What we also know, although not officially, is that there have been at least three major canceled projects that could have changed the trend of the man of steel in video games, but that for various reasons they were canceled and which we are going to talk about in these lines.ĭespite the fact that the memory of Factor 5 may be pawned by the Lair fiasco, the study of German origin is part of the small nobility of independent houses that managed to survive as such since the 80s, working on weight projects in three-machine machines. Meanwhile, we've had some of the best superhero titles ever produced in between – the Arkham saga, Injustice 2, Spider-Man on PS4 – which also coincides with a Warner Bros Interactive making her a respectable powerhouse in the sector, capable of launching winning AAA projects.
What we know for sure is that there hasn't been a new Superman-centric game since 2006, when EA released the lackluster Superman Returns as an accompaniment to the movie of the same name. This week a concept art leaked that may (or may not) belong to the Superman game that Rocksteady intended to make as a new title after ending the Arkham trilogy – in which, by the way, some Easter eggs appeared as a call from Lex Luthor to demand an appointment with Bruce Wayne on a business matter. But when it comes to video games it is practically a celebration when something that can be considered decent is produced, and it is not because it has not been tried. Although it is true that he is a difficult character for any medium, he has had great moments and stories told in comics, movies, and series with real or animated actors – he has also had disastrous and mediocre, but with such a popular and used character since 1938 It is not to be expected that everything he has starred in works perfectly. It is no discovery to claim that Superman has a complicated history with video games.