| Marvel Unveils New Video Games at E3 |
| Written by News Editor | |
| Friday, 12 May 2006 | |
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Marvel inspired video games that will be debuted at E3
by Marvel's video game licensees include:
Activision
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an all-new action/RPG that
features over 140 Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains and the largest roster
of comic book characters ever seen in a video game. Players get to create their
Super Hero dream team from over 20 playable characters including Spider-Man,
Wolverine, Blade and Captain America, and through their actions determine the
fate of both planet Earth and the Marvel Universe - revealed in one of several
epilogues. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance will be available for the PlayStation(R) 3,
Xbox 360(TM), Nintendo Wii(TM), PlayStation(R) 2, Xbox, Sony PSP(TM), Nintendo
Game Boy Advance, and Windows PC platforms. The game is not yet rated by the
ESRB.
X-Men: The Official Game catapults players into an
original storyline that serves as a prelude to Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel
Studios' upcoming film, 'X-Men: The Last Stand.' The game allows players to
command the distinct powers of Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Iceman as they face
off against formidable enemies, battle through massive environments and embark
on an epic quest to save mutant-kind. X-Men: The Official Game has been rated
"T" (Teen - violence) and will be available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox
360(TM), Nintendo GameCube and PC platforms. The game for the Nintendo DS and
Nintendo Gameboy Advance has been rated "E-10+" (Everyone 10 and older - fantasy
violence).
Konami
This Fall, Konami is releasing Marvel Trading Card
Game, a card based-strategy video game featuring the Marvel Universe, for the
Nintendo DS(TM), PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system and PC platforms. Based
on the best selling trading card game from Upper Deck, Marvel Trading Card Game
allows players to collect over 800 cards based on their favorite Marvel
characters and compete in cross-platform online play in a variety of different
modes.
Marvel Trading Card Game lets players assemble their
own deck and take on different challenges to gain more cards based on legendary
Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, the X-Men, the
Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Ghost Rider and more. In the game's single player
story mode, players choose to play as hero or villain, then select a series of
enemies to battle. In between each clash, detailed comic book scenes tell the
game's story as players choose to move on to the next enemy or explore a branch
in the story for the chance to acquire additional cards.
2K Games
Ghost Rider is a new third person action video game
based on the well-known Marvel Super Hero and upcoming feature film. Ghost Rider
is being developed for current generation systems by Climax Group and is
scheduled for simultaneous release with the movie in February 2007. Continuing
the storyline from the upcoming Columbia Pictures/Marvel Studio's movie, Ghost
Rider drops players into the role of Johnny Blaze, a celebrity motorcycle stunt
rider who is transformed into a Super Hero with powers to avenge any evil he
encounters. Featuring many of the characters and motorcycles from the comic book
and upcoming movie, Ghost Rider will engage gamers in an immersive, supernatural
third person world with a seamless blend of hand-to-hand combat and high-speed
motorcycle action.
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