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Deadpool

Developer: High Moon Studios · Published by Activision · 2013
Imperfect, loud and loads of dumb fun, exactly like the Merc with a Mouth.
ActionHack-and-SlashMarvelComedy
3.5
out of 5.0
Good
POCG VERDICT
Imperfect, repetitive and a whole lot of dumb, crude fun.
An Arkham-style brawler that's exactly the imperfect, loud, fourth-wall-breaking Deadpool game fans wanted. Hit-or-miss for everyone else.
About This Game

Deadpool is a 2013 action hack-and-slash developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision, starring the irreverent, fourth-wall-breaking Marvel anti-hero. Players control Wade Wilson through an absurd, self-aware story in which Deadpool kidnaps the development studio to force them to make his game, wielding swords, guns and gadgets in over-the-top combat modelled on the Batman: Arkham style. It released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and was later re-released on PS4 and Xbox One.

POCG ReviewOriginal: June 25, 2013 · Restored: 20260605
3.5
Good
Review Verdict
Deadpool
An Arkham-style brawler that's exactly the imperfect, loud, fourth-wall-breaking Deadpool game fans wanted. Hit-or-miss for everyone else.
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Original Hardware
An Xbox 360, PS3 or Windows PC with the disc.
Modern Re-release
Re-released on PS4 and Xbox One in 2015; availability has fluctuated due to licensing, so look for the later console editions.