Prison film permitted (or forced) to engage in boxing matches or martial arts bouts, replete with high-stakes wagering on the outcomes. These elements may be meshed together, where for example a prisoner forced to fight uses the occasion to plan an escape. Prison films set during war have become a popular subgenre known as prisoner of war film. Prison film A prison film is a film genre concerned with prison life and often prison escape. These films range from acclaimed dramas examining the nature of prisons, such as "Cool Hand Luke", "Midnight Express", "Brubaker", "Escape from Alcatraz", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Kiss
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay complex character". In contrast to other film tie-in games, which often closely follow the events of their source material, the development team of "Escape from Butcher Bay" focused on differentiating the game from "The Chronicles of Riddick". They sought to explore Riddick's character in a prison break setting, and took inspiration from films such as "Escape from Alcatraz". Starbreeze was also inspired by video games such as "GoldenEye 007" and the "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" series. The opening sequence, in which Riddick is escorted into Butcher Bay, is a tribute to "Half-Life", and the game's hand-to-hand combat was inspired by