Summer movie games still stink

David Rudden, Assistant Editor May 25, 2006

There are certain things you expect every summer: barbeques, beaches, and bad movie-based games. Capitalizing on the post-E3/preholiday lull, many developers clog the gaming marketplace with terrible games designed to cash in on a hot movie license--much in the same way that those ranch-covered buffalo wings clog your arteries. While most families have yet to pull the tarp off their pools, three turds have already dropped in the water so far: The Da Vinci Code, Over the Hedge, and X-Men: The Official Game. They're all available for a multitude of consoles, so you're sure to find them for whatever system you want to defile. The worst part? There's plenty more where that came from. We have The Fast and the Furious, Superman, Ant Bully, Miami Vice, and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest coming soon. If there's one decent title among them, consider yourself lucky.

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Must-have games: relatively movie-free,

TV-based games: no better,

E3 2006: Superman impressions,

E3 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean,

E3 2006: The Fast and the Furious flunks