"As goes with all creative works, there's nothing new under the sun. At least that's what they say.

Video games are no different. How many times have you played a game and asked "haven't I done this somewhere before?" And the chances are you probably have. A lot of great ideas are recycled again and again for countless reasons (mostly due to marketing, of course).

While some of these games parallel their respective host title, several actually managed to break away, finding their own suc..."

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  1. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
  2. Half-Life
  3. God of War
  4. Gears of War 2
  5. Metroid Prime
  6. Halo: Combat Evolved
  7. Steel Battalion
  8. BioShock
  9. Street Fighter franchise
  10. Madden NFL
  11. NBA Live 09
  12. Mega Man franchise
  13. Tomb Raider
  14. Super Mario Bros. franchise
  15. Sonic the Hedgehog
  16. Mario Kart Wii
  17. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
  18. Final Fantasy VII
  19. Burnout Paradise
  20. Ninja Gaiden
  21. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
  22. Castlevania, LEGO Indiana Jones
  23. Stubbs The Zombie: Rebel Without A Pulse
  24. Bonk series
  25. Ghosts 'N Goblins
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