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Why no Dark Knight game?

July 11, 2008 in News comments 22

That VideoGame Blog's Brandon Austin wonders why there's no usual rushed, crappy videogame tie in for the upcoming The Dark Knight. A little IGN slip-up gives hope there still could be one in development.

As we approach July 18th, there seems to be one thing all critics, fans, and soccer moms (yes, soccer moms) can agree on….The Dark Knight will indeed kick much ass. But arguably one of the most remarkable aspects of this film has to be evident to gamers: There is no video game tie-in for this soon to be summer blockbuster. I don’t see this necessarily as a bad thing, but I must ask — Why?
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  • 2
    MusiKon Jul 11, 08
    I think this is a good thing. Not every movie needs a video game tie-in.
  • 0
    Onvacation Jul 11, 08
    Good. It isn't needed and it'll be 100% not good ever.
  • 4
    Silent Storm Jul 11, 08
    I'm kinda surprised though, as there was a Batman Begins game. (It wasn't that bad either)
  • -1
    BlackLabel Jul 11, 08
    Unless Heath Ledger did voice work for a Dark Knight game we know nothing about then it would fail as i would hope Bale and the rest would add their voice talents to the game... The game would probably ruin the movie in some way.
    • -2
      ali3n Jul 11, 08
      There are better voice talents out there for Batman characters than the movie cast.
  • 0
    kik36 Jul 11, 08
    I am a bit surprised......but I think it's a good thing.
  • 7
    Big Willie Jul 11, 08
    I would much rather them make a good batman game rather than one that was solely based around the movie. In all honesty the Batman franchise would be an easy game to pull off it they had the right people doing it. Imagine a game where Gotham is free roaming and you have to use your stealth/detective skills to progress the story line rather than just a straight beat 'em up.
  • 0
    PangTong_Blademaster Jul 11, 08
    I think the Lego Batman game is supposed stand in for the Dark Knight VG's replacement
  • 2
    Zeon I Jul 11, 08
    Thank God. The game would have a 99.99% Chance of sucking anyway. =/
  • 0
    The Hazard Jul 12, 08
    Bah. We've come to a point where movie games are expected now, around the time a movie comes out. Not needed for this, even though TDK looks very promising.
  • 0
    Supernouva Jul 12, 08
    Simple, the game would spoil the movie.
  • 0
    Demonfurby Jul 12, 08
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    Simple, the game would spoil the movie.
    Yeah, that's so true, look at Spiderman or Ironman, those movies did horrible >.
  • 1
    Storm Jul 12, 08
    Batman Begins was an alright game, imo. I liked the Batmobile level, and the whole 'fear factor' bit.

    If they could improve (vastly) on what they started, it could be a decent movie-adaptation of a game.
  • -1
    Jaw Knee Jul 12, 08
    The best movideogame was King Kong. They don't get much better than that, and it might be the best decision.
  • 0
    Final Blade Jul 12, 08
    Personally I rather not have a batman game, unless the people do it right. And there's a lot of devs being lazy with these types of games.
  • -4
    Marshal Loss Jul 12, 08
    I hate Batman and no game = good news!
    • 0
      Gamesta100 Jul 12, 08
      Well Batman is the ONLY DC character I like
  • 2
    DragoniteBallZ Jul 13, 08
    The game Goldeneye 007 was released 2 and a half years after the movie. Worth it?
  • 0
    Jaw Knee Jul 13, 08
    So I was thumb downed because...?

    You guys are crackers.
    • 0
      Gamesta100 Jul 14, 08
      I guess some tool didn't like you saying King Kong was the best movie game, I don't know.

      People are pathetic immature morons who I think just thumb people down for the sake of it.
  • 1
    Bale Fire* Jul 14, 08
    It wasn't for the sake of it, someone just disagreed with your comment that's all. Which is what the system is for

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