JackFetch Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 SEGA® of America, Inc and SEGA®, Europe Ltd. today announced they will bring Marvel Entertainment’s famed Super Hero franchise Captain America™ to video game systems in an original WWII adventure, Captain America: Super Soldier. The title is scheduled for release in 2011 on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, PSP®(PlayStation® Portable) system, Wii™ and Nintendo DS™. “Videogame players the world over can now become Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Captain America,” said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America. “Captain America: Super Soldier puts players in the boots of the ultimate Super-Soldier, wielding Captain America’s legendary shield. Working closely with Marvel ensures we’re delivering the calibre product that gamers and comic fans deserve and it’s a partnership we’re proud of here at SEGA.” Players will become Captain America as he faces the Red Skull and his army in an epic third- person action adventure set in the darkest days of World War II. Wielding Captain America’s legendary shield, gamers will engage in free-flowing combat and acrobatic platforming to infiltrate Hydra’s mysterious castle and battle the infamous Iron Cross, the forces of Hydra, and a host of nefarious enemies serving the Red Skull. As the First Avenger himself, players must defeat the evil scientist Arnim Zola and his wartime experiments, combining powerful melee combos and shield attacks to devastating effect. Captain America: Super Soldier combines a highly athletic combat system with fluid platforming and a highly tuned suite of shield attacks, as Cap explores a massive castle turned military installation. His shield can be employed in numerous ways: taking out multiple enemies at once, deflecting incoming fire back at enemies, solving puzzles, and scaling walls. Players will be able to launch shield-first into the fray with the superior force of the world’s first Super-Soldier at their fingertips—and they’ll need every bit of that strength to overcome a castle that’s both an acrobatic playground for the Captain’s physical prowess and a house of mystery with enemies and danger at every turn. The original story for Captain America: Super Soldier is being penned by noted comic, film, and TV writer Christos Gage. The primary writer for the Marvel’s Avengers: The Initiative series of comics, Gage has written numerous books for major Marvel characters, including Siege: Captain America, Iron Man, X-Men, Spider-Man, Civil War: House of M, and Union Jack. Gage wrote his original story for Captain America: Super Soldier so that the setting exists within the same world as the upcoming movie of the same name, but he infused the game with immersive twists designed to enhance gameplay with all-new cinematic action sequences. The preeminent Super Hero introduced during the WWII era, Captain America was created by the legendary team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1941. The iconic hero actually predates the Marvel name by 20 years, first being issued by the company’s predecessor, Timely Publications (later known as Atlas Comics). Over 200 million Captain America issues have been sold in 75 countries and the shield-wielding hero is a key member of the Avengers alongside comic book icons The Hulk™, Iron Man™, and Thor™ starting in The Avengers #4 in 1964. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted October 6, 2010 Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 Looks pretty. Hopefully it's good. Probably won't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 In anyone's hands beside Sega, I would be a lot more optimistic. That second shot makes me think of a Captain America game where you move around like in Assassin's Creed swinging and jumping through the rafters, but I know it won't be anything like that. I don't know anything about the game and I'm already depressed by it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Trailer It's not being made by the same team that made the Iron Man games. It sounds like Batman: Arkham Asylum with Cap in WWII. The whole game takes place in one castle (Arnim Zola's to be exact), and you have "tactical vision" which they admit is a ripoff of "Detective Mode". It takes place in the movie universe filling in a gap in the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Honestly, ripping off Arkham Asylum is a damn good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'm going to be nitpicky as hell and ask why Cap isn't in Bryan Hitch's World War II costume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 I'm going to be nitpicky as hell and ask why Cap isn't in Bryan Hitch's World War II costume. It's a video game so you know every costume Cap ever wore is going to be in it. I'd guess they aren't allowed to show it since it hasn't been officially revealed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 That and Cap's had like fifteen different variations on his WWII costume. Going with the classic version is probably best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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