The hedgehog company has taken some of its franchises to film and television, not always with the desired success.
At the gates of the premiere of Sonic: The Movie, the first reactions have already occurred. Until December 14, Valentine's Day, it will not be possible to determine if the tape is up to it or not. What is clear is that the initial criticisms have been diverse. SEGA's porcupine, however, is not the only character in the company that has been released in cinemas. What other films based on SEGA franchises have been produced to date?
The House of the Dead
There was a time when German director Uwe Boll produced almost all movies based on video games. He went down in history for being the architect of products that succumbed to all kinds of negative reviews, criticisms that splashed on SEGA-related products. His is House of the Dead, which has a brand new 3 out of 100 in Rotten Tomatoes. Also its sequel, a film that also did not stop.
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
The movie based on the PlatinumGames title premiered in 2013 and visited Japanese cinemas and then DVD and Blu-Ray. It adapts, more or less faithfully, the events narrated in the video game, and it does so through an anime style. The same characters appear in the play directed by Hideki Kamiya, although certain events change order so that it works in a different medium such as cinema.
Like a Dragon (Yakuza)
The prestigious director Takashi Miike, author of horror movies and other genres, was responsible for moving Yakuza to the big screen. He debuted on the billboards in 2007 and is inspired by the video game, although the story unfolds differently. The night begins in Kamurocho with the robbery of a bank and the disappearance of 10,000 million yen from the Tojo Clan, one of the mafia families of the Yakuza. Kazuma Kyru, protagonist of the games, is the main character of the movie. Like a Dragon: Prologue is the second film in the saga, which works as a prequel.
Sakura Wars: The Movie
This veteran saga of SEGA has had an anime series and also a movie. Like video games, it keeps its aesthetic anime its steampunk theme. We are in Tokyo, in the late twenties of the last century. The Japanese city has become a source of energy, a place coveted by demons. So, the protagonists will have to fight against all kinds of dark forces.
SEGA games have not only visited the big screen, but have also appeared on television. Sagas like Virtua Fighter, Valkyria Chronicles or Gungrave have been adapted in serial format. Of course, Sonic has been the protagonist of several animation fictions, transmedia products such as Sonic Boom and other audiovisual works.
