{"id":10000271,"date":"2020-05-24T02:06:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-24T02:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.playdeb.net\/?p=10000271"},"modified":"2020-05-24T02:06:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T02:06:57","slug":"movies-turned-into-video-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.playdeb.net\/movies-turned-into-video-games\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Movies That You Didn’t Know Were Turned Into Video Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the vast world of entertainment, Hollywood and the video game industry make for intimate and often strange bedfellows. There are countless examples in\u00a0<\/span>the long and complicated history of video games<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of big-name movie studios seeking to capitalize on the runaway success of hit video games by creating movie adaptations, often with poor results.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, one phenomenon that is comparatively under-reported on is the reverse process, when video game developers choose blockbuster films to adapt to video games. Of course, there are the big-name franchise releases, such as video games based on hit superhero movies or, say, the\u00a0<\/span>Harry Potter<\/span><\/em>\u00a0films.<\/span><\/p>\n

But within this fascinating subgenre are standalone games based on films that few people could have guessed would have potential as playable content. Every once in a blue moon, such games turn out to be critical and commercial successes, despite their appeal not being immediately evident.<\/span><\/p>\n

With that in mind, here are five movies that you didn’t know were turned into pretty good video games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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