"Are you ready for some Football?!"

I don’t think this one could replace Madden at the top of the charts but I think a combination of super heroes and sports could be awesome. Picture the Avengers playing the X-Men in a football game. On Defense, Wolverine is lined up as a defensive lineman, with Cyclops playing free safety. Colossus is a linebacker, and the other X-Men fill out the rest of the defense. Offense has Captain America as the Quarterback, Luke Cage at Fullback, Ms. Marvel at Wide Receiver, Thor is an Offensive Lineman, and other Avengers fill out the rest of the offense.

The teams are lined up, muscles are flexing and characters are talking trash. Wolverine is smoking a cigar and Captain America is barking out audibles, Cyclops is calling out coverages as Luke Cage cracks his knuckles. As Captain America takes the snap, Wolverine pulls out his claws as Thor swings Mjolnir to meet him. Cap scrambles looking for an open receiver as Ms. Marvel absorbs an Optic Blast from Cyclops, Colossus breaks through the line only to ram right into Luke Cage the two strain against each other until Colossus manages to break free. Colossus is bearing down on Cap just as Cap throws a deep pass over the defense to an open Ms. Marvel who floats in gently for a touchdown.

That is just one example of a simple play. I imagine that the game would be pure chaotic fun. People would be teleporting or shooting energy beams or using one of the hundreds of different powers. There would have to be some way of limiting power usage but I think that if the right balance is struck between football and crazy powers the result would be a blast. You would have to perform well to build up a super meter like a Gamebreaker in NBA Street. Once the meter was full you could unleash your super powers that would result in a turnover or a touchdown. If NFL Blitz were to be bathed in gamma radiation and get super powers the result would approximate what I am thinking.

Most games would be high scoring affairs with constant scoring and lots of big hits and big plays. I would set the games up into 2 minute quarters and I imagine scores of 50+ to be quite common. With all the powers and chaos I think teams would need to be shrunk down to 7 on a side. That would be enough to have some semblance of an offensive line, wide receivers, quarterback, and running back.

For the teams there are literally hundreds of different Marvel characters any number of which could be recruited for some sweet football action. You could have pre-made teams or random squads or even heroes versus villains. I think with the rich history of characters and costumes the possibilities are virtually endless for DLC. Maybe you are tired of the regular universe heroes and villains and you want some Ultimate action or some futuristic 2099 heroes.

I think this type of game could act as a bridge, maybe a comic fan picks it up cause he loves Luke Cage and finds out he likes football. Or a football fan picks it up and starts thinking I wonder who this Thor guy is? Everyone could potentially benefit. If Football is a success there could be a whole string of sports related Super Hero games. DC Soccer anyone? Hey if Mario can do it why not Spider-Man and Batman?