MARVEL MaXimum Collection is a nostalgic journey that we love. Being able to enjoy 8 and 16-bit games, along with a small selection of arcade games, is a delightful experience. Especially when it comes to licensed Marvel games. But that doesn’t mean that all the games we would like to see in a collection of this kind are included. Many games from later generations, or even some from those generations that have been left out, would have made the collection complete.
These are the six Marvel video games we would like to see in a collection. Perhaps not just those six, but with others as well, but certainly seeing these six again along with other games would be an absolute delight. Because although the MCU has not always existed, Marvel video games are almost as old as the medium of video games itself, and that’s why we have more than a couple of classics and cult games that we would like to play again.
Spider-Man (PS1)
Developed by Neversoft, known for being the creators of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and the latest Guitar Hero, including Band Hero, Spider-Man is the first three-dimensional game of the character and also the first that truly feels like it allows us to embody the character with his powers intact. With a strong emphasis on wall climbing, navigating New York by web-slinging, and combat based on the spider-sense, it is a game that, although it shows its age as a first PlayStation title, is already everything that the popular Spider-Man games from Insomniac will be in potential.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PS3/Xbox 360)
The PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 generation stands out for its quantity and quality of action games, but one that went unnoticed was this Wolverine. A violent, wild, and very, very fun game that knew exactly what the character is: a meat grinder with tremendous emotional traumas to resolve. Again, clearly everything we expect from the next Insomniac game, but decades earlier, demonstrating that the technology to make good superhero games has always been there. Even if they can now be made even better.
The Punisher (Arcade)
Punisher has the great honor that all of its video game adaptations are not only good but at least remarkable. But the best of all is its arcade, a brutal beat ’em up where precision, knowing how to control the crowds, and when to pull out the gun to finish off our enemies is essential to achieve victory. An unforgiving game and, for many, one of the best beat ’em ups in history. And they have good reasons to think so.
Hulk Ultimate Destruction (GC/PS2/Xbox)
Hulk is a mistreated character in cinema, comics, and video games. But Hulk Ultimate Destruction is an incredibly enjoyable game and the best Hulk game ever made to date. It gives us an open world where Hulk must fight his way to achieve his goals, all we have to do is what its title promises: total destruction of everything that stands in our way. Is it elegant or diverse? No. Is it fun? Absolutely.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes (PS3/X360/WiiU/PS4/XOne/Switch/PC)
For a lot of people, LEGO games have lost some of their charm. We don’t blame them. They peaked at some point during the first half of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One generation, and since then, they have only gone downhill. One of the best is Lego Marvel Super Heroes, a game that perfectly mixes a multitude of characters with different powers, spectacular set pieces, and practically infinite collectibles exactly the way Marvel game fans want: in abundance.
Blade (GBC)
The most particular game on this list, but also the most interesting to highlight. One of the few Blade games, and it knew how to exploit the possibilities of the Game Boy Color in a surprisingly complex and technical beat ’em up for the limitations of the time and the console, with large and detailed characters, and a combat system that, although simple, still feels tremendously modern today.
