The Dopest Comic Book Video Games You Totally Forgot Existed

So you’ve inhaled all the MCU movies. Gritted your teeth through the DCEU ones. Read all the acclaimed runs, watched all the good Netflix  adaptations, and played all the best video games. But you demand more superhero content.

You want movies you missed, titles you passed over, and obscure comic book video games. And why wouldn’t you? Not to get all hoity-toity, but comic books and superheroes are our generation’s modern myths and allegories. The more we can directly engage with them, the more connected we feel, the more fun we have.

So if you’re looking to play in the world of your favorite comics directly, check out some obscure comic book video games that may have passed by your radar.

Ghost In The Shell

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Leave that problematic Scarlett Johansson mess somewhere else. If you’re looking for new ways to live in the world of Ghost In The Shell, the acclaimed manga series, check out this Playstation third-person shooter. It uses the same voice cast as the film adaptation, and has interesting wall-climbing mechanics.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

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In 2006, when the Marvel Cinematic Universe was just a glimmer in Kevin Feige’s eye, you could play as any Marvel hero you wanted to.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance offers entertaining, accessible beat-em-up gameplay with surprisingly deep RPG skill trees. And a lack of studio rights baloney means Wolverine and Iron Man can fight side by side, no problem.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time

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There is no simpler pleasure in this world than plugging in your old school Super Nintendo controllers and being goshdarn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles travelling through goshdarn time.

This #TBT (throwback turtle) gives you classic side-scrolling action, modified moves and weapons for each turtle, and some of the most delightful voice acting ever. Plus, for the more modern gamers, there’s an enhanced remake for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

Batman Returns

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The Venn diagram for fans of old school, 16-bit sidescrolling brawlers and fans of Batman is just a circle.

So why isn’t everyone always talking about Batman Returns, the absolute pitch-perfect sidescrolling Batman brawler? It’s colorful, difficult, oozing with Burton-esque production value, and so much fun.