So brace yourself for disappointment as we look at what could have been and 15 of the most notable superhero games that should never have been canceled. There’s an entire section of gaming’s digital graveyard devoted to canceled superhero games, and it’s filled with projects that could have been contenders or, at the very least, would have given comic book fans everywhere the chance to spend time with characters that still haven’t gotten a proper video game adaptation to this day.
Yet, I understand why it’s so easy to focus on the superhero games we almost got rather than the ones that we did get.
From Batman for the NES to The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Marvel’s Spider-Man, developers have often shown superheroes the love it took them years to consistently receive in other mediums. We’ve been blessed with a surprising number of great superhero video games over the years.
