I read some when I was a kid. I remember the Blaster Master book and the Ninja Gaiden one was pretty cool too. I also think I read one on Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest.
I haven't read a videogame "book" in over 15 years although the Mass Effect book did tempt me.
Game Novels
You do know Clancy's Rainbow Six came before the game, right?
Eric Nylund is a halfway serviceable writer, so the Halo novels were not bad. It is imperative, however, that the reader knows exactly what they're getting into. It is almost complete action, backstory, and the books are full of typographical and continuity-related errors, which can't be pinned on Nylund so much as his editors, but still.
Metal Gear Solid the novel was pretty awesome. This is coming from a guy who only reads manga and light novels, so actually reading a novel is a huge feat for me :P
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