# 10 Kingdom Hearts Online

In 2002, the company now known as Square Enix launched a game that combined its popular Final Fantasy series with an unlikely partner in Disney. It melded FF characters with classic Disney characters and settings. While the premise might sound absurd at the outset, audiences enjoyed it and the game spawned a number of sequels.

Kingdom Hearts Online would give both Square Enix and Disney Interactive a new and interesting title to add their MMO libraries.

"Rejected Selection" - Tetris Online

Players can choose from up to seven different classes: Straight Line, L Shape, J Shape, Cube, S Shape, Z Shape and T Shape. Each class has its own role, but players must work together to accomplish their goals. The quests may be repetitive, but players will love the fast paced action.

#9 Madden Online / EA Sports Online

Nobody does sports games as well as EA. They have games in every major sport, headlined by the consistently best selling Madden football franchise. With sport-based MMOs gaining momentum within the genre, it may be time for the Sports branch of the mighty Electronic Arts to try their hands at an MMO.

Developers could focus on their flagship Madden franchise and make a football game, or take advantage of their many professional league licenses to let players try to develop multi-sport talents to compete against the best in the sport of their choosing.

#8 Battlefield Online

The Battlefield franchise has always been about online player vs. player action. Soldiers compete against each other on their choice of a number of maps. Over the game's last few incarnations, moves have been made to add an RPG style experience and levelling system so that players can advance their soldiers, giving them access to stronger equipment and abilities. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to take the RPG transformation one step further and meld the maps into a single world, giving the MMO community an updated modern war game with a familiar face.

"Rejected Selection" - WWE Smackdown vs Raw Online

Create your own wrestler and battle other players for the World Heavyweight Championship. Quests include hitting your friend with a steel chair, keeping Hulk Hogan's ego in check, posing for the crowd and passing your steroids test.

# 7 Age of Empires Online

Blizzard started their move into the MMORPG realm by adapting an RTS series, and Microsoft could do the same with their popular franchise (now that Ensemble has been shuttered). Realm vs. Realm action is a perfect fit as some of the greatest civilizations from Earth's history battle for supremacy.

Historical MMOs don't have a fantastic track record, at least when it comes to Ancient Rome (Imperator, Gods & Heroes), but mix together all of the popular empires within a single era of history, add a little bit of war and violence, a crafting and discovery system, a city building (and destroying) system and Microsoft might be looking at a hit MMO.

#6 BioShock

The massive popularity of 2K's submerged first person shooter alone merits BioShock's consideration to be a candidate for an MMO makeover. If you add on the game's retro flavour, its combination of technology and super powers that look a lot like magic and its well crafted storyline, it becomes a no brainer.

The entertainment world is abuzz these days with prequels, so why not make BioShock Online a prequel that dates back to the 1950s as strife began to grow in Rapture leading to the revolt and eventual breakdown of their civilization?
#5 Nintendo Universe Online

As MMOs aimed at children become more popular, the idea of a game set in the Nintendo Universe becomes more and more appealing. It wouldn't be the first time that Nintendo put their iconic characters together in a game, but this time it would allow gamers to create their own Nintendo alter egos, maybe **** after Mario Brothers, Zelda, or Metroid franchises.

Possible Premise: Join the Nintendo Universe characters as they hunt for the kidnapped Princess Toadstool who seems to be perpetually located in another castle.

#4 Neverwinter Nights Online

This already popular and well known RPG franchise would make a perfect MMO, its multi-player mode could be easily adapted to a more open, MMORPG format to allow players to experience perhaps the most iconic of Dungeons and Dragons game world: The Forgotten Realms.

This idea doesn't take anything away from Turbine's efforts with DDO. Their game takes place in Eberron, the franchise's newest property, while Neverwinter Nights takes place in The Forgotten Realms, one of the oldest and most iconic Dungeons and Dragons settings. It's strictly a setting thing.

"Rejected Selection" Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego

Now players of all ages can be frustrated as a group as the wily criminal known as Carmen Sandiego slips through their fingers despite leaving such tough riddles behind as, "She went to the country whose flag features a maple leaf."

#3 Left 4 Dead Online

The MMO genre is screaming (and running for their lives) for a zombie invasion ****MMORPG, and Left 4 Dead might just be the franchise to do it. The existing game already incorporates a few MMO concepts like small group teamwork and PvP. The game also establishes the fact that cities are in ruin as the zombie plague spreads. Louis, Bill, Francis and Zoey are only a few of the immune survivors and there are undoubtedly more out there, just trying to keep from getting eaten or beaten to death by the undead masses.

Why stop at allowing players to create survivors? Why not make this game a true PvP game and give players access to zombie characters as well? One side tries to live while the other tries to feed.

#2 Grand Theft Auto Online

The Grand Theft Auto franchise is arguably the ultimate in sandbox, open world gaming. Many players have expressed an interest in playing a similar game that goes a bit deeper than even the current multiplayer allows. Questing, PvP, faction building... these are all aspects of the game as it exists. Throw in a persistent world and an interesting advancement system and you've got an MMO worth looking at.

While a Grand Theft Auto MMORPG would most certainly carry an "M" rating, potential loss of a younger audience would be undoubtedly be offset by the massive popularity of the franchise. With apologies to APB, having the actual license matters.

"Rejected Selection" - Leisure Suit Larry Online

Take the Grand Theft Auto Online concept, then remove all elements of the game where the character isn't in a strip club or trying to get laid, and you've got an MMO adaptation of Leisure Suit Larry. You don't get many clothing options (leisure suits only), and quests are often quite linear, but who's going to notice?

#1 Starcraft Online

This article began with Blizzard, and it will end with Blizzard. Starcraft, the studio's sci-fi real time strategy series is perhaps the game that MMO players want the most. The reasons are many and varied, but Blizzard's proven track record in moving from RTS to MMO, combined with the game's worldwide recognition and popularity make one wonder why this game has yet to be announced.

For some time now, the MMO community has known that Blizzard is working on a new MMO project. Speculation that the game is going to be an adaptation of the company's Diablo franchise is doubtful given that WoW already covers the fantasy genre. A Starcraft entry into the growing field of sci-fi MMOs though might be quite good for business. Or maybe they'll shock everyone and do something really off the wall. Time will tell.