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Fig. 7. Metal Gear Solid: a low cinematic angle as Snake (left)
hides from a guard (© 1998 Konami)
When videogame “versions” of films do work, it is by
creating a completely different experience that branches
off from the same scenario as its parent movie.
Goldeneye 007 (1997), for instance, is a firstperson
shooter that casts the player as James Bond. You are
required to complete certain missions that are loosely
based on the plot of the film: infiltrate an underground
compound and blow things up; reprogram