Zero Punctuation: Deadpool

[rasta111]

You act like it's such a chore... But we can tell deep down you loved every second of it.

The review, not the game, I could see where you'd go with this one from a mile off... Or several thousand as the case may be. Good show. Doom and Wesker say hi. ^^ =b

 

[Lieju]

I think I like the idea of Deadpool more than what Deadpool really is. Side note: What the hell is his name suppose to mean?

It came from the scientific experiment (Weapon X) he got his powers from. Most of the test subjects would die, so they placed bets in a "deadpool" as to how long each subject would live.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

One of the funnier game's that I've played so thanks for "reviewing" it Yahtzee.

Also, the Superman 64 joke at the end cracked me up.

 

[MB202]

I love the Family Guy metaphor.

 

[gamegod25]

The problem with making "ironic" jokes about gaming tropes it doesn't change the fact that you're still doing them. Yeah if you had just one level that was bland hack and slash combat with the same dull enemies then it might be okay, but when that's the whole game then you aren't making a statement and are simply just doing that shit too.

This is gonna be a love it or hate it kinda game, the difference being whether or not you already love Deadpool.

 

[MCerberus]

I think it would have made a better co-op game. Deadpool's always worked best with a foil like Cable, the various super teams he's joined for 15 seconds at a time, or the scientist from Merc with a Mouth. But I'm also a weakness for Nolan's Deadpool.

"Hey Logan. It's me, Deadpool.
I shot you!"

 

[Madara XIII]

Well I don't like Deadpool as a character so I'm giving this one a pass.

Yeah. The game does translate him well from his 2-D plane, but it's mostly a fan service game to say the least.
Only reason why I loved reading Deadpool comics was because I couldn't stomach half the crap any Marvel Hero Comic put out aside from Taskmaster and Spiderman.

 

[Steve the Pocket]

I think I like the idea of Deadpool more than what Deadpool really is. Side note: What the hell is his name suppose to mean?

It came from the scientific experiment (Weapon X) he got his powers from. Most of the test subjects would die, so they placed bets in a "deadpool" as to how long each subject would live.

And on a meta level, it's a bad pun: The character was originally a ripoff of the DC Universe's Deathstroke the Terminator (aka Slade), and where do you do a death stroke? In a dead pool.

 

[Lieju]

I think I like the idea of Deadpool more than what Deadpool really is. Side note: What the hell is his name suppose to mean?

It came from the scientific experiment (Weapon X) he got his powers from. Most of the test subjects would die, so they placed bets in a "deadpool" as to how long each subject would live.

And on a meta level, it's a bad pun: The character was originally a ripoff of the DC Universe's Deathstroke the Terminator (aka Slade), and where do you do a death stroke? In a dead pool.

Yeah, and his 'real' name is Wade Wilson. Deathstroke is Slade Wilson.

Deadpool's history and identity is a mess, though. Whether he was actually Wade was retconned few times.

 

[Mahoshonen]

So, since we're approaching the Summer Release Draught period, I wonder if Yahtzee's going to review Brave New World (yeah I know it takes him two weeks to make these things. You don't have to remind me.)

 

[CardinalPiggles]

Deadpool is about as funny as a wet dog in my opinion. Call me snobby but his humour really doesn't do it for me. He's almost as bad as Duke Nukem.

 

[PunkRex]

That Superman 64 joke cracked me up XD

Indeed, the little skit at the end was tragically funny.

 

[Trippeh]

Deadpool is about as funny as a wet dog in my opinion. Call me snobby but his humour really doesn't do it for me. He's almost as bad as Duke Nukem.

agreed. it's just dumb, and deadpool isn't "zany" he's goddamn annoying. even the first time you hear the jokes they're just retarded unless you're a stoned 14 year old. it's like that portal reference in castlevania -- except ALL THE TIME. yahtzee went way too easy on this steaming turd. disappointed with this review for even hinting at the possibility of fun.

sure, the character is faithful to the original, but THAT'S THE PROBLEM. also, where did you get the idea that deadpool was a 'popular' superhero? most people i know never even heard of him.

 

[porous_shield]

I always got the impression Deadpool annoyed the hell out of everyone around him, and especially his enemies, by constantly talking so, in essence, they got the character right in the way his quips start getting annoying the player because they happen so often.

 

[Stabby Joe]

So what do we consider comic book movie video came tie ins? Some kind of drunken one night stand accident child?

The game itself seems like a classic case of "I'll probably just wait for a price cut" type of game.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

To be fair, Deadpool was actually pretty great in Wolverine, up and until the point he stopped looking like Ryan Renolds...
And all those movies you listed (besides Wolverine) were DC! Of course a DC-based movie is going to suck if it doesn't have anything to do with Batman (and sometimes Superman).

Marvel does pretty darn good with their movies though, and hopefully Fox loses access to any and all rights regarding Deadpool soon enough, so Marvel can get their hands on him and set him up right. Preferably with Ryan Renolds... Because I can't really think of any other actor who'd work as him...

Really? Because I can think of several Marvel movies that were awful. X-Men III: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, only the first Blade film was watchable, Hulk, Thor, Spider-man 3, the Amazing Spider-man, Elektra, Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance... It's true that DC movies tend to not be good, but I feel like Marvel really only wins out by default. The only Marvel films I have seen that I would go out of my way to watch again are the first two X-Men movies and the Avengers.

OT: Say what you will about Deadpool or High Moon studios, but High Moon knows how to make a game for their audience. For myself and my group of friends, the Deadpool game was pretty much everything we wanted it to be. Seems to me that it was a game made on a budget; I mean, it's even priced lower than most games. I actually had to scrounge around town to find a copy, as most places were sold out and I forgot to pre-order.

I think what I liked best though was how functional the game was - sure it's pretty par for the course and not innovative, but I didn't really have any complaints to level at the gameplay either. You definitely have to be a fan to enjoy the game to it's fullest extent, otherwise it's a functional, yet simple action title.