Thor: God of Thunder

Thor: God of Thunder is a 2011 third person single-player video game based on the film Thor developed by Liquid Entertainment 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 features the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Jaimie Alexander, who reprise their roles from the film.

The game was released on May 3, 2011 in North America and is available on all major video game platforms (with the exception of the PSP and PC). The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game can be played in 3D on 3DTVs and on 2DTVs via TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses. The Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3 versions were met with unfavorable reviews, while Wii version was met with mixed reviews and the DS version was met with favorable reviews.

Plot
Taking place before the events of Thor, Frost giants secretly invade Asgard, freezing Heimdal in the process.

Meanwhile, Thor spars with Sif and Loki in a battle arena near the edge of the city when a big frost giant freezes Sif while Loki goes to tell Odin of the attack. The frost giant freezes Sif and sents his minions to battle Thor in the arena. After Thor defeats them,

Cast

 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki
 * Jaimie Alexander as Sif
 * Steven Blum as Ulik
 * Tom Kane as Odin
 * Phil LaMarr as Heimdall
 * Mitch Lewis as Ymir
 * Rick D. Wasserman as Surtur
 * Steven Blum, Robin Atkin Downes , Mitch Lewis , Lisa Moncure and Mari Weiss as Mangog.

Reception
Different versions of the game received significantly different reviews. Tom McShea of GameSpot gave these versions a 2.0/10 calling it "a terrible game with almost no redeeming qualities". Richard George from IGN gave the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions a 3.0/10, mostly due to the difficulty arising from severe glitches throughout. GameZone gave the 360 and PS3 versions a 3/10, stating "All in all, Thor: God of Thunder isn’t a game you’ll want to pick up unless you see it in the bargain bin. Sure, it’s cool to have awesome powers and a crazy big hammer, but various problems make Thor a mistake-prone, dollar store hammer kind of guy. Fortunately for us, at least the movie was fantastic." The Nintendo DS version of Thor: God of Thunder has received an 8.0/10 score from IGN and a 5.5/10 from GameSpot. GameZone gave the DS version a 7/10, stating "While it’s not a perfect game, there’s a lot to like about Thor, and it definitely isn’t worthy of the bargain bin treatment that less ambitious licensed titles receive. If you’re looking for a great gift for a young fan of the movie or you’re a diehard Thor fan yourself, then this game is sure to be a (thunder) blast." The Wii version of the game has received an 6.0/10 from IGN and a 5.5/10 from GameSpot, who praised the game's striking visual style and said the gameplay is fun but mindless. GameZone gave the Wii version a 7/10, stating "If you want some no-nonsense brawling gameplay, Thor: God of Thunder should keep you entertained. It’s not perfect or even great by any means, but it’s a good beat ‘em up nonetheless."