Over the past two decades or so, Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. franchise has inspired a number of imitators. games like Playstation all stars battle royaleAnd the multiversusAnd the Nickelodeon All Star Brawl They all took inspiration from the Smash formula, pitting their company characters against each other. While DC characters appear in multiversusIt seems like Marvel had their own take on Smash Bros. Ultimate. , in the form of a planned Super Hero Squad game for the Nintendo DS! As developer Look Muscat revealed, THQ The team at Halfbrick wanted to mimic the formula, using characters like Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and Iron Man.
Video of the build of the game can be seen around the 3:47 mark in the embedded video below.
The idea of pitting these characters against each other in a Smash-style game sounds like an inspired one, and the project was about halfway completed when it all fell apart. According to Muscat, someone at THQ realized that the publisher’s contract required it Marvel Super Hero Squad Be a street brawler, in the tradition of games like Konami Games X-Men. As a result, developer Halfbrick had to take what they had and scramble together a game that fit the formula. Marvel Super Hero Squad It was released on the DS in 2009 and was met with largely negative reviews.
It’s interesting to think about what it could have been, and how the game could be played on DS hardware. While Super Smash Bros. has seen releases on several Nintendo platforms, the series has never received an installment on the DS; The first mobile entry to the franchise won’t come until 2014 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo probably knew the handheld wasn’t powerful enough for the game, however Marvel Super Hero Squad It might have helped fill the void if Halfbrick had removed it. Instead, it remains one of the most frustrating games based on a Marvel property!
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