8 Superheroes Who Desperately Need Their Own Video Games

There was a time when a major summer blockbuster couldn't be released without a video game hitting shelves to accompany it. However, when it became apparent that consumers were growing wise to the fact that these games were almost always terrible, sales started to plummet, and they've now become something of a rarity. That's both a good thing and a bad thing, but it's hard not to feel annoyed and disappointed when a movie like Avengers: Age of Ultron is released, and the best we get is some lame mobile game tie-in which doesn't come anywhere close to giving gamers the opportunity to relive the best parts of the movie in an effective way. So, with that in mind, we've put together a list of eight superheroes (some from movies, some from TV, and even some from the comics themselves) who all need to be dominating consoles just like Batman has been doing with the Arkham games. Of course, some of these characters have already starred in their own video games, but the results haven't always been what fans expected. So, whether they've had the gaming treatment already or not, here are 8 superheroes who deserve a proper outing on consoles and PC. 8) Iron Man Iron Man has already starred in a couple of downright awful SEGA games to coincide with the release of his first two movies, and it's easy to understand why a third didn't follow given the reception to the previous efforts. While he's no doubt a tough character to put into this sort of environment, moments in those games which saw players given the ability to fly around large maps shooting foes out of the sky did work to at least some extent. However, a new take on the Armoured Avenger that could have some potential would be to put players actually inside the suit, making this a first person shooter of sorts. Having the HUD on screen as you blast enemies away in front of you would be very cool, while higher production values (getting Robert Downey Jr. to voice the character would make a massive difference) could help to make this an instant classic. There's no denying that it would be a challenge to make work, but just imagine how great it could be if it did. 7) The Flash A Flash game was in development some time ago, but it's easy enough to appreciate why it was ultimately abandoned. Even if it was set in a large free roaming environment, having players being able to run at superspeed through that map would be technically very challenging and not particularly satisfying for those in control if they get from one side to the other in a few seconds. However, if the Scarlet Speedster were to be slowed down (and there are a number of plot devices which could be used to accomplish that), this might just work, especially if there are also levels included in which players are able to let loose and really use The Flash's powers. When it comes to a basis for this one, the TV show would be pretty perfect, especially if someone like Telltale were to take the helm and make much of the game a well crafted and story driven experience. 6) Wonder Woman With her movie on the horizon and a starring role in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice next year, it's about time Warner Bros. really start pushing Wonder Woman. A video game would be a great start, and while her big screen outing could be a good source of inspiration, it might actually make more sense to turn to the comic books in order to do the character justice. It would actually be pretty easy to pull off, too; imagine a combination of Heavenly Sword and God of War, and this one pretty much sells itself. Setting this game in Themyscira or an Ancient Greece type setting (it was, after all, recently revealed that Zeus is Wonder Woman's father) seems like the way to go, though potentially exploring the character's history with the two World Wars could also be fun. After all, taking on the Nazis with a sword and shield as an ass kicking Wonder Woman is a prospect sure to get even non-DC Comics fans excited, right? 5) Justice League Team based superhero games have been hit or miss in the past, with perhaps one of the better examples being the Marvel Alliance games. That could work for a release like this, but so too could splitting up the Justice League (possibly into pairs) and having them embark on high quality separate missions before being reunited for one final epic battle. Giving players the chance to take advantage of each of the team's unique abilities in a wide variety of settings essentially gives them six or seven games in one, and while an argument could be made that not playing as a team somewhat goes against the point of a game titled Justice League, would it not be just as awesome to fly through Metropolis as Superman and then command the oceans as Aquaman before returning to Gotham City to battle The Joker? It's certainly one approach which has some serious potential for success. 4) Green Arrow Like The Flash, setting this in the world of the TV show could work brilliantly. Bow and arrow mechanics are always a little hit and miss in games - let's face it, it's easier to use a gun - but if that could be perfected, then exploring Star City as the Green Arrow while Felicity provides mission objectives in your ear would no doubt make for a fun experience. Throw in Diggle, Black Canary and Speedy as playable characters, and this suddenly becomes a very different type of game with lost of different ways of approaching missions. Dig's gun skills may be better suited for one scrap than the Canary Cry would for another for example. Alternatively, how about using that scrapped Supermax movie (which would have seen Oliver Queen wrongly imprisoned with some of the world's greatest villains and forced to try and escape) as a basis for a game? That sort of confined setting certainly worked pretty well for Arkham Asylum. 3) Daredevil Another superhero who came close to starring in his own video game before it was scrapped, Daredevil is perfectly suited for this format of storytelling. To some extent, you could pretty much just take any of the Arkham games, replace Batman with 'ol Hornhead, and have a hit release. That being said, the very different setting of Hell's Kitchen and The Man Without Fear's unique abilities would obviously go a long way in ensuring that this would be more than just a carbon copy. While some sort of free roaming release could work, it might ultimately be better to go for smaller, higher quality missions which allow players to really take advantage of the character's radar sense and fighting skills. However, there's undeniably something very exciting about the prospect of battling it out with Stilt Man thirty stories above street level in the middle of New York City, but either approach would ultimately pretty work well for a hero like Daredevil. 2) Superman Like the movie, the Superman Returns video game wasn't great. However, it did do a fairly decent job of letting us feel what it would be like to take flight as Superman and explore Metropolis from the sky. Imagining what the current generation of consoles could do with that is pretty mind blowing then, but if a game really wanted to shake things up, just picture the Man of Steel embarking on some sort of mission in space. Regardless of where it were to take place though, Superman is a character who has a ton of potential when it comes to this format, and whether it's battling Doomsday on the streets of a fully destructible Metropolis or just flying through the air and getting a semblance of what it would feel like to be this iconic DC Comics character, it's shocking this has not yet been made. Of course, if rumours are to be believed, Arkham developers Rocksteady are already hard at work making this a reality. 1) The Avengers As The Avengers are such a huge team of heroes, returning to the Marvel Alliance style of gameplay would most likely work best for Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Of course, the game would need to undergo a serious overhaul to make it work on current-gen systems, with the many pointless conversations which plagued the original being dropped hopefully in preference of a greater focus on action and making each hero feel unique as you switch between them. Even if 90% of the game were to follow a similar style of gameplay to those, one potentially very cool new addition would be to have specific solo missions for each Avenger at various points. However, rather than focusing on the usual suspects, let gamers infiltrate a facility as Ant-Man to let his fellow Avengers in, or as Thor to battle foes in the sky as your teammates take out those on the ground. That'd be pretty exciting, right?