05.01.08 From the Viking
> Video Game Mash-Ups
Written by Chris Brown
Tired of the same old games? Want to breathe some new life into old genres? Or, just want to see what would happen if characters from one world entered another? Wonder no more… and see if these mash-ups would actually add up to a good game.
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter + Pokemon =
Cabella’s Big Game Hunter: Pokemon Edition

Pitch:
Pokemon has been milked for almost all it’s worth…but what would happen if, instead of catching all the Pokemon, you could hunt them? Cabela’s teamed up with Nintendo to bring us the edition we’ve all been waiting for! Lie in wait in the high underbrush for just the right moment, waiting for that prize Charmander to poke its head up…you’ve got him in your sights! Blast him!! But now you’ve scared a herd of Pikachus…Pikachues? Pikachi?? Who cares! Blast them too! Try not to kill the trainers who are still trying to catch the Pokemon or else you’ll lose points. Use the Wii Zapper peripheral to simulate a big game hunting feel, but don’t forget to reload! Satisfy your bloodlust with Cabela’s Big Game Hunter: Pokemon Edition!
Final Judgment:
This could actually be a lot of fun for the Pokemon haters of the world, but would garner all sorts of hate mail and pressure from parents who didn’t read the box and have their 6 year old in tears because they just blew Squirtle’s head clean off. Probably would be most fun played while under the influence, and would be most popular with college students and people who’d play a Cabela Big Game Hunter game. “Pikaaa-“ BLAM!!
Rainbow Six + Legend of Zelda =
Rainbow Six: Kingdom of Hyrule

Pitch:
Ganondorf and his evil minions have attacked Hyrule Castle once again, but Link is nowhere to be found. What’s a princess to do? Tired of Link taking 80 hours to complete a quest that usually ends up with her kidnapped, Zelda gathers the best of her guard and forms an elite squad prepared to handle terrorist threats such as Ganondorf… and they have no qualms about killing on sight. Roam the countryside of Hyrule and pick off Octorocks with sniper precision in Rainbow Six: Kingdom of Hyrule.
Final Judgment:
Rainbow Six has always been a favorite for its tactical action, and this would be no exception. Fans of both genres would be in heaven as anyone who’s played a Zelda game would love to take some automatic weapons into Hyrule and deal out some lead-laden death. However, opposition would come from fanboys who like their Zelda pure and untouched… like them.
Halo 3 + Messiah =
Halo: Messiah Complex

Pitch:
Master Chief’s expeditions have taken him to a bizarre realm full of majesty and beauty. It’s almost… heavenly. Master Chief turns a corner only to find an entire populace of cherubim! They approach him, the chubby angels, whispering songs of love and peace and salvation for mankind. Only then does Master Chief realize this has to be a Covenant trick! Help Master Chief blast his way through the hordes of angelic hosts, picking off wings and baby-like limbs as he fights his way through to escape an angelic hell!
Final Judgment:
Anything featuring Master Chief or Halo will sell. And we all know there’s a lot of sick SOB’s who’d get a lot of pleasure blasting cherubim back to their creator. Opposition would obviously come from the Bible thumpers who would see this as yet another way the sinful video game world is destroying the minds of the youth.
Guitar Hero + Mortal Kombat =
Guitar Kombat: Requiem

Pitch:
Guitar Hero is fun and all, but haven’t you always wanted to see some blood with your metal? Well, now you can with Guitar Kombat! All of the Kombatants you love join the roster of Guitar Heroes with their own brand of headbanging. Finding yourself losing to your opponent? Use Scorpion’s spear or Sub-Zero’s freeze to stop the action and catch yourself up. And, as an added bonus, at the end of each song, the winner can perform a patented MK Fatality… IN REAL LIFE!
Final Judgment:
Nothing beats a gimmick like another gimmick. However, given the recent decline in the success of the MK series, it makes one wonder if there are really any more ways to kill people. Then again, music based fatalities could be interesting… drumsticks in the eyes… bludgeoned to death with a guitar… electrocuted with the house lights… new possibilities are always good!
Nintendogs + Snoop Dogg =
Nintendawgs

Pitch:
Like games that simulate having a dog? Ever wonder what it’s like to live life as Snoop Dogg or Nate Dogg? Have both! Nintendawgs simulates life as Snoop or Nate Dogg, allowing you to get a feel for life in the 213. You also are responsible for your Dawg’s well being, making sure he’s fed, clothed, and provided with plenty of Moet, drugs and bitches to keep him happy! But remember to use a rubber with those bitches, or find yourself with a new litter to take care of. Fa shizzle!!
Final Judgment:
Gotta be better than that True Crime thing Snoop was in a few years back as a hidden character. As long as we don’t have to rub Snoop’s belly to make him happy or pick up ‘dawg droppings,’ this could be a hit.
Kirby + God of War =
Kirby of War

Pitch:
When Kirby discovers that King Dedede has struck a deal with Hades, the god of the underworld, for ultimate power, he has no choice but to take up the mantle of the God of War. Kirby must accept the Chains of Athena and take on hordes of the undead in a quest to eviscerate his evil penguin foe.
Final Judgment:
I just think it’d be hilarious to see a pink puffball with feet swinging those chained swords around, gutting people, and looking really, really pissed off.
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kirby of war = badassitude to the max
How that would work, or what it would be named, is beyond me, but i want it!
Mega Man + Final Fantasy = Mega Fantasy Man? Sounds kinda pornish. Mega Fantasy, then...
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