Video games aren't just for playing. More and more, they're Hollywood's attempt to lure folks off their sofas and into movie theaters.
The box-office success of movie versions of controversial fighting game "Mortal Kombat" (1995), treasure- hunting adventure "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001) and zombie horror "Resident Evil" (2002; known in Japan as "Biohazard") showed Hollywood that video-game flicks can pay off big time.
The movie industry's most recent effort is "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li." Based on the popular fighting franchise from Osaka-based game developer Capcom, the movie tells the story of Chun-Li, a Chinese martial-arts expert who is out to avenge her father.