Christopher Carton
Have you ever wondered if that game you love was made into a movie? Flip this book open and find out!
Explore the fascinating journey of your favorite video games as they make their way to the silver screen. This comprehensive guide contains information on over forty big-screen adaptations of popular video games, including the histories of the series that inspired them.
Covering four decades of movies, readers can learn about some of the most infamous movies in video game history, with genres such as horror, martial arts, comedy and children’s animation ensuring there’s plenty of trivia and analysis to keep gamers hooked.
With nearly two-hundred full color stills, posters, and screenshots, the book is a go-to guide to discovering facts about some of the biggest box office hits and the most disappointing critical bombs in history.
From bizarre science fiction like Super Mario Bros. to the latest big budget releases like Monster Hunter, and dozens in between, A Guide to Video Game Movies should please film buffs and die-hard game fans alike. Whether you’re looking for rousing blockbuster action, family-friendly entertainment or a late-night B-movie to laugh at with your friends, you’re bound to find a movie to fit your taste.
Put down your controller and grab your popcorn!
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Hardcover | | 9781399092173 | 2022 | 192 |
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Authors: #ChristopherCarton
Publishers: #PenAndSword (Pen & Sword Books) #WhiteOwl (White Owl)
Languages: #English
Format: #Hardcover
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Year: #Year2022
Genres: #MediaTieIn
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Games:
#AloneInTheDark (Alone in the Dark movie)
#AngryBirds (The Angry Birds Movie, The Angry Birds Movie 2)
#ArtOfFighting (Art of Fighting movie)
#AssassinsCreed (Assassin's Creed)
#BattleArenaToshinden (Battle Arena Toshinden movie)
#Bloodrayne (Bloodrayne movie)
#DeadOrAlive (DOA: Dead or Alive movie)
#DeadSpace (Dead Space: Downfall, Dead Space: Aftermath)
#DeadTrigger (Dead Trigger)
#Doom (Doom movie)
#DonkeyKong (King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters)
#DoubleDragon (Double Dragon movie)
#DungeonSiege (In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale)
#DynastyWarriors (Dynasty Warriors)
#FarCry (Far Cry)
#FatalFury (Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf movie, Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle movie, Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture)
#FinalFantasy (Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within movie)
#FrontMission (Front Mission, Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard)
#GrandTheftAuto (GTA 2 - The Movie)
#Hitman (Hitman movie, Hitman: Agent 47 movie)
#Mario (Super Mario Bros. movie)
#MaxPayne (Max Payne)
#MetalGear (Metal Gear Solid Digital Novel, Metal Gear Solid 2 Digital Novel)
#MonsterHunter (Monster Hunter)
#MortalKombat (Mortal Kombat movie, Mortal Kombat Annihilation movie, Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Mortal Kombat: Conquest)
#NeedForSpeed (Need for Speed)
#NinjaGaiden (Ninja Gaiden movie)
#OneChanbara (OneChanbara)
#PacMan (Chasing Ghosts)
#Pokémon (Pokémon movies, Detective Pikachu)
#Postal (Postal movie)
#PrinceOfPersia (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
#ProfessorLayton (Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva)
#Rampage (Rampage)
#RatchetAndClank (Ratchet and Clank)
#ResidentEvil (Resident Evil movie, Resident Evil; Apocalypse movie, Resident Evil: Extinction movie, Resident Evil: Afterlife movie, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter movie)
#SamuraiShodown (Samurai Shodown: The Movie)
#SilentHill (Silent Hill movie, Silent Hill: Revelation)
#Sin (Sin: The Movie)
#Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog anime, Sonic the Hedgehog)
#StreetFighter (Street Fighter movie, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li movie, Street Fighter Alpha: Generations)
#Tekken (Tekken: The Motion Picture, Tekken)
#TheHouseOfTheDead (The House of the Dead movie)
#TheKingOfFighters (The King of Fighters)
#TombRaider (Tomb Raider movie, Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life movie, Tomb Raider)
#Warcraft (Warcraft movie)
#WerewolvesWithin (Werewolves Within)
#WingCommander (Wing Commander movie)
#Yakuza (Yakuza: Like A Dragon)
#ZoneOfTheEnders (Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo)
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