Marvel fans can’t wait to play a brand new take on a favorite comic storyline in the upcoming Midnight Suns card-based tactical RPG from Firaxis Games. The new release will join the highly anticipated Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine from Insomniac Games. While telling unique stories in the games, they were all inspired by a few iconic Marvel storylines from the comics.
Adaptations of epic comic events with multiple characters and worlds are more possible than ever thanks to next-generation consoles and PCs. Marvel has quite a few storylines whose plots would allow for character progression and give players new worlds to explore. These storylines could also introduce dynamic character skins and an arsenal of the most powerful weapons.
10 Marvel Universe Vs. The Punisher Would Allow FPS Fans To Take On Cannibalized Heroes And Villains
A dark alternate reality dealing with a unique infection first appeared in Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher. An infected wall-crawler became one of the most terrifying evil versions of Spider-Man. He launched an apocalyptic outbreak that transformed everyone into cannibalistic savages. The Punisher was immune and tasked with finding human survivors while taking out the infected.
Fans of first-person shooters would undoubtedly get behind a game starring The Punisher, especially when unleashed against Marvel’s infected heroes and villains. While an FPS seems like the best fit, an adaptation of Marvel Universe vs. The Punisher could also work well as a soulsborne role-playing game.
9 The X-Men Gathered Powerful Weapons And Went To War With Another Dimension In X Of Swords
The Krakoan era of the X-Men revealed the existence of another realm populated with powerful mutants known as Arakko during the X of Swords event. They challenged the X-Men to a contest that would allow them to invade Krakoa and Earth. The X-Men gathered the best swords in X of Swords to face the Arakki mutants in various battles and challenges.
The X-Men have starred in quite a few fighting games over the years. And while X of Swords would fit in that genre, a third-person RPG that dives into the story might serve as a better adaptation. Players could use their favorite X-Men powers on quests to locate the swords from various character bosses before engaging in the action-packed contest with Arakko.
8 Players Could Dive Into Worldbreaker Hulk’s Campaign Against The Illuminati In World War Hulk
The World War Hulk event followed the Planet Hulk storyline that saw the former Avenger exiled to a distant planet. He was able to take control and start a new life. However, the destruction of his new world launched his destructive rampage against Marvel’s powerful Illuminati and their respective teams of heroes.
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was one of the best games to feature the character because it let players loose to destroy the city and take on powerful villains. A World War Hulk video game could replicate this feeling while directing it at other powerful heroes in the Marvel universe. Fans could prove for themselves just why Hulk is the strongest one there is.
7 Fans Of Turtles In Time Might Enjoy A Fantastic Four Video Game Based On “Into The Time Stream”
The Fantastic Four joined Iron Man and Thor as they adventured to the past and future during the “Into the Time Stream” storyline. Their goal was to protect the time stream from a mysterious time bubble which brought them into conflict with villains like Kang the Conqueror and Galactus. The FF also fought in dark altered timelines before the adventure ended.
A Fantastic Four game based on “Into the Time Stream” could appeal to fans of games like Turtles in Time, X-Men Legends or Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Four players could each guide a member of the Fantastic Four on missions across time to save the universe. With so many substitute members of the Fantastic Four, there could also be a large roster for players to enjoy.
6 Marvel’s Epic Annihilation Event Could Be Adapted Into A Cosmic Real-Time Strategy Game Of War
Annihilation was an unforgettable Marvel space epic. The event starred the cosmic heroes of the Marvel universe like Nova and members of the Guardians of the Galaxy as they fought a war against the Negative Zone. The insectoid villain Annihilus led a powerful armada that required the full strength of Marvel’s cosmic heroes and villains to stop.
An adaptation of Annihilation would work well as a third-person RPG given the large roster of powerful heroes involved. However, the space-based battle that saw Star-Lord and Nova lead their own armada of ships against the Annihilation Wave could also succeed as a real-time strategy war game like Starcraft or Command & Conquer.
5 Spider-Island Could Be A MMORPG Where Every Created Character Has Spider-Man’s Powerful Abilities
Spider-Man and other heroes based in New York appeared in the Spider-Island comic event. One of the worst things The Jackal ever did was unleash a virus that gave the infected citizens and heroes of Manhattan the same abilities as Spider-Man. However, the virus began mutating the infected who fell under the Insect Queen’s control.
A Spider-Island video game would work best as a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG. Players could join each other online in the open-world city of Manhattan with their own created characters. Each player would have full control of Spider-Man’s abilities, creating a huge gameworld filled with web-slinging wall-crawlers and terrifying spider-monsters.
4 Secret Wars Featured A Number Of Multiversal Characters And An Epic Battle For Control Of Reality
2015’s Secret Wars event began with the destruction of Marvel’s multiverse. However, a cosmic-powered Doctor Doom saved portions of the realities and combined them to make a new Battleworld. A group of survivors who escaped their universe’s destruction managed to overcome impossible odds to stop Emperor Doom and rebuild the multiverse.
Players could potentially control the surviving heroes from the 616 universe as they fought against Emperor Doom and his army of multiversal Thors to restore the multiverse. Secret Wars featured a number of alternate reality characters that hailed from popular stories like Age of Apocalypse and House of M. The game could also allow players to explore Marvel’s alternate worlds.
3 Players Could Earn Powerful Asgardian Weapons And Armor To Fight The Serpent War In Fear Itself
The Fear Itself event unleashed the imprisoned God of Fear known as The Serpent back into the Nine Realms. He launched a devastating attack on Earth/Midgard through a group of heroes and villains known as The Worthy. Enchanted hammers that fell to Earth empowered The Worthy. Marvel’s heroes upgraded themselves with Asgardian weapons to stop The Serpent War.
Hunting down powerful weapons and artifacts and using them to enhance a player’s character or increase their armor is a staple of RPGs. The upcoming Midnight Suns game has also revealed similarly altered heroes and villains. However, players could explore the premise differently with Fear Itself in a third-person RPG to give players a more rewarding experience.
2 The Heroes Of The Marvel Universe United To Stop The Psionic Villain Onslaught’s Attack On Humanity
The merger of Professor Xavier and Magneto’s psyche created a psionic villain known as Onslaught who threatened the entire Marvel universe. The crossover event saw the X-Men, Avengers and Fantastic Four gather together to stop Onslaught’s takeover of New York with deadly Sentinels and a few powerful mutants under his command.
Marvel's Avengers from Square Enix wasn’t the biggest hit with fans, but it did have a lot of potential initially. Players stepped into the role of their favorite Avenger to stop the threat of A.I.M. If expanded and improved, Avengers' game mechanics could work for Onslaught. Online teams of heroes could take on missions to gather characters and items in order to stop Onslaught’s plans.
1 Avengers Vs. X-Men Would Make An Amazing Fighting Game With A Massive Roster Of Characters
The Avengers vs. X-Men event divided the Marvel Universe when the Phoenix Force returned to Earth. The Avengers went to war with the X-Men over their differing opinions of the Phoenix’s plans for Earth. Characters faced off in highly-anticipated matchups before joining together to take on corrupted heroes known as the Phoenix Five.
Fans have already shown the success of fighting games starring comic book characters. Fighting games like Injustice or Marvel vs. Capcom have released multiple entries with huge rosters that continue to entertain fans. Avengers vs. X-Men would feature a massive roster of Marvel’s most popular characters as they went to war with each other and the Phoenix Force.