Video game adaptations are enjoying a bit of a renaissance right now. A video game getting made into a movie used to have fans bracing for embarrassment, expecting some cheap, unwatchable slop to be dragged out and projected onto a big screen bearing the name of their favorite games. While there are some modern game movies that are still bad, it at least feels like somebody’s trying to make a good film rather than just trying to cash in on a big name, even if they don’t succeed.
I guess that’s one thing we can thank the constant corporate franchise plays for— companies don’t want to sully their brands with a low-effort adaptation, so we get well-made movies like the Sonic the Hedgehog series and shows like The Last of Us winning awards. But man, there are still some stinkers out there, and even some still being made today. Let’s run through some of the worst video game movies, all while keeping in mind that there are plenty other bad ones we won’t get to touch on.