Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (360/PS3): MUA2 was the last in Marvels long line of RPG co-op adventures, and it retold one of companys most controversial stories. Winner: Batman: Arkham City Was there any doubt? Web of Shadows is still Spider-Mans finest hour, but Arkham City is one of the best games ever. There was also a new combat system to go along with this fresh take on Manhattan, one that embraced Spider-Mans agility to create some intense, mid-air combos. Telling an original plot centered on Venom and the fan favorite black costume, the game saw NYC slowly transformed by an invading alien force.
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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows (360/PS3/PC): Spidey has been swinging free in New York City for years, and Web of Shadows was his most memorable trip around the Big Apple. No game made us feel more like Batman than Arkham City, which might be the greatest compliment we can bestow upon a game. It took the combat, stealth, exploration, and detective work that Arkham Asylum did so well, refined it even more, then set the Caped Crusader loose in his first truly open world. Best open world gameīatman: Arkham City (360/PS3/PC/Wii U): Batman is an agent of justice that hunts criminals to avenge the death of his family, and Arkham City was a hunting ground worthy of the Dark Knight. Winner: Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis In all the infinite Earths, there isnt one where wed play Battle for Atlantis over any Hulk game, but the Aquaman game appeals more to our inner continuity nerd, which wins it this category. None of this distracted from how awful the game was, but you couldnt doubt its authenticity. Aquaman was wearing his then-current combo of a scraggly beard and hook hand, his enemies were the same ones he was facing in the comics, and the futuristic version of Atlantis was correct down to the metallic, underwater cars. Ultimate Destruction got how fun it must be to cut loose as the Hulk, particularly when youre surfing on a flattened bus towards a tank just asking to be smashed.Īquaman: Battle for Atlantis (Xbox/GameCube): Few have played Battle for Atlantis, so its probably news to you that it was ripped straight from the comic page. You spend the entire game as the green one, bashing everything into rubble, and you just keep running in the big open world until you can smash no more. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (PS2/Xbox/GameCube): After the previous ill-conceived Hulk title that spent too much time as puny Bruce Banner, Ultimate Destruction fully embraced the smashing fun of being the Hulk. Wolverine also offered up fan service that fans actually wanted. Winner: Wolverine Perhaps you can blame this on one having less Ryan Reynolds than the other, but Wolverines extreme violence lends itself to more creativity. The devs find unique uses for GLs trademark energy constructs, and the graphics are good, but it keeps things way too routine.
Set after the film, Reynolds must defend the Lantern home world of Oa from an invasion of deadly (and clichd) killer robots. Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters (360/PS3): Ryan Reynolds takes the starring role in this game based on the box office disappointment Green Lantern. By the time you fight Reynolds Deadpool at the end, much of the charm had worn off, but the God of War-style grisly gameplay at least stood out from his Marvel friends. Here he chopped up bad guys in increasingly novel ways, though the early promise of the game starts to wear thin the more it commits to the plot of the film.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (360/PS3/PC): Wolverine is a tough as nails killer that normally has to hold back in T-rated super games, so the M-rated Origins let Wolvie puts his claws to good use. However, were interested to see how DCUO will stack up to the upcoming Marvel Super Heroes MMO.
Winner: DCUO Super Hero Squad aims too low to even compare to a title as massive as DCUO, so its the easy winner. The game also deserves some credit for taking a more active approach to MMO combat, and the fact that it only got better after going F2P, ranking high in our best free MMORPG list. You stalked the streets of Gotham with Batman, hung out in space with the Justice League, and teamed up with numerous other DC characters in the continually updating title. This browser-based MMO is one of the last vestiges of the series, and while its got a large roster and is surprisingly reverent of continuity for an online game aimed at kids, its hard to compare it to other upcoming MMOs.ĭC Universe Online (PC/PS3): DCUO dropped players into the world of DC as envisioned by superstar artist Jim Lee. Marvel Super Hero Squad (PC): Marvel Super Hero Squad was an attempt to get cute versions of Marvel heroes in the faces of children everywhere, but the project has pretty much disappeared after Disney bought the comic company.
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