With the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man, Insomniac Games has proven that it was the right studio for the job. And you can tell as you play it: Insomniac displays an intimate understanding of the character through the story, as well as the combat and web-slinging mechanics. It’s not often that a studio gets a superhero game right, but when it does, it’s fantasy wish-fulfilment of the highest order.
But all of this joy for Spider-Man has us eager for the next big game that’ll do justice to another iconic comic book superhero. Marvel Games has acknowledged several times in the past that it’s always looking for new studios to partner with to adapt its properties into games, and with the success of Spider-Man, it’s probably looking to do more. And we’re sure the owners of other big superhero properties are likely doing the same.
Naturally, this has us thinking about all the superhero games that we want and the studios we’d love to make them. After all, there are hundreds of comic book characters out there who deserve games, but have yet to get one that does them justice.
We’ve compiled our ideas, and we’ll admit that the folks in our office have a bit of a bias towards Marvel, but you’ll find a few surprise concepts based on obscure superheroes as you click ahead.
In the meantime, which game studio would you put in charge of your favorite superhero? Let us know in the comments below!