Video games often form part of a larger merchandising effort or branding exercise.
From movie adaptations to advertising campaigns, there have been a few truly bizarre video game tie-ins.
Below is a selection of tie-in games that have been featured on the rankings of the weirdest video games of all time.
Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game
Shaq-Fu
Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
Home Improvement: Power Tool Pursuit
Kool-Aid Man the video game
Coca-Cola Kid
March of the Penguins
McDonald’s Treasure Island Adventure
Grey’s Anatomy: The Video Game
Yo! Noid — a dominos pizza tie-in
Pepsi Invaders
Mean Girls: The Game
Murder She Wrote 2: Return to Cabot Cove
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