Posted on Wednesday 14 September 2011
Video games based on TV shows have not had a good track record, and for good reason. Though many game developers are accused of simply trying to cash in on the success of one thing or another, there is no question that games based on TV shows are just that. Typically marred by cheap production value, bad graphics, messy user interfaces, and overall cheesy gameplay, these games have earned the reputation of being not worth a purchase, unless by the most die hard of fans.
An example of this would be games based on the very popular TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The basic premise of the game is to investigate a crime scene by navigating your agent from one clue to another. A few gimmicks are introduced, such as lab and field work, but the overall experience is the same. A selling point used to market the game was that the actors from the show would lend their voices to the game. As is normally the case when that claim is made, it would seem the budget was spent on hiring the voice talent, and not on making the game even remotely worth playing. This is just one example of video games based on tv shows not being worh their purchase price.