Trigger Happy
Fig. 7. Metal Gear Solid: a low cinematic angle as Snake (left) hides from a guard ( 1998 Konami)
You’ve been framed
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
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