"Licensed games" refers to video games that are created based on popular movies, TV shows, or other intellectual properties. These games are authorized or approved by the owners of the original content and often feature characters, storylines, and settings from the original source material.
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The
officially licensed game allows users to create a lineup of their favorite baseball players from all 30 teams and compete against friends.
I consider it to be among the
best licensed games of all time and easily one of my favorite titles of the last generation.
The developer is probably the best studio
making licensed games right now — what's more, it's making them cool again.
Licensed games don't exactly have the best of reputations - they're often a complete waste of time and money.
It's that
rare licensed game that comes from the marriage of a developer and franchise who are perfect for each other.
But unlike most
crappy license games that do the same exact thing over and over, they do try to change it up.
Even for a quick
rush license game, this a new standard in how incomplete a game could be.
It would appear that we gamers are addicted to the prospect of
successful licensed games, like a crack addict to, well, crack.
At the end of the
day licensed games sell for the most part because of the name, not the actual quality of the product.
I mean, no one actually
expects licensed games to be good and it's considered a rare treat if one is anything better than awful.
The publisher released a small quantity of games during the holiday quarter including: Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, a port of the Disneyland ride Toy Story Mania for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and a few
licensed games on the mobile platforms, which one consisted of a game adaptation of their hit movie, Wreck - it - Ralph.
Sure, we had the Baten Kaitos» and the Devil May Crys and the endless stream of
licensed games with shitty imitation voice acting, (that stream is still running today, sadly) but we also had greatness in the form of Final Fantasy XII, Xenosaga, Dragon Quest VIII, and surely more that escape my mind at the moment.
Developer: Artefacts Studio Publisher: Microïds Platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC Release date: Autumn 2016 Apart from officially
licensed games like MotoGP, bike racing games have been pretty sparse for the past few years, but the recent release of DriveClub Bikes reminded us just how fun bike racing games used to be when they weren't so serious.
Second, DeNA is largely known
for licensed games filled with in - app purchases, and Nintendo has shown interest in incorporating these transactions into its games, so players should expect to get hit up for cash a whole bunch.
Capcom said that it would look to release mobile titles both domestically and further afield, with
licensed games in Asia a particular interest.
Okay, I know this is a UFC
licensed game so I wouldn't expect them to add a «go to Bellator» option, but come on, you couldn't have at least sent me back to the UFA to finish my career and retire?
There have not been as many official Dungeons & Dragons
licensed games released in recent years, but the list that follows includes some of the best, including games from the gold box series as well as a few newer releases.
As far
as licensed games go, they have previously worked on both the MXGP and the MotoGP series.
■ Official
licensed game from the International Olympic Committee Join in the world \'s greatest sporting event — in the magical city of Rio de Janerio, Brazil ■ Play the game!
With all that said, for a rushed out
licensed game based on a kid's show, you could do worse than Madou King Granzort.
The company also released a number
of licensed games including The Room 3 from Fireproof Games and World of Tanks: Blitz from Wargaming (World of Tanks for PC is licensed to a different operator in China).
Some of the company's recent releases
include licensed games like «Captain America: The Winter Soldier» and «The Amazing Spider - Man 2,» as well as original properties like «Asphalt 8: Airborne» and «Dungeon Hunter 4.»
While Digimon Rumble Arena 2 was made by some third party company that banks on making
cheap licensed games, TMNT Smash Up was made by the same group of people that worked on Super Smash Bros Brawl (in fact that was the huge selling point).
So
few licensed games manage to completely capture the spirit of their source material, but not for one second did I not feel like the Caped Crusader while playing through these three (soon to be four!)
While
many licensed games ride on the coattails of their source material, the Metro series is the result of a unique partnership with Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.
Lego Worlds is you run - of - the - mill
Licensed game by Tt games but this one dose something a little new.
The game's push to come to a Nintendo platform was helped by a trio of the game's supporters and high - up employees at Nintendo: vice president of licensing Steve Singer; Mark Griffin, a senior manager in
licensing game development at Nintendo; and the company's then - head of indie development, Dan Adelman.
Dirty stuff such as working for the industry giants marketing video games, selling games, things like Distribution and even
Licensing game IP to make crazy stuff like T - Shirts or board games.
The
official licensed game of the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship focused on both the 2013 season and the legendary drivers of the 1980s and 1990s.
The company exited the traditional kids»
licensed games business, and streamlined its product line, organization, and cost structure to support a smaller company positioned for sustained profitability.
* Numerous
licensed games means that the chances of seeing games like Spider - Man and Mickey Mouse are slim to none, unless Sega pulls a Konami and works something out with Disney (Fortunately, Disney owns Marvel now, so that's two birds with one stone.
This new Mummy game is part of a long tradition in which developer WayForward makes us take a second look
at licensed games — who knows what belly - flop of a Hollywood blockbuster they'll make us care about next?
Where
most licensed games exclude those unfamiliar with the source material, Epic Mickey readily invites.
The video game publisher is best known for its core video game franchises like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Scribblenauts, and
various licensed games around Warner Bros..