Recently, IGN journalists decided to recall games that were created under licenses. The resulting list included a recent game from MachineGames studio, a Rockstar classic, several Star Wars projects, and more.
The resulting list of 10 games did not include X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but it was mentioned separately.
The journalists explained their decision by saying that the project is significantly better than the original work:
Sometimes we come across games that turn out to be even better than the movies they're based on. In fact, there are several such examples on our list: The Warriors, GoldenEye, and Escape from Butcher Bay could all claim that title. But there's one game that didn't make our top 10, but we still want to highlight: X-Men Origins: Wolverine from 2009. [...] it is in this project that the playable Wolverine turned out to be the best of all — at least until Insomniac's attempt to take that title in 2026. He jumps, slashes, and decapitates with the ferocity you'd want to see from a ferocious character with adamantium claws. The game is certainly not a masterpiece, but for a short time, before the Batman: Arkham series, it was the most interesting example of a superhero action game in a long time and ten times more fun than the movie it was based on.
Top 10 Best Licensed Games According to IGN:
- 10. Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
- 9. Scarface: The World is Yours
- 8. Rockstar’s The Warriors
- 7. Mad Max
- 6. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 5. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- 4. GoldenEye 007
- 3. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
- 2. Alien Isolation
- 1. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle