Crossovers 100 Dollar Contest!
August 14, 2007, by xKarma Gaming Crossover?
Halo and Warcraft may seem to have little
in common besides the fact that they are both video games. However,
they are also two prime examples of a little talked about occurrence in
the video game world: gaming crossovers. Simply put: When a video game
franchise becomes popular enough it is often used as a backdrop for
different types of video games. Halo was born into the gaming world as
a first-person shooter but will soon be released as a real-time
strategy game. Warcraft started off as a real-time strategy game and
is now also a massively-multiplayer on-line role-playing game. Today
I will examine five established video game series and make cases for
crossovers plus present you all with the opportunity to win $100.
Mario Brothers
Mario
has nearly done it all. Starting off as a side-scrolling platformer,
he's gone 3D, raced Karts, owned at soccer, basketball, golf, baseball
and God knows what other sports. Mario has kicked a lot of ass in the
Smash Brothers series and saved Princess Peach and the world from evil
more times than we may even know. So what platform has Mario not
tackled? Real-Time Strategy. Imagine, if you will, the Mario Brothers
series meets Warcraft III. Your "Town Hall" would be a "Mushroom
Kingdom" or a "Bowser's Castle". Amass an army of Koopa Troopas or
Yoshies and buy items from Toad. Heroes such as Luigi and Wario would
turn the tides of the battle but you'd better watch your base for those
pesky Shy Guys.
Madden Football
The Madden series has long been the fundamental football gaming
experience. It's tempting to be serious here and suggest a turn-based
strategy football game. But to hell with being serious. A Madden
dungeon crawling action RPG would be much better. The player assumes
the role of John Madden who, by
now, is old, senile and confused. Following a bus
accident, for you see Madden is too afraid of airplanes to fly, Madden
finds himself in the darkest depths of a dangerous dungeon and is armed
with
only his ability to provide commentary. To be victorious, the player
must assume the role of John Madden to fight off hordes of enemies
which
include rabid dogs trained by Michael Vick.
Counter-Strike
Unlike the other great first-person shooters, Counter-Strike is completely without a story or any background information. Sure, Counter-Strike is based upon reality and reality, well, has quite a story of its own. But it would certainly be interesting to learn a little about the Counter-Terrorists and Terrorists that so many of us have spent countless hours killing away. A squad-control style game would be the perfect solution. The player would control multiple Terrorists or Counter-Terrorists in a third-person perspective. Following a fairly linear story, the player would get to know the personalities of the famous Counter-Strike characters while completing missions.
Soul Calibur
Soul Calibur has the fighting game genre on lockdown and it's about time it sets its targets elsewhere. A free-roaming Grand Theft Auto-style Soul Calibur would be utterly amazing. The thought of roaming the environment of Soul Calibur while working as a free-lance thug is awesome enough. Coupling that thought with the ability to engage the population of this town in Soul Calibur-style combat puts this idea over the edge and into gaming heaven.
Grand Theft Auto
Made famous for allowing players to experience free-roaming crime spree fun, Grand Theft Auto could easily attempt a new genre. What better than a Grand Theft Auto Wii Party game? Bring back the normal games like the hydraulic car bouncing competitions and insane car stunts and add in ones that most of us are attempting on our own accord anyways such as "Who can steal the most cars in X amount of minutes?" or the best killing sprees. And how about bowling with semi-trucks? Escaping the cops armed with only a Wii mote and friends has party game blockbuster written all over it.
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