Thor: God of Thunder

Thor: God of Thunder is an upcoming third person single-player video game based on the upcoming film Thor developed by Sega and co-written by Matt Fraction, the Eisner Award-winning writer of the comic book series. Thor: God of Thunder marks Thor’s first standalone appearance in a video game and is scheduled for release on May 3, 2011[4] on all major video game platforms (with the exception of the PSP[5] and PC).
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1 Gameplay
2 Development
3 Marketing
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Gameplay
Thor fighting a Frost Giant.

Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology to save Asgard. Players will wield the iconic Mjölnir, Thor’s legendary hammer, to fight enemies of an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder and wind to vanquish enemies. Thor must overcome monstrous foes lifted from the pages of the comics, including Ulik, Ymir and Surtur, as well as other daunting enemies.[4].
[edit] Development

News that Sega was developing a Thor video game first leaked to the public in September 2009.[6] Sega officially announced the game in July 2010.[1] At the 2010 New York Comic-Con, Matt Powers the senior producer of the game stated that Thor: God of Thunder will expand on the universe created by the Thor film and will include characters such as Surtur and Ulik.[7] In December 2010 Sega announced that actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston who played Thor and Loki respectively in the film will lend their voices and likenesses to the game. Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA of America stated that, "Bringing in Chris and Tom to star in Thor: God of Thunder gives us AAA talent that will create a truly cinematic interactive experience... [the] Mighty Thor and the trickster Loki will face off with real emotion while giving fans visual and vocal continuity between the video game and film adaptations of the Marvel franchise".[4] In January 2011 Sega confirmed that they cancelled the PSP edition of the game without any explanation.[5]
[edit] Marketing

The gameplay trailer debuted at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards.[8]
[edit] See also

Thor (film)

[edit] References

^ a b "Thor Gets His Own Game". IGN. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
^ http://uk.wii.ign.com/objects/900/900979.html
^ http://www.dvd.co.uk/buy/catth360/thor-the-video-game-xbox-360.htm
^ a b c "SEGA Inks Actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston to Star in the Video Game Thor: God of Thunder". Business Wire. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
^ a b Reilly, Jim (2011-01-24). "Thor PSP Canned; 3DS Version Confirmed". IGN. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
^ Ivan, Tom (2009-09-22). "Leaked: Sony's Motion Control Plans, PS2 Emulator For PS3". Edge Online. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
^ Plante, Chris (2010-10-08). "NYCC 2010: The Man Behind Thor Defends His Game". UGO. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
^ Usher, William (2010-12-12). "Thor: God Of Thunder Debut Gameplay Trailer". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 2010-12-12.

[edit] External links

Official website
Thor: God of Thunder at the Internet Movie Database