Marvel has a long history in the video game landscape, with some of its most iconic heroes getting their video game debut alongside the advent of consoles and PC gaming. In those 40+ years, Marvel has naturally released plenty of disappointing video games. For every Marvel's Spider-Man, there's an X-Men Destiny, but the likely candidate for worst run in Marvel gaming history has to be Sega's MCU titles released across the late 2000s to early 2010s.

Just before the first official MCU movie Iron Man released in 2008, Marvel announced it was partnering with industry juggernaut Sega to produce a range of video games, all designed to tie in directly with the next few Marvel movie releases. In the end, Sega published five mainline MCU video game tie-ins, and the results are mostly worth forgetting.

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Sega's Iron Man Games

Sega Iron Man Game

Coinciding with the first MCU movie, Sega's Iron Man also released in 2008 for just about every platform at the time. While Iron Man isn't a terrible game, it's certainly a disappointing one that doesn't live up to its potential. Flying around as the titular hero feels fun, but the moment players need to engage in combat it turns into a tedious, clunky affair, with some stiff controls and repetitive gameplay. The Nintendo DS version of the game is a little better, instead taking the form of a simplistic, but engaging top-down shooter.

In 2010, Iron Man 2 was released. For the most part, Iron Man 2 is a better game than its predecessor, with more fleshed-out combat mechanics and some refined flight controls. The ability to swap between Iron Man and War Machine also helped add a little replayability to the game, though the whole experience was still too short and repetitive to stand out.

Sega's Hulk Game

Sega Hulk Game

Releasing soon after Iron Man, Sega also published The Incredible Hulk in 2008. Taking a lot of cues from the beloved The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction that released a few years earlier, The Incredible Hulk isn't the worst game on this list, but it also doesn't live up to the height of its inspirations. The game features a fairly large open-world, and has some pretty impressive destruction mechanics. However, its bland visuals, repetitive gameplay, lackluster objectives, and restrictive boss fights make The Incredible Hulk an unmemorable experience, much like the movie it was based on.

Sega's Thor Game

Thor Game

Widely considered to be one of the worst superhero games ever made, Sega's Thor: God of Thunder released in 2011. A barebones hack-and-slash, Thor: God of Thunder offers horrible visuals, bland environments, awful sound quality, and monotonous, simple gameplay, Thor: God of Thunder is an absolute chore to sit through, meaning the only saving grace is that its runtime is just four-to-five hours long. Not even the voices of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston could save this attempt at a Thor tie-in game.

Sega's Captain America Game

Sega Captain America

Rounding out the list is by far Sega's best MCU title, Captain America: Super Soldier. Essentially a Batman: Arkham clone, Captain America: Super Soldier has some surprisingly engaging combat, fun parkour elements, and neat Easter eggs referencing the wider Marvel universe. While it's certainly Sega's best MCU offering, it's still not stellar, suffering from some rough visuals, a washed-out color palette, and a mind-numbing story.

Sega's MCU line-up delivers a sad legacy, and encapsulates the end of the tie-in licensed game era. Thankfully Marvel is now choosing trusted AAA developers for its new projects, with plenty of fans the world-over anticipating what devs like Insomniac Games have in store.

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