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Craziest video game tie-ins of all time

4 May 2016
Shaq-Fu
By Staff Writer
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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

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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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Worst games of 2015 according to the reviews

The most ridiculous in-game purchases, sold in the best way

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  1. Graham Downs
    11.05.2016 at 12:23

    At least the various CSI games weren’t mentioned here. Those were GOOD!

    I’ve never played any of these, but the Grey’s Anatomy one is what twigged my memory about CSI. 🙂

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