As we reported yesterday, Pokemon + Nobunaga’s Ambition is coming to North America, which got me thinking — if Pokemon can successfully be crossed with a hardcore strategy game set in feudal Japan, it can be crossed with pretty much anything.
I bet you can guess where this is going, so without further ado, here are six other Pokemon crossovers I’d like to see…
Pokemon + Cooking Mama
Come on, you can’t tell me some Pokemon don’t look downright delicious. Mmm, I could go for a nice barbequed Tepig fried rice, right now. Sure, some kids might find making Bulbasaur stew a little disturbing, but Mama’s calming presence and hilarious Engrish would get players through.
Pokemon + Gears of War
Have you ever actually read the in-depth Pokemon descriptions out there? Some of them are destructive mothers. Some of them, like Whiscash are powerful enough to cause earthquakes. Others can cause tsunamis or level mountains.
In other words, now that Marcus Fenix and company have destroyed the Locusts and Lambent, it’s time to move onto the real challenge — these weird creatures with world destroying powers being controlled by children. Come on — who doesn’t want to pump bullets into a Gyarados from behind a chest-high wall?
Pokemon + Trauma Center
I’m a big fan of Atlus’ quirky medical themed Trauma Center series, and I think it would match up perfectly with Pokemon. I mean, those poor critters must suffer some pretty horrific injuries. Electrical burns, poisonings and crushings — all commonplace stuff in the world of adorable monster cockfighting.
They could do a double crossover — Pokemon + Trauma Center + Cooking Mama. Don’t worry if your patient doesn’t quiet pull through, Mama will put it to good use down in the hospital cafeteria.
Pokemon + Resident Evil
Well, zombies have infected everything else, why not Pokemon too? I think having to end every Pokemon battle with a well-placed headshot would make them all the more satisfying, don’t you?
Even a hunger for brains doesn’t diminish their cuteness.
Also, I want it to be revealed that Team Rocket was behind Umbrella all along. It would make as much sense as anything that’s happened in the Resident Evil series over the past 10-years.
Pokemon + Grand Theft Auto
Come on, you know if Pokemon battling existed in the real world organized crime would be all over it. I want to conquer the seedy black market Squirtle trade dammit. Plus stealing cars is old hat — I want to steal a Graveler and roll down the street on that.
I mean, there’s no way this wouldn’t be a huge financial success. The Pokemon-themed strip clubs alone would make it a smash-hit with furries.
Pokemon + Digimon
No particularly in-depth reasoning for this one — I just want to see Pokemon destroying some lame Digimon ass. Yeah, that’s right, f–k you Agumon.
Your cartoon sucked.
What about you folks? Any game series you think would benefit from the addition of some Pokemans? Show me your answers in the comments.