Not to provoke the ire of fanboys everywhere intentionally, but DC have never really managed to master the video game genre. Sure, there is the odd success now and then, but none are comparable with Batman's Arkham series, and even then, most still retain a Batman focus - a symptom of the character's unrelenting stranglehold on media, and Warner Bros.' inability to deviate from his monotonous success.
So, whilst the Arkham games are the undisputed champions of any comic-to-game adaptation, 'rivals' Marvel have managed to portray a greater breadth of characters over the years. This has left them with a wide-ranging selection of games to boast of, and consequently, like on the silver screen, means DC have a lot of catching up to do. This isn't to say that DC's best titles are devoid of quality, however. In fact, quite a lot of them are underrated classics - it's just that their ridiculous Bat-bias means that there's little variety to be had, even if other characters do get the odd gem now and then.
That's a big shame, because there are so many heroes deserving of another game of their own - they've just never been considered. So, it's not all doom and gloom. Buried underneath all the Bat-mania are some truly worthy titles - you just haven't considered them yet.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
