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Post by alphex on Jun 21, 2014 19:05:57 GMT -5
A bit like the fan games thread, but for licensed games, especially for series that have a ton of (shitty) games and only a handful of hidden gems. Maybe also stuff for requests (e.g. "Does a decent Jojo's BA video game exist?")
I'll start off with the stuff I know:
Sailor Moon: Sailor Moon R (Gameboy), Sailor Moon (Arcade), Sailor Moon: Another Story (SNES)
Ranma: The RPG on the SNES is actually very good
Ninja Turtles: The ones I enjoyed the most would be Turtles In Time (SNES), the 2nd and 3rd Game Boy game and the first of the 3D games. Almost all of the TMNT games are pretty good, though.
Dragon Ball: All of the more recent Dimps games are pretty good. On the SNES, Hyper Dimension is good, and the J&R on the GBA is also entertaining.
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Post by GamerL on Jun 21, 2014 19:22:06 GMT -5
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (the 2009 one) is my favorite movie based game, I love it so much, like Batman Arkham Asylum it's a game that lets you live out a childhood fantasy by perfectly capturing the experience of being a Ghostbuster, just like the Arkham games perfectly capture the experience of being Batman
it pains me that it seems to be a very underrated/overlooked game, I'd kill for a direct sequel but the developers have since gone out of business (not to mention things like Harold Ramis' passing)
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Post by Weasel on Jun 22, 2014 0:48:14 GMT -5
Die Hard Trilogy is pretty fun (if you ignore the Die Hard with a Vengeance racing game).
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Post by Sac (a.k.a Icaras) on Jun 22, 2014 8:29:37 GMT -5
Ghostbusters must be a good IP in general for licensed games, because I'd highly recommend the Commodore 64 Ghostbusters (Pretty sure it was the original...and I remember the tinny little voice clips being amazing at the time, heh) game too. Even today, it's still hella fun to play. The Megadrive GB game is also pretty good.
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Post by zerker on Jun 22, 2014 8:29:41 GMT -5
I'll second weirdg's recommendations, and alphax's Turtles in Time recommendation. I'll split my recommendations into old and recent games just for convenience (roughly pre/post 2000): Old: Star Wars Dark Forces & Jedi Knight are some pretty great classic FPSes As is Aliens vs Predator (Rebellion PC version). The Capcom beat'em up is fun too. Most Capcom licenses are worth playing. Some standouts are: Ducktales (obviously), Rescue Rangers, Magical Quest 1, 2, 3 and Disney's Aladdin (SNES) Sunsoft's Batman (NES) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Recent: All Warhammer 20k games by Relic software. I've most enjoyed the Dawn of War 2 games, and Space Marine. The Witcher games are pretty excellent. Chronicles of Riddick games are fairly enjoyable (I even liked Dark Athena... gasp!) Telltale's Walking Dead games should go without saying. Back to the Future is good too. Metro 2033 and Last Light are also great. Almost every D&D RPG is technically licensed  Aliens Infestation (DS) |
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Post by Bobinator on Jun 22, 2014 9:02:55 GMT -5
Maybe also stuff for requests (e.g. "Does a decent Jojo's BA video game exist?") Dunno if you just meant this as a general example, but yes. Trying to think of a few more good examples, but... Adventures of Batman & Robin (Genesis) - A completely diffent beast to the SNES version, which isn't really a terrible game, itself. It's basically Batman mixed with Gunstar Heroes, complete with a whole ton of awesome boss fights. There's some amazing visual effects in there, but the game gets REALLY difficult. Also, there's only four stages, but to compensate, some of them go on FOREVER. Quite a few of the Disney games not produced by Capcom are pretty good, too. You've got Castle of Illusion, its HD remake, Quickshot, Maui Mallard if you're in an Earthworm Jim kind of mood. The Punisher by Capcom is... probably one of my favorite beat-em-ups of all time. There's just a certain feel to it that even Capcom's later stuff like Battle Circuit doesn't quite do. SAY YO PRAAAAAYAAAAAASSSSS |
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Post by ZenithianHero on Jun 22, 2014 9:19:00 GMT -5
A lot of Disney stuff in the past like Ducktales, Rescue Rangers, Mickey Mouse Illusion series, Mickey Mania, Quackshot, Aladdin (both 16 bit!)
A few of Looney Tunes like Taz Escape from Mars, Bugs Bunny Lost in Time, Looney Tunes GB, Space Race, Road Runner...
Crossovers like Kingdom Hearts, Capcom Marvel fighters, Jump Superstar series.
Little Nemo
Cool Spot
Felix the Cat
Ghost in the Shell, also the later SAC games too
Fullmetal Alchemist PS2 were decent, sequel is better
.Hack, though YMMV people like GU more.
Tiny Toons on SNES and Genesis
Berserk on Dreamcast
Lodoss War on Dreamcast
Bleach on DS
One Piece Grand Battle
Dokomodake DS
Brave Story PSP
Hatsune Miku Project Diva series
Buffy XBOX
Inuyasha for Playstation
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Post by coaxial on Jun 22, 2014 9:43:41 GMT -5
Great mentions so far. Ghostbusters really was great and I don't even own it. I rushed through it on a rental but will pick it up again for a completionist run.
I liked the Home Alone game on Genesis. It doesn't hold up as well but still in comparison to licensed titles they gave it a better shot than the rest of them and it was uniquely fun. Quackshot. Scooby-Doo Mystery. Beavis and Butthead. The original Spiderman. There was a lot of missed potential in the 16 bit era like the two big Star Trek games and the Power Rangers franchise but I guess thats par for the course. Lots of licensed stuff that should've been hard to mess up but ended up being a mess.
PS1 had some gems - loved Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace. If you consider Jackie Chan Stuntmaster licensed I liked that title a lot, shines as far as ps1 era beatem ups go. And Die Hard Arcade for Saturn. Rise to Honor on ps2 kind of carried that over for me but it didn't sit well with too many. The Thing on PS2. And you can't have a list like this without Goldeneye obviously. Papyrus made the best use of the Nascar license in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 9:53:50 GMT -5
Batman Returns on the SNES is always the first thing that comes to mind for me. Definitely concur with Bobinator regarding Adventures of Batman & Robin on the Genesis, as well. It's basically a Contra game with Batman assets. Sac is on the money with the Ghostbusters game for the C64, too. Though one has to wonder just how well it's aged after all these years.
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Post by zerker on Jun 22, 2014 10:28:40 GMT -5
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Post by ReyVGM on Jun 22, 2014 10:56:57 GMT -5
Star Wars Episode 3 GBA
TMNT GBA
Samurai Jack GBA
Sabrina Teenage Witch GBC (made by WayForward)
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Post by Terrifying on Jun 22, 2014 10:57:13 GMT -5
The first thing that comes to mind is Alien 3 for SNES. I will add more later below...
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom for Arcade
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara for Arcade
Marvel vs. Capcom 1 and 2 for Arcade
X-Men for Arcade
NBA Jam / T.E. for Arcade
The Simpsons for Arcade
Alien 3: The Gun for Arcade
Terminator 2: Judgement Day for Arcade
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time for Arcade and SNES
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for Arcade and NES
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters for SNES
Gremlins 2 for Game Boy and NES
Ghostbusters II for Game Boy
Batman for NES, Game Boy and Mega Drive
Batman: Return of the Joker for NES and Game Boy
Batman Returns for SNES
Batman Returns for Mega Drive
RoboCop vs. The Terminator for Mega Drive
The Terminator for Mega Drive
Megami Tensei 1 & 2 for Famicom
Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure for Game Boy
Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (Samurai Pizza Cats) for Famicom
Bucky 'O Hare for NES
Darkwing Duck for NES
Tiny Toons for Mega Drive, NES, SNES and Game Boy
The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy for NES
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers for NES
Monster in my Pocket for NES
Hook for SNES
Time Trax for SNES
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse for SNES
Micro Machines for NES and Mega Drive
Rambo III for Mega Drive
RoboCop for Arcade and NES
RoboCop 2 for NES
RoboCop 3 for SNES
Predator 2 for Master System and Mega Drive
James Bond Jr. for NES
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures for SNES
Super Star Wars for SNES
Aladdin for Mega Drive
Aladdin for SNES
Goonies II for NES
Zen: Intergalactic Ninja for NES and Game Boy
The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout for NES
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle for NES and Game Boy
World of Illusion: Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck for Mega Drive
The Magical Quest: Starring Mickey Mouse for SNES
Mickey Mania for SNES
The Lion King for SNES and Mega Drive
The Addams Family for SNES
Jurassic Park for SNES
Mick & Mack as The Global Gladiators for Mega Drive
Spider Man & The X-Men: Arcade's Revenge for SNES
The Lawnmower Man for SNES
The Mask for SNES
Judge Dredd for SNES
Demolition Man for SNES and Mega Drive
Phantom 2040 for SNES and Mega Drive
GoldenEye 007 for N64
BioWare's D&D games for PC
That's all for now...
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Post by alphex on Jun 22, 2014 11:01:42 GMT -5
Absolutely agreed on Quackshot and Duck Tales. Tons of charm and great gameplay with these two.
And yeah, I was aware of the Capcom JoJo. But according to Wikipedia, there's a ton of games with the license, and a quick Youtube scan gave me the impression that the Capcom one is the only one that's actually good. But if there's more, I'm all ears.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2014 11:02:12 GMT -5
Definitely agree with this one, too. It's a surprisingly competent beat 'em up. Avoid the DS version, though. The 3D ship sections are absymal and actually detract from the overall experience. |
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Post by TheGunheart on Jun 22, 2014 12:00:16 GMT -5
Astro Boy: The Omega Factor for GBA. In addition to being a fun and challenging platform brawler with some awesome boss fights, it's a great love letter to all things Osamu Tezuka in general.
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