Most Popular Films Based on Video Games

One of the main lures of video gaming is the ability for players to enter alternative realities. When playing a video game, a player is sucked into an imaginary world where they become a character taking on challenges and creating or following a story or adventure. Because it is an imaginary world, extensive liberties are taken that often make the storyline and circumstances fantastical and extreme.

Because of the many common properties between the video game screen and the big screen, many film makers have taken these incredible stories and characters and transformed them into blockbuster movie adaptations.

Here’s a rundown of some of the most popular video games that have made it onto the big screen.

• Tomb Raider- The Tomb Raider video series became a blockbuster hit when it was adapted into Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) with Angelina Jolie as the heroine. Lara Croft goes in search of mysterious artefacts around the world, overcoming obstacles and challenges along the way. In 2003, a sequel was released. The Tomb Raider video series was originally for the Sega Saturn console and then for Playstation.
• Prince of Persia – This video game franchise hit the big screen in 2010 with the blockbuster Prince of Persia – the Sands of Time . The film starred Jake Gyllenhaal and was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.  While the film’s plot diverges from that of the video game, it is still set in Persia and involves treachery and drama around the ‘sands of time’. The video game was originally developed for the Apple II computer, but was adapted for a number of different platforms including Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox.
• Resident Evil– Resident Evil is a survival horror video game in which the player is part of a special law enforcement taskforce who must make their way out of a mansion crawling with dangerous and mutated creatures. The Resident Evil films have three sequels and involve the main character – played by Milla Jolovich – getting herself out of difficult situations. The first Resident Evil horror film was released in 2002.  Resident Evil was originally played on a Playstation, followed by Sega Saturn and Nintendo.
• Mortal Kombat- Mortal Kombat was a series of fighting games that has been played on Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox consoles. Mortal Kombat has been made into two blockbuster adaptations – Mortal Kombat (1995) andMortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). The films have a loyal fan base.
• Super Mario Bros. Super Mario Bros. was developed in 1985 by Nintendo for their console. In Super Mario Bros., one player is Mario and the other is Luigi, and the brothers make their way through Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool from the evil Bowser. The film adaptation of Super Mario Bros. in 1993 was a flop at the box office, but the plot was based loosely around that of the video game.

If you want to relive or retry these popular video games that made it onto the big screen, then try the latest generations of these classic games that are usually available for a number of different consoles. It is likely that if you want to play Prince of Persia, you can buy  Xbox games equivalents. Alternatively, dust off your old console and buy Nintendo DS games.

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