Comments on: I Want To Fly

By: Oni-Samurai

Oni-Samurai — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:46:39 +0000

‘Superman can’t lose cause he’s invicible unless you count kryptonite.’
A simple way to include a failure or game over for Superman is to simply have him fail at rescuing civilians & his failings get reported in the daily planet. “Supes let some guy go splat!”

What game has a final game over anyway? you can continue and restart mid-game infinitely these days. Yes, a continue is acknowledgement of the fact that you have failed in the X attempt, but this can be applied to Superman games too. Developers need to start thinking of ways in which Superman can fail and if I ever read the comic books, I might have a better answer how a game might work.

Also take the Incredible Hulk game on ps2, the Hulk is supposed to be invincible in a way, the madder he gets the stronger he becomes,accelerated healing, etc. But there was a game over/ failure for the Hulk in missions and he could be KO’d. That game was an accurate and fun portrayal of the character.

By: Adam R.

Adam R. — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:49:00 +0000

I don’t think the reason for Superman’s recent failures at the box office were because of him being invincible, but because it was “Our dads Superman.” That killed it. Lex Luthor is without a shadow of a doubt the greatest villain Supes will ever face, and the most famous, but he’s just a dude. Sure he has a Kryptonite suit, but…

There are plenty of other challenges Superman has, but for the most part, the public hasn’t ever heard of Metallo or Mongul.

Care to elaborate on why you think Iron Man might have more success in terms of gameplay?

By: dreamhunk

dreamhunk — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:14:19 +0000

you should try champions online and other mmo’s

By: steven g

steven g — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:36:28 +0000

Batman is the way to go. Limit the playing environment, but make the one we are given superb.

Either have a huge range of mini missions, which do vary in terms of approach or have an engaging single player campaign punctuated by a range of stimulating problems to solve.

Superman I fear, can never make a great game simply because he is Superman. He can’t loose and where is the challenge in that. Indeed it is perhaps why, in this more cynical age, the films are failing to win the audience’s hearts and minds.

Iron Man has much more potential as a flying superhero and hopefully for the next film they will take him down a route similar to Batman. However I think that Batman might remain a Gem in a landscape mainly made up of false gold.