Popular Movies Based On Video Games

Video games have been around since the 1970s and since the 1990s Hollywood has been adapting some of these games into movies. Though it seems like it would not be too difficult to make movies based on video games since the two forms of media seem to match each other. A movie made from a video game should just have to follow the story and characters developed in the video game with some adaptations made for the budget and the story. Though this may sound simple and an easy formula to follow, movies based on video games have had mixed results.

Making a video game work as a movie you need a game that can be converted to a movie and still hold the interest of the viewers. A video game is interactive and the player usually immerses himself in the game. A movie on the other hand does not offer you the same experience. You may immerse yourself in the movie but you cannot participate in it like you would in a video game and this is what make the whole difference. This is one of the reasons that the number of movies based on video games that have been successful is small. Here are some of the more popular movies based on video games.

• 1. Max Payne: This game from Rockstar Games was a hit as a video game. It was developed into a movie directed by John Moore in 2008. One of the Popular movies developed from a video game.
• 2. Prince of Persia, The sands of Time: Though Sands of time is the first game in the Prince of Persia series of games from Ubisoft. This was made into a movie in 2010 and is one of those movies that can be enjoyed because it is so well made.
• 3. Silent Hill: Made in 2006, this movie does well on its own even though the director took some liberties in the plot. It still manages to follow the game as by being as tense as the game itself.
• 4. Resident Evil: This movie was released in 2002 and features some of the video games locations as well as monsters. The mansion has been replaced by the underground lab and the movie is extremely action packed and much faster paced than the game itself.
• 5. Hitman: This game was developed bu IO Interactive about an agent 47 and was extremely intense. The movie version which was released in 2007 does a great job by keeping the intensity of the game alive.
• 6. Tekken: This is an arcade game developed by Namco and is highly popular. It was made into a movie in 2010 which is quite interesting and absorbing.
• 7. Tomb Raider: This was a game developed by Eidos and was turned into a movie in 2001 with an all star cast.
• 8. Mortal Kombat: A fighting game developed by Midway Games was made into a movie in 1995. This is one of the best movies made based on games which keeps the spirit of the game.
• 9. Need for Speed: This fast and furious racing game series was made into an intense movie by director Scott Waugh.
• 10. Doom: This game about a group of marines visiting another planet to check out the research facility there it was turned into a movie that holds your interest all along.