Video game adaptation in film and television

Some video games have been adapted into films and television series.

History

1986-1992: First feature films

Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! and Running Boy Star Soldier no Himitsu, were among the first two and earliest feature films adapted from video games in the 1980s, both films were made for Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986. Three Dragon Quest films were released prior in July 1992 to the following year.

1993-2001: Super Mario Bros. and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

After a few animated films adapted from video games began in the 1980s; The first live action film based on a video game of the same name, Super Mario Bros., was released on May 28, 1993, to critical and commercial failure. Critics including Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert have divided opinions over the plot, inconsistent tone, and lack of faithfulness to the source material.[1]

Reception

Critical response

Many films based on video games have often received generally mixed or negative reviews, often for their screenplays, casting choices, and lack of originality or loyalty to the source material. From 2019 to 2022 according to review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, only five video game films had a "fresh" (60% or above) rating on Rotten Tomatoes: The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), Detective Pikachu (2019), Sonic the Hedgehog (2020), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and Gran Turismo (2023). Werewolves Within (2021) became the best-reviewed film based on a video game.[2]

Additionally, only nine video game television series had a "fresh" (60% or above) from 2017 to 2023: Castlevania (2017), Carmen Sandiego (2019), Dragon's Dogma (2020), Arcane (2021), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Halo, Sonic Prime, and The Cuphead Show! (all in 2022), and The Last of Us and Twisted Metal (all in 2023); with Arcane, Carmen Sandiego, Castlevania, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, and The Last of Us received universal acclaim and garnered over 90% of approval ratings, having considered five of the best video game adaptations ever made.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Revenues

In the video game film adaptation box office, only six films had a box office gross with more than $400 million worldwide as of April 2023: Warcraft (2016), Rampage (2018), Detective Pikachu (2019), Uncharted (2022), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), with the latter becoming the first video game film to ever pass the $1 billion mark and among one of the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time.

Awards

In television series, Arcane and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners have won multiple awards from nominations including; Annie Award for Best General Audience Animated Television/Broadcast Production, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, and The Game Award for Best Adaptation for the former;[11] 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Anime of the Year for the latter; all of which are the first two video game adaptations to win these major honors. The Last of Us received five nominations at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards and nineteen at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, making it the first live-action video game adaptation to receive major awards consideration.[12]

See also

References
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  2. "49 Video Game Movies Ranked by Tomatometer". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. Madsen, Hayes. "You need to watch 2022's best video game adaptation ASAP". Inverse. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  4. Goddard, Matt (2022-09-19). "The 10 best TV and Movie video game adaptations of all time". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  5. Das, Shraddha (2022-09-07). "Who Are The Voice Actors behind Emmy Winning Series, 'Arcane'?". Netflix Junkie. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  6. Selway, Jake (2023-01-26). "The Last of Us Show and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Prove That Good Adaptations Are Amazing For Video Games". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  7. "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Is One of the Best Videogame Adaptations of All Time, According to Rotten Tomatoes". epicstream.com. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  8. Jennings, Collier (2022-09-18). "'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Proves That Anime Is the Best Medium to Adapt Video Games". Collider. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  9. "Why Hollywood Has Turned to Video Games as Its Next IP Gold Mine | Charts". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  10. Searle, Tyler B. (2022-09-28). "10 Best Animated Shows Based on Video Games". Collider. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  11. Grobar, Matt (2022-08-22). "The Game Awards Sets 2022 Date, Introduces Best Adaptation Category". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  12. Vary, Adam B. (July 12, 2023). "'The Last of Us' Emmy Noms Make It the First Live-Action Video Game Adaptation to Earn Major Awards Consideration". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
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