11 action heroes that deserve their own game
With every movie getting multi-million dollar game adaptations, a few action movies didn't get a fair shake in videogames. Here are 11 action heroes that deserved better.
11- Ben Richards
Previously Kicked Ass In: The Running Man
Why He'd Make a Great Game Hero: In the future, game shows feature criminals as contestants, muscle-bound, weapon-clad freaks as opponents, and square miles of booby-trapped wasteland as the soundstage. While there were a handful of forgettable games based on the movie for some of the lesser-known consoles of the day, Arnold Schwarzenegger's turn as Ben Richards in The Running Man provides plenty of exciting gameplay fodder for today's consoles. First, you take down enemies like the hockey swordsman Sub-Zero, the electricity-producing Dynamo, and the cycle-driving chainsaw-wielding Buzzsaw. After clearing everything the producers throw at you, you take the fight to the network, killing Killian himself. We'd personally like to see a Wii version, where players can realistically recreate Ben Richards' promise of ramming fists into stomachs and breaking goddamn spines.
