It wasn't clear when Sega would be bringing its
previously announced Thor and
Captain America games to market, though we assumed they'd arrive alongside the films starring the iconic characters. Marvel has confirmed our suspicions in an
earnings report this morning, saying that Thor and Cap will come to consoles in May and July of 2011 respectively, the same points they're set to appear on the big screen.
Since we know practically nothing about these games, we decided that, in true internet fashion, this would be the absolute best time to pick which one is better. Excelsior!
{ Nov 3rd 2009 at 9:51AM } 
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bunny Xbox @ Nov 3rd 2009 9:55AM
Captain America FTW!!
Ballistic H @ Nov 3rd 2009 2:32PM
Civil War made me a fan of Captain America.
charlie b. @ Nov 3rd 2009 3:04PM
@Ballistic H - Civil War made me a Captain America fan, and also caused me to harbor an intense hatred of Iron Man.
I refuse to ever see an Iron Man film.
and I probably won't see the Avengers film, because I'll be in the back of the cinema screaming "Don't trust him, Cap! He's gonna try to kill you later!"
(01) @ Nov 3rd 2009 7:57PM
Civil war was also a blow to me as a SpiderMan fan. But Cap...you the man.
NaeemTHM @ Nov 3rd 2009 9:56AM
Much like Superman, it's hard to make a game about an indestructible man-god. I love Thor (especially Ultimate Thor) but a Cap game would be infinitely more interesting.
They could totally make a WWII/Crimefighter hybrid game!
Rhamsey @ Nov 3rd 2009 9:58AM
But wasn't Ultimate Thor killed by Magneto who then continued his day by killing billions of people? Thats doesnt seem very god like to me.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:01AM
actually a Thor game should be pretty easy to make. Instead of having Thor battle it out with street thugs and petty super villains like Spider-Mans electro or some weakling, set the game in Asgard, where everything is as crazy god like as Thor. Even for Thor it's not a simple thing to take down a family of frost giants. And really, given that the Thor movie is scheduled to take place only in Asgard, except maybe for an after the credits scene, this scenario is pretty likely.
NaeemTHM @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:08AM
@Rhamsey
DUDE! Spoilaaarzzz!
@Batman
Yeah you're right an Asgard game would be awesome! And a nice change of setting. I'm getting a weeee bit tired of wandering semi populated urban areas with the same five crimes happening over and over.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:17AM
well, if it's anything like Segas last game efforts, despite theirs and marvels claims of only making good games, we'll probably still be flying around the same neighborhood with 5 crimes, only they'll be perpetuated by frost giants and dark elves rather than street gangs and super villains
(01) @ Nov 3rd 2009 8:29PM
Killing tons of people sounds EXACTLY like a god to me.
Rhamsey @ Nov 3rd 2009 9:56AM
I really can't imagine either of them being very good.
The Pie Pieper @ Nov 3rd 2009 11:32AM
Correct, The right answer is niether. They would have been better off asking if we wanted Ant Man or the Green Arrow.
deaftly (PSN,LIVE,STEAM) @ Nov 3rd 2009 9:57AM
Wheres the "Neither" option.
Bubbameister33 (Confused by Fanboyism) @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:11AM
If they are anything like Iron Man, I'll pass.
Torque_AOD @ Nov 3rd 2009 9:57AM
In the Capt. America game will the enemies be able to pull off the "Psyche - Hitler"?
Darth Bradwart, Dark Lord of the Sith @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:00AM
Where's the Captain Planet title?
Drew -- PS360: uphillbothways @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:14AM
It was scrapped because it required you and 4 friends to play at the same time.
Nick Ritch @ Nov 3rd 2009 11:46AM
Because no one wants to be heart
LaughingTarget @ Nov 3rd 2009 12:12PM
If heart is like that guy from Temple of Doom, I'd buy it.
Batzarro @ Nov 3rd 2009 1:55PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a7sH_jz1bg
whylekat @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:03AM
Blah. Movie based titles equal failure of epic proportions.
uncle jesse @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:03AM
With a Cap game, you could span different eras and have him fighting in the war and then being thawed out in present time to fight a new battle. His costume would be updated and everything. That could actually be pretty cool. His powers are not even close to Thor's - that's a good thing for a video game. It would make it easier to create enemies for him to fight and it would be a lot easier to swallow Captain America getting beaten down by a bunch of baddies than it would with Thor. It's the same issue they have with Superman that would apply to Thor - he's just too damn strong.
A Thor game could work, but it would have to stay in the realm of the gods. Make it some epic space game or something. I don't think it would look that cool if he was on Earth, present day, flying around with his giant hammer (that doesn't sound right) and yelling "by the beard of Zeus!" as he uppercuts a punk ass with pantyhose on his head.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:10AM
actually what you described in the second half of your post is basically the Incredible Hercules comic, and it's fucking awesome. But yeah, the movie is going to take place exclusively in Asgard, so the game will almost definitely follow it there.
uncle jesse @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:13AM
I'm looking forward to the movie. It will be a lot different than all the other comic book films. That's probably why I'm really pumped for Green Lantern, too.
Plus, respect to the cast! Thor definitely gets some serious cred for getting the talent it has signed on. I love me some Portman.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:14AM
also, people involved with the captain america film have called it a "period piece" and that it will be similar to raiders of the lost ark, so I imagine that will take place primarily in WW2 as well. The dates they give for the games of course correspond with the films releases, but I really wish they could just do a Web of Shadows esque game where it's based on the comics and has it's own unique story. That way we might even be able to go from WW2 cap to modern cap, to Bucky Cap
bongoes Sector 2814 @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:15AM
Why would Thor yell "By the beard of Zeus!"? He's a Norse god.
uncle jesse @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:17AM
Agreed, I get why they want to release the game to coincide with the film, but that shouldn't mean that they have to follow the same story as the film. Then it was the cursed, comic-book-movie-video-game, tag.
uncle jesse @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:17AM
"Great Odin's Beard!"
...is that better?
Torque_AOD @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:06AM
YOU GO TO HELL!!! YOU GO TO HELL AND YOU DIE!!!!
Seriously what's with all the spam bots???
Meh @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:17AM
WHAT'S WITH THE REPLY SYsTEM
zefur @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:40AM
Actually the spam was deleted nothing wrong with the reply system here
betafrog @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:09AM
Where's the, "They're both gonna suck" option
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:09AM
Man, I'd really enjoy a Thor game. Last year during the Secret Invasion event, there was one part in I think in the 3rd issue, where huge amounts of skrulls and their important facility's just started being decimated, preceded always by an entire panel of thunderbolts, and at the end of the issue, the Skrull Queen basically said "OH SHI-". I dont think id ever read anything more exciting in comics, and I can only imagine how awesome it would be to be Thor while doing that
uncle jesse @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:11AM
I think you just want to swing around a big hammer...
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:15AM
yeah, after I read that issue i just went around the house yelling THOR for about 15 minutes, then I spoke in fancy old english for the rest weekend, and I would repeat this every issue of Secret Invasion when Thor did something awesome.
copa @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:21AM
"after I read that issue i just went around the house yelling THOR for about 15 minutes, then I spoke in fancy old english for the rest weekend"
I'm really hoping Alfred posts the video on YouTube.
bongoes Sector 2814 @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:22AM
Wow. Batman's a big Thor fan. Who would've guessed?
XBL: xGeneral DEATHx PSN: Deeth82 [Planeteer | Power of General Hostility and Angst] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:45AM
Sure would make uppercutting punk-asses and solving major crimes a lot easier on Bruce Wayne if he had those powers...
Doreo (Psn-doreo503) @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:09AM
If Sega tries to model the game after Viking: Battle for Asgard while fixing all the issues that game had, I think they could totally make a Thor game work. I enjoyed Viking, even though it got repetitive and had many issues.
zefur @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:10AM
I dont know why they put the shape of a girl in the posts thats false advertising
I should sue
Tunguska @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:15AM
It's probably easier to make a Captain Marvel game than a Thor game. I'd love to see a good Thor game though.
uncle jesse @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:19AM
Did you mean to say Captain Marvel?
JeezWhiz87 @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:31AM
Don't feed the troll please.
bongoes Sector 2814 @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:19AM
I'm not sure. Thor could be awesome, fighting gods in Asgard, but Captain America has potential too. I guess Thor has a better chance of being a great game. I'm kind of worried that Captain America could end up as another WWII game with a shield.
But I'm really worried about the Green Lantern game, that has the potential to be a fantastic game or a massive failure. I really hope it's the former but it'll probably fail.
Larry @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:22AM
I would love to see a Call of Duty mixed with Crackdown style Captain America game set in World War II. You have moments where Cap is part of crowd just fighting alongside normal G.I.s but you then have him jump 10ft to scale a building and drop in on the bad guys from behind. There are a lot of things you could do with that setting.
I think an obvious God of War style Thor game set in Asgard could easily work if some one was willing to put money behind it.
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:50AM
I think a God of War rip off would have been a bad idea. They tried that with ghost Rider and it was pretty boring and generic. I think something akin to Brutal Legend would be best for Thor. Not the RTS' elements of course, but the wide open explorable fantasy world with hack and slash elements, hopefully deeper than brutal legends limited combos though
Neon @ Nov 3rd 2009 2:17PM
I just hope that they find good writers and learn from the success of "Batman: Arkham Asylum" (which I have in my gaming queue). As long as the controls are tight for Captain America (he's mostly hand to hand and shield stunts) and the story is compelling, I'm in. Thor never was a favorite of mine, but if done like God of War stuff then it could be interesting.
Maverick Saturn (Igor) @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:28AM
I prefer thor, i think the argument is that he is too powerful, but there is no real reason to give him that much power right at the beginning of the game, I start to think of more epicness to thor then cap, especially side by side with games like GOW
CaramelZappa @ Nov 3rd 2009 10:53AM
I voted for captain america, but I can't see either game being any good.
Zsavior @ Nov 3rd 2009 11:03AM
I love cap I really do, But I want to do the freaking GOD BLast. And I want a chance to kick the crap out of Tony stark in his tin suit and make him walk on home. I also want to yell " Have at thee" before busting somebody upside their head with my hammer.