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* ''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 (Video Game)|Audiosurf]]'' is ''[[Rock Band]]'' meets ''[[F-Zero]]'' meets ''[[Tron Lines|TRON]] [[Tron Legacy (Film)|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 (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.
* ''[[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.
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* ''[[Lugaru (Video Game)|Lugaru]]'' is ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' meets lo-res computer graphics.
* ''[[Lugaru (Video Game)|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 Majoras Mask (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]'' is ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' meets ''[[Groundhog Day (Film)|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 (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
* ''[[LA Noire]]'' is ''[[LA Confidential]]'' meets ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''
* ''[[LA Noire]]'' is ''[[LA Confidential]]'' meets ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''
* ''[[Manhunt (Video Game)|Manhunt]]'' is ''[[The Warriors]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man]]'' meets the [[Slasher Movie]] genre.
* ''[[Manhunt (Video Game)|Manhunt]]'' is ''[[The Warriors]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man]]'' meets the [[Slasher Movie]] genre.
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* ''[[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.
* ''[[Rule of Rose]]'': ''[[Lord of the Flies (Literature)|Lord of the Flies]]'' meets ''[[Silent Hill]]'', except that they are all girls.
* ''[[Rez]]'': ''[[Space Harrier (Video Game)|Space Harrier]]'' meets ''[[Tron]]'' with a helping of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia synesthesia].
* ''[[Rez]]'': ''[[Space Harrier (Video Game)|Space Harrier]]'' meets ''[[Tron]]'' with a helping of [[wikipedia:Synesthesia|synesthesia]].
* [[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]]''.
* [[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]]''.
* 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]]''.
* 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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* ''[[Singularity]]'' is ''[[Bio Shock]]'' meets ''[[Back to The Future]]'' meets ''[[Command and Conquer|Red Alert]]''.
* ''[[Singularity]]'' is ''[[Bio Shock]]'' meets ''[[Back to The Future]]'' meets ''[[Command and 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]]''.
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*** ''[[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 (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]'' meets ''[[Star Trek]]''.
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* ''[[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 (Video Game)|Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' is ''[[Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|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 Kai Kai]]'' (Pocky & Rocky in the U.S.) meets ''[[Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro]]'' with an [[Improbably-Female Cast]].
** ''[[Touhou]]'' is [[Moe]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|Meets]] [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|Myths]].
** ''[[Touhou]]'' is [[Moe]] [[Added Alliterative Appeal|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 (Video Game)|Tetris]]'' very literally.
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** 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 (Video Game)|Strider Hiryuu]].
* [[Disgaea 3|Champloo-sensei]]: [[Disgaea 2|Adell]] + Emeril Lagasse (BAM!) + John Madden (BOOM!) + Adell (again, for extra [[Hot Blooded|spice]]).
* [[Disgaea 3|Champloo-sensei]]: [[Disgaea 2|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

Revision as of 00:29, 26 January 2014


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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 Two 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.