Monolith's Wonder Woman Project highlights the need for a real Superman game

There are high hopes for Monoliths in development Wonder Woman game, although it is still mostly shrouded in mystery. It will be the first real, modern one Wonder Woman video games, which ideally will elevate the character to the relevance of Batman who, alongside Spider-Man, is perhaps the best-represented superhero in the gaming world.

Which fans are waiting for more news about Wonder Womanthey usually have only two sources to base their speculations on: the Batman: Arkham series and Monolith's Midgard duology. The latter's imaginative premise and action-adventure gameplay are expected to inform Wonder Womanand the more mature tone of the former can be just as influential, especially if both IPs are meant to exist within the same narrative universe. All this is to say that, despite the fact that there is no gameplay for Wonder Womanthere is plenty of reason to believe it will be a rewarding game from a team that has already proven its excellence with previous titles. Hopefully it will get the ball rolling for another equally important DC hero.

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Monolith's Wonder Woman is not an Arkhamverse game but should feel like one

The two aren't connected, but Batman's Arkhamverse has an opportunity to influence Monolith's Wonder Woman in more ways than one.

After Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. Needs to Push Out a Superman Game

A Superman game would complete the DC Superhero Trifecta

Although DC Comics has spawned countless fantastic characters, it would be hard to argue against the notion that Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman are the three most iconic. There are in-universe reasons for this: these characters are arguably the most competent and powerful in the DC Comics universe, often taking on leadership positions. But there are also larger metanarrative and thematic factors that contribute to why this trio is so enduring in culture and wider media.

Batman represents human cunning, ingenuity and willpower, his “Dark Knight” mantle cementing him as a terrifying force for order and justice. On the other hand, Superman and Wonder Woman are aspirational figures, true superhumans who are the unattainable pinnacle of what society should aspire to. They work hard, but they also enjoy innate gifts, making their relationship with society fundamentally different from Batman's. While Wonder Woman is steeped in the history of Themyscira while Superman is a corn-fed, blue-blooded American makes them polar opposites in a way.

With Batman gets great video game representation and Wonder Woman hopefully follows suit, it should only be a matter of time before Superman gets his adaptation. He's one of DC's “big three” heroes, but more importantly, he's a unique character that can serve as a strong backbone for a standalone adventure, and one that's meaningfully separate from both Wonder Woman and that Batman: Arkham game.

Making a Superman game would be tough, but worth it

Superman has long posed a notorious challenge for game designers. After all, when a protagonist can defeat the overwhelming majority of physical threats with a single flick of the pinky, any semblance of game balance is basically thrown out the window. But TV shows, movies, and comics have been writing around this roadblock for years now, so there's no reason why a video game couldn't do the same. It would probably just take a little ingenuity.

A Superman the game would likely have to distance itself from most trends in the action-adventure genre in order to work. For example, Superman wouldn't be able to take on a mob of henchmen like Spider-Man or Batman would, since precious few human and alien threats would actually pose any sort of difficulty for him. Perhaps a less combat oriented strategy would work for one Superman game, although this would require a lot of thinking outside the box when designing the game. Whichever path it takes, Warner Bros. should don't avoid one Superman adaptation for too long, especially as its portfolio of superhero games continues to grow.