Summer Movies Itching To Become Video Games

This Tuesday, the long-awaited Ghostbusters video game was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, to positive reviews from critics and players. The success of the game got us thinking about more recent movies that should be made into video games. (And yes, we know that some of these films already have been adapted into video games, but our game ideas improve upon the originals.)

The Hangover
The first two hours of the game are hilarious and fun, as you navigate around a digital Las Vegas. The last 15 hours of the game, however, feature nothing but dudes misquoting the movie—and it's up to you to try to correct them.

Star Trek
The game is unplayable, as it features nothing but blinding lens flares and shaky camera work.

Terminator: Salvation
The game would feature all kinds of amazing robot action, but every five minutes, a character called Lt. Common Sense would pop up on screen and ask a very good question such as, "Wait a second. Why didn't they just send more terminators back in time?"

Up
The game has nothing to do with the plot of the Pixar movie. Instead, you play a character that must convince his friends to go see Up, even though it's been advertised as a family flick. Hold the Left Trigger to make your character argue, "But it's really funny. It's not just a kids' movie."

The Taking of Pelham 123
Due to legal issues, the game wouldn't feature any of the film's stars. Instead, you'd play an anonymous passenger on the hijacked subway train who must spend the entire game trying to calm down the hysterical lady sitting next to you. The final villain of the game is a little kid who is screaming, "I'm thirsty!" What are you going to do about it? ("What are you going to do about it?" would also be the tag line for the game).

Drag Me To Hell
The game places you in line to see the movie, where you must listen to horror fans eager to tell anyone within earshot that this is director Sam Raimi's return to horror films. You will also have to sit through a detailed explanation on why Evil Dead 2 is a parody of horror films, and yet transcends parody to become an amazing example of that thing which it is mocking. Press Left while holding the Right Trigger to roll your character's eyes.

Angels and Demons
In the game, you must unlock clues about a religious conspiracy, while at the same time explaining what the hell is going on to a digital version of your mom. Failure to answer your mom's questions will end the game. Among the questions she will ask are, "Where are they going?", "Who is that?", and "Was Tom Hanks in Wild Hogs, or am I thinking of Alec Baldwin?"

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The game is just a flashy advertisement for the movie, which in turn is just a flashy advertisement for the toys. The game would cost the same as any other video game, but it would be sponsored by Taco Bell, Subway, Ocean Spray, Coke, Nike, Sony, Apple, Tide, Kraft, Levis, Honda, Forever 21, Foot Locker, Baby Gap, Salvatore's Pizza on Union Street, Macy's, and the strange cell phone accessory kiosk at the mall.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
In this puzzle game, you must take pieces from the original movie and rearrange them slightly so that they fit into the new movie. Score extra points by adding a slightly more frazzled Ben Stiller to the new movie.

The Proposal
Your character is a ninja warrior with a flame thrower for an arm. Your mission is to blow up the evil overlord's castle before he activates the secret weapon that will rip a hole in time and space, killing us all. (We didn't see this movie, but this is what we assume it was about.)