In my discussion of why I thought Batman: Arkham Asylum worked, I mentioned how it was due largely to the fact that it took the Batman character and merged it with Nintendo’s long-standing Metroid franchise. I then began to think about what other games would be great templates to join to a comic book character…
A little over a year ago, I wrote a post on my comicbookmovie.com account about how it’s perhaps the right time to seriously take into consideration the development of a Green Arrow video game. I want to revisit the topic after I saw a comment made by “Arrow” star Stephen Amell on his facebook page…
I spoke in length about why leading up to the release of the first “Arkham” game I remained skeptical, but now I’d like to do something a little more positive and thus more fitting with one of my favorite game series of all time. Here’s my reasons as to why Batman: Arkham Asylum was the…
E3 2014 has come and gone, and after making a big splash in Sony’s press conference Monday night, Rocksteady’s conclusion to the Batman “Arkham’ series, Batman: Arkham Knight, has been wowing everyone who has managed to get their hands on it. Countless previews have been written by various publications that have escalated the hype and anticipation…
Though initially penned in for a fall 2014 release date, news struck yesterday that we’ll not be getting the closing chapter of Rocksteady’s closing chapter in the “Arkham” series, Batman: Arkham Knight, until 2015. Instead of drowning in Arkham-less sorrow, I’m here to offer some creative alternatives as to what do to while we wait further…
Comic book video games come in a variety of categories: Some use the comic solely as their source material, even calling on comic writers for story input, (The “Arkham” series,) others take inspiration from animated series (Batman: Vengeance,) and then there’s those that exist in the world of a feature film (The Amazing Spider-Man 2.)…
Upon it’s release in late October last year, I never did get around to composing a proper review of TT Games Lego Marvel Super Heroes. Initially I played on the Xbox 360 and put in the time to reach the coveted 1,000 Gamer Score and more recently I picked it up for my brand new…
I can’t think of any hotter property in the world right now than the Avengers. The movie is doing fantastic (both critically and financially) and rumors are buzzing about an assembly of earth’s mightiest heroes in a new videogame. I’ve talked about the Marvel Cinematic Universe games in the “Assembling the Avengers (Games)” articles, but…
This coming Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of Nintendo’s most recent handheld console in North America. Since then, there have been five comic book themed games released for the system. Here is the breakdown for fans of comic book games that are both old and new comers alike. [NOTE: I’m going to get it out…
Comic Book Video Games 