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i could see those games happending mostly the dc and marvel games. except maybe jonathan hex. though the licensiing for all the separate dc games on the list would be a nightmare for the company to get separtly . as for a fourth world game. throw in a level where one can fight Desad also and play as mentron with his chair and i am there to buy it.

My top 3:

Steranko Nick Fury – Really, it was a sort of berserk pop art Metal Gear Solid before MGS was a thing.

Tank Girl – Get Clover (Viewtiful Joe, Okami) to do it, since they know how to make games that crackle visually. Alternatively, just get someone, anyone, to reskin a random Metal Slug game.

Tekkon Kinkreet – Sandbox sandbox sandbox. I don’t even care if we do anything in the game, just let me jump around Matsumoto’s Treasure Town in 3D.

Quite the riot. Thanks.

“Hawkman- So I could make him fly in to powerlines a bunch of times. Because I don’t care for Hawkman, you see.”

It could be the beer talking, but that’s really funny stuff.

You could keep calling out “Look out Carter!” and then laugh hysterically when he does the jitterbug, then dies.

A Hawkman game would be phenomenal. Ancient weaponry, a sandbox setting analogous to New Orleans, and enemies ranging from mythological beasts to alien soldiers (Rann-Thanagar War side-quest!).

I’m also a Hank Pym fan (one of, like, seven). A game where you could shrink to bug-size or grow to building-size sounds good to me.

Your list drinks poopshakes.

You’re in luck! Lobster Johnson was an unlockable character in Hellboy: The Science of Evil. Unfortunately, Science of Evil is a rather tedious, uninspired game.

Can we make the racing game a Marvel vs DC thing? You know, Batmobile vs Caps Van or something?

I really think the Gambit “caper game” idea would be better suited to Catwoman. Now if they could just make a decent movie about her.

I’ll second the “Hank Pym could make for a great game character” sentiment (though I LOLed at the “make your own final boss” line). You could be stealthy as Ant-Man or just stomp around smashing stuff as Giant-Man. Plus Hank’s pouches full of shrunken equipment actually provide a decent explanation for a playable character having a ridiculously large inventory on hand at all times. Of course this game’d be a nightmare from a design sense because they’d have to create huge environments for big Hank that are full of tiny details for little Hank. It isn’t enough to give him a full city to stomp around in like in GTA or Spider-Man 2; you need to map out the air-conditioning system for each building too.

Hawkman sucks no matter what though.

I always figured Annihilation would make a kick-ass game

4 different main-characters to choose from, in single-player you see the war from each characters perspectives. Built in Co-Op modes.

Fight bosses like: Annihilus, Thanos, Aegis, Tenebrous, The Centurions, Terrax, The Fallen One, Ravenous, and so on.

Then take to the stars in a combination of a Third-Person Shooter and a Flight Simulator.

Can’t say that I necessarily think those are all good ideas, the racing particularly, I’ve never cared for graduitously created racing game concepts rammed into other universes. But then again I don’t care for the racing genre to begin with.

I always though my perfect comic game would be an adaptation of Cable and Deadpool done by Free Radical of Timesplitters fame. Between timesplitters and second sight they’d covered all the bases: humour – check, time travel – check, psychic powers – check, guns – check, just adapt the entire series into one game where you can play as either of the two and you’ve got yourself a winner. Although with Free Radical now missing most original staff and being morphed into Crytek UK that is now a dream which will probably never come to pass.

No need to harsh on Australia, sure, back in the day a few states were lame, but now anything goes, and we always seem to get extended cuts deemed too extreme by the States, I’m assuming Bible belt knocks a bit out.
Also, Marvel Racing Game, I’m in!

A serious Hawkman game was effectively made back in the 80s by Capcom. I think it was called Legendary Wings.

I think a Doom Patrol game could work well. And a Power Man/Iron Fist arcade game a la Double Dragon would rock my world.

What, no Marvel Zombies game? As you said, the zombie apocalypse game has been done to death (no pun). You may as well add the wacky twist of the Marvel heroes as the zombies to get interest.

Holy crap, I want that racing game NOW! What kind of “weapons” could you get from crates?

Also echoing the Cable and Deadpool and Annihilation ones. Those sounds like a lot of fun.

Great feature. I don’t think anyone still likes Gambit, sorry. But otherwise great ideas here.

Has anyone said Street Angel video game yet? Has there already been one? If not I don’t think it really requires comment, the comics make their own case for becoming a video game pretty effectively.

If there were a Street Angel video game, it would somehow need to incorporate at least limited scenes in black and white. Definitely.

“Then you’d slap Jan”

A game for the Wii?

I think a Hank Pym game could be awesome, actually – they’d need to do two things really well, I think:
1) Shrinking & Growing mechanic. Maybe a Pikmin style thing with ants when you shrink.
2) The ability to build a bad-ass robot partner to help you do missions… who then turns on you and is the end boss, complete with the upgrades you’ve given it.

I could definately see a Green Lantern game. Hard part would be infusing a players creative touch (Kyles artistic style in how he deals with things vs Stewarts architecture etc.) but I could see a level system that allows you to pick the way it looks as you go up (along with different damage system) and you definately have to be allowed to play aliens, I mean everyone wants to be a Ch’p or Kilowog.

Jack Kirbys 4th world would also be a great game (not sure about your concept, just thinking the concept of a Jack Kirby game—but they would have to animate the characters with Kirbys bombastic style not this sleek modern style)

Jonah Hex–of course, one of the reasons I’m looking forward to the movie is there has to be a game, and hoepefully they take a lot from the comics (with a hidden level that sets you in a post apocalyptic future)

and definately like the Marvel racing game.

I could also see a game called Heralds (for galactus) not sure the game play style or anything, but it seems like something that could work (of course I also want to play a talking raccoon so Guardians of the Galaxy squad style game has potential)

Hawkman’s problem isn’t that the character design or concept is lame, it’s that the setting makes him lame. If you created a sequence or game in the God of War franchise where Kratos gets Icarus’s wings, it’d be cool, fun, and work really well — and he’d basically be what Hawkman is, a barechested he-man with wings and Bronze Age weapons. Drop Kratos into, say, the world of Bioshock and say he can’t use plasmids or guns, and he turns into a giant lame-o that no gamer or reader would enjoy.

On the original post…would Aquaman actually work better as a well-done videogame than as a superhero comic? The ocean lends itself to sandbox gameplay with — no pun intended — fluid controls, and a mechanic where the player seeks out and summons various creatures with unique abilities for different situations has been used in loads of excellent, playable games.

A Green Lantern Corps game where you build your own Green Lantern would be flipping awesome!

And let me just throw this out there: Lego Jimmy Olsen.

In order to properly replicate the experience of reading The Walking Dead, I’m assuming the game would feature 100 hours of gameplay minimum, and the Zombies would only be a threat or even a factor in the game for about the first 90 minutes of it.

If there were a Street Angel video game, it would somehow need to incorporate at least limited scenes in black and white. Definitely.

A Street Angel game would have to be on the Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis, though. Because it would be that awesome. And I don’t see that happening.

A Walking Dead game would be neat. Basically, I just want a zombie apocalypse kind of game where you live through it, with full sandbox gameplay– GTA with zombies, basically. *Actual* survival horror. Anything is better than Dead Rising.

Lobster Johnson’s in the latest Hellboy game, voiced by Bruce Campbell. I almost bought it just for that.

Omar, the actual Aquaman game that exists is by far the worst video game I have ever played, and I’ve played ET for the Atari.

Hawkeye game. Wii Motion Plus.

C’mon, Miyamoto’s basically come out and said that realistic archery will be the basis of the next Zelda thanks to WMP, so how hard would Hawkeye be?

i’d love to see an X-Factor fighting game (made by Capcom, of course) – the Peter David old school vs. Peter David new school teams. of course, there would be a few repeat characters, so old Madrox and new Strong Guy would have to be unlockable. and you’d also be able to unlock the original team. but what about the Howard Mackie villains lineup? hmm… that’s one of my favorites. just have to make them unlockable too!

Omar Karindu has no respect for ancient weaponry. He should be catapulted.

I respect ancient weaponry, but in a universe where characters can routinely survive massive explosions, run at near-light speeds, and project solar-level heat from their eyes, I’m not sure how much a mace or a spear is going to do.

Screw you guys for making me think Hawkman and Hank Pym games would be cool now, jerks! Also, I played and sort of liked Hellboy: SoE when it came out last year; how in the blue hell do you unlock Lobster? Now I have to go to put it in my Gamefly list! Thanks again, helpful bastards!

“What, no Marvel Zombies game? As you said, the zombie apocalypse game has been done to death (no pun). You may as well add the wacky twist of the Marvel heroes as the zombies to get interest.”

Having dropped Marvel Zombies 4 despite Fred Van Lente writing it and it being solid, I am of the opinion that the Marvel Zombies suck unless Machine Man is killing them for the love of a good android woman, so no. I do want to see them show up in a Marvel Ultimate Alliance game at some point. So I can kill them with Machine Man, who seriously better at least be DLC at some point.

Also, I just don’t care for Hawkman. As Tim O’Neil said, his super power is S&M (and wings, I guess). He does nothing for me. He could be an okay video game character, I guess, but I’d still probably just fly him in to power lines.

Everyone’s got opinions. I happen to think Spidey is a terrible character, for example. I didn’t like All-Star Superman, as well*. While I am a Hawkman fan, I was just kidding around… you guys seem hell-bent on justifying your Hawkhate.

So all of you should be catapulted.

Into power lines.

Oh, and regarding the Hawks’ weaponry in a universe of demigods… their stuff could be enchanted or technologically-enhanced. Use your imaginations, people!

* Of course it was good. It’s just not an interpretation of Superman (the character himself) I dig.

Ted Kord: Blue Beetle game. I would so love to pilot The Bug around! And having a light flash/air blast gun and a bunch of other neat, non-lethal gadets could be a fun change of pace from the usual fare.

Or just a JLI game in general- where you’ve got levels fighting threats like Despero and the Grey Man mixed in with stuff like moving into your new headquarters.

I’m going to be in the minority on this one, but a Wild Dog game sounds pretty funny and kick-ass. For that matter, speaking of Chris Sims, what about an Anita Blake: Vampire Something game?

And I actually think the idea of building your own final boss may have some merit to it. I mean, after all, wouldn’t it ensure that you get the foe you deserve?

-Citizen Scribbler

You know, if it were up to me… I would scrap this whole DC Universe RPG Warcraft -slash- play as a sidekick game; and just make a good olde fashioned online beat’em up based on Kingdom Come.

I mean, that’s like the best comic book story to have gamers create new characters or play as good guys who fight other heroes; no strings attached.

Oh, and none of that lame/slow Mortal Kombat vs JLA ‘finish him” stuff (I mean, really! I’ve seen more and faster action in the Dragon Ball Z video game line). No, when Magog or Superman fight, half of Metropolis better look like a junkyard!

Think of it as Hulk: Ultimate Destruction on steroids!

Yeah, due to the fact that we still don’t have an R rating for video games, the Sleeper game would have it’s balls cut off.