10 Board Games That Would Make For Great Video Games

Firaxis’ XCOM reboot was an unlikely success. The venerable series had its fans, but for a turn-based strategy title to gain such widespread popularity in the action-drenched modern era was something of a surprise. Naturally XCOM-likes followed, but one franchise remains suspiciously absent – Star Wars.

In Imperial Assault, Disney has a game practically custom-made for the format.

Everything is here. A handful of outgunned, outnumbered freedom fighters taking on the might of an overwhelmingly powerful Empire? Check. Gameplay that revolves around a series of tense, commando-style raids? Check. Evolving skill upgrades, equipment, and weapons? Check. Customisable classes and heroes? Gotcha. Psychic powers? Yep. Different races, like the XCOM of old? Got that too.

Now bring to bear all of Star Wars lore – the Jedi, the Sith, the endlessly diverse environments, the epic space combat, the Lightsabers, monsters, droids, and all the rest – and you have everything you need to craft not only the ultimate XCOM-like, but perhaps the game to knock XCOM back into retirement.

In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, EA produced a great Star Wars game. Put Firaxis in charge of this, and EA will have made a brilliant one.