LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Launch Trailer

Gentlemen, the situation is dire

I am going to play the ever-loving crap out of this game. Lego games have the uncanny ability to suck you in and make you want to find every unlockable there is. And there are a LOT of goodies to reward yourself with in these titles, so imagine the spoils when we dive into the Marvel universe.

As the trailer shows, we're not just looking at the Avengers here. The Fantastic 4, Spiderman, Doc Oc and other familiar Marvel faces will be gracing this LEGO title. That means each and every one of them will be playable (most likely) if you play the game for long enough. I really find their depth in what you can achieve to be the most immersive thing about playing.

But what makes all of the grinding for the treasure worth it is that it never for one moment takes itself too seriously. You use Lego's to create ways past obstacles.  Enemies fly to pieces when you punch them. The characters now even have dialogue, so we're going to get some fresh story as opposed to a retelling of a movie or Batman being silent. It's the kind of game that's really useful when you need to entertain a kid, but want to have fun playing yourself.

And what else you say? The good guys are gonna work with the bad guys! In a fun little twist, we get this picture showing us a slice of the characters you can play as:

Can you name them all?

That's a mark of a good trailer. Give the people what they want!

LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes
PS Vita, PS3, PC, 3DS, WiiU, Xbox 360
Release: Oct 22, 2013
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive
Developer: Traveller's Tales

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Debut Trailer

So what am I excited for, really?

I have to start by saying that Spiderman (or Spider-Man in this case, I guess) is my absolute favorite super hero of all time. That's why it's so disappointed that they haven't made a good Spidey game since Spiderman 2 for the PS2. You would think, considering the streak of mediocre to down right atrocious releases, that Activision would want to pull out all of the stops and really get the people buzzing about this next attempt. It falls far short.

This is a short debut trailer, which means you only have so long to reel the player in. But all you want to show us is how this Spider-Man looks with a quick shot of him falling? No combat, no enemies that give any idea to the conflict of the story, and Activision is very adamant about promoting a "new and improved" Manhattan that just frankly doesn't look like a next-gen caliber city.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has big shoes to fill and has already stumbled out of the gate. Granted it only is 60 seconds, but purchases have been decided in far less time. Here are a couple things I didn't learn from the trailer that actually make the game sound kind of cool:

• The ability to play not only as Spidey, but as Peter Parker as well
• A morality system with Hero/Menace points

The Peter Parker thing alone deserved a shot in this debut trailer. It would have been something new that would have piqued some interest from gamers on the fence about another Spider-Man game. A missed opportunity. 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, WiiU, Nintendo 3DS
Release: Spring 2014
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Beenox

Injustice: Gods Among Us - Lex Luthor Trailer

We all knew this would happen eventually 

 

We all knew it would happen. Batman finally made a play at Wonder Woman and now Superman is starting a war over it. Okay, that's not totally true, but something has all of these super hero's tights up in a bunch. Injustice is going to be a mother of a fighting game, pitting the greatest heros (and anti-heros) the world has ever seen against each other. And don't be mistaken, this title won't carry the same tone as DC vs Mortal Kombat, there are some serious dark energies at force. I just want to beat the crap out of everyone as the Flash. 

Oh yeah, I guess we get to play as Lex Luthor in a mech suit. That's pretty cool too.

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Xbox 360, PS3, WiiU

Release: April 30, 2013 (Xbox); April 16, 2013 (PS3/WiiU)

Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: NetherRealm Studios