MAXIMUM CARNAGE: THE BEST COMIC TO GAME ADAPTATION TO DATE

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.)…

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: UNCANNY X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (iOS)

NOTE: GAME WAS PLAYED ON iPOD TOUCH 5 A trend that has developed with every major comic themed film since 2013 is that it’s accompanied by a mobile game tie-in: Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Thor 2, Captain America 2 and more recently The Amazing Spider-Man 2 all had games launched on various mobile…

GAMEPLAY TRAILER FOR DISNEY INFINITY 2.0: MARVEL SUPER HEROES

Disney Interactive has just issued some new footage of the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes expansion set to debut this Fall. In the clip we’re shown more of the Avengers in action as well as the mischievous Loki. Unlike the footage that launched with the debut trailer, we also get to hear some of the characters…

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST MOBILE GAME TRAILER; AVAILABLE TOMORROW

For someone who’s trying to build the most comprehensive hub for all things comic book game related, I feel ashamed that this got past me. Coming tomorrow from mobile developer Glitchsoft is the video game tie-in to this coming Friday’s blockbuster X-Men film, Days of Future Past. Players can take on the roles of classic X-Men…

REVIEW: X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME (GAME BOY ADVANCE)

Man, what a disappointment. “But Blair,” you ask, “how could you be POSSIBLY be disappointed in the Game Boy Advance version of a movie tie-in game that launched next to a film that nearly killed the X-Men film franchise as we know it?” That is indeed a fair question, so I’ll elaborate: Upon researching the…

REVIEW: X-MEN: THE OFFICIAL GAME (NINTENDO DS)

One of things in my opinion that made the original Nintendo DS the gigantic success it turned out to be was the unique touch screen interface. Before the advent of the mobile smart phone gaming renaissance, it truly was a unique handheld gaming device for it’s time with its touch screen and button combination. When…