Thursday, May 28, 2009

Top Three Superheroes that need a kick ass reboot for a game

Infamous (Read the full Review) has shown us that a decent Superhero game is possible. Obviously Sucker Punch delivered an original IP, but what about Superheroes we've all grown to love. Don't Spiderman and Wolverine deserve a decent game? Well here is my list of the Top Three Superheroes that need a kick ass reboot for a game.

3. The X-Men



The Konami X-Men arcade game was one of the first X-men games to come out. Coincidentally being one of the best. Few games besides the relatively unkown Marvel vs. Capcom 2, have used the X-men in a way suiting of the powerful Superhero team. What should happen is that either Konami or Capcom take over the reigns and craft either a fighter or a brawler to bring us back to the old school style of play that the X-men work well on. We don't need RPG elements (X-men Legends) or borrowed Gameplay elements (X-Men Orgins: Wolverine or practically any other X-men game). Start fresh, bring in that dose of power and "umph" needed to make the superhero team worth playing as. Until then we have Marvel vs. Capcom 2!

2. The Silver Surfer




Drugs are bad kids. But in he case of Marvel, they had one acid trip (Marvel Method indeed!) and created the trippiest of comic book Superheroes (or sometimes a Villain, depends on when you catch him). Interestingly enough, The Silver surfer has very few games. His last one was an adaption of the Fantastic Four film featuring his arrvial, but that's it. What we need is an intense on rails shooter, with tight controls and stunning visuals to boot. Who should develop this you say. Try Factor 5. Believe me, they need the work.

1. Superman



Poor Superman. You can shoot lasers from your eyes, lift a truck with your thumb, freeze a lake with your breath. However, you can't star in a decent game. The last Superman in games worth noting was in Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe. Besides that, Supes has not had a decent game since. What's needed is a Superman game created by none other then Rockstar. Brutal, funny, and highly skilled. This developer would make Superman cool, not just in a Video game. But in popular Culture.

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