Board Game to Video Game

Coriolanus

We've all thought about it I'm sure, and some of us will have played the likes of DoW, Shadow of the Horned Rat (which I still love to this day).

So, what miniature board game would you like to see made into a video game. The quality of them so far has been variable, with the older ones tending to be closer to the actual boargames I feel.

Myself, I'd love a squad-based sandbox rpg in the Necromunda setting, though that may be because I'm playing rather too much Fallout than is healthy!

Second on my list would be Battlefleet Gothic, made in the mold of Supreme Commander where you can zoom out to fleet level, directing the larger ebb and flow, or zoom in and take command of an individual ship or even fighter-bomber wing. Read Enders Game as a kid and the battle simulator always seemed to mesh well with that. Take command of a single ship and the overall fleet might suffer from lack of command, but the individual ship them punches above it's weight etc.

I've heard good things about Horde and the other mini games that Gamers World stocks, tempted to pick up a few them since some of them are lovely. Not familiar with the rules though or whether the setting would lend itself to a crossover.

Gunmonkey

Gotta agree on Necromunda (or Mordheim), those games scream to be made into a great game. I always thought an MMO would suit it best (large playing area, territory to be taken for creds, pre-defined "houses" with differing stats and skill paths, choice to "go it alone" or join an established gang)....yeah I know Neocron was very similar to tone and style but it was fairly crap.

That or a new Space Hulk FPS, with graphics from the new Alien vs Predator game coming out soon.

Nodin

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Gotta agree on Necromunda (or Mordheim), those games scream to be made into a great game. I always thought an MMO would suit it best (large playing area, territory to be taken for creds, pre-defined "houses" with differing stats and skill paths, choice to "go it alone" or join an established gang)....yeah I know Neocron was very similar to tone and style but it was fairly crap.

That or a new Space Hulk FPS, with graphics from the new Alien vs Predator game coming out soon.

Aye. A FPS/RPG job, like Fallout 3 but with the grim 40k fluff...or in the Warhammer setting....

Frank my Boy

Could also try something similar to the battlefield series but with 40k armies.

hairyheretic

Planetside 40k

MMOFPS with hundreds in a fight at once. Infantry, vehicles, aircraft, the lot. Multiple planetary enviroment battle zones, ranging from jungle to desert to artic to hive cities. Imperial, Chaos, Orks and Eldar as playable factions.


Or else a strategic level game where you could fight across entire sectors. Maybe use the Horus Heresy or the 13th Black Crusade for the setting.

dazzday

Bloodbowl madden style...

sweet.

Wood

Bloodbowl is already out on the PC, should be out on xbox and DS in late september, early november