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10) Dead Snow
With so many games available that let players kill Nazis and zombies on a separate basis, it's kind of surprising that more games aren't available that let them do both at the same time. Well, a game adaptation of 2009's campy Norwegian gore fest could be just the ticket. In the videogame version of Dead Snow, players would work together to fend off the relentless undead Nazi battalion that threatens their ski trip, using everything from hammers to chainsaws to fend them off in the process. The game would probably work best some form of MMORPG/survival horror hybrid, with the cunning SS Commander from the movie being the hard-to-kill boss at the end, thanks to the wave after wave of his zombie infantrymen he reawakens in order to destroy you, even after you've cut off your own arm to stave off zombie virus infection.
9) No Country for Old Men
The Coens won the best picture Oscar for their silver screen treatment of Cormac McCarthy's western noir No Country for Old Men a couple of years ago, and the game based on the screen version would easily rack up some year end honors for its complete awesomeness if executed the right way. In No Country for Old Men, players would control several of the film's main characters, including Llewelyn Moss, Tommy Lee Jones' Ed Tom Bell, Harelson's Carson Wells and an unlockable bonus mode featuring the unstoppable Anton Chigurh. The game would benefit greatly from taking a page out of the survival horror design playbook, forcing players to not only pay keen attention to detail around them as they investigate various crime scenes from the movie, but also minimize noise, as the slightest audible breach could prompt the cattle gun-toting Anton Chigurh to make an abrupt and unwelcome entrance (think Nemesis from Resident Evil 3) requiring the player to use massive amounts of ammo in order to escape alive similar to the main chase scene between Llewelyn and Chigurh in the film. Depending on the decisions the player makes throughout the game, Llewelyn will either escape Chigurh's clutches with the Mexican payload in tact, or... well, you probably know the alternative.
8) American Psycho
The cult film that made Christian Bale a household name and inspired one of the greatest music video tributes the internet has ever seen might not strike one as ideal videogame fodder, but it's hard to argue what fun terrorizing downtown 1980's Manhattan with a chainsaw while your character's Walkman plays '80s power pop could be simply irresistible! The game would be best designed to include both the commonly imitated free roaming elements of the GTA series (complete with Patrick Bateman's inner monologues and insane ramblings) and cinematic treatments of the most memorable scenes from the film, such as his brutal axe murder of "Paul Allen." The training and subsequent home-base save points would appropriately be located in P.B.'s posh minimalist American Gardens building 11th floor apartment in addition to his downtown office and new apartment he commandeers after Allen's slaying. The game would conclude with a police shootout and then the requisite cut scene "reveal" from the movie, but the fun wouldn't necessarily stop there as fan friendly unlockables could offered for reaching certain plateaus during your smug terror spree boosting the replay value. Ideally, the game would also be sprinkled with quick time events and dialogue options filled with references from the movie, including attempted reservations at Dorsia, eggshell white business cards, and of course, completely out of place death threats. If we were really lucky, Christian Bale would even step in to supply some custom dialogue for the game...
7) Rounders
Uncovering opponents' hidden tells would be at the center of this game based on the 1998 Matt Damon film Rounders. Opening one year prior to Damon's character Mike defeating poker champ Johnny Chan, the game's training mode would place players in various clubs and casinos, grinding out wins and picking up tips along the way from sage Joey Knish, hopefully portrayed by John Turturro as he was in the flick. Then, once the player pilots Mike to a good enough cash surplus, the story from the film would begin to take hold, with players beating Chan before losing it all to KGB. Of course, since Matt Damon's character is forced into delivery truck driving after the loss of his tuition money, players should also be forced to play through one hilarious driving mission before Edward Norton's Worm is released from prison and the real action begins. With Worm's tail on the line and the clock ticking players will have to take part in both honest and dishonest poker at various locales from the film - including the mansion and the lodge where the cop game is held - in order to rack up enough dough to bail Worm out. The final boss would still be John Malkovich's Teddy KGB, Oreo tell in tact, but beating him would require the full use of the virtual poker skills players picked up throughout the game.
6) Se7en
David Fincher's dark atmospheric police drama is just begging for a videogame especially in the wake of Heavy Rain, considering how much the feel of the detective noir game reminds us of the 1995 Brad Pitt/Morgan Freeman flick. In the home console version of Se7en, players would have a chance to control both Pitt's Detective Mills and Freeman's Detective Somerset while investigating the deadly sin-inspired grisly murders showcased in the film. Clues from the crime scenes would allow players to track down leads not explored on screen, never knowing what horror might rest behind the door they happen to be knocking on. Action scenes would also be included, most notably the apartment complex shootout and chase that takes place when the detectives get too close to the killer before he's able to finish his "work." Because of the nature of the film a traditional boss battle would not be possible, but choosing the right things to say to John Doe say at the right times would be imperative in revealing the details of his final crime, leaving the player having to make the ultimate choice over his fate once the disturbing details of his seventh and final insane act have been revealed.
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