this is actually really funny. i bought COD MW2 today on my 360. i booted it up, went to plug in the ethernet cable, pulled out my chair from behind my desk. "TUUKKHH" the 360 fell over and COD wouldnt work. 15 minutes between purchase and death.

in general i wouldnt buy that though. never buy warranties i always keep my things organized. ive never had problems with my games or consoles this generation. this was the first time ive had a scratched disk or broken anything.

[QUOTE="Zack-X-X"][QUOTE="Denji"]

It's a simple answer.

It's all to milk the franchise name further.

Want a way to make a few extra mill on Tom Clancy's name? Make military games and slap his name on it.

Want to get that little "extra" with a movie release? Rush a mediocre game with marketing counting on "that impulse buy because you saw the movie". It's a lot easier with kids as well.

It doesn't matter if it's relevant to the story or not. You could have a game about German bears take a crap in a space toilet. But slap "TERMINATOR" as the title and you'll have instant buys on the title alone. Because people see "TERMINATOR".

Manipulation is quite easy...

I do that every time. Especially with a new franchise. I always look around and research. Not just for the whole "brand name" thing, but also because I don't exactly have money to burn either. So I would rather make what I buy "count". I'd rather spend $60 ~ $70 elsewhere if it's going to be a bad game. Movie games are well known for being horrible since the NES days. So I avoid them like the plague:lol:

Realism is no subtitute for good gameplay or replay value. GTA IV is an overhyped, overrated piece of crap and it's when GTA jumped the shark. The premise of SR 2's design--fun over realism--is superior to that of GTA IV, although it wasn't executed perfectly the way Rockstar did with the PS2 GTA games. So it lacks that polish, but it's still a more fun and entertaining game than GTA IV, even though it may lack depth. BudFudlacker09

It's a simple answer.

It's all to milk the franchise name further.

Want a way to make a few extra mill on Tom Clancy's name? Make military games and slap his name on it.

Want to get that little "extra" with a movie release? Rush a mediocre game with marketing counting on "that impulse buy because you saw the movie". It's a lot easier with kids as well.

It doesn't matter if it's relevant to the story or not. You could have a game about German bears take a crap in a space toilet. But slap "TERMINATOR" as the title and you'll have instant buys on the title alone. Because people see "TERMINATOR".

Manipulation is quite easy...

I enjoyed both of them... I replayed GTA4 like 3 or 4 times and never replayed SR2, but it was always fun to try to master the planes.MethodManFTW

i like GTA better. Saints Row is an good but not as good as GTA series

hiphopballer

[QUOTE="Zack-X-X"][QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

Just because something is based off another doesn't mean it's going to be the exact same. Rainbow Six is based off the book but that's all it is - they're just using the name. You shouldn't expect all adaptations to be pinpoint accurate, otherwise there would be no point to them.

The idea was to take the book's characters and loosely create a video game world around them based on what's written in the book, not translate each and every page into a video game.

Isn't Rainbow Six about a counter terrorist military unit? And aren't the video games based around the same group?

Just because something is based off another doesn't mean it's going to be the exact same. Rainbow Six is based off the book but that's all it is - they're just using the name. You shouldn't expect all adaptations to be pinpoint accurate, otherwise there would be no point to them.

Scianix-Black

Ahh, Good old movies.. Well I have observed some things so let me enlighten you, I have baught Tom Clancys, Rainbow 6. Book & Game. As interesting as the book was, the game was suppose to be based on the book. So why was it completely different? Why do they have the same name without much relevance to each other.

Also, The Godfather II never even went to Cuba in the real movie. But in the game high ranking GF Family members get killed. Then, you are the Don called dominic of whom I HAVE never hered of in the movie. You collect racket debts of which a Don would never do in the movie. his soldiers would. I am yet to play the Bourne Ultimatum but I hope thats not the same.

So my question is, Do you think that Movies or books made into games are totally different in most cases?

Thanks

Zxx