G.I. JOE: The Rise of the Cobra

Critics lined up to kick the face off the G.I. Joe movie, much like the passengers forming a queue to beat up the hysterical woman in Airplane! Naturally, this meant our expectations for the tie-in game were lower than usual and, well, let’s just say that in that respect we haven’t been disappointed. ...

Want to make a movie-based game that has a good chance at not sucking? Take a note from publisher Electronic Arts and developer Double Helix Games. Presented with the G.I. Joe license and a chance to make a game tying into the upcoming summer blockbuster movie, they could have attempted to make a brutal war epic, a dark third-person shooter, their version of Gears of War. Instead, they stuck to the spirit of the toys in creating The Rise of Cobra ...