Catwoman: games to movies to games

The inevitable game for the new Catwoman film has been released amid some really quite unsurprisingly negative reviews. Releasing games almost simultaneously with the appropriate film seems to be becoming pretty much an accepted standard these days, presumably to milk every last sweet drop from the teats of the cash cow before they turn black and drop off.

Excuse my cynicism, but this is happening rather a lot these days. Big Hollywood film comes out, mediocre game comes out to rake up some of the ensuing cash. Whatever happened to artistic integrity? Whatever happened to creating something out of sheer love for the medium and the subject matter? Catwoman, Spider-man 2, Shrek 2, Harry Potter, Van Helsing… It’s like saying “Thanks for watching our movie. Now we’re going to test you on it.” Do you think anyone working on those games had any real affection for the project? And if they didn’t, why should we?

The movie industry certainly seems to have latched onto the gaming industry, and is now proceeding to lay eggs down its throat.