I don't know what possessed me to do this, but the fact that liscensed games get such a bad rap bothers me. As such, I'm going to share with you ten that I think are really good.
#10 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Xbox) - This was the first (and last, unfortunately) of the Harry Potter games to have everything. For starters, it was the first time you got to play as Hermione and Ron. This was key having all three be playable, and each had their part to play in the quest, like in the books and films. Also, Quidditch has never been more fun in a video game. The Quidditch World Cup game had it's moments, but it was so repititous that I grew to hate it.
#9 The Hobbit (Gamecube) - Another weird one in most peoples books. In essence, Zelda gameplay in minute chunks of levels. While it was sad that you couldn't free roam the world, it was still gorgeous to look at in gameplay, and traversing what was literally a war, changing the outcome to achieve your goals was so impressive. The Zelda series will have to be similar to it if they ever hope to do a full scale battle in game.
#8 Aladdin (Sega Genesis) - There's not a lot to say about this one. You fight your way through the landmarks of the film, storybooked with text and images from the movie. All in all, not bad, but only here because of nostalgia's sake.
#7 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the NES one) - Um...yeah. I love this game. It was the first game that I ever actively cared about beating, for a number of reasons. First, it was the Ninja Turtles...their awesomeness can not be beaten by one hard as hell game. Stupid swimming level though.
#6 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Dreamcast) - I'm not big on fighting games, but whenever I see this in arcades, it instantly gets a play. War Machine - Venom - Megaman...blue and black, just like you're about to be. Heh heh.
#5 Goldeneye 64 - What can I say? It's Goldeneye, and you may have the Golden Gun, but I have the Automatic Shotgun.
#4 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Xbox) - Shameless fun for fans, that's all. Not a bad 3D beat-em'-up though.
#3 Kingdom Hearts - It's a liscensed game...with all those Disney characters it has to be. Square Enix didn't take it easy on this one. I just hope the series continues to be good.
#2 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox) - Another one I can't say much about, save that BioWare is awesome, and this was the game that introduced me to their greatness.
#1 Spider-Man 2 (Xbox) - Ok...so you're probably thinking how could this beat KotOR and Kingdom Hearts. Well have you played it? Have you swung around New York City? Have you lost eight hours from the starting screen to the credit roll entirely entralled in it? Have you so wished Spider Man 3 hadn't been jacked up so bad that Black Cat got removed and instead we got flaming gay, super emo Peter Parker? Well, I have done all four. This game is just amazing, and I suggest you check it out.
So what's your favorite liscensed game not on this list, and why?
-Sara
Edit: This was my first foray into the dreaded top ten lists...and far from my last. This is one I want to redo entirely at one point though.
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