7 of the WORST Comic Book Based Video Games

7 of the Worst Superhero/Comic-book Character Video Games of All Time…

So, your family knows you're a comic book fan, and a video game fan, so of course they put two and two together and went shopping for the best of both worlds…the comic book/superhero character based video game. but, if you got a bad superhero/comic book game in your stocking, either someone didn't do their research…or someone HATES you. In honor of such a horror, we look back at some of the worst superhero and comic book based video games of all time.

…Well, except for Turok…but that's a whole different issue.

1) Transformers the Game

Riddle me this: How directly the %@#& can you mess up a video game about giant robots blasting the $#!+ out
of each other? Moreover, there was a BIG BUDGET MOVIE that got it right…and yet, somehow, the video game version of the movie sucked BALLS. I mean, seriously, is it really THAT hard to make a cool game about robots from another planet transforming into vehicles and blowing up @#!+? Apparently it is. Out of all the games on this list, I think this is the one the pisses me off the most.

I wanted SO BADLY to like the game…and I actually got the game BEFORE the movie came out…needless to say, my impression of the movie from the game had me genuinely afraid. I'm glad the two apparently had nothing to do with each other. Clunky controls, awkward transformations, and boring gameplay make this game nearly unbearable…but still not as bad as Superman.

2) Aquaman

First and foremost, why AQUAMAN? Underrated superhero some of you may think he is, he does NOT merit a video game…But in spite of that, he doesn't deserve to be disrespected like this, either. Poor character design, repetitive and inane objectives…you know what, this sums it up:

3) Catwoman

Halle Berry, good. Catwoman Movie, bad. Video game of Catwoman movie? WORSE. Bad controls. Bad fighting style. Imbecilic AI. Horrible acting. In fact, the only thing that's positive about this game is this…bit of…weirdness…Wash your hands when you're done, boys:

4)Spawn: Armageddon

Sigh. Another character who SHOULD be easy to make badass, but always ends up in an epic FAIL. A fallen soldier, sent to hell, makes a deal with the demon overlord to return to Earth for his wife, but gets screwed on the deal returning as the general of the army of hell and decides to seek vengeance for his soul.

How can you screw up a character who is practically designed for the video game world? If I were to do a Spawn game, I'd run through the basics…start him out as a human soldier, have a run and gun mission in the beginning, leading up to his betrayal and murder. He becomes the Spawn, and now he's gotta track down the various hell influenced characters from the comic books, as well as fighting off Heaven's soldiers such as Tiffany and the Redeemer, before finally going against Malebolgia himself in a boss battle to end all boss battles……Instead, we get…this:

5)Turok

(N64)

To be honest, I actually LIKED Turok back in the day…till I realized it had almost NOTHING to do with the comic book. The game itself was actually awesome, as it was operating on an engine similar to Goldeneye 64, which was one of the greatest fps games of all time…but the storyline sucked.but again, considering this is supposed to be based on a comic…well, they blew it! It's as though they literally took the title, "Turok, Dinosaur Hunter", and said, "Let's just do that! Hunt dinosaurs!"  Any way, have a look:

6) Superman Returns

Superman…Superman…Superman….Why can't they make a good Superman game? All the makings of a video game classic are there: flight, heat vision, freeze breath, super strength…a cadre of villains that would make for some exciting action? No…for some reason no one can get it right. Then again, with Superman Returns, there really wasn't much to work with, was there?

…but that didn't suck as much as…

7) Superman 64

…which is officially deemed one of THE WORST VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME. Watch this poor schmoe try and figure this mess out (NSFW Language):