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It is so NOT "clobberin' time"

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: July 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

You know, I had hopes for this game. I really did. THE HULK was certainly a playable adventure that delivered on the feeling of "being the Hulk". Both SPIDERMAN games did credit to their source material. And I've heard that most of the X-MEN games translated well, too.

There are, after all, some constants in the comic book gaming universe. If the game is based on a DC character, it will be the worst and most painful thing you've ever played. Witness the many attempts to make Batman and Superman even remotely interesting. Platform after platform have given us NOTHING with these characters.

So what kind of world, I ask you, do we live in now where a Batman game is arguably one of the best adaptations of all time, and Stan Lee allowed this...abomination?

I have NEVER been so totally disappointed, so totally early, by any game. EVER.

If you don't know by the first mission--which comes, mind you, PRIOR to the team becoming "fantastic"--that this game is gonna suck, I'd argue that you've never played a good video game in your life. Harsh words? Yes. But true. Oh, so sadly, sadly true.

I don't even really know how to qualify the problems with this game other than to say I can't really wrap my mind around anything GOOD the game has to offer. Voice acting? No. Story? No. Graphics. Certainly not. Clever realization of super powers? Um, again, not so much. Good online play? It doesn't even exist. Puzzles that are satisfying once you figure them out? You try opening a door in the early part of this game.

It's just button-mashing madness, with a hint that maybe there might have been a good idea at one faraway stage in the game's development.

I cannot believe I paid full price, or indeed, ANY price for this game. This game is about one thing and one thing only: release date. As long as the producers got something halfway playable out there before the movie premiered, then they accomplished their central mission. This game is a blatant example of a company trying to make its money back off of people hyped by a film, without worrying about any of those pesky details like graphics or gameplay. Granted, this isn't as bad as the notorious ET game back in the 80s--but, in 2005 terms, it's pretty close. After all the strides that movie tie-in games have made in the last couple of years to actually be GOOD in their own right, it's just depressing to see that there are still some companies out there who see the license as a negotiated right rather than a privilege to be cherished.

this software is really buggy

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

during certain parts of the game, each super hero has to "hover" over hotspots, and click "B" in order to execute a power, but "B" is also an action button....so, you could be fighting, and then have to "hover" and wait for the software to figure out that you are there, and not waiting to fight. And once you are there, you have to do some dumb sequence of keystokes, in order to get the super hero to execute the move.

Mr. Fantastic has to figure out some dumb puzzle!
Sue has to spin the directional control really fast.
johnny and ben have to hit the "A" button really fast!

i, too, paid full price.

Great GAME comic books RULE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: July 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm writing this review because like everyone else...I love the comic book universe. I'm also writing this so that it helps people make up there minds on whether to purchase this game or not. Because I'd like to assist in boasting sales for this game so that a sequel can be made. The last Fantastic Four game was made back in the Playstation 1 era nearly 8 years ago. There is no reason why nearly a decade has to pass by before a new FF video game was made. Just to give you a brief summary Marvel Enterprises was in bankruptcy hell back in the late 90's cause it seems like no one buys comic books anymore & that industry seemed to be dying very slowly. Comic book stores are like Kentucky Fried Chicken. You love it but there's not too many around. Its Marvels fault anyways because all the good artist went to Image comics & they got nothing but LOSERS to draw their iconic titles such as (X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spiderman, etc). So Marvel was brought out & now it was more accessible for their characters to hit the big screen as oppose to the mid 90's where it was just so difficult for movie comic book projects to get off the ground. The loss for Marvel is that they only get 5% out of all movie earnings. So if Spiderman 2 raked in 280 million in US movie ticket sales Marvel would only receive 5%. Anyways let me get to the game. It's a GREAT GAME. Since the end of the 2-D era it's just been so rare to find a good or decent Action Adventure side scrolling beat em up game. The days of great action/ beat em up games like Streets of Rage 2 & Gunstar Heroes were gone. Almost every comic book tuned video game ends up being a TRAGEDY (BATMAN, SUPERMAN). I have no idea why. This is a great game & very fun in 2 player mode. Even when you're playing alone its still great cause you get to change between all 4 characters to solve a mission or stage. So during a mission you get all 4 characters on screen fighting even though you're only controlling one heroes the computer controls the other ones. The game design is great but I feel it could have been better & prettier considering how far we have come in the video game industry. Games like Zelda look beautiful & sometimes I wish more detail & artistry would have been brought into the manufacturing process of this release. The game seems to follow the movie story line but adds in multiple enemies from the comics to not ruin the game. Because it would be boring if it was only Dr. Doom you were fighting against. You get a numerous amount of villains from the comics making an appearance in the game to bring down the Fantastic Four. You also get all the actors from the movie voicing their video game counterparts. Each character has special abilities & talents which you need to complete certain stages. For example Mr. Fantastic AKA Rich Reed is a computer wiz & can unlock certain doors. Sue Storm AKA Invisible Woman gets to use her invisibility & force field wielding powers to complete her objects & it goes on. You get to choose between the 4 characters in certain stages you can switch between them anytime or have your friend join in. Johnny Storm AKA Human Torch never stays on the ground. He hovers & flies & attacks from above without his feet ever touching the ground. What is great is that they didn't make the THING move slow. If you look at past games like the HULK on XBOX or the HULK in Capcom fighting games they made him move really slow. With huge characters from comics it always like that including the Juggernaut. So the THING moves really fast & has great strength to his advantage. Along the way in completing your fight stages you get to unlock new moves. Just a great game overall & what's great is their POWERS. You get to utilize them so well & it's not like some other games when it's so hard to execute the hero's special moves. You also get to run around famous Manhattan locales beating up everything including totally destructible environments. You can tear up trash cans, mailbox's, pick up cars & Etc. It was great to fight Mole Man in Grand Central Station because I have to pass that terminal everyday to get to work. AMAZING!!!!! Out of 5 stars I give it a 4.5. Very minor flaws & there's always room for improvement in the sequel. I prey there's a sequel to the game & movie.

Wish I had left it on the shelf

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game hoping that it would have the same gameplay as x-men legends, which by the way is an excellent game. This game however does not deliver. I don't know if it was the horrible camera angles or boring gameplay but I just did not want to finish this game. I am returning this and anxiously awaiting X-Men Legends 2.

Good graphics and fighting styles, that's about it....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: September 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really hate to say this, but the truth is the game is pretty boring. The game's fighting mechanics for each individual character have very reponsive controls in an easy format. The graphics are very good, story line is entertaining but not great, and you get to fight against several of the FF's better known enemies. Unfortunately the first group of levels are extremely brief. The latter levels have a strong sense of "been there, done that", with many common enemies having the basic style of attack with just different character skins. There is a small element of puzzle solving, but the meat of the game is button-mashing combat. Characters can progess their skills through acquiring score and purchasing moves. There is co-op two player only support (why no 4-player?), and some pretty good interviews and other stuff to unlock. Very good concept, but overall repeditive and stale gameplay. Rent or buy used, you'll most likely regret buying new.

fantastic fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: July 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I saw the movie and bought the game, wanting more action than I got in the movie. I got that in spades in the game. It was a blast to control the characters and use them together - the game was a good mix of new things and cool things from the movie. I loved coop play too - definitely worth a look!

Futile Four

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a game that kids would probably enjoy. For adults, it's about as sad as the film.

Pros:
- Game is actually more interesting than the film.
- Game is best when you have to cooperate to solve a problem- unfortunately there isn't enough of this kind of puzzle solving. E.g. Reed can't walk thru an energy barrier unless Sue creates a force field around him. The interface controls for lending powers to one another is there, but is never used to their greatest potential.
- Discovering new capabilities as you level up, especially when you combine them with other team mates.
- Different character's have different strengths that work best in different environments. E.g. when you are in a laser fight Sue is great to use because her infinite shield can deflect lasers back at opponents. When you are Johnny, you can wildly throw fireballs with low cost to your cosmic powers.

Cons:
- Extremely repetitive.
- Audio is very poorly done- in some cases there is no audio at all.
- Graphics are pretty hideous by today's standards.
- Buggy. Game crashes sometimes.
- The combination lock puzzles are an extreme waste of time.
- Very aggrevating at the end: In the final boss fight you must successfully complete an ultimate (timed combo) to win. I gave up after too many tries.
- When your AI comrad's are fighting they do not impart as much damage as when you take over the character. This is done no doubt so that you don't get out done by your AI partners- but it really makes them useless as partners.

U call this fun????

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is not fun at all..........WTF the fun options are turned off or something

Doom's Day Indeed!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: June 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was a very brutal and very terrible experience. The cut scenes are rendered terribley, the voice acting is horrid, and most of the action is repetitive and uninteresting. The novely of playing as the Fantastic Four wears off pretty quickly, and then you're stuck with stupid mini-games, mediocre graphics, and pounding the B and X buttongs for the next five hours. The game is really short but the last level and some of the buggy jumping puzzles will have you playing it for a while.

The game reeks of low-budget. Some of the little cutscenes before bosses, that tell you what to do, are actually not even accurate as they changed the level design and didn't bother to look back. You'll see what I mean; the battle with Horus and the final confrontation with Doom are pretty good examples.

The camera is its very own world of pain. Imagine two states; in one you are zoomed back, staring past the edge of all the walls and seeing objects clipping about. In the other enemies are shooting at your from off screen and you're zoomed straight into your character. Either way the camera is your enemy and you'll learn to fear it.

The multiplayer was fun at first, but that was short-lived. The camera managed to constantly lock one player into an invisible zone of numbness where they were unable to move. The frame rate consistantly dropped and at least once both players managed to create an eternal loop of falling off a ledge. Did I mention that enemies are also invincible if they are half of the screen.

There was some fun; the bonus level is based on the comic book and plays much smoother and has no ties to the movie. It gave me the impression that, once upon a time, Activision actually had a Fantastic Four action game going, put it on the back burner, and then had it rushed out at Fox's bequest.

Overall there's a tiny bit of fun in some of the terrible acting and ridiculous levels (Egyptian Gods at an Aztec temple?) but really this is a game to be avoided.

Boring!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Alright, its fun every once in awhile but it gets old fast...

If you like mindless button pushing and fighting mole-men, stone aztec things, and now mummies then you should still find a different game then this one. I know it's hard to make a video game that doesn't envolve mindless button pushing but this one doesn't even make an effort to differ from that.

What they should do is put games like this out on PSP where you wouldn't mind pushing buttons because you'd be traveling or trying to pass the time. I actually think it would be more fun on PSP because with large systems you expect a lot which, this game didn't bring.

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