Marvel has experimented with a multitude of different genres and gameplay types over the years. From open-world action-adventures, to turn-based strategy games with an occult twist, to live-service co-op games, and even a handful of VR titles, Marvel has released a variety of video game experiences for a range wide. of the audiences.
But when we look back over the past decade or two of Marvel video game production, the vast majority of experiences tend to be third-person action games with an ESRB rating of Teen or lower. While these games may tackle some heavier themes and have plenty of dramatic moments, they try to remain lighthearted overall. While this is obviously a natural fit for the Marvel brand, it might be nice if every now and then Marvel experimented with some darker, more mature themes and features. For example, there's a type of horror game that could be a perfect fit for Marvel this time next year.
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Marvel Zombies could pave the way for a new kind of Marvel video game
The Marvel Zombies comic provides great inspiration
In November 2005, a series of Ultimate Fantastic Four the comic book entitled “Crossover” has reached its climax. In this run, Reed Richards is contacted by an alternate version of himself and moves into that universe. This universe ends up hosting zombified versions of various Marvel heroes and villains, acting as a backdoor pilot for Marvel Zombies run that would begin just a month later.
Released between December 2005 and April 2007, Marvel Zombies was originally a five-issue limited series written by Robert Kirman (from Walking dead fame) and illustrated by Sean Phillips. This series follows the alternate Earth-2149 in which it was teased Ultimate Fantastic Fourwhere a virus has turned Earth's mightiest heroes and villains into flesh-eating zombies. Although, unlike most zombie fiction, Marvel Zombiesmeat eaters retain most of their cognitive abilities and superpowers. The horror comes from what these heroes and villains would do to satisfy their hunger.
From that 2005–2007 miniseries, Marvel Zombies spawned a multitude of sequels and spin-offs, essentially becoming an entire Marvel comic series in its own right. The latest entry in the series was Marvel Zombies: Dawn of Decaya four-issue run that began in September and will conclude in December.
The upcoming Marvel Zombies Disney+ series could set the stage for a game
In 2021, Marvel released And if…? animated series on Disney+. One of the episodes of the anthology show, What if… zombies?was directly inspired by Marvel Zombies comic series, although in this continuity the Avengers catch a virus not from an alien, but from Janet van Dyne, who has contracted something in the quantum realm.
When Bruce Banner is sent back to Earth to warn the world of Thanos' impending arrival, he is ambushed by a horde of zombies, including Doctor Strange and Iron Man. The rest of the episode follows survivors like Wasp, Spider-Man, Hulk, Black Panther and Vision as they try to find a cure for the zombie virus. A four-episode sequel to this story will be released in October 2025 under the banner Marvel Zombies.
What a Marvel Zombies video game might look like
The future Marvel Zombies the series gives Marvel the rare opportunity to create a more mature game and experiment with a genre they've never really dabbled in before. A Left 4 dead– style zombie game could work very well for one Marvel Zombies adaptation, allowing players to embark on co-op zombie-slaying missions as a band of iconic heroes or villains in a number of well-known Marvel locations.
Every few levels, players might have the chance to face off against a zombified version of a beloved Marvel character. And like the show and the comics, it would be an adaptation, a main attraction of one Marvel Zombies The video game would allow players to fight heroes they don't usually face, such as Captain America or Spider-Man. The Marvel Zombies the theme would also allow for a bit more gore than Marvel games are usually used to.
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