With Godfather being released for Xbox, 360, PS2 and even PSP it got me thinking that while that was definitely a great idea, there must certainly be a number of flicks that haven?t been done yet. After googling various movies I loved, such as, Scarface, Indiana Jones and Die Hard I found that, in truth, almost every movie that?d make a great game has been done.

Nevertheless, there are still some movies that either haven?t made the transition or made the transition but were absolute pieces of crap, done years ago and could use a more modernized version. Plenty of these games were made only for PC and to me, games on consoles and PCs are two very different things.

So, without further a due let?s get down to business.

5. Pulp Fiction
A royale with cheese? I think that a number of Tarantino?s movies could be made into video games – Kill Bill and even Dusk Till Dawn might be easier – but if Pulp Fiction was done right it?d be a great gaming experience. In this case, I?d suggest focussing on the John Travolta / Samuel L. Jackson point of view before they end up treading on the movie?s storyline. In terms of gaming formats, first-person-shooter would work but I think the 3-D action style, would be more creative. You?d think it?d be costly to get some of the voice actors but video games have especially high budgets these days.

4. Total Recall
This was apparently made for NES, how many years ago remain uncertain. This movie came at a time when Schwarzenegger was at his best and I think there were enough action scenes so that the game could tightly trace the plot. I was actually thinking that to make use of that classic scene in which Scwarzennegger is trying to get past security disguised as a woman, this game would be best if done like Splinter Cell.

3. Planet of the Apes
Bear with me for a minute here. First of all, years ago there was a planet of the apes title for PC, and one for gameboy as well, but neither of them turned out being very successful. What I?m recommending here is either a real-time strategy, or even better a shooter done like Star Wars Battlefront. In either case, the idea is to pit armies made up of homo sapien against homo erectus, to find out who is, homo superior. Rather than trying to decide whether or not using the old movies or the remake I thought it?d be even cooler to have all four sides. If you disagree then DAMN YOU, DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!

2. Blade runner
I remember seeing a promo for this on an old Red Alert disc of mine. Apparently the game was fantastic but that was nearly ten years ago and only for PC. What made that game great was the backgrounds and environments and I think that this should stick. To take full advantage of this however, the genre of choice would have to be a third-person action but with the open environment you get with the recent GTAs.

1. Ghostbusters
If there?s one idea of mine I hope developers consider stealing it?s this one. It has been way too long since we had anything cool to do with Ghostbusters. A few years ago a Ghostbusters was made for GBA, but can you imagine a first-person-shooter today on one of the newer systems? It?d be amazing! Lurking through dark buildings and mansions, checking the PKE meter to see where ghosts are hiding, blasting them with the proton gun, and to top it off, tossing the ghost trap. Not to mention the possibility of including a level or two with the ECTO-1; everybody?s favourite car. And let?s not also forget, we?d finally have a reason other than Halloween to hear that loveable theme song.






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