Marvel Executive Vice President of Global Digital Media Group Ira Rubenstein has a promise for worried gamers: No more crappy Marvel-based video games.
"We are not doing movie-based games anymore," Rubenstein told Joystiq after Sony's GamesCom press conference. "Actually, wait ... we are not doing crappy movie-based games anymore."
Based on X-Men Origins: Wolverine, I'm inclined to believe Rubenstein -- while that game had its issues and problems, it would be hard to call it "crappy," especially in comparison to every other Wolverine game. On the other hand, based on just about every movie-based game in the history of video gaming, I'm inclined to not believe him. Remember, Iron-Man was a Marvel game.
Marvel movie tie-in games Iron Man 2 and Thor are on the way when their respective summer blockbusters hit theaters, so we'll all be able to judge the relative crap-it-tude of these titles, and Mr. Rubenstein will be proven either a liar or the white knight of gamers everywhere who just want decent games based on their movie heroes.
What do you think? Is it possible that future Marvel tie-in games won't be crappy? Or am I just an optimist here?
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ProjektX13
i cant wait to see these developers get redeemed.
9000
what i want to see if original marvel games. not ones losely based on something else. anyone remember how awesome the spiderman games were on ps1?? they had an original story in the spidey universe.
please marvel. no more gimmicks. no more movie based crapfests. get dedicated developers who actually care about quality of games (ESPECIALLY FOR MARVEL UNIVERSE MMO!). please.
nonymous
They should let capcom do there games again look wut they did with MvsC series and the x-men game on snes now those are great games and iam pretty sure they wont dissapoint unlike these developers making all these crappy marvel games nowadays.
Nightshade386
X-Men Origins: Wolverine was actually a very good game. It helps that Raven got a lot of extra time with this game, because it really showed in both presentation and gameplay.
CamperHunter1
Hang on lemme turn on my lie detector...
::KABOOM!::
deathtomonalisa
Most people where so blown away with how good Wolverine ended up they forget that Raven Studios go a whole extra year to work on this game before releasing it due to the movies year long set-back. Most Marvel IP's have the potential to be good games but as it is with most movie tie in games there is so little time to bring that potential into reality. There in lies the major malfunction of most movie games, the time they have to produce a quality game.
Of course those of you who are buying this crappy games could stop and maybe the developers would stop making them due to low profits. Yea, that's just to perfect of a world
Jimi0088
I will believe that when they put more time in making these games. I think it took longer for the Iron Man movie to be made then the game. When developers take movie games seriously thats when we will see a quality game based on a movie. I DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING!!!
Drop_Six
This is a big promise on Marvel's part. I'm guessing they'll break it because there is one thing all companies want more than anything and it's money. Marvel well continue to whore out its properties in order to make more money. The movies are getting a lot better, but so far we've only seen about 2 games that didn't suck. So I guess its just a matter of time.
foofan1
well MR explain y ur screwing us over with marvel ultimate alliance 2 and iron man 2 kinda late dontcha think
Wozman23
I don't believe it. Wolverine was good because they actually had a lot of time to make it good. As long as there are strict time constraints on movie tie-in games there will be crappy Marvel games. But lets all play along, and will someone let Activision know this so they don't continue to ruin the Spider-Man franchise.
DeLaG3406
I think it all comes down to the planning. I mean, most movie games are rushed out the door to meet the movie deadline and beat it by a day or two, this leaves much less "crunch time" for the developers to squash any bugs. Also, I think it comes down to lazy development. The developers expect the title of the game to sell copies which is not the case, gamers have grown an acute sense for games that are going to suck, and will generally dig deeper when it comes to a movie game. Of course, thats not to say that a few thousand fan boys won't just jump on a crappy game because of the title, which is sad, because instead of scolding the developers for making such a terrible game, it encourages their laziness. We give our sixty dollars for the game, its your turn to start making them worth it.
spider215
your all for getting that marvel movies use 2 suck now look at it now so i think they can do the same thing 4 the games and dont forget about DC games cause there game really suck except the new batman 4out 5 i swear
shinrasboy
WOW Marvel! Why don't you take this announcement to heart and pony up Marvel Vs Capcom 3? I mean really? Come people have been waiting for years.
Arguello
They should just Make Marvel vs Capcom 3, and just make everyone stop waiting. Either that or a sweet Deadpool game would be awesome
Fulldevilalchemist
Well If the Wolverine game was good then I can wait to play Iron man 2.
bigboi21
I've been disappointed with every Marvel movie-based game i've ever played, so its hard to say they won't make anymore crappy games. But i don't wanna give up complete hope. When Iron Man 2 hits shelves i'll make my decision then. They said it won't be "crappy" but only time will tell. Not sticking to the movie is a good start, we'll just have to wait and see how the other's play out
unknownsoilder
they should have made this game more real 2 the movie cuz its just all over the place dont get me wrong its all right its not great
RRODisBack
They're lying!!!
mindsale
Marvel Superhero Squad won't be crappy? Right...
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