Since comic books have been around, there has always been a demand to tie the medium in for kids. While the original batch of kids have long grown up since picking up their first copy of Spider-Man or Detective Comics, there have to be new and fresh ideas on how to relate to a younger audience. Enter the Marvel Super Hero Squad, an action figure line of Marvel characters that have a younger and more cartoonish look, while staying true to the source material.
The success of the toy line has now spawned a video game for the same age-group, but will still be fun for comic and video game fans of all ages. The 3-D fighter game goes as obscure as Mole Man and Iron Monger and as popular as Captain America and Wolverine with the list of playable characters. THQ’s game is expected to be released in the fall of this year for all next-generation consoles, handheld systems, and the PC.
Check out our exclusive gameplay video taken from the floor of San Diego Comic-Con after the jump.
About John Carle
The Definition of “Geek Chic.” Comic books, sci-fi movies, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Lord of the Rings and more all rolled up in a Diesel wearing, club going socialite package. Having worked in both advertising and television, John is a lifetime writer always being a part of the creative process. John knows the television world between his experience on being involved with the production process of over two hundred episodes of prime time tv and being a self admitted media whore.
Yes he has a weakness for trash tv, Michael Bay-esque action movies and the raunchy teen comedy as well. Never try to debate the Original Star Wars Trilogy versus Star Trek with him because the Holy Trilogy always comes out on top. Having partied with movie stars to Playboy centerfolds, John is somehow always able to find someone’s inner geek.
The simplest rules that John lives by is to have fun and doing what makes him happy. There’s no shame in being a geek. Play Halo, read Spider-Man and proudly display the whole series of Neon Genesis: Evangelion on your DVD rack. And most importantly, make sure to read his weekly comic book pull list reviews at The Flickcast.
And yes, that is the sound of a young kid having a tantrum at the screen next to us as his father is almost literally dragging him away from the game because he enjoyed it so much.
Since comic books have been around, there has always been a demand to tie the medium in for kids. While the original batch of kids have long grown up since picking up their first copy of Spider-Man or Detective Comics, there have to be new and fresh ideas on how to relate to a younger audience. Enter the Marvel Super Hero Squad, an action figure line of Marvel characters that have a younger and more cartoonish look, while staying true to the source material.
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And yes, that is the sound of a young kid having a tantrum at the screen next to us as his father is almost literally dragging him away from the game because he enjoyed it so much.