The Avengers : the video game

JohnSteedFr · Post by **JohnSteedFr** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:37 pm

We talked about it on the former forum but I don't remember the end of the subject, there were so messages.

My opinion : I would be very interested to buy it, young guys would discover the show. It would be good !

Strange Young Man · Post by **Strange Young Man** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:12 pm

The Avengers doesn't seem to lend itself naturally to the medium of video games. Frankly, I'd love someone to give it a go, but I can't for the life of my think of what the goal of the game would be or how you would play it.

In the mean time there is The Avengers Pinball, which was released a while back.

kim · Post by **kim** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:50 pm

I can think of several scenarios for an Avenger's game, but not being a gamer myself I can't even begin to think of how the game play could be done.

JohnSteedFr · Post by **JohnSteedFr** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:08 pm

The story would be about Brodny's death !
I have good ideas for stories.
There would be links with cybernauts naturally and famous stories as The Joker, Epic...

Artanis · Post by **Artanis** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:54 pm

I think The Avengers would make a great PC game and also a console game too. It may even attract new fans to the show and if the sales are good enough, maybe there could be more games to follow.

Philippa · Post by **Philippa** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 3:56 pm

I never play PC games, but if they'd make an Avengers PC game, I'd buy it

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:35 pm

I think the format could work very well if you did a decent adventure/mystery game (Avengers and First-Person Shooter would not be a good mix). The assignment could be an unsolved case that keeps popping up throughout the series' lifetime. So it'd start in the Keel era with you controlling Keel, and Steed could be AI and sometimes follow his own line of inquiry, and other times could join you to help solve puzzles and fight. You'd progress through all the seasons, taking control of Cathy/Emma/Tara/Purdey/Gambit, until the final level, when you'd finally get to control Steed and beat the diabolical mastermind. I'd play it!

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:27 pm

Surely the obvious Avengers video game would be based on The New Avengers episode Target or perhaps The Avengers episode Dead Man's Treasure?

Could be fun, although my game playing competence is in minus figures!

The Gaslight Ghoul · Post by **The Gaslight Ghoul** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:34 am

That's exactly what I thought as well Alan.

Target would make an excellent computer game, obviously it would need some fleshing out but the Target range scenario would be brilliant.

TheOperative · Post by **TheOperative** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:40 pm

Did anyone ever play this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_One_Lives_Forever

It was a fabulous game, had excellent reviews, but sadly it didn't sell as well as expected, because according to market research done by the game designers:
'Many felt the sixties thing had been done to death with Austin Powers and as most gamers are male they didn't want to play a female protagonist.'

I should imagine that sadly the same could be said for an Avengers game, although I would be the first on the waiting list to buy it if it were announced.

If you haven't played No one lives forever, give it a go. You can pick it up for pennies these days.