One of the great things about picking up a video game based on a comic book is that you get to inhabit the role of your favorite super hero. Whether it’s swinging around the streets of New York as Spider-Man, soaring through the air as the Man of Steel or frightening foes from the shadows…
Konami was one of the many companies who started making Batman games once Sunsoft abandoned the license. After starting out with a game based on the Batman Returns film, they turned their attention towards making games inspired by the 90’s Batman animated series. Their last outing, The Adventures of Batman and Robin on the SNES,…
It was announced to the gaming world at large during the Sony E3 press conference that Hulk would be a timed exclusive on the PlayStation platforms. Now we know what else your hard earned $179.99 will get you. Along with the Hulk, you’ll get the rest of the Avengers roster: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor,…
I, Blair Farrell, would like to wish a fond goodbye and farewell to both my money and the things I have to sell in order to get even MORE money to survive the onslaught that is Disney Infinity 2.0. Over at Kotaku they’ve posted more screen shots from the Guardians of the Galaxy playset, including…
We’ve known ever since Batman: Arkham Knight was officially unveiled that Batman would not be the sole playable character, as the wrap up of the very first trailer requested people to pre-order the game in order to play as Harley Quinn. It appears now that the Joker’s biggest fan won’t be the only extra character…
We’ve seen both Rocket and Groot in the initial trailer for Disney Infinity 2.0, as well as the packaging for the Star-Lord and Gamora figures for the game. Now during a recent event in San Francisco a producer on the game, John Vignocchi, provided more details on what players can look forward to in the…
NECA, a company that designs all sorts of excellent action figures and collectibles based on everything from popular movies, video games and comics, has just unveiled one of the coolest action figures imaginable. Recently the company started a line of figures that were based on popular characters as they appeared in old NES games, complete…
For decade’s now there have been video games based on Marvel properties: Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Punisher, even Deadpool and the Silver Surfer. A high percentage of the games released based on a Marvel property take place right here on the planet earth, and rightfully so. One of the qualities that I believe makes Marvel’s…
I never know what to expect when I get my hands on a Game Boy Advance version of a game that’s designed for a console. Sometimes you get a hidden gem, like X2: Wolverine’s Revenge, other times you get a complete dud, like Superman Returns. Batman: Vengeance doesn’t surpass its big brother on consoles, but…
Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems is one of those games that’s difficult to categorize. It shares the name of a popular arcade game, also by Capcom, that came out in 1995 though it’s a 2-D action plat-former and not a tournament fighter. It also can be considered a sequel of sorts to…
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