REVIEW: SPIDER-MAN/VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY

Beat-em-ups as a genre are repetitive by nature: punch some guys, move right, punch some more guys, more than likely ride an elevator, fight a boss, rinse, repeat until games end. What helps alleviate some of the tedium is being able to bring along a friend for the ride. In the arcade, where the games…

WHY DAREDEVIL WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT VIDEO GAME

The turn of the century saw Marvel’s Daredevil character burst out of irrelevance thanks to the relaunch of the character from writer/filmmaker Kevin Smith. This resurgence, combined with the comic book movie boom thanks to the success of Fox’s X-Men and Sony’s Spider-Man, lead the character to get his own film starring future Batman, Ben…

REVIEW: DAREDEVIL (GAME BOY ADVANCE)

  NOTE: ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON COMICBOOKMOVIE.COM 02/23/2013 Daredevil’s popularity had picked up immensely in the late 1990′s/early 2000′s. The comic was taken to new heights under the Marvel Knights label by writers like filmmaker Kevin Smith and Ultimate Spider-Man creator Brian Michael Bendis, and eventually the character would see a debut on the big screen…

REVIEW: SPIDER-MAN (DREAMCAST)

This past Sunday marked the 13th anniversary of the launch of the Sega Dreamcast. That’s not a nice number that people usually break out the retrospectives over, but I have a soft spot for the system and that gives me an excuse to talk about it, and one of my favorite superhero games: Spider-Man. Now,…

MORE MARVEL: AVENGERS ALLIANCE CHARACTERS CONFIRMED

While there is still no firm release date for the Avengers Facebook game, some new additions have been made to the roster: Daredevil Dr. Strange Iron Fist Luke Cage Black Cat Spider-Woman Sif She-Hulk War Machine Some of the villains shown with the new heroes are the Executioners, the Wrecking Crew and Bullseye.