Game Idea # 1: First is the Worst

Here is my first idea, and one I'm quite enamored with at the moment.

High Concept: People always want to be first, because being first means you did it. You win. You worked hard to get to this position. You get to stand on that little pyramid thing and hold the gold. That is unless you live in a society where being better is looked down upon. In this game you race to survive and try your best not to be first. This game is the virtual saying "One does not need to be faster then the bear, just faster then your friends".

Platform: XBLA Title / Kinect Title

Why it needs to be made: Its easy for a game to create a competition where people strive to come out on top. People get caught up in being in that number one place while the other places are considered "worse". This game looks at those worse places and makes them a place for the player to strive for.

Description: In a brutal dystopian society everyone must be the same in certain aspects. There is a norm that everyone must strive to be and no one is allowed to be better or worse then this norm. This is true for the large working class, but not so much for The Fist, the government that rules this State.

Every year a race is held for both public entertainment and population control. This race weeds out the more physically fit and the less fit so only the norm remains. Players take on the roll of people pressed into these races by The Fist. They just need to survive and not be too good or too bad. These racers are fit with packs that will not allow them to stop running. They will keep running until the race is over. Natural fitness will show who is better... unless the player takes underhanded measures to keep out of first.

The player's are given characters and the race begins. The characters race for 3 seconds taking places 1 from 7 without player interaction, then the player's take over. As they race they will gain power ups like Lactic Acid or Adrenaline. Players can use these on themselves or players in front or behind them. Adrenaline speeds up while lactic acid slows down.  At the end of a race people in deadly places lose.

Every race a place becomes deadly. The first race first place will get you killed. The second race last place will get you killed along with first. This continues until only fourth place is the safe place. The game's re-playability comes with the different tracks, power ups and game modes. One would of these modes would provide a player a bonus for being in a certain place when a timer runs out. A better bonus would be assigned for people who make their way to the taboo places for that particular race.

This game can be played as an offline Story Mode, and offline multiplayer, or an online multiplayer.
 
Why it will be fun: This is a race game where most of the players will feel relatively safe in the back for a few rounds. It gets to a point where the pressure gets pumped per level till the final level everyone is on edge.

Final Notes: I love dystopian futures. I hated gym as a school kid. This game combines both for a fun and exhilarating experience for everyone involved. Combine with the Kinect and you get a good workout while trying to race for your life.