Microsoft Combat Evolved

What would Microsoft's crop of mascots look like if they wanted to pursue their own brand of brawler. Nerds on the Rocks examine this by going through the company's more prolific franchises and studios.

[TheFinalEpisode]

I think that instead of a fighting type game it should be an arena-style shooter of all of MS's franchises

[Relientk77]

That is a much better idea actually. Good idea

*edit @ below, I think it'd be better as 1st person, like other arena shooters

[SPAM-FRITTER-123]

that would be sweet. would you have 3rd or 1st person.

[TheFinalEpisode]

yea 1st person but with elements of different franchises like gears' brutal melee kills and vehicles from different worlds like halo, crackdown and and maybe even forza.

[GameTavern]

Yeah, I comment on that in the article when you realize just how many Microsoft characters wield guns in some capacity.

I was even shocked that Captain Smiley does!

[kaveti6616]

I think there's a PC mod that would allow for that already.

Sounds like a good idea.

Marcus, Master Chief, hell, I'll even throw in some Sony characters.

[h311rais3r]

That actually sounds good. All characters have melee weapons 2 so when you use a melee weapon it goes 3rd person. It would be amazing. They'd have to throw all lore out the window tho lol cuz chief would rip em all in half (especially if you read the books :/)

[ChunkyLover53]

I actually like the arena style shooter someone suggested over a brawl type of game, but I'd much rather have a Killer Instinct game if they were to do a fighting game.

[TheFinalEpisode]

Who says we can't have both?