Who knew back in 1978 that the sci-fi TV series will be turned into a role-playing game book almost twenty years later? Taking into consideration the big number of Battlestar Galactica fans, this seems like a normal shift in direction, given the fact that every major TV and film franchise nowadays is being turned into a game. Reuters report that this RPG will be called Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game (how original) and will be set in space just like the show. The game book will be a full-color hardcover with still images from the show and some original artwork. It will provide you with rules of play, character creation and useful information about the ship and the Galactica crew. A Qucikstart Guide will be released in early 2007, but the core product will hit stores in spring. Also, some additional products will be released to fully support this RPG launch, more information will be revealed soon, as the Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game official website will be launched.
Personally, I won’t buy this product because I simply hate Battlestar Galactica and everything that has to do with it. I think that this whole franchise is a Star Trek rip-off, even though their stories are quite different. You probably know Battlestar Galactica from the 2005 series aired by several American TV networks including NBC, Bravo and Universal HD. The series has also one Peabody, Hugo and Saturn awards and frankly, I don’t understand why because it sucks. Source: softpedia.com