The IRON MAN 2 VIDEO GAME is just stuffing its magazine full of heavy caliber bullets…
War Machine’s confirmed as a playable character… BLAM!
Crimson Dynamo’s included as a villain… BLAM!
Lamb of God cuts a new song for the theme… BLAM!
Now, we’ve got another slug with more than a fraction of extra gunpowder (I can never resist puns)…
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN writer and CASANOVA creator Matt Fraction’s been enlisted by Sega to script the story for the video game. In addition to his prior experience with ol' shellhead, Fraction seems qualified for the job by virtue of his strong and informed view on how movie-based movies succeed or fail, which he shared with UGO in an interview recently…
"I think movies make bad games. What they call cutscenes in games are actual scenes in film. [The video game] needs to get away from that and be more of an interactive experience... I was enthused they weren’t interested in just adapting the film because it just wouldn’t make for a great game. Or it would, at least, make for a very short game… I was enthused they weren't interested in just adapting the film because it just wouldn't make for a great game. Or it would, at least, make for a very short game.”
I believe it’s called a Gaidan in Japan. Rather than being a direct adaptation of IRON MAN 2, the game will be something of a “side story.” Fraction’s storyline will run parallel to the movie’s while still remaining separate. The writer went on to define that modular quality, himself…
"The tone and theme more than direct elements. The character stuff and thematic issues that the book and the film are struggling with, you see in the game. Tony declaring that he's Iron Man, makes it the best and worst day of his life, and he's haunted by a past he's not particularly fond of. So that stuff sort of resonates throughout all three worlds, if you will."
Pull! I’m shooting the skeets up for you, Comic Vine community. Squeeze the trigger on your wrist-mounted mini-gun and let me know what you think of Fraction’s involvement. Snapshot! Scattershot!
-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia Comics. Watch out for the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover collection this March - - available for pre-order now on Amazon.com.