Captain America is about to hit theaters and before it does, Sega is releasing the video game…today. Here is the press release:<\/p>\n
SEGA\u00ae of America, Inc. and SEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd. today announced Captain America\u2122: Super Soldier\u2122, the original video game adventure for Marvel\u2019s famed super hero franchise, has shipped and is available in stores today. The stirring WWII superhero adventure is now available for the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, Wii\u2122, and Nintendo DS\u2122. The versions for the PlayStation\u00ae3 system and Xbox 360\u00ae feature stereoscopic 3D graphics and a 3D version for Nintendo 3DS\u2122 will be in stores October 25, 2011.<\/p>\n \u201cPlayers can leap into acrobatic combat as the world\u2019s first Super-Soldier with Captain America: Super Soldier,\u201d said Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America. \u201cWhen you combine an iconic superhero with a devastating combat system, an original story penned in conjunction with Marvel and stunning 3D graphics, you get an epic action adventure worthy of the First Avenger.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe are thrilled to offer players the opportunity to play as Marvel\u2019s Star-Spangled Avenger in Captain America: Super Soldier,\u201d said TQ Jefferson, Vice President of Production, Games, Marvel Entertainment. \u201cCaptain America is the quintessential hero of the Marvel Universe. He’s the one all other heroes look up to, and we couldn’t be happier with SEGA’s efforts to deliver a quality experience in his first solo console game adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n Captain America: Super Soldier transports players to the darkest days of World War II to face the Red Skull and his Hydra forces. Playing as Captain America and wielding his legendary shield, gamers will engage in free-flowing combat and acrobatic platforming to infiltrate Hydra\u2019s mysterious castle. Once inside, players will battle the infamous Iron Cross, the forces of Hydra, and a host of nefarious enemies lifted from the pages of the comics as they seek uncover the secrets of the evil scientist, Arnim Zola, and his wartime experiments.<\/p>\n Captain America\u2019s shield can be employed in numerous ways: taking out multiple enemies at once, deflecting incoming fire back at enemies, solving puzzles, and scaling walls. Players can fully utilize the impressive athletic abilities of the first Super-Soldier to overcome environmental challenges and discover multiple mission paths by scaling walls, climbing, and performing spectacular leaps and vaults. No matter which game platform they choose, players will be able to leap shield-first into the fray.<\/p>\n Starring actor Chris Evans as Captain America, the game\u2019s original story was penned by noted Marvel scribe Christos Gage, who infused the game with expanded lore from the comic universe and immersive twists designed to enhance gameplay with all-new cinematic action sequences.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Captain America is about to hit theaters and before it does, Sega is releasing the video game…today. Here is the press release: SEGA\u00ae of America, Inc. and SEGA\u00ae Europe Ltd. today announced Captain America\u2122: Super Soldier\u2122, the original video game adventure for Marvel\u2019s famed super hero franchise, has shipped and is available in stores today. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[165],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3352"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3352"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3353,"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3352\/revisions\/3353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/paulgalenetwork.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}