It’s no secret that if you base your game off a well established IP (intellectual property) that you have a much greater chance of success then if it’s based off of something completely new.  Developers know it, publishers know it and gamers certainly know it.  While creating a MMO based off a already existing world might give your game some good buzz and built in interest, the bottom line is if the game isn’t good people aren’t going to play it.

With IPs being turned into MMOs quicker then Michael Phelps apologizing, I’ve decided to take a look to see what IPs should be made into MMO’s next.

Starcraft

Blizzard has done it before with Warcraft, so why not with Starcraft?  In fact Blizzard might already be well into development of a Starcraft MMO as they have not yet released the name of their new MMORPG.  Since Diablo 3 has already been announced, I very much doubt that they would also be creating an Diablo MMO.  That leaves only Starcraft or possibly a brand new IP, but I’m leaning towards a SC MMO.

The Terminator

A Terminator MMO would work if you set it after all the movies during the actual war between man and machine.  This would definetly make for a kick ass MMOFPS especially if you allow gamers the option to become the robots.

Halo

Yes, another Sci-Fi IP.  There’s really not much to say about this one.  I’m sure everyone has played at least one of the Halo games and if you have it’s very easy to see why this would make for a great MMOFPS.  Aliens vs Humans is always a crowd pleaser especially when the world and storyline are as good as they are in Halo.

Underworld

Vampires versus werewolfs, who doesn’t think that would make a awesome MMO.  You could even throw in humans as a playable race and have a 3 way war.  Undeworld also is flexible with its time-line so the game can either take place back in medieval or modern times.

Those are the big four that I think would make excellent MMOs,  however I also think Wing Commander and Willow deserve honorable mention.  What do you think, any good IPs not yet tapped?