'Captain America: Super Soldier' Announced, Coming Summer 2011

By Hector Cortez Oct 8, 2010, 0:43 GMT

Captain America: Super Soldier is slated for release in summer 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.

SEGA today announced that Captain America: Super Soldier is slated for release in summer 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.
 
Captain America: Super Soldier is a third person action adventure game which combines platforming with melee combat. As Captain America, players will battle Iron Cross, the Hydra Army and Red Skull. Of course, Captain America’s iconic shield plays a large role in the game as it will be utilised as both a defensive and offensive weapon, used to execute dozens of attack moves.

The original story for Captain America: Super Soldier is being penned by comic, film, and TV writer Christos Gage, the primary writer for the Marvel’s Avengers: The Initiative series of comics. Gage has written numerous books for major Marvel characters, including Siege: Captain America, The Invincible Iron Man, X-Men, Spider-Man, Civil War: House of M, and Union Jack.
 
Gage wrote his original story for Captain America: Super Soldier so that the setting coincides with the upcoming movie of the same name, but also included twists designed to enhance gameplay alongside cinematic action sequences.
 
Introduced during the World War II era, Captain America was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby in 1941. Over 200 million Captain America issues have been sold in 75 countries and the patriotic hero is a key member of the Avengers alongside The Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor.