Deadpool (video game)

Deadpool is an action-adventure video game based on the Marvel Comics antihero of the same name. It was developed by High Moon Studios and published by Activision for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in June 2013. Written by Daniel Way, the game's story follows Deadpool as he joins forces with Cable and the X-Men in order to thwart Mister Sinister's latest scheme, getting into numerous comedic adventures along the way. Similarly to other media featuring the character, the game includes self-referential humor and numerous fourth wall breaks.

Upon release, the game received mixed reviews, being praised for its humor and plot elements while being critiqued for deficiencies in its gameplay. Deadpool, along with most other games published by Activision that had used the Marvel license, was de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts in 2014. The game was re-released on November 18, 2015 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam to coincide with the release of the 2016 film based on the character and included all original DLC. On November 16, 2017, the game was once again removed from digital storefronts due to licensing issues.

Deadpool is an action hack and slash, third-person shooter video game. Gameplay mostly consists of fighting enemies using both melee weapons and guns, with new combos becoming available to Deadpool as he progresses through the story and obtains upgrade points. The game frequently breaks the fourth wall by having Deadpool verbally interact with the player based on their skill and progress.

By default, Deadpool is armed with both guns and swords, but he also has access to giant hammers, plasma guns, and a range of other weapons. A short range of teleportation moves are possible as well. As he slowly falls apart while sustaining damage, players must avoid further damage in order to recover. The game also features several stealth segments, where Deadpool is able to eliminate enemies silently with either his melee weapons or guns, though gun "stealth" kills will immediately alert all nearby enemies.

Deadpool sits in his vulgar apartment when he gets a voice message from Peter Della Penna of High Moon Studios, telling Wade that his pitch for "the most awesome game ever" starring himself is rejected. In response, Deadpool sets off explosives at the studio, forcing them to cooperate; even hiring Nolan North to be his voice actor. When the game's script is delivered to him, Deadpool finds it boring and draws all over it with a red crayon.

Following the first few lines of the script, Deadpool sets out to assassinate corrupt media mogul Chance White. He slaughters all of White's mercenaries before tackling White himself out of his penthouse window and into the sewers (blowing the game's budget in the process by repeating the events for kicks). However, Arclight and Vertigo of the Marauders appear and rescue White to bring him to their leader, Mister Sinister, forcing Deadpool to give chase. Along the way, the game suddenly becomes 8-bit (the result of Deadpool blowing the game's budget) and is forced to call High Moon to coerce them into fixing it. He then fights Arclight, who causes both herself and Deadpool to fall and be impaled on pipes, though Deadpool survives thanks to his healing factor. Then, after Vertigo causes him to slide down a sewer pipe, Deadpool finds White meeting with Mister Sinister, who has Blockbuster kill him once informed that the mogul's satellites are under his control. Angry at losing his bounty, Deadpool confronts Sinister while also killing Vertigo and knocking out Blockbuster, but was effortlessly reduced to a head by Sinister, who then leaves for Genosha with Blockbuster.

After regenerating, Deadpool awakens to see X-Men members Wolverine, Rogue, Psylocke, and Domino, who are trying to foil Sinister's plot to conquer the world with his army of clones. Joining them, Deadpool flies the Blackbird to Genosha but crashes the plane, leaving the X-Men unconscious. Deadpool repeatedly slaps Wolverine to wake him up but fails, so he goes forward on his own. While wandering through Genosha, Deadpool runs into Cable, who has come from the future to ensure that Sinister's plan does not succeed, as it will inadvertently destroy the world. However, Deadpool finds Cable's conversation boring and shoots himself in the head. He awakens later to find a note from Cable urging him to hurry or he will miss an "incredibly large-breasted" fangirl. This motivates Deadpool to regroup with Cable, only to learn there is no fangirl after Deadpool mistakes Cable for "her" and ends up getting punched by him. After Cable explains that Sinister is in a nearby security tower broadcasting a signal to keep the X-Men unconscious, Deadpool decides to infiltrate it to deal with Sinister, despite Cable's protests. After fighting off an army of clones, Cable returns to the future and Deadpool heads up the tower, where he discovers Sinister wired into it and electrocutes him by messing with the controls. In the act, Deadpool destroys the tower and kills Sinister, only to learn from Cable that it was just a clone. Cable convinces Deadpool to take the situation seriously by telling him that his favorite taco restaurant will be destroyed along with the rest of the world if Sinister is not stopped.

With Cable's help and after finding a few more spare parts, Deadpool reconfigures a Sentinel boot into a flying machine to take him to Magneto's citadel, only to crash into Rogue in mid-air. The pair land in an abandoned mutant prison where Blockbuster kidnaps Rogue, prompting Deadpool to try and save her while planning to seduce her. Along the way, he encounters an unfinished part of the game and has Peter use money from Wade's account to patch it. He then envisions a pool party with several hot girls and Rogue as the host, but eventually snaps out of it. Then he finds Rogue in an arena and plants bombs to save her, but then briefly abandons his quest upon spotting Sinister, whom he kills. He posts his kill to Cable on the internet, only to learn it was another clone. Deadpool then infiltrates the arena, where he kills Blockbuster and rescues Rogue, who absorbs his regenerating powers via kissing to heal herself, leaving Deadpool temporarily weakened. As Rogue battles Sinister's incoming soldiers, Deadpool is briefly killed when his dog, Mr. Shuggums, retrieves a grenade he threw back to him, and is reunited with his lover Death. She reveals that Sinister has been exhuming mutant bodies to obtain their unique DNA, and asks for Deadpool's help in retrieving the mutant's suffering souls so that they could pass on peacefully. Coming back to life, Deadpool finds himself in Genosha's catacombs, where he must help Cable kill Sinister's soldiers before going on a spirit quest to retrieve the souls for death. Once he succeeds, the catacombs cave-in, foiling Sinister's plan.