Superhero Games

[Tonberry]

What're your favorites?
Which ones suck so hard they make you transform into the Hulk?
All this and more, right here! Same bat-thread, same bat-forum!

My personal favorite is probably the 2018 Spider-Man game. I've also been in a mind to replay Arkham Asylum lately. I haven't played it since it launched back in 2009, but I remember thinking it was my Game of the Year back then. I never played any of the sequels and I hear both City and Knight are great too.
I remember being super disappointed with the latest Ultimate Alliance game for Switch. It had a sick roster and great artstyle, but the combat was just too dull and that mobile game-tier leveling tree just killed my interest.

For actual retro games, the Batman game on NES is one of the best, I think. Hard as hell though, I've never beaten it for sure.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I have really fond memories of Spider-Man vs The Kingpin for the Genesis, being among the first games I had ever played on the system. I'm not sure how much of a good game it actually is, but I played it a lot.

 

[Glimbo]

I haven't replayed any of these in forever but I remember loving them when I did.
Spider-Man PS1, Spider-Man 2 PS2, X-Men Legends, and Batman Arkham Asylum.

I tried Legends II and Ultimate Alliance but for some reason I didn't like them.
I played Arkham City and it was good but it wasn't as good as Asylum. The world was just too big with too much stuff to do and it lost focus.

Dishonorable mention to this garbage:

 

[otogirisou]

spider-man ps1
ultimate spider-man ps2/gc/pc
justice league ps2

 

[RanmyakuIchi's iconRanmyakuIchi]

I remember enjoying Spiderman Venom Maximum Carnage a lot as a kid, but there's better Beat Em Ups to be sure.

This is kind of an unusual example, but I always felt the Persona series (5 especially) could be considered Super Hero genre. It's one of the only games I can think of where you juggle being a hero with regular alter ego life instead of just always being in mask.

 

[VampireLord1024VampireLord1024's icon]

Dishonorable mention to this garbage:

You forgot this as well:

 

[bjork]

It isn't the most accurate to its source material, but I really like the original Batman for game boy. Such good music.

 

[Cu-Neo]

These ones

Raven Software made banger after banger, Activision's locking them in the Call of Duty mines was one of the worst mistakes that they ever did.

 

[Hikari.EXE]

Surprised no one mentioned peak:

 

[nachito]

Does Infamous count?

 

[MegaHiro91]

For lack of a more interesting answer, I'm gonna say Insomniac's Spider-Man.

 

[Tonberry]

Surprised no one mentioned peak:

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But it's right there in the OP and in Glimbo's post!

Does Infamous count?

Sure does!
I've never played 'em but I was super jealous of my PS3-having friend back in the day, I remember.

 

[MegaHiro91]

Does Infamous count?

Well technically no one said "licensed superhero games".

 

[Ikagura]

Viewtiful Joe is worth it?

 

[Stingy Perry]

I’m not much of superhero fan but I really loved this one.

 

[Tonberry]

Viewtiful Joe is worth it?

YES
One of my all-time favorites!

 

[Hikari.EXE]

But it's right there in the OP and in Glimbo's post!

Oh... I didn't read your OP all the way, and I didn't see any Arkham images... Sorry!

 

[Tonberry]

Oh... I didn't read your OP all the way, and I didn't see any Arkham images... Sorry!

All good! You'll only have to spend one hour in the Killer Croc level ;)

 

[Hikari.EXE]

All good! You'll only have to spend one hour in the Killer Croc level ;)

PLEASE NO I'M SORRY!

I'll make up to it by actually writing a good answer:

And since Viewtifull Joe was mentioned, here's a bonus one:

 

[Ikagura]

And since Viewtifull Joe was mentioned, here's a bonus one:
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I was thinking of W101 too.

It's more like a toku but I need to do it someday.