It seems most video games based on movies turn out awful. I recently played the movie tie-in Thor, made by SEGA, and to no surprise it was terrible. I would expect the developers to at least give players some feeling that we are actually playing as a Norse hammer-wielding god. Instead you find you're just playing a terribly generic button mashing glitch fest. Thanks to my buddy who lent me the game. I would regret bitterly if I bought it from EB Games.
Generally speaking, movie games have to ship in time for the films release to generate sales; therefore production is often rushed causing movie games to be low quality. Due to the rushed production of movie games, they tend to be full of glitches, un-imaginative, and un-polished. Let me point out the reason why developers don't try their best. The games are just products to further hype the movie, therefore developers can put little effort in and get away with it.
There are always some exceptions. In 2010, Toy Story 3 was a pretty solid experience whereas the tie-in to X-Men Origins: Wolverine ended up being better than the movie itself! Developers should look at these games and see how much time and effort was spent into making an actual enjoyable experience.
Source: http://persownage.com/2012/12/28/why-are-video-games-based-on-movies-almost-always-bad/
By Shin Park
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