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'''(Roughly in Alphabetical Order)'''
'''(Roughly in Alphabetical Order)'''


* ''1... 2... 3... KICK IT! Drop That Beat Like An Ugly Baby'' is ''[[Aaaaa a Aaaa AA Aaa AAA Aa AAAAAA Reckless Disregard For Gravity (Video Game)|Aaaaa a Aaaa AA Aaa AAA Aa AAAAAA Reckless Disregard For Gravity]]'' meets ''[[Audiosurf (Video Game)|Audiosurf]]''
* ''1... 2... 3... KICK IT! Drop That Beat Like An Ugly Baby'' is ''[[AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity]]'' meets ''[[Audiosurf]]''
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ZCDyep1D0 8-Bit Deathmatch]'' is ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'' meets ''[[Doom]]''.
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ZCDyep1D0 8-Bit Deathmatch]'' is ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' meets ''[[Doom]]''.
* ''[[Actraiser]]'' is ''[[Valis (Video Game)|Valis]]'' meets ''[[Sim City (Video Game)|Sim City]]'' meets Christianity.
* ''[[ActRaiser]]'' is ''[[Valis]]'' meets ''[[SimCity]]'' meets Christianity.
* Sega's ''Alien Storm'' is ''[[Alien (Film)|Alien]]'' meets ''[[Golden Axe]]''.
* Sega's ''Alien Storm'' is ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' meets ''[[Golden Axe]]''.
* The ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'' series could be described as "a [[Shounen]] series written by John Grisham".
* The ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' series could be described as "a [[Shounen]] series written by John Grisham".
* ''[[Aliens vs. Predator]]'' is ''[[Doom]]'' meets ''[[Halo]] ODST''.
* ''[[Aliens vs. Predator]]'' is ''[[Doom]]'' meets ''[[Halo]] ODST''.
* ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' is ''[[Hitman]]'' meets [[Ancient Conspiracy]].
* ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' is ''[[Hitman]]'' meets [[Ancient Conspiracy]].
* ''[[Age of Wonders]]'' is ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' meets ''[[Civilization (Video Game)|Civilization]]''.
* ''[[Age of Wonders]]'' is ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' meets ''[[Civilization]]''.
* ''Amazing Island''. Some critic described on the back of the games case that it was like ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Mario Party]]''.
* ''Amazing Island''. Some critic described on the back of the games case that it was like ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Mario Party]]''.
* ''[[Audiosurf (Video Game)|Audiosurf]]'' is ''[[Rock Band]]'' meets ''[[F-Zero]]'' meets ''[[Tron Lines|TRON]] [[Tron Legacy (Film)|Legacy]]'' meets a Media Player Visualization.
* ''[[Audiosurf]]'' is ''[[Rock Band]]'' meets ''[[F-Zero]]'' meets ''[[Tron Lines|TRON]] [[Tron: Legacy|Legacy]]'' meets a Media Player Visualization.
* ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' is basically ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'' meets ''[[Naruto]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' meets ''[[God Hand]]'' meets ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets [[Rated M for Manly|A bunch of Steroids and Testosterone Growth hormone]]. ''[[Heavy Rain]]'', ''[[Street Fighter]] ([[Crossover|Literally]]) and some more ''[[Super Robot Genre]]'' (Via DLC) are in it as well.
* ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' is basically ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' meets ''[[Naruto]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' meets ''[[God Hand]]'' meets ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' meets [[Rated "M" for Manly|A bunch of Steroids and Testosterone Growth hormone]]. ''[[Heavy Rain]]'', ''[[Street Fighter]] ([[Crossover|Literally]]) and some more ''[[Super Robot Genre]]'' (Via DLC) are in it as well.
* ''[[Angry Birds Space]]'' is ''[[Angry Birds]]'' meets ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
* ''[[Angry Birds Space]]'' is ''[[Angry Birds]]'' meets ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''.
** ''[[Angry Birds]]'' itself is ''[[Crush The Castle]]'' meets a bright, sugary art style.
** ''[[Angry Birds]]'' itself is ''[[Crush The Castle]]'' meets a bright, sugary art style.
* ''[[Blur (Video Game)|Blur]]'' is ''Project Gotham Racing'' meets ''[[Mario Kart (Video Game)|Mario Kart]]''. Makes sense, since ''Blur'' and ''PGR'' are both from [http://kotaku.com/tag/bizarrecreations/ Bizarre Creations.]
* ''[[Blur (video game)|Blur]]'' is ''Project Gotham Racing'' meets ''[[Mario Kart]]''. Makes sense, since ''Blur'' and ''PGR'' are both from [http://kotaku.com/tag/bizarrecreations/ Bizarre Creations.]
* ''Blast Works'' is ''Darius'' meets ''[[Katamari Damacy]]''.
* ''Blast Works'' is ''Darius'' meets ''[[Katamari Damacy]]''.
** And ''Katamari'' itself is ''Bubbles'' (1982 arcade game by Williams) meets the brightly-colored collect-fests of the fifth console generation.
** And ''Katamari'' itself is ''Bubbles'' (1982 arcade game by Williams) meets the brightly-colored collect-fests of the fifth console generation.
* ''[[Bit Trip|Bit.trip Beat]]'' is ''Pong'' meets ''Rez''.
* ''[[Bit.Trip|Bit.trip Beat]]'' is ''Pong'' meets ''Rez''.
* ''[[Backyard Sports]]'' is MLB/MLS/NBA/NFL/NHL meets [[Jimmy Neutron]]-esque characters.
* ''[[Backyard Sports]]'' is MLB/MLS/NBA/NFL/NHL meets [[Jimmy Neutron]]-esque characters.
* ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' meets ''[[Trigun]]''.
* ''[[BlazBlue]]'' is ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' meets ''[[Trigun]]''.
** I'm pretty sure ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' meets ''[[Melty Blood]]'' and a dash of ''[[Fate Stay Night]]''.
** I'm pretty sure ''[[BlazBlue]]'' is ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' meets ''[[Melty Blood]]'' and a dash of ''[[Fate/stay night]]''.
*** Perhaps, but [[Word of God]] says ''Trigun'' was the main inspiration.
*** Perhaps, but [[Word of God]] says ''Trigun'' was the main inspiration.
* ''[[The Beatles]]'':''[[Rock Band]]'' is ''Rock Band'' meets ''[[Yellow Submarine]]''.
* ''[[The Beatles]]'':''[[Rock Band]]'' is ''Rock Band'' meets ''[[Yellow Submarine]]''.
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and The Giant Egg]]'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' with a heaping helping of [[Everything's Better With Chickens]].
* ''[[Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]]'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'' with a heaping helping of [[Everything's Better with Chickens]].
* ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' is ''[[Madden NFL (Video Game)|Madden NFL]]'' meets ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' is ''[[Madden NFL]]'' meets ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]''
* Gearbox Studios pitched ''[[Borderlands (Video Game)|Borderlands]]'' as "''[[Halo]]'' meets ''[[Diablo]]''".
* Gearbox Studios pitched ''[[Borderlands]]'' as "''[[Halo]]'' meets ''[[Diablo]]''".
* ''[[Beat Hazard]]'' is ''[[Audiosurf (Video Game)|Audiosurf]]'' meets [[Bullet Hell]].
* ''[[Beat Hazard]]'' is ''[[Audiosurf]]'' meets [[Bullet Hell]].
* ''[[The Binding of Isaac (Video Game)|The Binding of Isaac]]'' is ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (original version) meets '''[[Silent Hill]]'' meets [[Roguelike|Roguelikes]].
* ''[[The Binding of Isaac]]'' is ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' (original version) meets '''[[Silent Hill]]'' meets [[Roguelike]]s.
* ''[[Big Rigs Over the Road Racing]]'' is ''[[The Eye of Argon]]'' meets ''[[Gran Turismo]]''.
* ''[[Big Rigs Over the Road Racing]]'' is ''[[The Eye of Argon]]'' meets ''[[Gran Turismo]]''.
* ''[[Boiling Point Road to Hell|Boiling Point: Road to Hell]]'' (and the sequel, ''White Gold: War in Paradise'') is ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' meets ''[[Deus Ex (Video Game)|Deus Ex]]''.
* ''[[Boiling Point: Road to Hell]]'' (and the sequel, ''White Gold: War in Paradise'') is ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' meets ''[[Deus Ex]]''.
* ''[[Bulletstorm (Video Game)|Bulletstorm]]'' is ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' meets ''[[Mad World]]''.
* ''[[Bulletstorm]]'' is ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' meets ''[[MadWorld]]''.
* ''[[Command and Conquer]] 3: Tiberium Wars'' is ''G.I. Joe'' fighting COBRA, when all of a sudden a third faction shows up that happens to be a [[Alien Invasion]] force.
* ''[[Command & Conquer]] 3: Tiberium Wars'' is ''G.I. Joe'' fighting COBRA, when all of a sudden a third faction shows up that happens to be a [[Alien Invasion]] force.
* ''[[Contra (Video Game)|Contra]]'' = ''[[Alien S (Film)|Alien S]]'' + ''[[Commando (Film)|Commando]]'' + ''[[Rambo First Blood Part II]]''<ref>While the series is also associated with ''[[Predator (Film)|Predator]]'' thanks to Bob Wakelin's cover artwork for the NES version (who used promotional stills from ''Predator'' for reference), the original ''Contra'' arcade game actually predates ''Predator'' by four months.</ref>
* ''[[Contra (video game series)|Contra]]'' = ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien S]]'' + ''[[Commando (film)|Commando]]'' + ''[[Rambo First Blood Part II]]''<ref>While the series is also associated with ''[[Predator]]'' thanks to Bob Wakelin's cover artwork for the NES version (who used promotional stills from ''Predator'' for reference), the original ''Contra'' arcade game actually predates ''Predator'' by four months.</ref>
** ''<s>Arc Hound</s> [[Dolled-Up Installment|Contra Force]]'' is ''[[Contra]]'' ([[Recycled in Space|in the modern day]]) with the power-up system from ''[[Gradius]]''.
** ''<s>Arc Hound</s> [[Dolled-Up Installment|Contra Force]]'' is ''[[Contra]]'' ([[Recycled in Space|in the modern day]]) with the power-up system from ''[[Gradius]]''.
* ''[[Castle Crashers (Video Game)|Castle Crashers]]'': ''[[Gauntlet]]'' meets ''[[Alien Hominid]]'' {{spoiler|Literally, at one point.}}
* ''[[Castle Crashers]]'': ''[[Gauntlet (1985 video game)]]'' meets ''[[Alien Hominid]]'' {{spoiler|Literally, at one point.}}
* ''[[Culdcept]]'' is ''[[Monopoly]]'' with elements of ''[[Magic the Gathering]]''.
* ''[[Culdcept]]'' is ''[[Monopoly]]'' with elements of ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]''.
* ''[[Castlevania Judgment]]'' can be described as ''[[Castlevania]]'' meets ''[[Soul Calibur]]'', with plenty of ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' in the art.
* ''[[Castlevania Judgment]]'' can be described as ''[[Castlevania]]'' meets ''[[Soul Calibur]]'', with plenty of ''[[Death Note]]'' in the art.
* ''[[Castlevania Chronicles of Sorrow]]'' could be ''Castlevania'' meets ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''
* ''[[Castlevania: Chronicles of Sorrow]]'' could be ''Castlevania'' meets ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''
* ''[[Castlevania Lords of Shadow]]'' is most certainly ''[[Castlevania]]'' meets ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
* ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow]]'' is most certainly ''[[Castlevania]]'' meets ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''.
* ''[[Conkers Bad Fur Day (Video Game)|Conkers Bad Fur Day]]'' is ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' Meets ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' is ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' Meets ''[[South Park]]''
* ''[[Crimson Skies]]'' is [[Diesel Punk]] meets [[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]].
* ''[[Crimson Skies]]'' is [[Dieselpunk]] meets [[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]].
* ''[[Catherine]]'' is ''[[Ico]]'' meets ''[[Swan Lake]]'' or ''[[Black Swan (Film)|Black Swan]]''
* ''[[Catherine]]'' is ''[[Ico]]'' meets ''[[Swan Lake]]'' or ''[[Black Swan]]''
* ''[[DJMAX]] Technika'' is ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'' meets ''[[Lumines]]''.
* ''[[DJMAX]] Technika'' is ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'' meets ''[[Lumines]]''.
* ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]'' = ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' + ''[[Pokémon]]''
* ''[[Dragon Quest Monsters]]'' = ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' + ''[[Pokémon]]''
** It's more like ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' meets ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' as most of the breeding elements are more commonplace in that series of games.
** It's more like ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' meets ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' as most of the breeding elements are more commonplace in that series of games.
* ''Day Of Defeat: Source'' is ''[[Counter-Strike (Video Game)|Counter-Strike]]'' meets ''[[Call of Duty]]''.
* ''Day Of Defeat: Source'' is ''[[Counter-Strike]]'' meets ''[[Call of Duty]]''.
* ''[[Dino Crisis]]'' is ''[[Resident Evil]]'' meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
* ''[[Dino Crisis]]'' is ''[[Resident Evil]]'' meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
* ''Dino Crisis 3'' is ''[[Alien]]'' meets ''Jurassic Park''.
* ''Dino Crisis 3'' is ''[[Alien]]'' meets ''Jurassic Park''.
* ''[[Deus Ex Human Revolution (Video Game)|Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'' is ''[[Mass Effect (Video Game)|Mass Effect]]'' meets ''[[Metal Gear (Video Game)|Metal Gear]]'', at least in terms of gameplay.
* ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]'' is ''[[Mass Effect]]'' meets ''[[Metal Gear]]'', at least in terms of gameplay.
* The ''[[Dark Cloud (Video Game)|Dark Cloud]]'' series itself is like ''[[Sim City (Video Game)|Sim City]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', and the second game adds ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'' to the mix.
* The ''[[Dark Cloud]]'' series itself is like ''[[SimCity]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]'', and the second game adds ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' to the mix.
* ''[[Drawn to Life]]'' is ''[[Actraiser]]'' meets ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
* ''[[Drawn to Life]]'' is ''[[ActRaiser]]'' meets ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
* ''[[Dragon Age (Video Game)|Dragon Age]]'' is ''[[Baldurs Gate]]'' meets ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' with a little bit of ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', and medieval Christianity thrown in for good measure.
* ''[[Dragon Age]]'' is ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' meets ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' with a little bit of ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'', ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', and medieval Christianity thrown in for good measure.
* ''[[Dokapon Kingdom]]'' is ''[[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' meets ''[[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]]''.
* ''[[Dokapon Kingdom]]'' is ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' meets ''[[Mario Party]]''.
* ''[[Doom]]'' was once [[Word of God|described by John Carmack as]] ''[[Aliens]]'' meets ''[[Evil Dead]]'' 2.
* ''[[Doom]]'' was once [[Word of God|described by John Carmack as]] ''[[Aliens]]'' meets ''[[Evil Dead]]'' 2.
* The beat-em-up ''[[Dantes Inferno (Video Game)|Dantes Inferno]]'' is ''[[The Divine Comedy (Literature)|The Divine Comedy]]'' meets ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''.
* The beat-em-up ''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dantes Inferno]]'' is ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'' meets ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''.
** ''[[Dantes Inferno (Video Game)|Dantes Inferno]]'' is also [[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]] meets [[The Devil]].
** ''[[Dante's Inferno (video game)|Dantes Inferno]]'' is also [[God of War (series)|God of War]] meets [[The Devil]].
* ''[[Dead Space (Video Game)|Dead Space]]'' is the premise of ''[[System Shock|System Shock 2]]'' with the gameplay of ''[[Resident Evil|Resident Evil 4]]''.
* ''[[Dead Space (video game)|Dead Space]]'' is the premise of ''[[System Shock|System Shock 2]]'' with the gameplay of ''[[Resident Evil|Resident Evil 4]]''.
* ''[[Deadly Premonition]]'' : ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''
* ''[[Deadly Premonition]]'' : ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''
* ''[[Demonbane]]'' is ''[[The Big O (Anime)|The Big O]]'' meets [[HP Lovecraft]].
* ''[[Demonbane]]'' is ''[[The Big O]]'' meets [[H.P. Lovecraft]].
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]: Strikeforce'' is ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' meets ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.
* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]: Strikeforce'' is ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]'' meets ''[[Dragonball Z]]''.
* ''[[Dead Rising]]'' is ''[[Resident Evil]]'' meets ''[[Final Fight]]''
* ''[[Dead Rising]]'' is ''[[Resident Evil]]'' meets ''[[Final Fight]]''
* ''[[Dr. Mario]]'' is ''[[Mario Bros]]'' meets ''[[Tetris]]''.
* ''[[Dr. Mario]]'' is ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' meets ''[[Tetris]]''.
* ''[[Darksiders]]'' is ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]'' meets ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|The Legend of Zelda]]'', starring [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse|The Horseman of War]].
* ''[[Darksiders]]'' is ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]'' meets ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'', starring [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse|The Horseman of War]].
* ''[[Drakengard]]'' is ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' meets ''[[Berserk]]''.
* ''[[Drakengard]]'' is ''[[The Inheritance Cycle]]'' meets ''[[Berserk]]''.
* ''[[Dragons Dogma (Video Game)|Dragons Dogma]]'' is ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' meets ''[[Dark Souls]]''.
* ''[[Dragon's Dogma]]'' is ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' meets ''[[Dark Souls]]''.
* ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' is ''[[Asteroids]]''<ref>top-down [[Two D Space]]</ref> meets ''[[Elite (Video Game)|Elite]]''<ref>[[Wide Open Sandbox]] space simulator</ref>.
* ''[[Escape Velocity]]'' is ''[[Asteroids]]''<ref>top-down [[2-D Space]]</ref> meets ''[[Elite]]''.<ref>[[Wide Open Sandbox]] space simulator</ref>
* ''Eets'' is loosely summed up as ''[[Lemmings]]'' meets ''[[The Incredible Machine]]''.
* ''Eets'' is loosely summed up as ''[[Lemmings]]'' meets ''[[The Incredible Machine]]''.
* ''[[Enslaved Odysseytothe West]]'' is ''[[Journey to The West]]'' meets ''[[Escape From New York]]''.
* ''[[Enslaved: Odyssey to the West]]'' is ''[[Journey to the West]]'' meets ''[[Escape from New York]]''.
* Video game reviewer [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] describes ''[[Earthbound (Video Game)|Earthbound]]'' as "a cross between the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] and the [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]."
* Video game reviewer [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] describes ''[[EarthBound]]'' as "a cross between the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] and the [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]."
** ''[[Earthbound (Video Game)|Earthbound]]'' could also be seen as ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' meets ''[[A Wrinkle in Time]]''.
** ''[[EarthBound]]'' could also be seen as ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' meets ''[[A Wrinkle in Time]]''.
* ''[[Eversion (Video Game)|Eversion]]'' is ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' meets ''[[Monster Party]]''.
* ''[[Eversion]]'' is ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' meets ''[[Monster Party]]''.
** Or maybe it's ''[[Cocoron]]'' meets ''[[Yume Nikki]]''.
** Or maybe it's ''[[Cocoron]]'' meets ''[[Yume Nikki]]''.
* ''EZ2Dancer'' is ''Dance ManiaX'' meets ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]''.
* ''EZ2Dancer'' is ''Dance ManiaX'' meets ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]''.
** ''Techno Motion'' is ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' meets ''Pump It Up''. [[Memetic Mutation|KONAMI AND ANDAMIRO WILL SUE.]]
** ''Techno Motion'' is ''[[Dance Dance Revolution]]'' meets ''Pump It Up''. [[Memetic Mutation|KONAMI AND ANDAMIRO WILL SUE.]]
** ''Pump It Up Pro'' is ''[[In the Groove]]'' meets ''Pump It Up''.
** ''Pump It Up Pro'' is ''[[In The Groove]]'' meets ''Pump It Up''.
* ''ESWAT'' is ''[[Shinobi]]'' meets ''[[Robo Cop]]''.
* ''ESWAT'' is ''[[Shinobi]]'' meets ''[[RoboCop]]''.
* ''[[Evil Genius (Video Game)|Evil Genius]]'' is ''[[Dungeon Keeper]]'' meets ''[[James Bond]]''
* ''[[Evil Genius (video game)|Evil Genius]]'' is ''[[Dungeon Keeper]]'' meets ''[[James Bond]]''
* ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' described ''[[Fossil Fighters]]'' as ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]''. [[Sarcasm Mode|Because every]] [[Mons]] game [[Small Reference Pools|is like Pokemon]] (It's really ''[[Spectrobes]]'' meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]'').
* ''[[Nintendo Power]]'' described ''[[Fossil Fighters]]'' as ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]''. [[Sarcasm Mode|Because every]] [[Mons]] game [[Small Reference Pools|is like Pokemon]] (It's really ''[[Spectrobes]]'' meets ''[[Jurassic Park]]'').
* The ''Fallout'' francise is ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets ''Pleasantville''.
* The ''Fallout'' francise is ''[[Mad Max]]'' meets ''Pleasantville''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]: My Life as a King'' = ''Crystal Chronicles'' + ''[[Dark Cloud (Video Game)|Dark Cloud]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles]]: My Life as a King'' = ''Crystal Chronicles'' + ''[[Dark Cloud]]''
* The ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]'' series is essentially ''[[Hard Boiled]]'' meets ''[[The Ring]]'' meets ''[[Scanners]]'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]''.
* The ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]]'' series is essentially ''[[Hard Boiled]]'' meets ''[[The Ring]]'' meets ''[[Scanners]]'' meets ''[[Elfen Lied]]''.
* ''Free Realms'': ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' meets ''[[Neopets]]''
* ''Free Realms'': ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' meets ''[[Neopets]]''
* ''Fairytale Fights'': ''[[Castle Crashers (Video Game)|Castle Crashers]]'' meets ''[[Hoodwinked]]'' as seen through ''[[Animal Crossing]]''-colored filters.
* ''Fairytale Fights'': ''[[Castle Crashers]]'' meets ''[[Hoodwinked]]'' as seen through ''[[Animal Crossing]]''-colored filters.
* ''[[FHBG]]'' is ''[[Mr. Gimmick]]'' (or ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' or ''[[Little Nemo the Dream Master]]'') meets ''[[Fast Eddie (video game)]]'' meets ''[[Impossible Mission]]''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' meets ''[[Tactics Ogre]]''.
* ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' meets ''[[Tactics Ogre]]''.
* [http://www.farmville.com/ Farmville]: ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' meets ''[[Face Book]]''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200930094040/http://www.farmville.com/ Farmville]: ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' meets ''[[Facebook]]''
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' can be described as [[Film Noir]] meets the Dia de los Muertos.
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' can be described as [[Film Noir]] meets the Dia de los Muertos.
* ''[[Grim Grimoire]]'' is ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|Groundhog Day]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]'' {{spoiler|with [[Les Yay]]}}.
* ''[[Grim Grimoire]]'' is ''[[Groundhog Day]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]'' {{spoiler|with [[Les Yay]]}}.
* ''Gyromancer'' is ''Final Fantasy'' meets ''[[Bejeweled]] Twist''
* ''Gyromancer'' is ''Final Fantasy'' meets ''[[Bejeweled]] Twist''
* ''[[Ge Ne Sis (Video Game)|Ge Ne Sis]]'' is totally ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' meets ''[[Persona 4]]'', on a flash game!
* ''[[Ge.ne.sis|Ge Ne Sis]]'' is totally ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' meets ''[[Persona 4]]'', on a flash game!
* ''[[Golden Sun]]'s'' gameplay is ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Golden Sun]]'s'' gameplay is ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars]]'' is ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' meets ''crime.''
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars]]'' is ''[[Crazy Taxi]]'' meets ''crime.''
* ''[[The Guardian Legend (Video Game)|The Guardian Legend]]'' is ''[[Aleste]]'' meets ''Golvellius''.
* ''[[The Guardian Legend]]'' is ''[[Aleste]]'' meets ''Golvellius''.
* ''[[God Hand]]'' is ''[[Final Fight]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Devil May Cry]]''.
* ''[[God Hand]]'' is ''[[Final Fight]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Devil May Cry]]''.
* ''[[Gyruss]]'' is ''[[Galaga]]'' meets ''[[Tempest]]''.
* ''[[Gyruss]]'' is ''[[Galaga]]'' meets ''[[Tempest (video game)|Tempest]]''.
** ''[http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Torus Trooper]'' is ''Gyruss'' meets ''[[F-Zero]]''.
** ''[http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/tt_e.html Torus Trooper]'' is ''Gyruss'' meets ''[[F-Zero]]''.
* Video game Historian/analyst Kieth Fienstien on CNBC called ''[[Halo]]'': "''[[Robo Cop]]'', with Colonial Marines from ''[[Aliens]]'', meets ''[[War of the Worlds]]'', with a ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''/''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' subplot.
* Video game Historian/analyst Kieth Fienstien on CNBC called ''[[Halo]]'': "''[[RoboCop]]'', with Colonial Marines from ''[[Aliens]]'', meets ''[[War of the Worlds]]'', with a ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]''/''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' subplot.
** Let's not forget ''[[Ring World]]'', the most obvious one of all for those familiar with it.
** Let's not forget ''[[Ringworld]]'', the most obvious one of all for those familiar with it.
* ''[[Heretic]]'' is basically ''[[Doom]]'' meets ''[[Castlevania]]''.
* ''[[Heretic]]'' is basically ''[[Doom]]'' meets ''[[Castlevania]]''.
* ''Heart of Darkness'' is ''[[Commander Keen (Video Game)|Commander Keen]]'' meets ''[[Another World (Video Game)|Another World]]''.
* ''Heart of Darkness'' is ''[[Commander Keen]]'' meets ''[[Another World (video game)|Another World]]''.
* ''[[Halo]]'' is ''[[Marathon (Video Game)|Marathon]]'' meets ''[[Starcraft]]'' meets ''[[Call of Duty]]''.
* ''[[Halo]]'' is ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]'' meets ''[[StarCraft]]'' meets ''[[Call of Duty]]''.
** ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' meets ''[[Captain America]]'' by way of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|The Lord of the Rings]]''.
** ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' meets ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' by way of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
** Master Chief himself is "[[Captain America]]" meets "[[Iron Man]]" meets "Ender'sGame"
** Master Chief himself is "[[Captain America (comics)]]" meets "[[Iron Man]]" meets "Ender'sGame"
* [[Hotel Dusk Room 215]] is [[Video Game/Ace Attorney Investigations|Ace Attorney Investigations]] meets Professor Layton.
* [[Hotel Dusk: Room 215]] is [[Video Game/Ace Attorney Investigations|Ace Attorney Investigations]] meets Professor Layton.
** Actually, the upcoming Professor Layton VS. Ace Attorney (for the non-believers, yes it's real) is Ace Attorney meets Professor Layton.
** Actually, the upcoming Professor Layton VS. Ace Attorney (for the non-believers, yes it's real) is Ace Attorney meets Professor Layton.
* ''[[Home Front]]'' is ''[[Red Dawn]]'' meets ''[[Modern Warfare]]''.
* ''[[Home Front]]'' is ''[[Red Dawn]]'' meets ''[[Modern Warfare]]''.
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* ''[[Jak and Daxter|Jak II]]'' is basically ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' meets ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''.
* ''[[Jak and Daxter|Jak II]]'' is basically ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' meets ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''.
** And ''Jak III'' is ''Jak II'' meets ''[[Motorstorm]]''.
** And ''Jak III'' is ''Jak II'' meets ''[[Motorstorm]]''.
* ''Jewelry Master'' is ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' meets ''[[Tetris (Video Game)|Tetris]]''.
* ''Jewelry Master'' is ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' meets ''[[Tetris]]''.
* ''[[Just Cause (Video Game)|Just Cause 2]]'' is ''[[Bionic Commando (Video Game)|Bionic Commando]]'' meets ''[[Mercenaries]]'' with a dash of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]],'' thoroughly marinated in [[Rule of Cool]], [[Rule of Awesome]], and an awful lot of [[Stuff Blowing Up]].
* ''[[Just Cause (video game)|Just Cause 2]]'' is ''[[Bionic Commando]]'' meets ''[[Mercenaries]]'' with a dash of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]],'' thoroughly marinated in [[Rule of Cool]], [[Rule of Awesome]], and an awful lot of [[Stuff Blowing Up]].
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' is [[Crossover|quite literally]] ''[[Disney]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''.
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' is [[Crossover|quite literally]] ''[[Disney]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''.
** On that note, ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' is ''[[Mickey Mouse]]'' meets [[Deus Ex (Video Game)|Deus Ex]] and [[System Shock]].
** On that note, ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' is ''[[Mickey Mouse]]'' meets [[Deus Ex]] and [[System Shock]].
* ''[[Kirby]]'' + ''Line Rider'' = ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''.
* ''[[Kirby]]'' + ''Line Rider'' = ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''.
** ''Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' + ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' + ''[[Sonic Colors (Video Game)|Sonic Colors]]'' = ''[[Kirby Mass Attack (Video Game)|Kirby Mass Attack]]''
** ''Kirby & the Amazing Mirror'' + ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' + ''[[Sonic Colors]]'' = ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
* It looks like Bioware's new MMO is going to be [[Knights of the Old Republic]] meets [[World of Warcraft]]. Based on the division of players into two sides (one "light" but not good, and one dark yet not "evil") that were at war, but have an unstable treaty...
* It looks like Bioware's new MMO is going to be [[Knights of the Old Republic]] meets [[World of Warcraft]]. Based on the division of players into two sides (one "light" but not good, and one dark yet not "evil") that were at war, but have an unstable treaty...
* ''[[Knytt]]'' is [[Shadow of the Colossus]] meets [[Ico]].
* ''[[Knytt]]'' is [[Shadow of the Colossus]] meets [[Ico]].
** ''[[Knytt Stories]]'' is ''[[Knytt]]'' with the atmosphere and flora (and ring world, in the case of ''A Strange Dream'') of ''[[Creatures]]''.
** ''[[Knytt Stories]]'' is ''[[Knytt]]'' with the atmosphere and flora (and ring world, in the case of ''A Strange Dream'') of ''[[Creatures]]''.
* ''[[Killing Floor (Video Game)|Killing Floor]]'' is ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' meets ''[[Twenty Eight Days Later|28 Days Later]]''
* ''[[Killing Floor]]'' is ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'' meets ''[[28 Days Later]]''
* ''Kickle Cubicle'' is ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]'' meets ''Pengo''.
* ''Kickle Cubicle'' is ''[[Adventures of Lolo]]'' meets ''Pengo''.
* ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur]]'' is ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' meets ''[[God of War (Video Game)|God of War]]''.
* ''[[Kingdoms of Amalur]]'' is ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' meets ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]]''.
* ''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]'' is ''[[Dead Rising]]'' meets ''[[Onechanbara]]''
* ''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]'' is ''[[Dead Rising]]'' meets ''[[OneChanbara]]''
* ''Lethal Enforcers 3'' is ''Police 911'' (or ''[[Time Crisis]]'') meets ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune''.
* ''Lethal Enforcers 3'' is ''Police 911'' (or ''[[Time Crisis]]'') meets ''Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune''.
* ''[[Lumines]]'' is ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' meets ''Rez''.
* ''[[Lumines]]'' is ''[[Puyo Puyo]]'' meets ''Rez''.
* ''[[La Mulana]]'' is ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' meets ''Knightmare II: [[Maze of Galious]]''.
* ''[[La-Mulana]]'' is ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' meets ''Knightmare II: [[Maze of Galious]]''.
* ''[[Lugaru (Video Game)|Lugaru]]'' is ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' meets lo-res computer graphics.
* ''[[Lugaru]]'' is ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' meets lo-res computer graphics.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' is ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|Groundhog Day]]''.
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' is ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day]]''.
** Or ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' meets ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
** Or ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' meets ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
* ''[[LA Noire]]'' is ''[[LA Confidential]]'' meets ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''
* ''[[L.A. Noire]]'' is ''[[L.A. Confidential]]'' meets ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''
* ''[[Manhunt (Video Game)|Manhunt]]'' is ''[[The Warriors]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man]]'' meets the [[Slasher Movie]] genre.
* ''[[Manhunt (series)|Manhunt]]'' is ''[[The Warriors]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man]]'' meets the [[Slasher Movie]] genre.
** ''Manhunt 2'' is the [[Slasher Movie]] genre meets {{spoiler|''[[Fight Club]]''}}.
** ''Manhunt 2'' is the [[Slasher Movie]] genre meets {{spoiler|''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''}}.
* The ''[[Metal Gear (Video Game)|Metal Gear]]'' series is [[James Bond]] meets ''[[The Matrix]]'' meets ''[[Rambo]]''.
* The ''[[Metal Gear]]'' series is [[James Bond]] meets ''[[The Matrix]]'' meets ''[[Rambo]]''.
* Xbox Live Arcade shooter ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'' can best be summed up as ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'' meets ''The Bigs'' meets ''[[Gears of War]]'' with a few elements of [[Defense of the Ancients]]'' game mixed in. Yes, [[So Cool Its Awesome|it's as good a combination as it sounds!]]
* Xbox Live Arcade shooter ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'' can best be summed up as ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' meets ''The Bigs'' meets ''[[Gears of War]]'' with a few elements of [[Defense of the Ancients]]'' game mixed in. Yes, [[So Cool Its Awesome|it's as good a combination as it sounds!]]
* ''[[Metal Wolf Chaos]]'' has been described as "''[[The West Wing]]'' meets ''[[Robotech]]'' meets ''[[Rampage (Video Game)|Rampage]]''."
* ''[[Metal Wolf Chaos]]'' has been described as "''[[The West Wing]]'' meets ''[[Robotech]]'' meets ''[[Rampage (video game)|Rampage]]''."
** Or ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' meets ''[[Air Force One]]''.
** Or ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' meets ''[[Air Force One]]''.
** Or simply: "''[[Counter-Strike (Video Game)|Counter-Strike]]'' meets [[World War II]]".
** Or simply: "''[[Counter-Strike]]'' meets [[World War II]]".
* ''[[Mass Effect (Video Game)|Mass Effect]]'' is '''''NOT''''' [[Star Wars|Luke Skywalker]] meets ''[[Filth|Debbie Does Dallas]]'', despite what a certain someone thinks (or at least, ''used'' to think).
* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' is '''''NOT''''' [[Star Wars|Luke Skywalker]] meets ''[[Filth|Debbie Does Dallas]]'', despite what a certain someone thinks (or at least, ''used'' to think).
** It's more like ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' meets ''[[Rendezvous With Rama]]'' meets ''[[HP Lovecraft|The Call Of Cthulhu]]''.
** It's more like ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' meets ''[[Rendezvous With Rama]]'' meets ''[[H.P. Lovecraft|The Call Of Cthulhu]]''.
** Or ''[[Star Wars]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]'' meets ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and [[Trope Overdosed|a whole lot of tropes.]]
** Or ''[[Star Wars]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]'' meets ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' and [[Trope Overdosed|a whole lot of tropes.]]
*** To be a little more specific on the ''[[Star Wars]]'' part, it's ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]'', with a little bit of {{spoiler|the Cthulhu Mythos}} and ''[[Gears of War]]'' (combat-wise) thrown in., as well as ''[[Halo]]''. [[Mass Effect]] has a lot of plot points taken from Halo.
*** To be a little more specific on the ''[[Star Wars]]'' part, it's ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]'', with a little bit of {{spoiler|the Cthulhu Mythos}} and ''[[Gears of War]]'' (combat-wise) thrown in., as well as ''[[Halo]]''. [[Mass Effect]] has a lot of plot points taken from Halo.
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* ''Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times / Little Magician's Magic Adventure'' is ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]''
* ''Magician's Quest: Mysterious Times / Little Magician's Magic Adventure'' is ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]''
* ''Metamorphic Force'' is ''[[Altered Beast]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.
* ''Metamorphic Force'' is ''[[Altered Beast]]'' meets ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''.
* ''[[Muramasa the Demon Blade]]'': ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' meets ''[[Odin Sphere]]''.
* ''[[Muramasa: The Demon Blade]]'': ''[[Ninja Gaiden]]'' meets ''[[Odin Sphere]]''.
* ''Mushihime-sama'' is ''[[Touhou]]'' meets ''[[Do Don Pachi]]'' or ''[[Touhou]]'' meets ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of The Wind]]'', story-wise.
* ''Mushihime-sama'' is ''[[Touhou]]'' meets ''[[Do Don Pachi]]'' or ''[[Touhou]]'' meets ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'', story-wise.
** ''[[Mushihime-sama|Mushihime]]-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1qtMJKc3hk tama]'' is ''[[Peggle (Video Game)|Peggle]]'' meets ''[[Puyo Puyo]]''.
** ''[[Mushihime-sama|Mushihime]]-[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1qtMJKc3hk tama]'' is ''[[Peggle]]'' meets ''[[Puyo Puyo]]''.
* ''The Maw'' is [[A Boy and His Blob]] meets [[Kirby]].
* ''The Maw'' is [[A Boy and His Blob]] meets [[Kirby]].
* ''[[Mana Khemia Alchemists of Al Revis]]'' is [[Harry Potter]] meets [[Persona 4]] meets {{spoiler|[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]}}.
* ''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis]]'' is [[Harry Potter]] meets [[Persona 4]] meets {{spoiler|[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]}}.
* ''[[Mutant Rampage Body Slam]]'' is ''[[Mad World]]'' meets ''Mutation Nation'' meets ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDi Games|Link: The Faces Of Evil/Zelda: Wand of Gamelon]]''.
* ''[[Mutant Rampage Body Slam]]'' is ''[[MadWorld]]'' meets ''Mutation Nation'' meets ''[[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Link: The Faces Of Evil/Zelda: Wand of Gamelon]]''.
* ''[[Monster Hunter (Video Game)|Monster Hunter]]'' is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' meets ''Cabela's Big Game Hunt'' meets ''[[Guild Wars]]''.
* ''[[Monster Hunter]]'' is ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' meets ''Cabela's Big Game Hunt'' meets ''[[Guild Wars]]''.
* ''[[Modnation Racers]]'' is what happens when ''[[Mario Kart (Video Game)|Mario Kart]]'' and ''[[Little Big Planet]]'' get together.
* ''[[Modnation Racers]]'' is what happens when ''[[Mario Kart]]'' and ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]'' get together.
* ''[[Magicka]]'' is ''[[Loom (Video Game)|Loom]]'' meets ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''.
* ''[[Magicka]]'' is ''[[Loom (video game)|Loom]]'' meets ''[[Left 4 Dead]]''.
* ''[[Mini Robot Wars (Video Game)|Mini Robot Wars]]'' is ''[[Plants vs. Zombies (Video Game)|Plants vs. Zombies]]'' meets ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]''.
* ''[[Mini Robot Wars]]'' is ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'' meets ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''.
* ''[[Max Payne (Video Game)|Max Payne]] 1 & 2'' is ''[[John Woo]]'s'' ''[[Heroic Bloodshed]]'' genre meets ''[[Film Noir]]'' meets ''[[The Matrix]]''.
* ''[[Max Payne (series)|Max Payne]] 1 & 2'' is ''[[John Woo]]'s'' ''[[Heroic Bloodshed]]'' genre meets ''[[Film Noir]]'' meets ''[[The Matrix]]''.
** ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' is ''[[Man On Fire (Film)|Man On Fire]]'' meets ''[[Heroic Bloodshed]]'' meets ''[[The Matrix]]''.
** ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' is ''[[Man on Fire]]'' meets ''[[Heroic Bloodshed]]'' meets ''[[The Matrix]]''.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' is ''[[Stargate]]'' meets the ''[[Wuxia]]'' genre with Sci-fi, and horror overtones, and with a dusting of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' is ''[[Stargate]]'' meets the ''[[Wuxia]]'' genre with Sci-fi, and horror overtones, and with a dusting of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.
* ''[[Nehrim]]'' is ''[[Morrowind]]'' ('''not''' ''[[Oblivion]]'' oddly enough, despite being a mod for it.) meets ''[[Gothic]]'' (Adding the Deadly Reflex mod adds "meets ''[[Dark Messiah (Video Game)|Dark Messiah]]''").
* ''[[Nehrim]]'' is ''[[Morrowind]]'' ('''not''' ''[[Oblivion]]'' oddly enough, despite being a mod for it.) meets ''[[Gothic]]'' (Adding the Deadly Reflex mod adds "meets ''[[Dark Messiah of Might and Magic|Dark Messiah]]''").
* ''[[No More Heroes]]'': ''[[Kill Bill]]'' meets ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''
* ''[[No More Heroes]]'': ''[[Kill Bill]]'' meets ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' module The Bastard of Kosigan is Medieval Burgundy meets ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''. Yes, the King of France has a pet dragon. And the Inquisition has actual witches to worry about. And the ruling house of the Barony of Velan are elves.
* ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'' module The Bastard of Kosigan is Medieval Burgundy meets ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. Yes, the King of France has a pet dragon. And the Inquisition has actual witches to worry about. And the ruling house of the Barony of Velan are elves.
** ''[[A Dance With Rogues]]'' is ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' meets [[Tortall Universe|the Trickster books]] with a whole lot more explicit sex.
** ''[[A Dance With Rogues]]'' is ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' meets [[Tortall Universe|the Trickster books]] with a whole lot more explicit sex.
** ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2 (Video Game)|Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' is ''[[Forgotten Realms (Tabletop Game)|Forgotten Realms]]'' meets ''[[Slayers]]''.
** ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' is ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' meets ''[[Slayers]]''.
* ''[[Nethack]]'': ''[[Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' meets the alphabet.
* ''[[Nethack]]'': ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' meets the alphabet.
* ''NFL Blitz'': ''[[Tecmo Bowl]]'' meets ''[[NBA Jam]]''.
* ''NFL Blitz'': ''[[Tecmo Bowl]]'' meets ''[[NBA Jam]]''.
* ''[[Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors]]'' is the original ''[[Saw (Film)|Saw]]'' in the ''[[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]'' and ''[[Video Game/Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]'' universe.
* ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'' is the original ''[[Saw]]'' in the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' and ''[[Video Game/Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]'' universe.
* ''Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty'': ''[[Street Fighter II (Video Game)|Street Fighter II]]'' meets ''[[The Water Margin (Literature)|The Water Margin]]''.
* ''Outlaws of the Lost Dynasty'': ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' meets ''[[Water Margin|The Water Margin]]''.
* ''[[Overlord]]'': ''[[Pikmin]]'' meets ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[Overlord]]'': ''[[Pikmin]]'' meets ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]'': "''[[Earthbound]]'' meets mid-90s [[Nickelodeon]]."
* ''[[Psychonauts]]'': "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets mid-90s [[Nickelodeon]]."
** Or "''[[Earthbound]]'' meets ''[[Invader Zim]]''" in terms of wackiness.
** Or "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets ''[[Invader Zim]]''" in terms of wackiness.
** [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] also described ''[[Psychonauts (Video Game)|Psychonauts]]'' as "It's kinda like if [[Tim Burton]] knocked up [[David Lynch]] in [[Charlie and The Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka's chocolate factory]] and [[This Is Your Premise On Drugs|he did meth right up until the birth]]."
** [[Zero Punctuation|Yahtzee]] also described ''[[Psychonauts]]'' as "It's kinda like if [[Tim Burton]] knocked up [[David Lynch]] in [[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka's chocolate factory]] and [[This Is Your Premise on Drugs|he did meth right up until the birth]]."
* ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' meets ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''? ''[[Assassin's Creed|Assassins' Creed]]''.
* ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' meets ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''? ''[[Assassin's Creed|Assassins' Creed]]''.
** That, or {{spoiler|[[The Matrix]]}} meets [[The Da Vinci Code]].
** That, or {{spoiler|[[The Matrix]]}} meets [[The Da Vinci Code]].
* ''[[Puzzle Quest (Video Game)|Puzzle Quest]]'': ''[[Bejeweled]]'' meets ''[[Warlords]]''.
* ''[[Puzzle Quest]]'': ''[[Bejeweled]]'' meets ''[[Warlords]]''.
** ''Puzzle Quest 2'': ''[[Bejeweled]]'' meets ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
** ''Puzzle Quest 2'': ''[[Bejeweled]]'' meets ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
** PQ:Galatrix: ''[[Puzzle Quest]]'' meets ''Hexic'' meets ''[[Eve Online]]''.
** PQ:Galatrix: ''[[Puzzle Quest]]'' meets ''Hexic'' meets ''[[EVE Online]]''.
** Puzzle Kingdoms: ''[[Bejeweled]]'' meets ''[[Fire Emblem]]''.
** Puzzle Kingdoms: ''[[Bejeweled]]'' meets ''[[Fire Emblem]]''.
** ''Puzzle Chronicles'': ''Super Puzzle Fighter'' meets ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''.
** ''Puzzle Chronicles'': ''Super Puzzle Fighter'' meets ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]''.
* The [[SNK]] arcade and NES game ''P.O.W. Prisoners of War'' is ''[[Double Dragon]]'' meets ''[[The Great Escape]]''.
* The [[SNK]] arcade and NES game ''P.O.W. Prisoners of War'' is ''[[Double Dragon]]'' meets ''[[The Great Escape]]''.
* ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'' is something akin to ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' meets ''[[Bleach]]''...
* ''[[Persona 3]]'' is something akin to ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' meets ''[[Bleach]]''...
* ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'': ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' meets ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''.
* ''[[Persona 4]]'': ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' meets ''[[Death Note]]''.
** Maybe ''[[American Gods (Literature)|American Gods]]'' doing something illegal with ''[[Kafka On the Shore]] and ''[[Earthbound]]''.
** Maybe ''[[American Gods]]'' doing something illegal with ''[[Kafka on the Shore]] and ''[[EarthBound]]''.
** [[Kamen Rider Ryuki]] meets the Persona Series.
** [[Kamen Rider Ryuki]] meets the Persona Series.
* The entire Persona series is [[Shin Megami Tensei]] meets [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]] meets Jungian psychology.
* The entire Persona series is [[Shin Megami Tensei]] meets [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]] meets Jungian psychology.
* ''[[Pokémon Conquest (Video Game)|Pokémon Conquest]]'' is ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'' (even retaining most of the warlords' character designs from the latter).
* ''[[Pokémon Conquest]]'' is ''[[Pokémon]]'' meets ''[[Samurai Warriors]]'' (even retaining most of the warlords' character designs from the latter).
* ''[[Pop N Music]]'' is ''Bishi Bashi Championship'' meets ''[[Beatmania]]''.
* ''[[Pop'n music]]'' is ''Bishi Bashi Championship'' meets ''[[Beatmania]]''.
* ''[[Prototype (Video Game)|Prototype]]'': ''[[The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction|Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'' meets the game of ''[[Spider Man]] 2'' meets ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' meets [[Gorn|a big bucket of blood]].
* ''[[Prototype (video game)|Prototype]]'': ''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction|Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'' meets the game of ''[[Spider-Man]] 2'' meets ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' meets [[Gorn|a big bucket of blood]].
* ''[[Pump It Up]] Pro'' is ''[[In the Groove]]'' meets ''Pump It Up''.
* ''[[Pump It Up]] Pro'' is ''[[In The Groove]]'' meets ''Pump It Up''.
* ''Patriot Dark'' is ''[[Do Don Pachi]]'' meets ''Ketsui'' meets ''Espgaluda''. (In other words, it's what happens when you throw [[CAVE]]'s games into a blender.)
* ''Patriot Dark'' is ''[[Do Don Pachi]]'' meets ''Ketsui'' meets ''Espgaluda''. (In other words, it's what happens when you throw [[CAVE]]'s games into a blender.)
* ''[[The Precursors (Video Game)|The Precursors]]'' is ''[[Deus Ex (Video Game)|Deus Ex]]'' meets ''[[Freelancer]]''.
* ''[[The Precursors]]'' is ''[[Deus Ex]]'' meets ''[[Freelancer]]''.
* ''[[Pong]]'' is tennis meets television.
* ''[[Pong]]'' is air hockey meets television.
* [[They Just Didn't Care|In spite of itself]], ''[[Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Visual Novel)|Plumbers Don't Wear Ties]]'' is ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' meets [[Bleached Underpants|Softcore]] [[Eroge|Porn]].
* [[They Just Didn't Care|In spite of itself]], ''[[Plumbers Don't Wear Ties]]'' is ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' meets [[Bleached Underpants|Softcore]] [[Eroge|Porn]].
* ''[[Puzzle Agent]]'' is ''[[Professor Layton]]'' in [[Fargo]].
* ''[[Puzzle Agent]]'' is ''[[Professor Layton]]'' in [[Fargo]].
* ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' is ''[[Ghost in The Shell]]'' meets ''[[The X Files]]'', with the gameplay of ''[[Golden Eye 1997 (Video Game)|Goldeneye]]''.
* ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' is ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' meets ''[[The X-Files]]'', with the gameplay of ''[[GoldenEye 007 (1997 video game)|Goldeneye]]''.
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* [[Rainbow Islands|Rainbow Islands Evolution]] (obscure PSP game): [[Kid Icarus]] meets the Z-axis and [[Samba De Amigo]].
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* ''[[Rune Factory]]: A Fantasy [[Harvest Moon]]'' is ''[[Dungeon Siege]]'' meets ''[[Monster Rancher]]''.
* ''[[Resident Evil]] 4'' is ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1973 version) meets ''[[The Thing (film)|The Thing]]''.
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** A lot of official sources will all but state this.
* ''[[Resident Evil]] 4'' is ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' meets ''[[The Wicker Man]]'' (1973 version) meets ''[[The Thing (Film)|The Thing]]''.
** Or ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' meet ''[[24]]'' meets ''Dagon'' meets ''[[The Wicker Man]]''.
** Or ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' meet ''[[Twenty Four]]'' meets ''Dagon'' meets ''[[The Wicker Man]]''.
* ''[[Razing Storm]]'' is ''[[Ghost Squad]]'' meets ''[[Time Crisis]]''.
* ''[[Razing Storm]]'' is ''[[Ghost Squad]]'' meets ''[[Time Crisis]]''.
** No, actually ''[[Ghost Squad]]'' meets [[Metal Gear Solid 4]] featuring [[More Dakka]] and [[Stuff Blowing Up]].
** No, actually ''[[Ghost Squad]]'' meets [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]] featuring [[More Dakka]] and [[Stuff Blowing Up]].
* ''[[Rez]]'' is ''[[Ray Crisis]]'' (both its setting ''and'' the lock-on mechanic!) meets ''Starblade''.
* ''[[Rez]]'' is ''[[Ray Crisis]]'' (both its setting ''and'' the lock-on mechanic!) meets ''Starblade''.
* ''[[RHDE]]'' is ''[[The Sims]]'' meets ''[[Rampart]]''.
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* [[Rainbow Islands|Rainbow Islands Evolution]] (obscure PSP game): [[Kid Icarus]] meets the Z-axis and [[Samba De Amigo|Samba de Amigo]].
* ''[[Rock of Ages (Video Game)|Rock of Ages]]'' is ''Marble Madness'' meets ''Rampart''.
* ''[[Rock of Ages (video game)|Rock of Ages]]'' is ''Marble Madness'' meets ''Rampart''.
* ''[[Rock Band]]'' is ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' meets ''Drum Mania'' meets ''Karaoke Revolution''.
* ''[[Rock Band]]'' is ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' meets ''Drum Mania'' meets ''Karaoke Revolution''.
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'': ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' meets ''[[The Wild Bunch]]''.
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'': ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' meets ''[[The Wild Bunch]]''.
* ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' is ''The Constant Gardener'' meets ''[[The Puppet Masters]]'' meets ''[[Black Hawk Down]]''
* ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'' is ''The Constant Gardener'' meets ''[[The Puppet Masters]]'' meets ''[[Black Hawk Down]]''
* ''[[Rule of Rose]]'': ''[[Lord of the Flies (Literature)|Lord of the Flies]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]'', except that they are all girls.
* ''[[Rez]]'': ''[[Space Harrier]]'' meets ''[[Tron]]'' with a helping of [[wikipedia:Synesthesia|synesthesia]].
* ''[[Rez]]'': ''[[Space Harrier (Video Game)|Space Harrier]]'' meets ''[[Tron]]'' with a helping of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia synesthesia].
* ''[[Rule of Rose]]'': ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]'', except that they are all girls.
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* ''[[Rune Factory]]: A Fantasy [[Harvest Moon]]'' is ''[[Dungeon Siege]]'' meets ''[[Monster Rancher]]''.
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* [[Needs More Love|Little-known]] PC and Xbox FPS ''[[Section 8]]'' is best described as ''[[Battlefield (Video Game)|Battlefield]]'' meets ''[[A Reckless Disregard for Gravity (Video Game)|A Reckless Disregard for Gravity]]'' meets ''The Outfit'' meets ''[[Crackdown]]''.
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** A lot of official sources will all but state this.
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* An advertisement for the game ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]'' (which really has nothing to do with sins) says Gamespot described it as ''Galactic Civilization'' meets ''[[Homeworld (Video Game)|Homeworld]]''.
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* [[Needs More Love|Little-known]] PC and Xbox FPS ''[[Section 8 (video game)]]'' is best described as ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]'' meets ''[[AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity]]'' meets ''The Outfit'' meets ''[[Crackdown]]''.
** ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]'' is ''[[Galactic Civilizations]]'' meets ''[[Supreme Commander (Video Game)|Supreme Commander]]''.
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* An advertisement for the game ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]'' (which really has nothing to do with sins) says Gamespot described it as ''Galactic Civilization'' meets ''[[Homeworld]]''.
* ''[[Meat Boy (Video Game)|Super Meat Boy]]'' is ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' meets ''[[I Wanna Be the Guy]]''.
* ''[[Sin and Punishment]]'': ''[[Star Fox (Video Game)|Star Fox]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.
** ''[[Sins of a Solar Empire]]'' is ''[[Galactic Civilizations]]'' meets ''[[Supreme Commander]]''.
* ''[[Star Wars Battlefront]]'' is, of course, ''[[Star Wars]]'' meets ''[[Battlefield (Video Game)|Battlefield]]''
* ''[[Meat Boy|Super Meat Boy]]'' is ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' meets ''[[I Wanna Be the Guy]]''.
* The ''[[Jump Super Stars|Jump Stars]]'' series is ''[[Super Smash Bros]]'' meets [[Shonen Jump]].
* ''[[Sin and Punishment]]'': ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star FOX]]'' meets ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.
* ''[[Star Wars Battlefront]]'' is, of course, ''[[Star Wars]]'' meets ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]''
* The ''[[Jump Super Stars|Jump Stars]]'' series is ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' meets [[Shonen Jump]].
** Add ''SSB'' to ''[[Onimusha]]'' and you get ''Onimusha: Blade Warriors''.
** Add ''SSB'' to ''[[Onimusha]]'' and you get ''Onimusha: Blade Warriors''.
** Do the same to ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' to get ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up''.
** Do the same to ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' to get ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up''.
** Mix some ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' and ''[[Kirby]]'' to ''Smash Bros.'' and you have Brawl's Subspace Emissary.
** Mix some ''[[Streets of Rage]]'' and ''[[Kirby]]'' to ''Smash Bros.'' and you have Brawl's Subspace Emissary.
** ''[[Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|Super Smash Bros]].'' is ''[[Street Fighter]]'' meets ''[[Super Mario Bros]]''.
** ''[[Super Smash Bros.]].'' is ''[[Street Fighter]]'' meets ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.
* ''[[Spelunky]]'': [[La Mulana]] meets [[Roguelike|Roguelikes]]. And [[Mario]].
* ''[[Spelunky]]'': [[La-Mulana]] meets [[Roguelike]]s. And [[Mario]].
* ''[[Silent Hill 3]]'' is ''Juno'' meets [[HP Lovecraft]]. No word on what the other ones are.
* ''[[Silent Hill 3]]'' is ''Juno'' meets [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. No word on what the other ones are.
* ''[[Senko no Ronde (Video Game)|Senko no Ronde]]'' is ''[[Star Control]]'' meets [[Bullet Hell]].
* ''[[Senko no Ronde]]'' is ''[[Star Control]]'' meets [[Bullet Hell]].
* ''[[Space Invaders]] Extreme'' is ''[[Space Invaders]]'' meets ''Rez''.
* ''[[Space Invaders]] Extreme'' is ''[[Space Invaders]]'' meets ''Rez''.
* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'': ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' meets ''[[Psych]]'' (even though they both came out long after ''Sam and Max'').
* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'': ''[[Animaniacs]]'' meets ''[[Psych]]'' (even though they both came out long after ''Sam and Max'').
* ''[[Strife]]'' is ''[[Doom]]'' meets ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* ''[[Strife]]'' is ''[[Doom]]'' meets ''[[Star Wars]]''.
** ''Star Wars: Dark Forces'' would also fit this description, in a different way.
** ''Star Wars: Dark Forces'' would also fit this description, in a different way.
* ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' = ''[[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]]'' + ''[[Monty Python]]'' + ''[[All Quiet On the Western Front (Literature)|All Quiet On the Western Front]]'' + ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' + Tim Powers' work + ...[[Widget Series|it's complicated, alright]]?
* ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' = ''[[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]]'' + ''[[Monty Python]]'' + ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'' + ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' + Tim Powers' work + ...[[Widget Series|it's complicated, alright]]?
* ''[[Spectrobes]]'': ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' meets ''[[Pokémon]]''.
* ''[[Spectrobes]]'': ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' meets ''[[Pokémon]]''.
* ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]'' is ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''.
* ''[[Super Mario RPG]]'' is ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' meets ''[[Final Fantasy]]''.
* The ''[[Super Mario]]'' series is ''[[Mario Bros (Video Game)|Mario Bros]]'' meets ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
* The ''[[Super Mario]]'' series is ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' meets ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
* ''[[Singularity]]'' is ''[[Bio Shock]]'' meets ''[[Back to The Future]]'' meets ''[[Command and Conquer|Red Alert]]''.
* ''[[Singularity]]'' is ''[[BioShock (series)]]'' meets ''[[Back to The Future]]'' meets ''[[Command & Conquer|Red Alert]]''.
* ''[[Steel Battalion]]'' is ''[[Armored Trooper VOTOMS|VOTOMS]]'' meets ''[[Simulation Game|X Simulator.]]''
* ''[[Steel Battalion]]'' is ''[[Armored Trooper VOTOMS|VOTOMS]]'' meets ''[[Simulation Game|X Simulator.]]''
* ''Starbound'' is ''[[Terraria]]'' meets ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]''
* ''Starbound'' is ''[[Terraria]]'' meets ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* ''[[Starcraft]]'': ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' meets ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]''.
* ''[[StarCraft]]'': ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' meets ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]''.
** ''Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty'' is sort of ''[[Starcraft]]'' meets ''[[Firefly]]''.
** ''Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty'' is sort of ''[[StarCraft]]'' meets ''[[Firefly]]''.
** Alternative for ''[[Starcraft]]'' Brood Wars: [[Starship Troopers]] meets [[War Craft]]
** Alternative for ''[[StarCraft]]'' Brood Wars: [[Starship Troopers]] meets [[Warcraft]]
*** ''[[Starcraft]]''' is basically the art style of ''Warhammer40000'' copy-and-pasted onto ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' with a good amount of ''[[Firefly]]'' thrown into the mix.
*** ''[[StarCraft]]''' is basically the art style of ''Warhammer40000'' copy-and-pasted onto ''[[Starship Troopers]]'' with a good amount of ''[[Firefly]]'' thrown into the mix.
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' would be ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Pokémon]]'' if it wasn't actually ''[[Older Than They Think|older]]'' than Pokemon.
* ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'' would be ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' meets ''[[Pokémon]]'' if it wasn't actually ''[[Older Than They Think|older]]'' than Pokemon.
** Presumably, this means ''[[Pokémon]]'' is ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'', as made by [[Four Kids Entertainment|4Kids]].
** Presumably, this means ''[[Pokémon]]'' is ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]'', as made by [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]].
* ''[[Summon Night]]: Swordcraft Story'' is ''[[Diablo]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]'', but with [[Item Crafting|blacksmithing]] instead of magic.
* ''[[Summon Night]]: Swordcraft Story'' is ''[[Diablo]]'' meets ''[[Harry Potter]]'', but with [[Item Crafting|blacksmithing]] instead of magic.
* ''[[Star Ocean]]'' is ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* ''[[Star Ocean]]'' is ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* ''[[Spider Man Web of Shadows|Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' is ''[[Spider Man]]'' meets ''[[Fable]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'' is ''[[Spider-Man]]'' meets ''[[Fable]]''
* ''[[Spiral Knights]]'' is a ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' [[MMORPG]] meets clockwork ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'' or [[Steampunk]] ''Zelda'' with some [[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles|Crystal Chronicles]] added in for good measure.
* ''[[Spiral Knights]]'' is a ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] meets clockwork ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' or [[Steampunk]] ''Zelda'' with some [[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles|Crystal Chronicles]] added in for good measure.
** Don't forget [[Diablo]].
** Don't forget [[Diablo]].
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game)|SonicTheHedgehog]]'' (classic gameplay at least) was [[Super Mario Bros]] meets racing games.
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)|SonicTheHedgehog]]'' (classic gameplay at least) was [[Super Mario Bros.]] meets racing games.
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Power Stone]]''.
* ''[[Sonic Battle]]'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Power Stone]]''.
** ''Sonic the Fighters'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''.
** ''Sonic the Fighters'' is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' meets ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''.
* [[Sonic Generations]] is [[Mickey Mania]] meets [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] ([[My Future Self and Me|he even meets his classic self]]).
* [[Sonic Generations]] is [[Mickey Mania]] meets [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] ([[My Future Self and Me|he even meets his classic self]]).
* ''[[Shadows of the Damned (Video Game)|Shadows of the Damned]]'' is the legend of Orpheus as a grindhouse action movie.
* ''[[Shadows of the Damned]]'' is the legend of Orpheus as a grindhouse action movie.
* ''[[The Simpsons Hit and Run]]'' is ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' meets [[The Simpsons (Video Game)|the Simpsons arcade game]] meets [[Continuity Porn]].
* ''[[The Simpsons Hit & Run]]'' is ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' meets [[The Simpsons (video game)|the Simpsons arcade game]] meets [[Continuity Porn]].
* ''[[Super Robot Taisen]]'' is ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' in terms of gameplay, [[Stealth Pun|combined]] with [[Humongous Mecha]] (or, alternately, Banpresto-made [[Licensed Game|licensed games]] depending on the entry).
* ''[[Super Robot Taisen]]'' is ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' in terms of gameplay, [[Stealth Pun|combined]] with [[Humongous Mecha]] (or, alternately, Banpresto-made [[Licensed Game|licensed games]] depending on the entry).
* ''[[Stinkoman 20 X 6 (Video Game)|Stinkoman 20 X 6]]'' is ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'' meets ''[[Homestar Runner (Web Animation)|Homestar Runner]]''.
* ''[[Stinkoman 20 X 6]]'' is ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' meets ''[[Homestar Runner]]''.
* ''[[Smash TV]]'' is ''[[Robotron 2084]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man (Film)|The Running Man]]''
* ''[[Smash TV]]'' is ''[[Robotron: 2084]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man (film)|The Running Man]]''
* ''Theathrythm Final Fantasy'' is what happens when the [[Elite Beat Agents]] meet [[Final Fantasy]].
* ''Theathrythm Final Fantasy'' is what happens when the [[Elite Beat Agents]] meet [[Final Fantasy]].
* ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' (2013) = ''[[Die Hard]]'' + Lost
* ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' (2013) = ''[[Die Hard]]'' + Lost
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' is ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia]]'' meets ''[[Pokémon]]''.
* ''[[Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World]]'' is ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' meets ''[[Pokémon]]''.
* ''[[Touhou]]'' itself is ''[[Kiki Kai Kai]]'' (Pocky & Rocky in the U.S.) meets ''[[Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro]]'' with an [[Improbably Female Cast]].
* ''[[Touhou]]'' itself is ''[[KiKi KaiKai]]'' (Pocky & Rocky in the U.S.) meets ''[[GeGeGe no Kitaro]]'' with an [[Fundamentally Female Cast]].
** ''[[Touhou]]'' is [[Moe]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|Meets]] [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|Myths]].
** ''[[Touhou]]'' is [[Moe]] [[Alliteration|Meets]] [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|Myths]].
* ''[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522276 Tuper Tario Tros.]'' is ''[[Super Mario Bros]]'' meets ''[[Tetris (Video Game)|Tetris]]'' very literally.
* ''[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/522276 Tuper Tario Tros.]'' is ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' meets ''[[Tetris]]'' very literally.
* ''[[Transcendence]]'' is ''[[Nethack]]'' meets ''[[Star Control]]''.
* ''[[Transcendence]]'' is ''[[Nethack]]'' meets ''[[Star Control]]''.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|Team Fortress 2]]'': ''[[The Incredibles]]'' meets ''[[Battlefield (Video Game)|Battlefield]]''.
* ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'': ''[[The Incredibles]]'' meets ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]]''.
* ''[[Terraria (Video Game)|Terraria]]'' is ''[[Minecraft]]'' meets ''[[Metroidvania]]''.
* ''[[Terraria]]'' is ''[[Minecraft]]'' meets ''[[Metroidvania]]''.
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]'': ''[[Ten Little Indians]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|Groundhog Day]]''.
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'': ''[[Ten Little Indians]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day]]''.
** ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]'' is ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' meets ''[[And Then There Were None]]''.
** ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' is ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' meets ''[[And Then There Were None]]''.
* ''[[An Untitled Story]]'': ''[[Super Metroid]]'' meets ''[[Jumper (Video Game)|Jumper]]''.
* ''[[An Untitled Story]]'': ''[[Super Metroid]]'' meets ''[[Jumper (video game)|Jumper]]''.
* ''V-Five'' is ''[[Gradius]]'' meets ''[[Raiden]]''.
* ''V-Five'' is ''[[Gradius]]'' meets ''[[Raiden]]''.
* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' is ''[[Battlefield (Video Game)|Battlefield]] 1942'' meets [[Sakura Wars]].
* ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' is ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield]] 1942'' meets [[Sakura Wars]].
* ''[[Vanquish]]'' is ''[[Gears of War]]'' meets ''[[PN 03]]'' meets ''[[Neo Human Casshern (Anime)|Neo Human Casshern]]''.
* ''[[Vanquish]]'' is ''[[Gears of War]]'' meets ''[[P.N.03]]'' meets ''[[Neo-Human Casshern]]''.
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' is ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' meets ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' story wise, with game play similar to ''[[Kung Fu Master]]''.
* ''[[Viewtiful Joe]]'' is ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' meets ''[[Last Action Hero]]'' story wise, with game play similar to ''[[Kung-Fu Master]]''.
* ''[[Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune]]'' is ''[[Initial D Arcade Stage (Video Game)|Initial D Arcade Stage]]'' meets ''[[Tokyo Xtreme Racer]]''.
* ''[[Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune]]'' is ''[[Initial D Arcade Stage]]'' meets ''[[Tokyo Xtreme Racer]]''.
* ''[[War Craft]]'': ''[[Dune II]]'' meets ''[[Lord of the Rings (Literature)|Lord of the Rings]]''.
* ''[[Warcraft]]'': ''[[Dune II]]'' meets ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]''.
** ''[[War Craft]] 3'' is ''[[Starcraft]]'' meets ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' at [[Norse Mythology]]'s Tavern.
** ''[[Warcraft]] 3'' is ''[[StarCraft]]'' meets ''[[Night of the Living Dead]]'' at [[Norse Mythology]]'s Tavern.
* ''[[Worms (Video Game)|Worms]]'' is ''[[Lemmings]]'' meets ''Artillery''. (The earliest prototype versions were reportedly named ''Lemartillery''.)
* ''[[Worms]]'' is ''[[Lemmings]]'' meets ''Artillery''. (The earliest prototype versions were reportedly named ''Lemartillery''.)
* ''Wibarm'' is ''[[Thexder (Video Game)|Thexder]]'' meets ''[[Dragon Slayer II Xanadu]]''.
* ''Wibarm'' is ''[[Thexder]]'' meets ''[[Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu]]''.
* ''[[Wet]]'' is ''[[Mirrors Edge]]'' meets ''[[Stranglehold]]'' meets ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', as directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]].
* ''[[Wet]]'' is ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'' meets ''[[Stranglehold]]'' meets ''[[Devil May Cry]]'', as directed by [[Quentin Tarantino]].
* ''[[Wario Ware (Video Game)|Wario Ware]]'': ''Game & Watch'' meets the animated segments of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''.
* ''[[Wario Ware]]'': ''Game & Watch'' meets the animated segments of ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''.
* The ''[[X Universe]]'' series is typically described as "''[[Freelancer]]'' <ref> You actually pilot your ship, emphasis on side missions, silly physics</ref> meets ''[[Eve Online]]'' <ref> being able to pilot any ship in the game, emphasis on the economy, [[Scenery Porn]]</ref> meets ''[[Elite (Video Game)|Elite]]''<ref>[[Wide Open Sandbox]] trading and combat.</ref>" -- though the ''X-Universe'' series predates both ''[[Freelancer]]'' and ''[[Eve Online]]''.
* The ''[[X Universe]]'' series is typically described as "''[[Freelancer]]'' <ref>You actually pilot your ship, emphasis on side missions, silly physics</ref> meets ''[[EVE Online]]'' <ref>being able to pilot any ship in the game, emphasis on the economy, [[Scenery Porn]]</ref> meets ''[[Elite]]''<ref>[[Wide Open Sandbox]] trading and combat.</ref>"—though the ''X-Universe'' series predates both ''[[Freelancer]]'' and ''[[EVE Online]]''.
* ''[[Xeno Gears]]'' can best be described as ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets ''[[G Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' meets [[Gnosticism]]. Of course, one of these works came out ''after'' the game did.
* ''[[Xenogears]]'' can best be described as ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' meets ''[[G Gundam]]'' meets ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' meets [[Gnosticism]]. Of course, one of these works came out ''after'' the game did.
* The freeware game ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' has been touted as "''[[Earthbound]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''," which is pretty accurate given the utter [[Mind Screw]] factor.
* The freeware game ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' has been touted as "''[[EarthBound]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]''," which is pretty accurate given the utter [[Mind Screw]] factor.
* ''[http://www.kongregate.com/zening Zening]'' is ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' meet ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120921103317/http://www.kongregate.com/zening Zening]'' is ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' meet ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Super Mario Bros|Mario]]: [[Mickey Mouse]] meets [[Popeye]], with [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|mushrooms instead of spinach!]]
* [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]]: [[Mickey Mouse]] meets [[Popeye]], with [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|mushrooms instead of spinach!]]
** Bowser: [[King Mook]] turtle meets [[Breath Weapon|fire breathing]] [[Kaiju]].
** Bowser: [[King Mook]] turtle meets [[Breath Weapon|fire breathing]] [[Kaiju]].
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] is [[Felix the Cat]] meets [[The Flash]].
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] is [[Felix the Cat]] meets [[The Flash]].
* Jack of ''[[Mad World]]'' looks like [[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Hellboy]] crossed with [[Evil Dead|Ash Williams.]]
* Jack of ''[[MadWorld]]'' looks like [[Hellboy (comics)|Hellboy]] crossed with [[Evil Dead|Ash Williams.]]
* [[Monster Hunter (Video Game)|Deviljho]] is what you get when Capcom watches ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and hires [[Dragon Quest|Koichi Sugiyama]]
* [[Monster Hunter|Deviljho]] is what you get when Capcom watches ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and hires [[Dragon Quest|Koichi Sugiyama]]
** And the voice of Wolverine for good measure.
** And the voice of Wolverine for good measure.
* [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Ryoji Mochizuki]]: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Kaworu Nagisa]] meets [[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|Zelos Wilder]] (Starts off on the Zelos end, but moves closer and closer to the Kaworu end as the game progresses).
* [[Persona 3|Ryoji Mochizuki]]: [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Kaworu Nagisa]] meets [[Tales of Symphonia|Zelos Wilder]] (Starts off on the Zelos end, but moves closer and closer to the Kaworu end as the game progresses).
* [[Earthbound (Video Game)|Porky Minch]]: [[South Park|Eric Cartman]] meets [[Sonichu|Christian Weston Chandler]]. Explored further on [[CW Cki]] [http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/User:Lime/Wild_Mass_Guessing here] and [http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/User:Clydec/porkypasta here].
* [[EarthBound|Porky Minch]]: [[South Park|Eric Cartman]] meets [[Sonichu|Christian Weston Chandler]]. Explored further on [[CW Cki]] [http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/User:Lime/Wild_Mass_Guessing here] and [http://www.sonichu.com/cwcki/User:Clydec/porkypasta here].
* From ''[[Persona 4 (Video Game)|Persona 4]]'':
* From ''[[Persona 4]]'':
** [[Fan Nickname|Souji Seta]] (the protagonist): [[Scooby Doo|Freddy]] meets [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Minato Arisato]].
** [[Fan Nickname|Souji Seta]] (the protagonist): [[Scooby Doo|Freddy]] meets [[Persona 3|Minato Arisato]].
** Yosuke Hanamura: [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Junpei Iori]] meets [[The Simpsons|Waylon Smithers]].
** Yosuke Hanamura: [[Persona 3|Junpei Iori]] meets [[The Simpsons (animation)|Waylon Smithers]].
*** {{spoiler|and when calling out Adachi, [[Death Note (Manga)|Near]] meets [[Code Geass|Suzaku]]. Bonus points for having the same English voice actor as Suzaku.}}
*** {{spoiler|and when calling out Adachi, [[Death Note|Near]] meets [[Code Geass|Suzaku]]. Bonus points for having the same English voice actor as Suzaku.}}
** Chie Satonaka: [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Yukari Takeba]] meets [[Bruce Lee]].
** Chie Satonaka: [[Persona 3|Yukari Takeba]] meets [[Bruce Lee]].
** Tohru Adachi: [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Shuji Ikutsuki]] meets [[Death Note (Manga)|Matsuda]].
** Tohru Adachi: [[Persona 3|Shuji Ikutsuki]] meets [[Death Note|Matsuda]].
*** {{spoiler|And then becomes [[Death Note (Manga)|Light]] meets [[Code Geass|Lelouch]]. Bonus points for having the same English voice actor as Lelouch}}.
*** {{spoiler|And then becomes [[Death Note|Light]] meets [[Code Geass|Lelouch]]. Bonus points for having the same English voice actor as Lelouch}}.
** Kanji Tatsumi: [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Shinjiro Aragaki]] (notice a pattern here?) meets [[The Simpsons (Animation)|Nelson Muntz]].
** Kanji Tatsumi: [[Persona 3|Shinjiro Aragaki]] (notice a pattern here?) meets [[The Simpsons (animation)|Nelson Muntz]].
*** Kanji Tatsumi was more of a [[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Shinjiro Aragaki meets Akihiko Sanada.]]
*** Kanji Tatsumi was more of a [[Persona 3|Shinjiro Aragaki meets Akihiko Sanada.]]
** Naoto Shirogane: [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Raidou Kuzunoha]] meets [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena Tenjou]].
** Naoto Shirogane: [[Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army|Raidou Kuzunoha]] meets [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena Tenjou]].
** ''[[Devil Survivor (Video Game)|Devil Survivor]]'''s [[Hello, Insert Name Here|protagonist]] is ''[[Persona 3 (Video Game)|Persona 3]]'''s meets [[Touhou|Wriggle Nightbug]].
** ''[[Devil Survivor]]''{{'}}s [[Hello, Insert Name Here|protagonist]] is ''[[Persona 3]]''{{'}}s meets [[Touhou|Wriggle Nightbug]].
* [[Guilty Gear|Leopaldon]] is [[Darkstalkers (Video Game)|Sasquatch]] meets [[Waku Waku 7|Politank Z]].
* [[Guilty Gear|Leopaldon]] is [[Darkstalkers|Sasquatch]] meets [[Waku Waku 7|Politank Z]].
** Faust: [[Jack the Ripper]] + [[The Gong Show|The Unknown Comic]].
** Faust: [[Jack the Ripper]] + [[The Gong Show|The Unknown Comic]].
** Chipp Zanuff: [[Billy Idol]] + [[Strider (Video Game)|Strider Hiryuu]].
** Chipp Zanuff: [[Billy Idol]] + [[Strider Hiryu]]u.
* [[Disgaea 3|Champloo-sensei]]: [[Disgaea 2|Adell]] + Emeril Lagasse (BAM!) + John Madden (BOOM!) + Adell (again, for extra [[Hot Blooded|spice]]).
* [[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice|Champloo-sensei]]: [[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories|Adell]] + Emeril Lagasse (BAM!) + John Madden (BOOM!) + Adell (again, for extra [[Hot-Blooded|spice]]).
* [[Castlevania|Simon Belmont]]: [[Conan the Barbarian]] meets [[Indiana Jones]].
* [[Castlevania|Simon Belmont]]: [[Conan the Barbarian]] meets [[Indiana Jones]].
** Richter Belmont: [[Street Fighter|Ryu]] meets Simon Belmont
** Richter Belmont: [[Street Fighter|Ryu]] meets Simon Belmont
** Juste Belmont: Alucard + Santa Claus.
** Juste Belmont: Alucard + Santa Claus.
* [[Blaz Blue|Bang Shishigami]]: [[Naruto|Naruto Uzumaki]] + [[Super Robot Wars|Sanger Zonvolt]].
* [[BlazBlue|Bang Shishigami]]: [[Naruto|Naruto Uzumaki]] + [[Super Robot Wars|Sanger Zonvolt]].
** Alternatively, Naruto meets '''[[Disgaea|CAPTAIN GORDON, DEFENDER OF EARTH!]]'''
** Alternatively, Naruto meets '''[[Disgaea|CAPTAIN GORDON, DEFENDER OF EARTH!]]'''
*** [http://www.google.co.id/imglanding?q=kisame+%26+harribel&um=1&hl=id&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=683&tbs=isch:1&tbnid=BIptbPtDbln9_M:&imgrefurl=http://lounge.moviecodec.com/vs-forum/kisame-hoshigaki-vs-zoro-from-op-76021/&imgurl=http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/user/6/6738-137355-bangequationjpg-620x.jpg&zoom=1&w=620&h=484 From this picture]: Bang = Naruto + [[Gurren Lagann|Kamina]].
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** Hazama: [[Bleach|Gin Ichimaru]] + [[Batman|The Joker]], with elements of [[Bleach|Aizen Sousuke]], [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Melty Blood|Night of Wallachia]].
** Hazama: [[Bleach|Gin Ichimaru]] + [[Batman|The Joker]], with elements of [[Bleach|Aizen Sousuke]], [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Melty Blood|Night of Wallachia]].
** Ragna The Bloodedge: [[Guilty Gear|Sol Badguy]] + [[Fate Stay Night|Archer]] + [[Devil May Cry|Dante]].
** Ragna The Bloodedge: [[Guilty Gear|Sol Badguy]] + [[Fate/stay night|Archer]] + [[Devil May Cry|Dante]].
** Hakumen: [[Guilty Gear|Justice]] + [[Fate Stay Night|Archer]] (again) + [[Final Fantasy 7|Sephiroth]].
** Hakumen: [[Guilty Gear|Justice]] + [[Fate/stay night|Archer]] (again) + [[Final Fantasy 7|Sephiroth]].
** Jin Kisaragi: [[Yu-Gi-Oh|Seito Kaiba]] + [[Fate Stay Night|Emiya Shirou]] + [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Tsukiyomi]].
** Jin Kisaragi: [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Seito Kaiba]] + [[Fate/stay night|Emiya Shirou]] + [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Tsukiyomi]].
** Relius Clover: [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Father]] + [[Char Clone|Char Aznable]] + [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]] + ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''.
** Relius Clover: [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Father]] + [[Char Clone|Char Aznable]] + [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Gendo Ikari]] + ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''.
** Nu-13: [[Guilty Gear|Dizzy]] + [[Mirai Nikki|Yuno Gasai]].
** Nu-13: [[Guilty Gear|Dizzy]] + [[Mirai Nikki|Yuno Gasai]].
** Valkenhayn: [[Batman|Alfred Pennyworth]] + [[Hellsing|Walter C. Dornez]] + [[Guilty Gear|Slayer (as a werewolf)]].
** Valkenhayn: [[Batman|Alfred Pennyworth]] + [[Hellsing|Walter C. Dornez]] + [[Guilty Gear|Slayer (as a werewolf)]].
* [[Mass Effect|Mordin Solus]]: [[Bleach|Retsu Unohana]] + [[The Big Bang Theory|Sheldon Cooper]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]].
* [[Mass Effect|Mordin Solus]]: [[Bleach|Retsu Unohana]] + [[The Big Bang Theory|Sheldon Cooper]] [[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE]].
** [[Dark Action Girl|Jack]]: [[Firefly|River Tam]] + [[God of War (Video Game)|Kratos]].
** [[Dark Action Girl|Jack]]: [[Firefly|River Tam]] + [[God of War (series)|Kratos]].
** Thane Krios: [[Hellboy (Comic Book)|Abe Sapiens]] as [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|the Spy]].
** Thane Krios: [[Hellboy (comics)|Abe Sapiens]] as [[Team Fortress 2|the Spy]].
** Shepard is [[Star Trek|James T. Kirk]] crossed with [[Knights of the Old Republic|Revan]].
** Shepard is [[Star Trek|James T. Kirk]] crossed with [[Knights of the Old Republic|Revan]].
* [[Baldurs Gate|Minsc]]: [[Asterix|Obelix]] + [[Deadpool]] + [[Conan the Barbarian]] + head injury + hamster
* [[Baldur's Gate|Minsc]]: [[Asterix|Obelix]] + [[Deadpool]] + [[Conan the Barbarian]] + head injury + hamster
* [[Knights of the Old Republic|Bastila Shan]] comes across as something of an [[Star Wars|Obi-Wan]] meets [[Neverwinter Nights|Aribeth]].
* [[Knights of the Old Republic|Bastila Shan]] comes across as something of an [[Star Wars|Obi-Wan]] meets [[Neverwinter Nights|Aribeth]].
** Carth is a bit of a cross between Han and Leia's initial defining characteristics.
** Carth is a bit of a cross between Han and Leia's initial defining characteristics.
* [[Duke Nukem]]: [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Bruce Campbell]] and pretty much every other 80s action movie hero, all rolled up into one pop culture parody.
* [[Duke Nukem]]: [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Bruce Campbell]] and pretty much every other 80s action movie hero, all rolled up into one pop culture parody.
* [[Kirby]] is Jigglypuff meets [[Super Mario Bros|Yoshi.]]
* [[Kirby]] is Jigglypuff meets [[Super Mario Bros.|Yoshi.]]
* [[Mother 3 (Video Game)|Lucas]]: [[Kingdom Hearts|Roxas]] meets [[Super Mario Bros|Luigi]] meets [[Fullmetal Alchemist|Alphonse Elric]]
* [[Mother 3|Lucas]]: [[Kingdom Hearts|Roxas]] meets [[Super Mario Bros.|Luigi]] meets [[Fullmetal Alchemist (manga)|Alphonse Elric]]
* [[Team Fortress 2 (Video Game)|The Scout]]: [[Earthbound|Ness]] meets [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] meets [[Banjo Kazooie|Kazooie]] meets [[Vince Offer]].
* [[Team Fortress 2|The Scout]]: [[EarthBound|Ness]] meets [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] meets [[Banjo-Kazooie|Kazooie]] meets [[Vince Offer]].
** Saxton Hale: just about every [[Memetic Badass]] meets Theodore Roosevelt in more than one respect (looks being one of them)
** Saxton Hale: just about every [[Memetic Badass]] meets Theodore Roosevelt in more than one respect (looks being one of them)
* [[Half Life|G-Man]] is [[The Matrix|Agent Smith]] meets [[Manos the Hands of Fate|Torgo]].
* [[Half Life|G-Man]] is [[The Matrix|Agent Smith]] meets [[Manos: The Hands of Fate|Torgo]].
* [[Devil May Cry|Dante]] is [[Space Adventure Cobra|Cobra]] meets [[Inuyasha]] meets [[Hellsing|Alucard]].
* [[Devil May Cry|Dante]] is [[Space Adventure Cobra|Cobra]] meets [[Inuyasha]] meets [[Hellsing|Alucard]].
* [[Endless Frontier|Haken Browning]] is [[Space Adventure Cobra|Cobra]] meets [[Devil May Cry|Dante]]
* [[Endless Frontier|Haken Browning]] is [[Space Adventure Cobra|Cobra]] meets [[Devil May Cry|Dante]]
** [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Archibald Grims]] is [[Full Metal Panic|Gauron]] cosplaying as [[G Gundam|Wong Yunfat]].
** [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Archibald Grims]] is [[Full Metal Panic!|Gauron]] cosplaying as [[G Gundam|Wong Yunfat]].
* [[Knights of the Old Republic|Bastila]] is [[Neverwinter Nights|Aribeth]] meets [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker]].
* [[Knights of the Old Republic|Bastila]] is [[Neverwinter Nights|Aribeth]] meets [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker]].
* [[Dragon Age 2|Merrill]] is [[Mass Effect|Tali]] crossed with an archetypal power-hungry [[Dungeons and Dragons]] wizard.
* [[Dragon Age 2|Merrill]] is [[Mass Effect|Tali]] crossed with an archetypal power-hungry [[Dungeons & Dragons]] wizard.
** Fenris is a hybrid of [[DOGS Bullets and Carnage|Heine Rammsteiner]] and [[Digimon Adventure|Tailmon]].
** Fenris is a hybrid of [[DOGS Bullets and Carnage|Heine Rammsteiner]] and [[Digimon Adventure|Tailmon]].
* [[Touhou|Sakuya Izayoi]] is [[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Dio Brando]] meets [[Black Butler (Manga)|Sebastian Michaelis]], genderbent.
* [[Touhou|Sakuya Izayoi]] is [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Dio Brando]] meets [[Black Butler|Sebastian Michaelis]], genderbent.
* The [[Sins of a Solar Empire|Advent]], as a whole, are [[Stargate SG 1|Ori]] with a [[Star Trek|Borg Collective]], with [[Supreme Commander (Video Game)|Aeon Illuminate]] theme.
* The [[Sins of a Solar Empire|Advent]], as a whole, are [[Stargate SG-1|Ori]] with a [[Star Trek|Borg Collective]], with [[Supreme Commander|Aeon Illuminate]] theme.
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Tai]]ls is [[Dexters Laboratory (Animation)|Dexter]] or [[Harry Potter (Literature)|Hermione]] meets one of the kids from [[Fantastic Mr. Fox|Fantastic mr Fox]]
* [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Tai]]ls is [[Dexter's Laboratory|Dexter]] or [[Harry Potter (novel)|Hermione]] meets one of the kids from [[Fantastic Mr. Fox|Fantastic mr Fox]]
* [[Bounty Hunter|Zegram Ghart]] from [[Rogue Galaxy]] has been described by fans as [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Jack Sparrow]] meets [[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Auron]]
* [[Bounty Hunter|Zegram Ghart]] from [[Rogue Galaxy]] has been described by fans as [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Jack Sparrow]] meets [[Final Fantasy X|Auron]]
* [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]] is [[Astro Boy]] meets [[Neo Human Casshern (Anime)|Casshern]].
* [[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] is [[Astro Boy]] meets [[Neo-Human Casshern|Casshern]].
* [[War Craft|Arthas]] is [[King Arthur]] meets [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]]
* [[Warcraft|Arthas]] is [[King Arthur]] meets [[Star Wars|Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader]]
* [[Ratchet and Clank|Captain Quark]] is [[Dragonball Z|Mr. Satan]] meets [[The Hangover|Alan Garner]]
* [[Ratchet and Clank|Captain Quark]] is [[Dragonball Z|Mr. Satan]] meets [[The Hangover|Alan Garner]]
* [[Pokémon|Shinx]] is [[Kimba the White Lion]] meets Pikachu.
* [[Pokémon|Shinx]] is [[Kimba the White Lion]] meets Pikachu.
** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|The Great Dusknoir]] is [[Eternal Darkness|Pious Augustus]] meets [[Terminatorthe|Terminator]].
** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon|The Great Dusknoir]] is [[Eternal Darkness|Pious Augustus]] meets [[Terminatorthe|Terminator]].
* [[Ape Escape|Specter]]: [[Planet of the Apes|Dr. Zaius]] meets [[Mega Man (Video Game)|Dr. Wily]] and [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]], minus the mommy issues.
* [[Ape Escape|Specter]]: [[Planet of the Apes|Dr. Zaius]] meets [[Mega Man (video game)|Dr. Wily]] and [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]], minus the mommy issues.
* [[Asura's Wrath|Asura]]: [[Street Fighter|Akuma]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] and [[God of War (Video Game)|Kratos]].
* [[Asura's Wrath|Asura]]: [[Street Fighter|Akuma]] meets [[Fist of the North Star|Kenshiro]] and [[God of War (series)|Kratos]].
** Augus: [[Tekken|Jinpachi]] meets [[Bleach|Kenpachi]] with [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth's sword]].
** Augus: [[Tekken|Jinpachi]] meets [[Bleach|Kenpachi]] with [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth's sword]].
* [[Half-Life (Video Game)|Gordon Freeman]]: [[Silent Protagonist]] meets meets [[Badass Normal]] (meets [[Powered Armor]]).
* [[Half-Life (series)|Gordon Freeman]]: [[Silent Protagonist]] meets meets [[Badass Normal]] (meets [[Powered Armor]]).
* [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]] is [[Escape From New York Snake|Plissken]] meets [[James Bond]] meets [[Splinter Cell|Sam Fisher]].
* [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]] is [[Escape From New York Snake|Plissken]] meets [[James Bond]] meets [[Splinter Cell|Sam Fisher]].
** Big Boss is Plissken meets [[Rambo]].
** Big Boss is Plissken meets [[Rambo]].
* [[Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors|Snake]] is [[Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)|Miles Edgeworth]] with a bit of either a grown-up Another Day [[The World Ends With You|Joshua Kiryu]] or [[The Princess Bride|Westley]].
* [[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors|Snake]] is [[Ace Attorney|Miles Edgeworth]] with a bit of either a grown-up Another Day [[The World Ends With You|Joshua Kiryu]] or [[The Princess Bride|Westley]].
** Santa is [[Bleach|Toshiro Hitsugaya]] meets [[The World Ends With You|Beat]].
** Santa is [[Bleach|Toshiro Hitsugaya]] meets [[The World Ends With You|Beat]].
** Clover is [[Harvest Moon|Luna]] meets [[Death Note (Manga)|Misa Amane]].
** Clover is [[Harvest Moon|Luna]] meets [[Death Note|Misa Amane]].
* [[Syphon Filter|Gabriel Logan]] is [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]] meets [[Splinter Cell|Sam Fisher]].
* [[Syphon Filter|Gabriel Logan]] is [[Metal Gear Solid|Solid Snake]] meets [[Splinter Cell|Sam Fisher]].
* [[Bayonetta]] is [[Devil May Cry|Dante]] meets [[Space Channel 5|Ulala]].
* [[Bayonetta]] is [[Devil May Cry|Dante]] meets [[Space Channel 5|Ulala]].
* [[Bio Shock|Andrew Ryan]] is [[The Aviator|Howard Hughes]] meets [[Ayn Rand]]
* [[BioShock (series)|Andrew Ryan]] is [[The Aviator|Howard Hughes]] meets [[Ayn Rand]]


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  1. ↑ While the series is also associated with Predator thanks to Bob Wakelin's cover artwork for the NES version (who used promotional stills from Predator for reference), the original Contra arcade game actually predates Predator by four months.
  2. ↑ top-down 2-D Space
  3. ↑ Wide Open Sandbox space simulator
  4. ↑ You actually pilot your ship, emphasis on side missions, silly physics
  5. ↑ being able to pilot any ship in the game, emphasis on the economy, Scenery Porn
  6. ↑ Wide Open Sandbox trading and combat.
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