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By Jacob H Baxter
As I sat there a few nights ago with my brother, wife, and friends, playing games and waiting for the New Year to arrive, I began to have some curious thoughts. What if superheroes played games? What would they play? I'm sure there are some very amusing and striking possibilities. That led me to compile this top ten list to give my suggestions.
As I sat there a few nights ago with my brother, wife, and friends, playing games and waiting for the New Year to arrive, I began to have some curious thoughts. What if superheroes played games? What would they play? I'm sure there are some very amusing and striking possibilities. That led me to compile this top ten list to give my suggestions.
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10 – The Riddler: Trivial Pursuit – Edward Nigma is well known for flaunting his logic and brains. This game was almost tailor-made for him. He could flex his mental might at will against even the brightest of the DC Universe with ease. I bet he takes special joy in crushing wins over Solomon Grundy.
9 – Deadpool: Deadpool the video game – This is another no-brainer. Naturally, the Merc With The Mouth would love to play his own game. He wrote it of course. Although panned by many people because of the repetitive game play, the humour and writing in it was dead on Deadpool. Wade Wilson, the man who not only breaks the 4th wall, but absolutely decimates it, would tell us all how great his video game is.
8 – Catwoman: Mouse Trap – OK, so the puns are getting a little deep here. But, it’s a tongue in cheek article anyway. Selena Kyle loves to capture her prey and the moniker of a cat. So, we all know this would be at the top of her list.
7 – Red Skull: RISK – One of the biggest egomaniacs (and megalomaniacs) in comics, this is the game for him. Amass armies and conquer the world? That's not a game, that's his life's ambition!
6 – The Penguin: Battleship – One of my old favourites. The only problem was, my brother and I think so much alike, that we almost always put the boats on the same spots. The Penguin loves his submarine. So, he'd be right at home calling out shots. The only problem is, he'd have to call out J-12 to finish off The Joker's aircraft carrier.
5 – The Kingpin: Hungry Hungry Hippos – When it comes to laundering, racketeering, con games, and any kind of crime-related profiteering in general, Wilson Fisk is the man to beat. He wants to gobble up all of the money. So, Hungry Hungry Hippos is a natural choice for him. The mental picture of him slapping that flipper against Electro, Kraven, and Mysterio is hilarious. He has only been beaten once in the game, but, he won't admit to it. That was when Doctor Octopus took him on by himself, using his tentacles to operate the other hippos for the win.
9 – Deadpool: Deadpool the video game – This is another no-brainer. Naturally, the Merc With The Mouth would love to play his own game. He wrote it of course. Although panned by many people because of the repetitive game play, the humour and writing in it was dead on Deadpool. Wade Wilson, the man who not only breaks the 4th wall, but absolutely decimates it, would tell us all how great his video game is.
8 – Catwoman: Mouse Trap – OK, so the puns are getting a little deep here. But, it’s a tongue in cheek article anyway. Selena Kyle loves to capture her prey and the moniker of a cat. So, we all know this would be at the top of her list.
7 – Red Skull: RISK – One of the biggest egomaniacs (and megalomaniacs) in comics, this is the game for him. Amass armies and conquer the world? That's not a game, that's his life's ambition!
6 – The Penguin: Battleship – One of my old favourites. The only problem was, my brother and I think so much alike, that we almost always put the boats on the same spots. The Penguin loves his submarine. So, he'd be right at home calling out shots. The only problem is, he'd have to call out J-12 to finish off The Joker's aircraft carrier.
5 – The Kingpin: Hungry Hungry Hippos – When it comes to laundering, racketeering, con games, and any kind of crime-related profiteering in general, Wilson Fisk is the man to beat. He wants to gobble up all of the money. So, Hungry Hungry Hippos is a natural choice for him. The mental picture of him slapping that flipper against Electro, Kraven, and Mysterio is hilarious. He has only been beaten once in the game, but, he won't admit to it. That was when Doctor Octopus took him on by himself, using his tentacles to operate the other hippos for the win.
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4 – Gambit: War – The king of card tricks takes this one to a whole new level. Using a standard deck of 52 playing cards to play one-upmanship against others is right up his alley. But, he's also a sore loser. He's been known to charge up the cards and set off what he refers to as nuclear holocaust in order to avoid a loss.
3 – Batman: Clue (Cluedo) – The world's greatest detective would delight in deciphering the clues as to who did it and where. He could put on an entire class showing the logical processes used in order to narrow down the choices until the proper call can be made. The Nolan movies would have been a lot more enjoyable if Christian Bale had been in the library, or anywhere else for that matter, with a throat lozenge.
2 – Lex Luthor: Monopoly – The king of business in the DC Universe loves making money. But, he loves putting others out of business even more. He sees them as casualties in his own economic war. Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200? No problem for him. He'll find another way to illegally get some more.
1 – Aquaman: Go Fish – The only game, or any other thing for that matter, that he does with any skill.
I hope everyone has enjoyed this top ten list. I'm thinking of doing more in the future. What games do you think the superheroes play?
3 – Batman: Clue (Cluedo) – The world's greatest detective would delight in deciphering the clues as to who did it and where. He could put on an entire class showing the logical processes used in order to narrow down the choices until the proper call can be made. The Nolan movies would have been a lot more enjoyable if Christian Bale had been in the library, or anywhere else for that matter, with a throat lozenge.
2 – Lex Luthor: Monopoly – The king of business in the DC Universe loves making money. But, he loves putting others out of business even more. He sees them as casualties in his own economic war. Go to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200? No problem for him. He'll find another way to illegally get some more.
1 – Aquaman: Go Fish – The only game, or any other thing for that matter, that he does with any skill.
I hope everyone has enjoyed this top ten list. I'm thinking of doing more in the future. What games do you think the superheroes play?
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