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We might as well face the facts that most video games based on movies are total crap. But, what about those films out there that would truly offer up a compelling gaming experience? Isn't it about time they got their moment in the spotlight? Join us for the top ten movies that are dying for a video game license.

#10 Speed - [ PS2 ]

In the summer of 1994, you'd be hard-pressed to find a guy that didn't want A) a haircut like Keanu Reeves had in Speed, and B) Speed: the Game. Just driving a bus around would get old quickly, so the concept would probably work best as a mix of driving, 3rd-person action, and on-rails shooter levels. It worked for Die Hard Trilogy!

KEY MOMENT: One-handed psychopath Howard Payne has your partner at gunpoint. "What do you do, hot shot?... Shoot the hostage, of course!

#10 Speed
85% average
critic
score

#9 Pee-Wee's Big Adventure - [ PS2 ]

Batman and Beetlejuice both got the crappy, 8-bit side-scroller treatment, so why not Tim Burton's true 80's classic? Pee-Wee's misadventure to find his bike is a perfect fit, with great characters like Dotty, Simone, and jailbird-on-the-lamb Mickey to help out along the way, and killer power-ups like the boomerang bow tie and headlight glasses. Ghoulish truck driver Large Marge, Randy the angry redneck, and spoiled brat Francis are ready-made bosses, and exotic locales like the Alamo, roadside Dinosaur Park (yes, the same one from The Wizard) and Warner Bros. Studio lot offer plenty of variety for level design.

KEY MOMENT: The excellent chase scene near the end, when Pee-Wee finally gets his bike back, is made for a mine cart level.

#9 Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
64% average
critic
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#8 Kill Bill - [ Playstation ]

Ever since Bushido Blade redefined the sword fighting genre on the original PlayStation, it's had few serious challengers. Licensing Quentin Tarantino's revenge/samurai/western epic could blow the dust off the artful, one-critical-hit-kills gameplay, and pull players into the skin-tight yellow leathers of The Bride on her quest for vengeance. Levels would vary between prolonged, one-on-one duels with former Deadly Viper Assassination Squad members and all-out melees with dozens of Crazy 88's, and cutscenes would tell the story in Tarantino's signature, out-of-order style.

KEY MOMENT: An opening training level with the ever-popular ancient sensei Pai-mei.

#8 Kill Bill
82% average
critic
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#7 Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow - [ PS2 ]

Considering this movie looked like a game to begin with, it's hard to believe nobody saw the potential for a cool 3D space shooter (a la Star Fox) in this one. In the tradition of every great shooter. you've got an army of massive robots on the ground and in the air to destroy, and imaginative settings like retro-futuristic New York, the mountains of Nepal, a floating aircraft carrier, and even the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

KEY MOMENT: The game could flesh out the movie's rather thin story with side missions, putting the player in the cockpit with Franky, the one-eyed danger girl played by Angelina Jolie.

#7 Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
82% average
critic
score

#6 Labyrinth - [ PSP ]

Guide Sarah through a world of danger and magic to rescue baby brother Toby. In keeping with the movie's theme, this could be a straight-up exploration title through a hauntingly beautiful, yet creepy nether-world. In the vein of Ico, the only weapons at your disposal are your wits and the help of some friendly creatures that inhabit the Labyrinth.

KEY MOMENT: Considering this cult classic came out in 1986, we're probably better off without a Labyrinth game. No baby brother is worth battling David Bowie with that ridiculous hair... not to mention the codpiece.

#6 Labyrinth
52% average
critic
score