Episode 155: The Licensed Games Draft
Samuel and Matthew compete to pick the best selection of 10 licensed games, and discuss the wildly inconsistent history of games based on movies, TV shows, books and more. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet @BackPagePod, and we’ll discuss the results in a future episode.
This week’s music is from the Blade Runner game soundtrack by Vangelis and Frank Klepacki.
Categories
- Movie tie-in
- TV show tie-in
- 90+ on Metacritic
- Guilty pleasure
- Side-scroller/2D game
- ’90s favourite
- Bad licence, good game
- Cursed
- The ‘Coronation Street: The Mystery of the Missing Hotpot Recipe wild card category (either the licence is weird or they adapted it in a weird genre)
- Free pick
Draft Order
| Player | Category | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel | Movie tie-in | GoldenEye 007 |
| Matthew | Bad licence, good game | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena |
| Matthew | ’90s favourite | Blade Runner (1997) |
| Samuel | TV show tie-in | The Simpsons: Hit & Run |
| Matthew | 90+ on Metacritic | Batman: Arkham City |
| Samuel | Free pick | Alien: Isolation |
| Matthew | Movie tie-in | The Warriors |
| Samuel | 90+ on Metacritic | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 |
| Matthew | Guilty pleasure | X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
| Samuel | Side-scroller/2D game | Astro Boy: Omega Factor |
| Matthew | Side-scroller/2D game | Disney’s Aladdin (Mega Drive) |
| Samuel | ’90s favourite | Star Wars: TIE Fighter |
| Matthew | Free pick | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Samuel | Weird licence / genre | Parasite Eve |
| Matthew | TV show tie-in | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge |
| Samuel | Guilty pleasure | The Matrix: Path of Neo |
| Matthew | Weird licence / genre | Pinball FX3: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back |
| Samuel | Bad licence, good game | The Darkness II |
| Matthew | Cursed | Fight Club |
| Samuel | Cursed | The Simpsons Wrestling |
Picks
| Category | Samuel | Matthew |
|---|---|---|
| Movie tie-in | GoldenEye 007 | The Warriors |
| TV show tie-in | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge |
| 90+ on Metacritic | Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 | Batman: Arkham City |
| Guilty pleasure | The Matrix: Path of Neo | X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
| Side-scroller/2D game | Astro Boy: Omega Factor | Disney’s Aladdin (Mega Drive) |
| ’90s favourite | Star Wars: TIE Fighter | Blade Runner (1997) |
| Bad licence, good game | The Darkness II | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay / The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena |
| Cursed | The Simpsons Wrestling | Fight Club |
| Weird licence / genre | Parasite Eve | Pinball FX3: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back |
| Free pick | Alien: Isolation | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
Results
Samuel 41%
Matthew 59%
(167 votes)
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