Deadpool

Deadpool

Time to play: 10 hours
Originally Bought: Dec 28, 2013

Deadpool is not your average comic book character.  He is a mockery, a cartoon set within the comic world.  He is the type of character that is believable that he could pull a super-mega bazooka out that he had hidden behind his back.  So it's only natural that the video game featuring Deadpool would be layered realities of absurdity.... and it is.

The gameplay has been reported as terrible, and it is pretty bad - but shame on anyone who thought it would be better.  You don't go to an Ace Ventura movie thinking it's going to be great moviemaking - you go for the stupid fun of it.

To the right person, in the right frame mind, taken properly - Deadpool can be like sweet Jazz.

I'm playing on Easy mode so I not only don't have to suffer replaying waves of bad guys, but it keeps that feeling of badassity.  The game is a pretty fun fun ride and embraces breaking the 4th wall entirely, one of the highlights from my first play was he ended up spending all his money in the beginning of level 1, so everything had to go 8-bit for a while - now he has to fight D-list villains.

Unfortunately, this game isn't available on Steam anymore.  I'm glad I bought it in the end of year sale!