The video game store looks more like a multiplex during the summer months, with just about every blockbuster action movie getting an interactive tie-in. Movie games, deservedly, have a bad reputation, but since none of the movies here are Oscar-caliber, perhaps it’s unfair to hold the related games to a higher standard. Then again, most of them cost a lot more than a movie ticket.

Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros., for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99): As John Connor, humanity’s future savior, you’re on an ill-defined mission two years before the events of the film. For most of the game, you’re fighting three kinds of machines, and their patterns quickly become predictable. Also, you aren’t permitted to explore beyond a very restricted, linear path through the adventure, which abruptly ends after a mere five hours. Terminator Salvation feels like a classic rush job.

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Majesco, for the Xbox 360, Wii, $39.99): This may be the most laid-back movie tie-in I’ve ever played. It’s essentially a series of puzzles, as museum guard Larry Daley uses his multipurpose flashlight to unlock hidden doors, repair broken artifacts or tame animals. Besides working your way through the story , you can pick up some dubious history lessons. The gameplay feels flat, and the jokes are really tired.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Activision, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99): Marvel’s mutton-chopped man-beast makes a good video game hero, with his acrobatic moves and built-in weaponry. And Activision has done a fine job of capturing him in this fast-paced hack-and-slash adventure.

Parents, beware: This game is unbelievably gory on the high-definition consoles. The Wii version is less bloody, but also a lot less entertaining.

Star Trek D-A-C (Paramount, for the Xbox 360, $10): In this top-down outer-space shoot-’em-up, you pick a side — Federation or Romulan — and then fly around blasting other spaceships. The “D-A-C” stands for death match, assault, conquest, the three modes you can play. It’s more like multiplayer Asteroids than Star Trek, and it won’t hold your interest.