Back when I was a passionate twiddler of joysticks (and joypads), a well-known "rule" stated that video games based on movies were invariably crap. The truth of this assertion was established early in …

(Have been rather negligent of late with my blogging, due to personal upheavals of a decidedly pleasant nature, so I beg forgiveness from my tiny cadre of devoted readers.)

As the original King Kong is one of my all-time …