While it is no means the first, the excellent board game Pandemic ushered in a wave of cooperative dice - throwers (with other games like Forbidden Island and Defenders of the Realm offering very similar gameplay styles). (zenofdesign.com)
I've been waiting a long time for this, and it's finally happening: the sequel for the best medieval combat game I've played, Mount & Blade, is arriving this year with a somewhat similar gameplay style, but much improved graphics. (software.informer.com)
With the inclusion of collectables and customisation; I imagine it would be a very similar gameplay style. (thezombiechimp.com)