- Mar 25, 2010
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SLoP is a single ride, not the aim of an entire park.
Sonic and Crash are basically dead franchises that release a game now and again to get a nostalgia bump in sales. Mortal Kombat and Halo are hilariously violent for a theme park setting. Uncharted MAYBE could work.
Mortal Kombat and Halo could easily be toned down for a Theme Park, and really I only bought up MK in terms of how recognizable the characters are. It'd be interesting to see MK in a Halloween event.
I'm purely defending the idea of Video Game IP in parks and disregarding the idea that Nintendo is the *Only* one that makes sense. Nintendo is the safest bet, but it's not the end-all be-all to Video game IP in parks. That's all I'm saying.
Sonic releases new games every now and then. It is a well recognized legacy franchise. More sales then Zelda and certainly a much easier franchise to create a ride for.
Halo, Uncharted, and MK all are aimed at an audience that generally isn't going to come to a theme park no matter what.
Say's who/what? Kids, teens from 2001 Beyond? People who were teens in the 90's? Right. Because we all know they don't go to themeparks with family and friends on the whole. All the games I listed are in the "casual" category. The only one even slightly "Hardcore" is maybe MK. I'm not over here saying we need a Command & Conquer or MechWarrior ride or experience.