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TV Shows & Series: Best "based on video game" TV Shows/Series


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Halo(2022-)

4.1/5 (with 1,028 votes)

Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.

Viva Piñata(2006-2009)

30min per episode | Animation
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Viva Piñata is a Canadian-American animated television series seen around the world. It is based upon the Xbox 360 video game of the same name. It is produced by an American company, 4Kids Productions and a Canadian company Bardel Entertainment, a children's animation company in Canada. It aired to high ratings as part of the 4Kids TV programming block and later moved to The CW4Kids before being removed from the schedule on October 25, 2008. It is aired on YTV in Canada, Nicktoons Network and CITV in the UK, TV Tokyo in Japan and on Nickelodeon in Australia. Viva Pinata was executive produced by Lloyd Goldfine at 4Kids in New York and Paul Griffin at Bardel in Vancouver. The stories are edited by Mike deSeve, leading a team that includes the award-winning Daria head-writer Anne Bernstein and Courage the Cowardly Dog story editor David Steven Cohen.

The Cuphead Show!(2022)

TV-Y7
| 14min per episode | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 140 votes)

Follow the misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but persuadable brother Mugman in this animated series based on the hit video game.

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!(1989)

TV-Y7
| 30min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 34 votes)

In 1989 the two most famous plumbers from Brooklyn burst out of the Nintendo game world and onto television screens across America. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! aired weekday afternoons and brought Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and King Koopa more thrilling adventures as cartoon characters. And if that weren't enough, each episode also contained live-action segments featuring Mario and Luigi running their Brooklyn plumbing shop - all before they were flushed down a drainpipe into the Mushroom World.

Directed by Dan Riba - With Lou Albano, Danny Wells

DOTA: Dragon's Blood(2021-)

3.9/5 (with 193 votes)

After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.

F-Zero: GP Legend(2003-2004)

2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Rick Wheeler was a police detective who got into a fatal car accident while pursuing the criminal Zoda. He was placed into artificial coldsleep for 150 years. Wheeler is brought back to life by Jody Summer and Dr. Stewart, who work with a group of good racers who try to keep prize money out of the hands of unsavory people like the Dark Million Organization run by Black Shadow and Deathborn.

Directed by Ami Tomobuki

Pokémon(1997-)

3.3/5 (with 128 votes)

Join Ash Ketchum, accompanied by his partner Pikachu, as he travels through many regions, meets new friends and faces new challenges on his quest to become a Pokémon Master.

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a(2023-)

4.1/5 (with 37 votes)

The distant future, 5012. The sudden aerial invasion of Earth by< Aliens > and their creations <Machine Lifeforms> led mankind to the brink of extinction. The surviving number of humans who took refuge on the moon to organize a counterattack using <android> soldiers to recapture Earth. However, the war reaches a stalemate as the <Machine Lifeforms> continue to multiply infinitely. In turn, humanity deploys anew unit of android soldiers as an ultimate weapon: <YoRHa> Newly dispatched to Earth <2B> joins <9S>, the analyst currently stationed there, where amid their mission, they encounter a myriad of mysterious phenomena... This is the story of these lifeless <androids> and their endless fight for the sake of mankind.

Arcane(2021-)

From the creators of League of Legends comes an animated series about the origins of two iconic League champions—and the power that will tear them apart. Every legend has a beginning.

Blue Dragon(2007-2010)

3.9/5 (with 10 votes)

A terrible and mysterious enemy attacks the small village of Shu and his friend Kluke. The great warrior Zola, followed by Jiro, will help them discover the ability to evoke shadows.

Directed by Yukihiro Matsushita

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog(1993)

3.2/5 (with 43 votes)

Follow the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and his sidekick Tails, as they attempt to stop Dr. Robotnik and his array of robots from taking over the planet Mobius.

Danganronpa: The Animation(2013-2016)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 118 votes)

Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.

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Sonic X(2003-2005)

TV-Y7
| 25min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 133 votes)

After getting stranded on Earth, Sonic and his friends team up with 12-year-old Chris Thorndyke to collect all the Chaos Emeralds and defeat the evil Dr. Eggman.

Directed by Hajime Kamegaki

Mortal Kombat: Legacy(2011-2013)

TV-MA
| 10min per episode | Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 48 votes)

The first season of Mortal Kombat Legacy is a prequel to the original game, explaining the background stories of several characters from the series and demonstrating their reasons for participating in the upcoming tenth Mortal Kombat tournament on which the first game was based.

Directed by Kevin Tancharoen - With Michael Jai White, Jeri Ryan, Matt Mullins, Ian Anthony Dale

Pokémon Horizons: The Series(2023-)

4.5/5 (with 11 votes)

Follow Liko and Roy as they unravel the mysteries that surround them and encounter Friede, Captain Pikachu, Amethio, and others during their exciting adventures!

Directed by Saori Den, Daiki Tomiyasu, Tetsuo Yajima

Fallout(2024-)

4.5/5 (with 9 votes)

The story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have. 200 years after the apocalypse, the gentle denizens of luxury fallout shelters are forced to return to the irradiated hellscape their ancestors left behind — and are shocked to discover an incredibly complex, gleefully weird, and highly violent universe waiting for them.

Inazuma Eleven(2008-2014)

NR
| 24min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 113 votes)

Endou Mamoru is a cheerful goalkeeper in Raimon Jr High, with six other players in the team. But there was a day when the team was almost lead to disbandment by Natsumi unless they are to win the match against the Teikoku Gakuen, currently the best team of Japan. He tried to save the club by gathering four more players to the team.

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3(1990)

TV-G
| 11min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation, Kids & Family
3.8/5 (with 220 votes)

The Mario Bros., Princess Toadstool, and Toad protect the Mushroom Kingdom against the evil forces of Bowser and his seven Koopa Kids.

Twisted Metal(2023-)

TV-MA
| 30min per episode | Action & Adventure, Comedy
4.1/5 (with 130 votes)

A motor-mouthed outsider with no memory of his past is offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. With the help of a badass axe-wielding car thief, he’ll face savage marauders driving vehicles of destruction and other dangers of the open road, including a deranged clown who drives an all too familiar ice cream truck.

Sonic Prime(2022-2024)

4.1/5 (with 168 votes)

When an explosive battle with Dr. Eggman shatters the universe, Sonic races through parallel dimensions to reconnect with his friends and save the world.

Shenmue the Animation(2022)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure
3.6/5 (with 9 votes)

After he witnesses his father’s murder at the family dojo, Ryo Hazuki dedicates his life to finding the man responsible — a mission that takes him from the streets of Yokosuka, Japan to the sprawling metropolis of Hong Kong, and beyond. Soon he’ll learn that larger, mystical forces are at play as he trains to become the ultimate martial artist in his quest for revenge.

Shenmue the Animation(2021-)

After he witnesses his father’s murder at the family dojo, Ryo Hazuki dedicates his life to finding the man responsible — a mission that takes him from the streets of Yokosuka, Japan to the sprawling metropolis of Hong Kong, and beyond. Soon he’ll learn that larger, mystical forces are at play as he trains to become the ultimate martial artist in his quest for revenge.

Sonic the Hedgehog(1993-1994)

3.5/5 (with 74 votes)

As the fearless leader of a group of freedom fighters, Sonic attempts to free the citizens of Mobius from the tyranny of the evil Dr. Robotnik.

Mega Man(1994-1995)

TV-Y7
| 22min per episode | Animation
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)

Mega Man is a robot created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Light, who hoped many his many creations would only be used for good. One day however, a mad scientist named Dr. Wily stole Light's original 6 robots and creation plans. From them he began creating a whole new series of robots, with one goal... World Domination! But Dr. Light gave Mega Man the ultimate trump card when he built him. Mega Man possesses the ability to absorb the powers of other robots. Now Mega Man and his best friend, a robotic dog named Rush fight for everlasting peace against the evil Dr. Wily!

Tribe Nine(2022)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
3.0/5 (with 4 votes)

In Neo Tokyo, disillusioned youth form tribes that battle each other in an intense game called Extreme Baseball. One night, two kids – Haru Shirogane and Taiga – meet the strongest XB Player Shun Kamiya. Haru and Taiga join Shun's group, the Minato Tribe, to play this cutthroat game against a mysterious man who has begun taking control of all the tribes. Can they defeat him before it’s too late?

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story(2020-2022)

TV-14
| 24min per episode | Animation, Mystery, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 34 votes)

Few people know the truth: the world is safe thanks to the Magical Girls who are forced to slay Witches. Even though these girls are putting their lives on the line for a wish, rumors say they can be saved in Kamihama City. That’s where Iroha Tamaki is headed in search of answers; she can’t remember the wish she made to Kyubey.

Directed by Gekidan Inu Curry

Persona 4: The Animation(2011-2012)

3.8/5 (with 12 votes)

Persona 4: The Animation is a television anime series produced by AIC ASTA and directed by Seiji Kishi, based on the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 video game by Atlus. The story revolves around the protagonist, Yu Narukami, who acquires a mysterious power called "Persona" and embarks on a journey with his new friends to uncover the truth behind a bizarre series of murders involving a distorted TV World. The series aired in Japan between October 2011 and March 2012, with a film adaptation released in June 2012 and an original video animation episode released in August 2012. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Directed by Seiji Kishi

Y School Heroes(2019-2021)

22min per episode | Animation
4.2/5 (with 2 votes)

The Yo-kai Hereos are ready to save the day! Jinpei and the YSP Club are on a mission to discover the mysteries hidden within the elite Y Academy.

Street Fighter II: V(1995)

TV-14
| 25min per episode | Animation
3.7/5 (with 17 votes)

Ryu and Ken travel the world to become better fighters and learn new techniques. During their journey, they find themselves caught up in a conspiracy of the mysterious Shadowlaw.

Castlevania(2017-2021)

TV-MA
| 24min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 579 votes)

A dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. Inspired by the classic video game series.

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