Opinion: Spider-Man 2, Wolverine and Co. - there are actually too many superheroes

How often did you see the adventures of the Avengers ? Maybe you even stayed in the cinema and have enjoyed the journey of Iron-Man, Captain America and Co. there. We all love superheroes. Many of us have accompany you since our childhood and conquered our hearts early.

In 2021 superheroes are as popular as never before and even from the entertainment form of computer and video games hardly any way to think. Spider-Man: Miles Morales was launch title when starting the PlayStation 5. Iron-Man Vr belonged to the last major games for the PlayStation Vr. And also for Marvel s Avengers Content also appear as well as Battle for Wakanda .

But superhero madness is far from over: As part of the PlayStation Showcase, the Wolverine and Spider-Man 2 developed by Insomniac Games saw the light of the world. Already on October 26, 2021, Guardians of the Galaxy and those who are rather on the round strategy, for whom in March 2022 with Marvel s Midnight Suns a kind of Xcom with Marvel license.

In short: superheroes are everywhere - is it slowly too much with the license-ups?

A similar target group!

What have video games, comics and action films together? Right, a very similar target group. No matter if Marvel or DC - superheroes are no longer the silence reading in the children s rooms, but a billion business. Disney bought Marvel in 2009 for incredible four billion US dollars. The result is a true offensive from cinema films, series and other content. Last but not least, the Micky Mouse maker stabbed its streaming service Disney + and offered action friends next to Star Wars content also the concentrated cargo MCU.

And I confess: I m exactly part of this target group. As a child of the nineties, I took over the comics of my brother and the spider and the avenues devoured. Later, the change to the video and computer games followed and it probably does not come from that my first game boy game was rather mixed Spider-Man . And also the offspring is plugged in a timely manner with the superhero virus: Shortly after birth, it sat down a Superman ramp.

Alternative approach

Guardians of the galaxy , Marvel s Avengers and also Spider-Man: Miles Morales - a concept crystallized with almost all superhero games: most developers invent their own history and do without origin stories based on the license Or the post-counting of the well-known cinema hits. The traditional license insurance as we know you from the past is only very rare. This in turn ensures that the heroes overkill keeps themselves within limits.

For example, Marvel s Avengers told the story of the A-Day and the collapse of the Avengers . And even if the action game was rather mediocre, the story was around Kamala Khan Alias ​​Ms. Marvel but ten to fifteen pleasurable hours and was undoubtedly the big plus of the game. The same concept engages in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy that ideas and concepts of comics and films tackles, but its own way goes.

For fans thus creates another motivation that goes beyond playing the popular characters: you want to know what the developers and story writers started with the template and how they have implemented them.

The quality makes the super success

In the end but it s like any area: The chaff is separated by wheat very quickly. This means that a superhero license is still no hit alone. Cucumbers such as the Catwoman published in 2004 or the Iron-Man appeared in 2008, although the grabbel table becomes a budget prize, but do not reach the wide mass.

The best proof for this thesis is the already mentioned Marvel s Avengers . Despite concentrated hero power, the game sold worldwide rather poorly and tore Square Enix 2020 over $ 60 million large hole in the balance sheet. The reasons behind it are complex and rich from weak reviews about the service character of the game to technical starting difficulties. It should be clear, however, that the seal of Marvel or DC is still no sales success.

No end in sight and that s good ...

Despite the Avengers flop, I m not sorry yet the superheroes. But on the contrary. I would like to play another Batman game as well as I will also play Guardians of the Galaxy , Wolverine and Spider-Man 2 . There are so many comic utilities, so all offer a fresh approach and above all interesting characters and stories. In addition, there is a sense of familiarity and nostalgia that lives in this brands.

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More care, please - conclusion with bug festivals in AAA productions! Will the PS5 for Next Generation Disappointment? Yes, there are more and more superhero games. But as long as these are highly at a high level, I am not tired of them yet. For this, the worlds and adventures of Spider-Man , Batman and Co. are much too varied and multifaceted. In this sense ... Her with Wolverine and his (hopefully) bloody craft! Further news about Batman Arkham Origins, Disney, Column, Marvel, Marvel s Spider-Man 2, Marvel s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel s Wolverine, Opinion, Superheroes.