It's been well over a year since it was fist unveiled at the San Diego Comic Con, but all we got was a teaser trailer. I've been keeping a keen eye on this little nugget of gaming gold and it looks as though it's set to see the light this year! That's right folks, Deadpool will be breaking his way into your homes very soon. Now, let me explain why I believe this will be one of the best games in 2013.
If you're not in the know, Deadpool is from the Marvel Universe and is undoubtedly one of its greatest inhabitants. He is an anti-hero, a gun for hire with a twisted and almost-childlike sense of humour who has the habit of breaking the 'fourth wall'. Many times, in both comics and animations he would stare at the viewer and address them directly. His character is manic, and yet one that I feel gamers would love to explore. His mind is split into two in this re-imagining: A smarter, sophisticated half and his inner kid who just wants to shoot things. Who doesn't love that?
The game itself is going to be in third person, and based around melee and shooting of course. Deadpool possesses a wide range of swords and guns, and has certain talents and abilities that will unlock as the player progresses through the game. To add to this, you can also opt to take on other weapons, sledgehammers being one such example. The health bar will work on a regenerative system, and work as such: The more damage Deadpool takes, the more limbs he loses. That's right, he can lose arms, legs and even (it stands to reason), his head. But fear not! He also has Wolverine's famous healing factor, and the player will have the option to reattach their limbs or simply wait for them to regrow. Sounds pretty freaking awesome to me.
So, we have a wise-cracking assassin who regrows limbs and commits violence with a comical flair. It's going to be a game unlike any other we've seen in terms of character development and narrative Looks pretty solid to me.
Oh, and he is voiced by Nolan North. Yeah, that guy.
Deadpool is due for release on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013.
Click here for the trailer, and here for screenshots.
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