With the news that Captain America 3 will kickstart the Marvel Civil War story arc, could it be possible that we will see a Civil War video game on the current gen consoles?
For those in the dark, the original Civil War ran from 2006 – 2007 and featured superheroes from the Marvel universe going head to head. The plot of the series follows a framework storyline in which the U.S. government passes a Superhero Registration Act ostensibly designed to have superpowered characters act under official regulation, somewhat akin to Police officers. Heroes were split, those who were for the Registration and those who were against it. This led to fisticuffs between the heroes, championed by Iron Man and Captain America.
Without giving the story away, the video game possibilities are endless. Lets look at 3 genres that could make Marvel Civil War a very interesting game:
Beat – em – up:
This would be my first choice. Taking lessons from Mortal Kombat 9 and Injustice, the Civil War storyline could be played out inbetween fights with our favourite heroes. I would vote for Capcom to develop this using their Street Fighter IV engine (not the Marvel vs Capcom engine, personally I enjoyed the Street Fighter IV series more) and adapt some moves already seen in Marvel vs Capcom. We know that Capcom can show love to Marvel and not let fans down when it comes to artwork and style.
Replayability would be here by picking a different side for 2 different story modes (Pro-Registration and Anti-Registration).
RPG :
Customize a new hero and decide which side you are on, Pro-Registration or Anti-Registration. Level up by taking on other heroes. The storyline, though, would have to be altered slightly. Could be interesting to see a new take on the events of Civil War.
With the RPG levelling system, we could upgrade our custom hero with new powers. This has been done before, however with the scope of Civil War and the whole Marvel universe we could have limitless possibilities.
Open World Adventure :
Like Shadow of Mordor. Imagine a large map of America where your hero can locate enemies from “the other side”. Incorporating a Nemesis system like Mordor (only using superheroes instead of Captains and Warchiefs), you will be acquired to take down the “other side” from the bottom to the top. Inbetween this you will be acquired to complete superhero side missions (accept rescuing people from fires, that has been done to death).
Do you have any ideas for a Marvel Civil War video game?
For those in the dark, the original Civil War ran from 2006 – 2007 and featured superheroes from the Marvel universe going head to head. The plot of the series follows a framework storyline in which the U.S. government passes a Superhero Registration Act ostensibly designed to have superpowered characters act under official regulation, somewhat akin to Police officers. Heroes were split, those who were for the Registration and those who were against it. This led to fisticuffs between the heroes, championed by Iron Man and Captain America.
Without giving the story away, the video game possibilities are endless. Lets look at 3 genres that could make Marvel Civil War a very interesting game:
Beat – em – up:
This would be my first choice. Taking lessons from Mortal Kombat 9 and Injustice, the Civil War storyline could be played out inbetween fights with our favourite heroes. I would vote for Capcom to develop this using their Street Fighter IV engine (not the Marvel vs Capcom engine, personally I enjoyed the Street Fighter IV series more) and adapt some moves already seen in Marvel vs Capcom. We know that Capcom can show love to Marvel and not let fans down when it comes to artwork and style.
Replayability would be here by picking a different side for 2 different story modes (Pro-Registration and Anti-Registration).
RPG :
Customize a new hero and decide which side you are on, Pro-Registration or Anti-Registration. Level up by taking on other heroes. The storyline, though, would have to be altered slightly. Could be interesting to see a new take on the events of Civil War.
With the RPG levelling system, we could upgrade our custom hero with new powers. This has been done before, however with the scope of Civil War and the whole Marvel universe we could have limitless possibilities.
Open World Adventure :
Like Shadow of Mordor. Imagine a large map of America where your hero can locate enemies from “the other side”. Incorporating a Nemesis system like Mordor (only using superheroes instead of Captains and Warchiefs), you will be acquired to take down the “other side” from the bottom to the top. Inbetween this you will be acquired to complete superhero side missions (accept rescuing people from fires, that has been done to death).
Do you have any ideas for a Marvel Civil War video game?