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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.

Queen The Eye

Categories

  1. Movie tie-in
  2. TV show tie-in
  3. 90+ on Metacritic
  4. Guilty pleasure
  5. Side-scroller/2D game
  6. ’90s favourite
  7. Bad licence, good game
  8. Cursed
  9. 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)
  10. Free pick

Draft Order

PlayerCategoryPick
SamuelMovie tie-inGoldenEye 007
MatthewBad licence, good gameThe Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Matthew’90s favouriteBlade Runner (1997)
SamuelTV show tie-inThe Simpsons: Hit & Run
Matthew90+ on MetacriticBatman: Arkham City
SamuelFree pickAlien: Isolation
MatthewMovie tie-inThe Warriors
Samuel90+ on MetacriticMarvel’s Spider-Man 2
MatthewGuilty pleasureX-Men Origins: Wolverine
SamuelSide-scroller/2D gameAstro Boy: Omega Factor
MatthewSide-scroller/2D gameDisney’s Aladdin (Mega Drive)
Samuel’90s favouriteStar Wars: TIE Fighter
MatthewFree pickThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
SamuelWeird licence / genreParasite Eve
MatthewTV show tie-inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
SamuelGuilty pleasureThe Matrix: Path of Neo
MatthewWeird licence / genrePinball FX3: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
SamuelBad licence, good gameThe Darkness II
MatthewCursedFight Club
SamuelCursedThe Simpsons Wrestling

Picks

CategorySamuelMatthew
Movie tie-inGoldenEye 007The Warriors
TV show tie-inThe Simpsons: Hit & RunTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
90+ on MetacriticMarvel’s Spider-Man 2Batman: Arkham City
Guilty pleasureThe Matrix: Path of NeoX-Men Origins: Wolverine
Side-scroller/2D gameAstro Boy: Omega FactorDisney’s Aladdin (Mega Drive)
’90s favouriteStar Wars: TIE FighterBlade Runner (1997)
Bad licence, good gameThe Darkness IIThe Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay / The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
CursedThe Simpsons WrestlingFight Club
Weird licence / genreParasite EvePinball FX3: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Free pickAlien: IsolationThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Results

Samuel 41%

Matthew 59%

(167 votes)

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