
* ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]''
* ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]''
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''
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* ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis the Menace]]''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis the Menace]]''
* ''[[Dick Tracy (film)|Dick Tracy]]''
* ''[[Dick Tracy (film)|Dick Tracy]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball Evolution]]''
* ''[[Dragonball Evolution]]''
* ''[[Driven]]''
* ''[[Driven]]''
* ''[[Fight Club]]''
* ''[[Fight Club]]''
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* ''[[Independence Day]]''
* ''[[Independence Day]]''
* ''[[The Italian Job]]''
* ''[[The Italian Job]]''
* ''[[Juon]]''
* ''[[Ju-On]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
* ''[[The Karate Kid]]''
* ''[[The Karate Kid]]''
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* ''[[Lost]]''
* ''[[Lost]]''
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''
* ''[[Mission Impossible]]''
* ''[[Mission: Impossible]]''
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''
* ''[[Star Trek]]''
* ''[[Star Trek]]''
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* ''[[Doug]]''
* ''[[Doug]]''
* ''[[Dragon Tales]]''
* ''[[Dragon Tales]]''
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]''
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones]]''
* ''[[The Flintstones]]''
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
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* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]''
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]''
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''
* ''[[Totally Spies]]''
* ''[[Totally Spies!]]''
* ''[[Tom and Jerry]]''
* ''[[Tom and Jerry]]''
* ''[[Transformers]]''
* ''[[Transformers]]''

Revision as of 21:00, 9 April 2017

A video game based on an existing property, usually a movie, TV series or comic book.

Because the property is enough to unify these games, they can afford to be a bit more loose with their genre. A licensed title might well be an actioner one level, a Driving game the next, then back to an actioner before turning to stealth. This is especially the case with movie tie-ins, where gameplay is usually tailored to allow the player to recreate the film's plot as closely as possible. (TV show and comic book tie-ins instead create a new plot, preferably conceived of by one or more writers from the original property, allowing them to advertise this fact on the case. Movie and TV show tie-ins also prefer to rope in actors from the original property for voice work.)

These games, as a group, are generally regarded... well, suffice it to say that many gamers feel the same way about games based on movies as film critics feel about movies based on games. Some titles however, such as Golden Eye 1997, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Punisher, and most 3D Spider-Man games, gain a certain amount of respect amongst gamers. In some strange cases, the game receives noticeably better reviews than the property itself, as was the case with The Chronicles of Riddick and Ecks Vs. Sever. See The Problem with Licensed Games.

There is also a small edge to be gained by being based on an older property. Most licensed titles are made for a TV series at the peak of its popularity, or a movie just about to open. Games like The Godfather, The Warriors, and From Russia with Love get extra points for thinking outside of the box. Star Wars games don't count, as the merchandising cycle for that particular property is unending.

Also note that Sports Games with the official teams' and players' names are also licensed games. These are more often "good" than movie-/series-based games, likely because they were already games to begin with.

The presence of Title: the Adaptation is a sure sign you are playing one of these.

Licensed games with their own pages (collected here for indexing purposes)


Other examples

Anime & Manga


Comics


Eastern Animation


Films -- Animation


Films -- Live Action


Literature


Live Action TV


Music


Puppet Shows


Theme Parks


Toys


Video Games


Western Animation

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