In the vein of Chuck Klosterman’s “game” of “what movie represents a band?” we here in Thoronia have decided to do the same thing, thinking about what games are movies, you know, like to compare Left 4 Dead to Dawn of the Dead… listen, it’ll make sense once we get started, and we’re way overdue for a list.
- Fallout 3 makes us think of A Boy and His Dog.
- Little Big Planet makes us think of Juno.
- NHL 09 makes us think of Slapshot.
- Far Cry 2 makes us think of Blood Diamond.
- Tex Murphy (any) makes us think of Blade Runner.
- Dead Space makes us think of Alien.
- Gears of War makes us think of 300… in the future (or Last Action Hero).
- Half-Life (1 and 2) makes us think of V for Vendetta.
- Bioshock makes us think of Alphaville.
- Grand Theft Auto IV makes us think of Eastern Promises.
- Mirror’s Edge makes us think of Rollerball (or Logan’s Run).
- Deus Ex makes us think of The Matrix.
- Syndicate makes us think of Battle Royale.
- Metal Gear Solid 4 makes us think of Rambo (IV).
- Super Mario Bros. makes us think of Running Man.
- Relentless makes us think of the Prisoner.
- Resident Evil makes us think of 28 Days Later.
- Grim Fandango makes us think of Casablanca.
- Tetris makes us think of Schizopolis.
- Oblivion makes us think of Lord of the Rings.
- Mass Effect makes us think of Gattaca.
- System Shock 2 makes us think of Apocalypse Now.
- Burnout series makes us think of Days of Thunder.
- X-Com makes us think of Sphere.
- Portal makes us think of Cube.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 makes us think of Being John Malkovich.
- No More Heroes makes us think of Kill Bill.
- Full Throttle makes us think of Easy Rider.
- Conker’s Bad Fur Day makes us think of South Park: The Movie.
- Ecco the Dolphin makes us think of The Day of the Dolphin.
Hmm… lot of Sci-Fi. Got more?
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