Question Wednesday #6: Licensed Games

[moon_hotel]

Sorry for missing last week! Here's a question for this week, though...

I've been thinking lately about licensed games, usually made as tie-ins to existing movie or TV show franchises, such as Chronicles of Riddick or Mickey Mouse Mousecapades etc. When I was growing up I remember thinking thay they were all really poor cash-in attempts, but even nowadays I have to admit that McDonald's Treasureland is absolutely amazing. Do you have any memories of licensed games that took you by surprise, whether in a good or bad way?

And, as always, what are you playing right now?

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[tepidsnake]

That's the Sega one based on the first movie, right? I've only seen that a few times but it's pretty fun! Back when I first played it, I had no idea Cadillacs & Dinosaurs was based on a comic (that even had a cartoon I've never seen) but it's such a good brawler. Perhaps outdone by Aliens Vs. Predator, but it's still great.

And oh, Steel Battalion, I've only ever played that once at a convention, but even with a help sheet I couldn't get my head around it D: