I realize that 4 of 5 are DC heroes, but hey, they deserve some love too. I hope you enjoyed my trip of heroes that I think deserve the proper video game treatment. Maybe with the success of comic book movies, we'll get some great comic book games.

Let me know in the comments if you agree with my list. If not, who do you think should be included?

Green Lantern

Now this is the one I most want to see done well. Green Lantern, in any iteration, is my favorite DC Comics character. Whether it's Hal Jordan and his endless rivalry with Sinestro, or the latest duo of Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, there are tons of great characters and stories to pull from. Imagine racing through space defending the galaxy from earth and utilizing the all-powerful Lantern Ring.

Heck, you could pull in all the other Lantern Corps and make a MMO out of it. Let the player choose their preferred color, or allow them to take a quiz to determine what they should play as, since the ring does choose the lantern after all.

Constantine

Now this is a bit of an odd choice, I admit, but Constantine makes for a great character. There are tons of great stories you could have too, like the Trinity of Evil storyline. The gameplay would be similar to games like Heavy Rain, solving puzzles using mystical devices. Plus you have a great cast of sidekicks that need his help.

It's always fun playing a jerk sometimes too.

Teen Titans

I realize that this is more a group than it is a single character, but they deserve some video game love. You could have almost any roster. With that, it could bring back the style of the great PS2-era games X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends 2. Give me some online and couch co-op and let me play as Beast Boy, changing from a shark solving a puzzle to a gorilla smashing some baddies.

You could also have an unlock system where you have to help other members with missions before they become a playable character. Think of all the DLC you could have.

The Flash

Sticking with popular superheroes, The Flash TV series is doing exceptionally well, and this game could play off of that popularity. Sure, it may be a little bit harder to develop this game, but I think it could be great.

You play half the game as crime lab specialist Barry Allen, searching for clues a la L.A. Noire and then, once you have a lead, you race through the city and fight bad guys. You could even have side quests where you help out the fire department and police department throughout Star City. The controls would just need to be slightly tweaked from DC Universe Online and you'd have some great gameplay to boot.

Captain America

With the popularity of Marvel movies and war games, the time is ripe for a proper Captain America game. Just think about it; you're in the thick of WWII as a super soldier. You are working your way through a tactical world trying to find Hydra's home base. You can visit classic scenes from the war with new eyes and completely different gameplay from most war games.

Flip around and throw your shield, throw cars and tanks and use the occasional pistol in a pinch. The mechanics are pretty simple to tweak to make right for the character. That's the only way I want a WWII game to come back, honestly: if you play as Captain America.

Comic books are a great source of visual media. Not only do they have great action scenes and immersive stories, but they often build a vibrant universe all their own.

And what does that mean? It means that many of these universes and stories are perfect for video games. The stories are definitely there to be told, and the mechanics could definitely be worked out, so long as they are made with the passion and skill of an Arkham game (man, doesn't the new Spiderman game look great?)

So, without further ado, here's our list of the top 5 comic books characters that should have their own game.

Best in Political Agenda

And last but certainly not least, the most famous celebrity guest of all.

Because GameSkinny won't allow links at timestamps, this guy's best impersonation of America's leading voice in the White House will have to keep in favor of this brief interview with SyFy. That voice. Have you heard it before?

Best in Just Managing to Stay Clothed... Kinda

Ah Witchblade... between you and Naruto's "Sexy no Jutsu" what need do we have for Felicias and bikini Pokemon? 

I have no idea what she made her... can I call it any outfit still? out of, but I am really impressed at the unnoticeable differences between her modesty covers and her skin. Also... walking around in that must take some real moxie, knowing how us con-goers can converge on half-naked girls given a moment's notice. 

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Best in Detailed Video Game Group

The crew from Bioshock Infinite hit SDCC with a vengeance and a robot wingspan that would make an eagle envious. Down to the details work is pretty hard to accomplish at the best of times, but these guys have also added in that certain quality of being wearable into their costumes. They look like real clothes for real people, not just tailor-made to a requirement. That's hard to capture in cosplay. 

via Geeks are Sexy

Best in Detailed Borderlands Costuming

While lacking in the previous Psycho's spot-on stylistic black bordering, this duo's got it made in fully-decaled weapons and picture-perfect costuming. Moxxie's spot on without being overbearingly cleavage-y, an impressive feat for any cosplayer!

via Geeks are Sexy

Best in Stylistic Borderlands

This girl could've stepped right out of the game and you'd have never even been able to tell the difference. Wonderful level of stylistic detail. 

via Geeks are Sexy

Best in Organic Ponytails

Speaking of ponytails, this Twi'lek Jedi is unapologetically pink with pride, and no wonder! Those tails look awesome, and I half want to see her twirl to see if they'll sway with her. Too cool!

via flickr

Best in Kitty Ponytails

This kigurumi is solid... the perfect rendition of Kitty, with pigtails even! I could steal that hairbow. And wear it. Forever. Too, too cute. 

via tormentalous

Best in Tiny Tony Stark

Right down to the goatee and aviators, this kid is looking sharp. Too, too cute. Following up on Sonic, it's hard to say who I want to hug more. 

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Best in Most Huggable

Sonic has had his ups and downs when it comes to the success of his franchise, but there is no denying that this guy is definitely in dire need of a hug... and I want to give him one. And then maybe another one. He just looks. so. squishy!

via tormentalous

Best in Blinged Out Headgear

Amano Final Fantasy cosplayers ain't got nothing on this guy. He's keeping it classy. And blinding.

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Best in Worlds Collide

Predator meets Star Trek meets Star Wars. You really only expected two out of the three, didn't you?

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Best in Not to the Death Couple

While Warm Bodies may have set diehard fans howling almost as much as the movie World War Z, there is no denying that these two are screen-ready and picture perfect. This R in particular is a dead ringer, no pun intended. Cutest undead (kinda) sweeties, ever!

via tormentalous

Best in Cutie Pie Couple

Woody and Bo Peep look like total sweeties together, and Bo Peep's crook looks just big enough to keep man hooked close. Very cute!

via @lftdg33k

Best in Vintage Group Zentai

Nothing like hanging out in something shiny and skintight with your buddies as you kick it old school Marvel with this lot. Xavier's helmet looks like the shizz. 

via Norman Chan

Best in Minor Movie Character Face Mask

Bet you weren't expecting this? This sweet little ballerina dancer with looks that could kill never seems to make it to the point of actually chowing down on anyone's innards... but the bloodstains don't bode well come snack time...

via @jhoffman6

Best in Minor TV Character Face Mask

Seen here as one of the cat-people nurses from New New New New... eh, you know the rest, York, this cosplayer nails it on the spot from whiskers to the perfectly turned and crisped white cap. Not even the Doctor would be able to tell the difference.

via Norman Chan

Best in Beat-Up Suits

This Iron Man takes Tony Stark to heart, showing up at SDCC with a suit already sporting the marks of glory, honor, or simply Thor's hammer, emblazoned proudly on his chest. Wicked.

Best in Beat-Up Props

This Captain America's stars and stripes shield has taken quite a beating, but looks much the better for it in this photo if you ask me. 

via /u/jwave

Best in Disney Heroes

There is a lot to be said about a well-designed cellophane wing, and this girl's got the knack down in spades. Peter's expression is priceless, and so are his ears!

via Norman Chan

Best in Disney Villains

Including the guy who killed Bambi's mom. The only one, I might add, who actually killed anyone. 

via @newmommabeckers

Best in Consistently Expected to Blow Smoke Rings

Smoke ships would be an added bonus. Bilbo on his pony, with enough time and weed to keep his pipe handy.

via @karlamontz

Best in Consistently Expected to Burst Out Into Song

That's right, Mary Poppins and Bert made an appearance on the convention floor last weekend. Bet you weren't expecting that now, were you? Right down to the pocket watch detail on her dress, I was utterly charmed. A spoonful of sugar indeed.

Best in Creative LED Dresses

The interior of the current TARDIS incarnation from Doctor Who, folks. The most creative way to cosplay a console yet.

via /u/cardboardtube_knight

Best in Creative Burlesque Group 

Your favorite social media sites never looked so good. Now what I want to know is, it the girl sandwiched between Pinterest and Reddit supposed to be Google+?

via /u/ninety2wo

Best in Classic TV Superheroes

Adam West Batman wants YOU. (And I want that classy cowl.)

via Norman Chan

Best in Classic Mattel Villains

Skeletor makes an appearance a the Masters of the Universe booth. 

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Best in Princess Darth

Once again reinforcing the idea that what's good in shiny black is soooo much better in pink. Also, you can always grow into a lightsaber.

via Geeks are Sexy

Best in Lego Darth (and Bobba Fett)

Lego Darth is too cool to lose his head over anything, but his hands?

via BubbleSquat

Best in Team Death Match

This duo from Street Fighter IV look like they could take both Logan and 300 man from the previous slides in a fight to the death and still come out swinging, threat of adamantium claws notwithstanding. Well done, and those sleeves are perfect. It's the little things.

via Geeks are Sexy

Best in Incredibly In-Shape 300 Soldier

This guy sees your manly arms nameless Logan cosplayer, and raises you one bare-chested salute on the manliness scale. Time to wrestle it out, boys. 

Screencap from Youtube video by movieclipsTRAILERS

Best in In-Shape X-Men

Logan hulks it up hard with bulging muscles and some pretty epic claws. 

Via onexpunchxmickey

Best in Comic Book Steampunkification

Following up on the DC love, we have some incredibly inaccurate but still really creative Steampunk Superheroes (Harley's a little hit and miss in that respect, I agree).

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Best in Incredibly Accurate Power Girl

Showing some DC love is this rendition of classic Kara. The first words I heard about her? "Well she definitely got the boobs right."

Boys for ya.

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Best in TDK Joker

With the conclusion of the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy behind us, there are fewer TDK Jokers running around. This is probably all for the better since the influx of previous years has bordered on exhaustive, but this guy definitely still deserves props for being incredibly on-point.

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Best in Comic Book Joker

The outright fiendish glee in Anthony Misiano's face is a wonder to behold, and his face paint and hair is top-notch. The cane is also a pretty great-looking touch. 

Photo via /u/missykinns

Best in Unexpected in Horror Duo

Speaking of creepy, hailing from the halls of The Shining, the Grady Twins made an appearance in this eerily unsmiling set of redheads.

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Best in Unsettling Sci-Fi Duo 

Donnie Darko and Frank made an appearance sans murder and mayhem on the SDCC floor. I still can't look that bunny mask full in the face for too long without being creeped out...

via Norman Chan

Best in Unrecognized Celebrity Disguise

While on the subject of shaved Doctor Who alumni, Matt Smith, who will be leaving the rebooted franchise in the upcoming November finale, took to the Comic-Con floor in this Bart Simpson full head mask... and somehow made it through undetected, though other celebrities have tried this tactic in the past and been found out with incredible ease.

Luckily (or unluckily?) his ninja disguise worked, and he succeeded in his cunning ploy to venture forth undetected among the masses... even though he did look rather downcast afterwards that no one talked to him in the end...

via Buzzfeed's Things Celebrities Did at Comic-Con

Best in Public Method Acting Demonstrations

Speaking of celebrities coming as themselves, Karen Gillan came to Comic-Con as Karen Gillan. Unbeknownst to fans, she'd shaved her head for her part as Nebula in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy movie. She revealed how she'd "done something a little crazy" during her panel where she flung the wig out into the crowd to loud applause.

via The Doctor Who Hub Facebook page

Best in Mission Impossible Moves

Like Tom Hiddleston, Bryan Cranston was eager to relive his role... with a twist. The TV star took to the convention floor in a Walter White/Heisenberg mask like a ninja and fans were none the wiser. It wasn't until he pulled it off during the Breaking Bad panel that they realized the guy they'd been taking pictures with was in fact the real actor.

The crowd went wild.

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Best in Reliving the Masterpiece

Tom Hiddleston took to the stage "in this chamber, in this meager palace of Midgard, the arena they call... Hall H." His maniacally happy grin and enthusiastic reprisal of his Thor/Avengers role set quite the standard for remaking the magic.

Best in Unique Phoenix Design

Move aside Ruby Rocket, Yaya is gunning for your crown with Phoenix 5 Jean Grey from Marvel Alliance! Well-known for her incredibly well put-together and elaborate costumes, Yaya's Phoenix includes embellished Worbla armor and hand-made bodysuit and gloves/boots.

Photo by Adam Patrick Murray via Yaya Han Facebook

Best in The Most Likely Female Cosplay Suspects

Trisha Hershberger and Meg Turney round out the usual womanly parts of these classic Marvel girls with a Black Cat and Black Widow tag team.

The practical heels on Black Cat's boots are a nice touch in an area where go go boots and sky high stilettos aren't too uncommon, and Black Widow's belt looks just right. Nice!

via SourcefedNERD

Best in Full-body Prosthetics

On the heels of Penguin prosthetics is this epic spider... woman... thing. I have no idea who she is but, I do know that a) she is terrifying and b) that looks amazing.

This mutilated Joker comes in a pretty good second too.

Photo by Pat Loika via Geeks Are Sexy 

Best in Wizardly Dopplegangering

Like Penguin, this guy is a dead ringer for Harry Potter movie-verse Sirius Black (right down to having Tonks as a companion!). That is some well-kept nancy hair. 

via Buzzfeed

Best in Classic Batman Movie Villains

GameSkinny does you no favors by not allowing you to see the full-sized version of this guy. You are hard-pressed to find as good a dead ringer for Danny DeVito in the 1992 Batman Returns. 

That face!

Photo by Jeremy Shane

Best in Unique Group Wig Styling

You saw two of them on the front page, now see all four Tetris Girls (in admittedly lower quality) as a complete set! As wigs go... wow! Move over Minecraft, let's kick up the block-love old school in bright primary colors. In hair!

Screencap from Youtube video by movieclipsTRAILERS

Best in Group Kigurumi

I don't actually know/remember what the term is in plain English, but this group with April O'Neil and the Ninja Turtles does rank it up pretty high. Their unique facial expressions are the defining feature of this group act.

Who knew characterization could come so simply?

Photo via heyitsapril

Best in Nostalgic Car Love

If you want to kick up the ante in the nostalgia category, you'll find it here with the appearance of Ecto1 and a couple of Ghostbusters. While you could certain find a Delorean to climb into at SDCC, there's something to be said about dressing up your vehicle yourself. 

Cosplay takes a pretty hardcore turn when your car joins in on the fun. 

Photo from Yaya Han Facebook

Best in 8-Bit Era Flashback

This, according to Ariel is this year's #1 Cosplay overall.

While I give Meg Turney props for finding something pretty outside the usual cosplay box with her rendition of early 90s arcade hit Joe and Mac, I can't say that her monster fur bikini nor the use of her own hair count very high towards cosplay queendom. That is a pretty cute doll though.

Photo by Joe Scarnici via Yahoo

The festivities are over, and attendees for SDCC 2013 have staggered home to recuperate from sleep deprivation, sore feet, and the burning holes in their wallets. Such is the glory of the internet that for those of us who were unable to finagle a way down to San Diego this past weekend, we can only make do with photographic evidence. 

Every gaming, anime, comic book, and general geekery site has exploded with some of the coolest and craziest cosplayers to set foot in the San Diego Convention Center. However, Power Ranker Ariel Kana from Ranker.com has pointed out that no major publisher has come out with a ranked list of the top cosplays, and has rushed in to fill this apparent void. The result looks like a random #sdcc2013 Reddit dump next to some numbers.

Unless you're trying to tell me that two pieces of monster fur and a plushie are what makes a top cosplay.

(Update: She has switched around some of the ranking since yesterday and now the furkini is #3 instead.)

Well, make it a competition if you wish, but this time around we're going to have categories just like everyone else. Many, many, many categories... Take a look at the slides to follow for some the most crazy awesome, crazy funny, and just plain crazy cosplays from this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Some will borrow heavily from the Ranker list, some won't. You know we can't possible hit all the great ones, but we can try! (Photo credits where possible.)

Photo by Hayley Sargent via Geeks Are Sexy

Deadpool! Bang! Babes! Mayhem! These are the elements that make a great launch trailer for a lovely story about Deadpool. Nolan North will be doing the voice of Deadpool as he has done before in other media. The developers from High Moon Studios worked with former Deadpool writer Daniel Way to pen down the script. The storyline begins with Deadpool accepting a mission to assassinate Chance White, when Mister Sinister shows up to ruin the day and costing Deadpool money.

As Deadpool seeks out his revenge on Mister Sinister, he encounters other Marvel characters like Domino, Wolverine, Cable, Death, Rogue, and Psylocke. As a third-person action game, Deadpool will gain new combos as he progresses. A combination of melee and shooting, Deadpool will use big hammers, sai, swords, guns, and laser guns. The game will rely heavily on dismemberment and decapitations as body parts and bloodstains fly everywhere. With the amazing accelerated healing factor as Deadpool's super-power, you can decide to either reattach severed limbs or wait for them to regrow.

Deadpool will be released for just the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on June 25th. Published by Activision, Deadpool will come out on Steam for the PC (we just don't know when yet). With all this chaos, I can't wait for Deadpool to make comments about girls rear-ends and shoot people in the face at point-blank range!

As the release date of High Noon and Marvel's Deadpool game grows closer, they added something to sweeten the pie. Or rather sweeten the tea, in the white-haired form of a familiar Southern belle.

Rogue joins the cast of guest stars who will be fighting alongside (or against) the Merc with a Mouth when the game is released on June 25th.

Rogue appears to have had a makeover, including a variation on her green outfit and a short haircut, instead of her brunette mane.

It's not indicated how Rogue will interact with Deadpool in the game, though Marvel's announcement did mention her mutant ability to absorbs powers, skills and even memories. Wade ponders the idea of them coming into 'contact'.

She joins a Who's-Who of Marvel characters in the cast, including the likes of Wolverine, Cable, and Domino who will have her first ever video game appearance.

Mister Sinister and his Marauders seem to be the game's main adversaries.

Deadpool is unleashed June 25th.

You can see and hear Deadpool in action at www.deadpoolgame.com

Marvel Comic's violently wise-cracking, loud-mouth, psychotic anti-hero who often talked directly to his readers is about to start talking to you as part of this own edgy, out-of-control and darkly funny as Hell video game from Activision and High Noon Studios.

Some of Marvel's big names will join Wade Wilson in his brutal adventures. Names like Cable, Domino, Psylocke, Mister Sinister, Vertigo, and many more will be fighting side-by-side or toe-to-toe with Deadpool. 

Mature Audiences Only? Define Mature.

Be WARNED!

This NOT a kid's game. Bad language. Graphic violence. General insanity.

But, this is a full on action game. Fight villains, annoy allies and cause mayhem on a grand scale with flashing katanas, an arsenal of firearms and explosives and DP's wicked charisma.

The graphics look great. There is a lot of detail in the gameplay animation and very creative movements and styles of combat for Deadpool to pull off various attacks.

Wade's potty mouthed sense of humor is in full force as well; from countless wisecracks in combat to off-the-wall cut scenes, this game will have you giggling. I admit I'm guilty of snickering while listening to the banter, just from the gameplay videos with all his snarky comments. I felt like a kid listening to their Dad's Richard Pryor album in the basement.

Too Dumb or Too Smart?

Deadpool definitely has his place in the Marvel Universe. Whether it's the cutting edge, self-mockery of comics or the breaking of the fourth wall, The Merc with a Mouth confronts a lot of what is stereotyped in comic books by amp'ing up those elements and reveling in them all with a knowing wink.

So, you've been put on notice gang. Don't come back to the Amazon saying you didn't know what you were getting into. Just like that old Richard Pryor album, this game may end up tucked in many a drawer until the little ones are safely in bed.

Can't wait until June 25th? Take a peek now at some Deadpool madness at http://www.deadpoolgame.com 

In some circles, free-to-play is a dirty term, uttered with a distaste similar to the one that usually accompanies phrases like “movie tie-in” or “escort mission.”  It’s easy to understand why:  once upon a time, the free-to-play model was reserved exclusively for disposable shovelware that wasn’t high quality enough to warrant charging money for it upfront.  It’s also a concept tied in some rather nasty ways to social and mobile gaming, where its heritage is one of exploiting the addictions of the lowest common denominator of casual players through microtransactions.

All that is changing, though, and titles like Gazillion Entertainment’s Marvel Heroes are proof of how a free-to-play model can produce a top-tier product without feeling exploitative. 

Setting the tone

The game opens with a beautifully rendered cinematic that features the mysterious celestial entity, The Watcher, squaring off against a Cosmic Cube wielding Victor von Doom (Doctor Doom to his friends and foes).  Doom has acquired the Cosmic Cube, a device that grants its owner a staggering surfeit of power, through (surprise!) nefarious means and The Watcher, sworn to neutrally observe the machinations of the universe, has broken his vows to intervene before Doom can do untold harm.  The power of the cube proves too much, however, and a triumphant Doom is left to weave his sinister plots unmolested. 

Immediately we were impressed by the nods to Marvel lore.  The Watcher is a fairly obscure character with a strong comic pedigree, and the Cosmic Cube has a history in the pages of Marvel that goes back as far as 1966.  Counter-weighting these slightly more obscure elements with a heavyweight like Doom, one of Marvel’s most recognizable supervillains, is a great way to inspire instant curiosity about the game’s narrative.

Selecting your hero

After the intro, players are given a handful of free characters to choose from.  After a splash screen that features comic giants like Thor, Spiderman, and Wolverine, the selection of free characters is pretty underwhelming.  The menu includes Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, The Thing, Daredevil, and Storm: not exactly an A list of Marvel superstars.  Interestingly, the premium characters on offer are not being sold for a single, flat rate.  If you want to pilot the robot suits of a certain alcoholic multimillionaire, for instance, you’ll end up paying more than the majority of the other premium heroes, like Deadpool or The Punisher. 

We selected Hawkeye, mostly because of the descriptive text that listed him in game mechanics as a “ranged blaster”, and were treated to a motion comic detailing a crisis at The Raft, a maximum security detention center for super-powered criminals.  Seems Doom had been busy, blasting apart prison walls with the Cube and freeing a handful of his evil peers.  Our Hawkeye was dispatched by paramilitary super-cops S.H.I.E.L.D. to try to contain the situation and take down the escaping villains. 

Into the breach

Our first taste of the action-RPG style gameplay was very satisfying, and we were quickly reminded that Marvel Heroes is a David Brevik joint, one of the minds behind Diablo.  Heroes plays a lot like a Marvel themed Diablo, and whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing will depend on how you feel about Diablo’s oft-imitated brand of point and click action.  For us, the heavy coat of Marvel paint on practically every element of the game (down to exceptional minor touches like the character attributes system being modeled after the old Marvel tabletop RPG) was enough to make the well-worn combat feel fresh and interesting. 

After battling our way through a horde of Hydra thugs and also-ran supervillain the Living Laser, we were treated to a showdown with The Green Goblin complete with pumpkin bombs and his signature glider.  The action combat really sings in these bigger boss encounters, necessitating careful dodging and timed attacks to succeed without burning through an excessive number of S.H.I.E.L.D.-branded medkits.  Because areas like The Raft are instanced, the designers are able to make the combat snappy and responsive and allow players to dodge and counter attacks in real time. 

Home sweet home

After defeating the Goblin, a S.H.I.E.L.D. quinjet spirited us off to StarkTower, headquarters of the Avengers and our first hub area.  Here, Wonder Man and Hank Pym (a.k.a. Ant Man) introduced us to the subtleties of the crafting system and we were able to offload all the junk we picked up fighting our way through The Raft.  Marvel Heroes has a full inventory and paper-doll equipment system, but sadly the items that you strap on your character don’t alter their appearance. 

We also took this opportunity to look through our tree of available powers, which you add points to as your character levels, in more detail.  Hawkeye has access early on to a wicked arsenal of modified arrows with effects ranging from paralyzing electricity to freezing ice, and can also unlock a dodge maneuver that makes slipping away from enemy attacks much easier. 

Frying pan AND fire

After briefly exploring the tower, we were informed of trouble brewing in Hell’s Kitchen in New York City.  Apparently some of the former Raft inmates were stirring it up, amongst them Electro and costumed bruiser The Rhino.  Meanwhile, lurking in the shadows, pulling strings from behind the scenes, the maestro of organized crime The Kingpin was making a play to expand his underground empire.  We were shuttled off to investigate, and found ourselves battling street gangs and the Kingpin’s henchmen, culminating in a showdown with Doctor Octopus and his eight deadly metallic limbs. 

Thus far, the game has been consistently entertaining and polished, and the Marvel lore has set its hooks in us deeply enough that we’re already contemplating which of the premium heroes we’re going to plunk down money for first.  We can only hope that other free-to-play endeavors take their cue from Marvel Heroes and continue to provide quality entertainment options for budget-conscious gamers, minus that oily sensation that they’re trying to slip a hand into our wallets while our heads are turned.