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* One exception grew from a game that followed the trope. A game was made out of ''[[The Goonies (video game)|The Goonies]]'' in Japan. It involved levels that followed the plot but was a rather uninspired platformer that involved Mikey doing kung fu kicks and other assorted silliness. Konami (the game's producer) didn't even try bringing it over (although it ''did'' appear in arcades in the U.S. on Nintendo's vs. arcade cabinets). However, it did well enough in Japan that they produced a sequel, and ''The Goonies II'' did end up being released in the US, and the action/adventure gameplay proved quite popular.

* ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]'' arcade games from Raw Thrills are good dumb fun, just like the movie of the same name. The latest game, ''Fast and the Furious Drift'', has some pretty interesting track designs as well. The home port of the original F&F game, though, qualifies as a [[Porting Disaster]]. Midway couldn't even get the movie license, so they used the ''Cruis'n'' name instead, which makes sense considering that the F&F games are pretty much ''Cruis'n'' with an F&F skin.

** There were licensed versions released for 8 and 16 bit computers back in 1990 too. Unfortunately, they weren't particularly well-received.

* ''[[The Witcher]]'' (based on novels by Andrzej Sapkowski). Despite [[Obvious Beta|numerous bugs]] in the first version, the game is actually quite good.

* There's a little-known Japanese-horror movie named ''[[Sweet Home (film)|Sweet Home]]'', released in the eighties, who had also a [[Sweet Home (video game)|videogame adaptation]] by Capcom for the NES and released together with the movie. The movie even starts with a commercial for the game, so you'd think they both suck, right? WRONG: while the movie is a little Narmish but still has a cool story and gives a few good chills as well, the game is a terrific RPG that loosely follows the movie plot, breaks many traditions of the genre (for example you can't raise characters' defense, you have very few ways to restore health and you can't revive those who die) and is absolutely [[Nightmare Fuel|TERRIFYING]], so much that some of the game elements were recycled in another series... its name? '''''[[Resident Evil]]'''''. Now you know who's to blame for the creaky doors and the item management.

* The videogame adaption of the 2004 film ''[[King Arthur]]'' is actually a decent action-game (when you play co-op), just a bit repetive and you have to have seen the film to get the plot.

{{quote|'''AVGN''': ''They made a game of me? What were they thinking?''}}

* ''[[Batman: Arkham Asylum]]''. It's not based on any particular Batman canon, but the promises of a free-flowing combat system, a detective mode to see the world how Batman sees it, incredible amounts of fanservice for longtime fans, and writers and voice actors from [[Batman: The Animated Series|the animated series]] [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|joining the team]] built up the hype to almost absurd levels—and it more than delivered those features. By most accounts, not only does this game manage to be a good game that also stars Batman, it ''perfectly'' captures what it's like to '''be''' Batman: doing detective work, [[Where Does He Get All Those Wonderful Toys?|playing around with Batman's gadgets]], stalking criminals from the shadows and pummeling bad guys, all gelling into a wonderful, cohesive experience. It's the highest ranking superhero game as of now, with a 91% on Game Rankings and a Guinness Record for "[[So Cool Its Awesome|Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever]]".