A Good Licensed Game?!?!?!?

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-06-01 10:03pm

WOW, that's all I have to say. I guess Vin Diesel wasn't kidding when he said he'd hold the games done under his licenses to high standards. This may be the first licensed game I pay full price for.

Pablo Sanchez · Post by **Pablo Sanchez** » 2004-06-01 10:08pm

Vin Diesel is actually a bit of a geek, except for the bulging muscles and ability to beat people up. He plays D&D, after all.

"He was slain by an elf."

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-06-01 10:12pm

It isn't that suprising. The trend to make good games from movies, including getting the actors to contribute, has been going on for at least a couple of years. First I can remember was Spider-man.

Hulk was pretty fun too. Enter the Matrix seems like it tried, but ended up sucking.

This seems like the next step.

Edit: Why is it that much of the info for the game says that Chronicles of Riddick is a prequel? Seems odd since it's pretty clearly a sequel. Guess they're using really really outdated information. Not this one though, but in interviews.

The Kernel · Post by **The Kernel** » 2004-06-01 10:30pm

neoolong wrote:It isn't that suprising. The trend to make good games from movies, including getting the actors to contribute, has been going on for at least a couple of years. First I can remember was Spider-man.

Good games sure, but when was the last great licensed game you remember? Gamespot doesn't give out 9.3's lightly you know.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-06-01 10:44pm

The Kernel wrote:but when was the last great licensed game you remember?

That one's easy. Goldeneye.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-06-01 10:47pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
The Kernel wrote:but when was the last great licensed game you remember?
That one's easy. Goldeneye.

Batman Returns for the SNES didn't suck, either

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-06-01 11:20pm

Yes, but he specifically asked for the LAST, meaning, most recent, great liscensed game. Goldeneye came out AFTER Batman Returns.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-06-03 01:36am

Why is it that much of the info for the game says that Chronicles of Riddick is a prequel? Seems odd since it's pretty clearly a sequel.

Nope. It's a prequel. By all accounts, you actually get the "Eyeshine" (Riddick's funky eyes) early in the game.

EDIT: If it helps, the MOVIE that's coming out is a sequel. The game, which does NOT follow the story of either movie, is the prequel.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2004-06-03 01:43am

SPOOFE wrote:
Why is it that much of the info for the game says that Chronicles of Riddick is a prequel? Seems odd since it's pretty clearly a sequel.
Nope. It's a prequel. By all accounts, you actually get the "Eyeshine" (Riddick's funky eyes) early in the game.

EDIT: If it helps, the MOVIE that's coming out is a sequel. The game, which does NOT follow the story of either movie, is the prequel.

What I said was that info I have seen says Chronicles of Riddick, the movie, is a prequel. I know it's a sequel.

I know the game is a prequel.

Gerard_Paloma · Post by **Gerard_Paloma** » 2004-06-03 01:07pm

neoolong wrote:What I said was that info I have seen says Chronicles of Riddick, the movie, is a prequel. I know it's a sequel.

I know the game is a prequel.

I think the confusion is because there was a rumor that the movie may have been a prequel, but that was completely unfounded. Evidence:

Yahoo Movies wrote:Chalk this up as straight "rumor", but a Dark Horizons scooper claims this will be a prequel showing how Diesel's character, Riddick (which would be the title), got to be on the ship in the first film, possibly with Cole Hauser returning near the end.

However, the movie is assuredly a sequel, since it's supposed to take place 5 years after the events in Pitch Black.

On topic, that game looks awesome, definitely gonna have to get that. Multiplayer would have been a sweet plus, though.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » 2004-06-03 05:23pm

The Kernel wrote:
neoolong wrote:It isn't that suprising. The trend to make good games from movies, including getting the actors to contribute, has been going on for at least a couple of years. First I can remember was Spider-man.
Good games sure, but when was the last great licensed game you remember? Gamespot doesn't give out 9.3's lightly you know.

KOTOR.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-06-03 05:30pm

SirNitram wrote:
The Kernel wrote:
neoolong wrote:It isn't that suprising. The trend to make good games from movies, including getting the actors to contribute, has been going on for at least a couple of years. First I can remember was Spider-man.
Good games sure, but when was the last great licensed game you remember? Gamespot doesn't give out 9.3's lightly you know.
KOTOR.

That's SW though, SW is sort of the exception to the licensed games rules in that it usually produces at least one or two good games every year or so.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-06-03 07:35pm

Yeah with SW is more hit & miss, since they make so many anyway.

Most movie have games as a one-shot business.