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Deadpool on PS4 - Gaming Review

Posted on: 2015-12-01

What kind of gameplay would you expect for a game about Deadpool, well it?s gameplay you would expect from any other game that is based on a comic book character which is a hack and slash game.

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Deadpool has to be one of my favourite characters in the Marvel universe because of his fourth wall breaks in whatever medium he is in coupled with his pop culture references, so a video game about him should totally work right? Yes and no.

Deadpool starts with him sitting scratching his lower region, until he gets a phone call from High Moon Studios the guys who are making his game. They call him about his proposal about his game and they reject it, Deadpool being Deadpool has an explosive rebuttal (Actually explosive) for the studio which makes them swiftly change their minds. Then he gets the script for the game and starts altering it because he can, which turns into complete fun and randomness. You’ll meet familiar Marvel characters such as Rogue, Wolverine and Cable so all the attention isn’t just focused on Deadpool.

What kind of gameplay would you expect for a game about Deadpool, well it’s gameplay you would expect from any other game that is based on a comic book character which is a hack and slash game. This isn’t a bad thing as long as it’s well executed and gives you some unique features; however Deadpool’s fighting mechanics are very clunky sometimes with some questionable design choices. For example in most hack and slash games you can perform counter attacks if you time it right in games such as the Batman Arkham series. The problem with Deadpool is that the counter button is mapped to the teleport button which means you’ll be teleporting all over the place which creates chaos and confusion for the player.

Besides that the fighting is fairly responsive and fun mixing melee combat with guns which means you can take down enemies that are up close with swords, Sais and hammers which then you can despatch distance foes with pistols, shotguns, SMG’s and laser guns. All these weapons can be upgraded by collecting Deadpool points which are small coins that are scattered throughout the game so you can increase the damage that your weapons deal or you can upgrade Deadpool himself such as maximum health. It’s your generic upgrade system that you see in every modern game. It’s not bad by any means, but you need to have abilities that you’ll actually use because there are only a few abilities and weapons you’ll stick with because they deal the most damage there is no incentive to use other weapons.

Graphically it’s not that much of an upgrade to its last generation counter-part which I played on PS3 when it first came out in 2013, I actually went back and played the PS3 version and the visual differences are subtle. The game isn’t a graphical power house by any means, but it has its cartoony charm as it’s based on a comic book so characters are over exaggerated rather than having realistic proportions it fits the cartoon style.

To be honest you should only play this game once just for Deadpool’s funny quips and jokes with his fourth wall brakes, it has a wink to camera charm in terms of its humour which is pulled off well. It also helps that Nolan North does a fantastic performance as the Merc with the mouth by even voicing the two voices that Deadpool has in head going back in fourth with banter and arguments.

If you haven’t played this before or you want to get ready for the movie that is set to release in 2016 then give this a go, but bear in mind the gameplay is a bit clunky at times and can get somewhat repetitive, but Deadpool’s personality does save this game from being generic and mediocre.

3/5

Reviewed by Sam Coles, The Bristolian Gamer, for 365 Bristol

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