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EA may be on to something here.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

So you're all waiting to see what people have to say about this game. You're thinking that while it looks promising, it's got to be too good to be true. Well you're right. The graphics are worthy and the controls are nothing to complain about. Marvel Nemesis' biggest drag down is its depth. Not storyline depth, but depth as a fighting game. It's repetitive fighting combos make this game a renter. The moves that you saw in the preview clips,that made you want to put this game next to your pillow when you slept, were about as plentiful as quiet moments in a Will Farell movie. The story is intriguing, and as an action adventure game would probably grab 3.5 stars. But this game is wrongfully labeled a fighting game. I say if EA can clean up the moves and combos and add a few more characters, then a dynamite sequel may be in the cards for a potential franchise that has suspect kinks to be worked out. Like i said this one's a definite must rent, and a definite beat yourself with a shoe if you buy it.

Yours truly,
The Trafficker

Overhyped

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 9
Date: September 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Well, I bought this game, Xmen Legends 2, and Ultimate Spiderman.

After beating Ultimate Spiderman (GREAT GAME!!), then trying this game, I must say I'm dissappointed.

The intro movie in story mode was good, but overall so far the game is horrid. Spiderman telling someone he kicked their ass? What the hell? Spiderman doesn't even use the word Ass. They give characters like Spiderman a hard edge that he doesn't have/need.

I want to play as Venom but apparently you have to unlock that to all hell. Dissappointing if you ask me. And I heard after you unlock the characters you can't even save it.

You have to hold R1 to use Wolverine's claws? Uh, those are like a default power and stuff!

Spiderman going into a RAGE?

Uh have these guys ever read the comics? Spiderman doesn't throw stingers. Ben Reilly did.

If you're a comic fan. Don't pick this game up. EA should stick to sports games. Stay away from this game. It sucks.

THE MARVEL GODS HAVE SHONE DOWN ON US.....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: September 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The last few weeks have been golden for Marvel fans in the video game realm.

Not that we haven't had any nuggets of brilliance before. Maximum Carnage gave us comic book thrills with so/so graphics. Separation Anxiety continued the tradition.

Then along came PS2 and Spider Man 1 and 2. Great gameplay, great concepts. But something was missing.

Then came the TRILOGY of great games in just a few short days. Marvel Nemesis, X-Men 2 ROA, and Ultimate Spider Man. It's heaven no matter what genre of game you play; from fighting to RPG to arcade style action with INCREDIBLE graphics.

Marvel Nemesis is brilliantly executed; and makes for great gameplay whether you play 2 player, online, or story mode. Lots of fantastic characters to pick from. I've played as Spidey and Venom. The backgrounds are incredibly rich and well detailed. It does take some time to pick up the moves- I've heard some people ripping it for that. But learning them is half the fun of the game. It reminds me of playing MK 2 with my buds and having to learn the combo of buttons to do a Fatality move. If it was really easy to do the moves, the game would have no replay value.

I've also heard people rip on the darkness to the game, that some of the characters look murky or are in shadow. Well...when you fight at night, even the wildest of costumes are going to be muted a bit. This is Marvel Fight Club, slugging it out on a street or on the roof of the Daily Bugle. This ain't your daddy's fifteen cent comic books, this is down and dirty gritty life and death action.

I've heard people rip on the new characters, then rip on how they're using the same old recycled characters in another game. I wish people could make up their minds. This is one of the most original concepts I've seen in a long time for a fighting game. I think it's awesome that they've INVENTED new characters, tied them into a comic book, and introduced them in a new game.

Let me put it this way. I don't just throw fifty bucks around if I haven't researched it. I've played demos of this game. It's worth the money.

I HAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THIS GAME BEFORE MY EYES STARTED BLEEDING....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

One of my best friends were telling me about how the early reviews for this game were hitting the toilet, so I thought I'd just start an account to put my two cents in.

This game is AWESOME. If you're whining because you can't play as certain characters, just go into story mode and unlock them like I did. If your game won't save it, you either have a defective memory card or a bad copy of the game, because mine works fine. If that doesn't work for you, just wait a few weeks and somebody will post a cheat. Personally, I like it because it's not easy to win. This has been one of the first games in a long time that has compelled me to take it online. I don't know about these new characters, but I know the old ones, and it's kind of cool to pick fights with guys that have unknown skills and powers; it kind of adds a new sense of realism to the game. I've been on this game for a few days now and I haven't even opened Ultimate Spider-Man yet.
I haven't had this much fun with a game since Mortal Kombat and the Capcom fighters. This has been my second favorite game this year since Revenge of the Sith came out.

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: September 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you are into Fighting games then this is the game for you,I heard about this game and I thought it was to good to be true. I was surfing the web and thought i would go to [...] and then I saw this game this has a good Plot and nice moves but not so many charecters I was waiting for this game to have like all of the fantastic four and all the X-men and the Hulk and Captin America. But they made the Imperfects which is ok but if you don't have those guy then thats kind of stupid. overall this is a great game the story modes good and the veres mode is good too.

A Novices Opinion

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I am not a hardcore gamer, but I am a hardcore MARVEL fan. That said, this game desperatly needs a optional difficulty setting. The basic levels in "story mode" are easy enough, but the "bosses" know all the secret moves and aren't afraid to use them, meanwhile it gets really old trying to fight the same character for an hour because they keep slaughtering you. 2nd main complaint is they list all 18 characters in the booklet that are available to play, most of them you have to unlock. The promise of Daredevil, Venom and many others is unatainable unless you beat a considerable amount of characters.

The game play and design are spectacular though, aside from it not being very welcome to novice gamers. Hopefully the codes will be out soon enough.

Spectacular Moves!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My guess is that reviews are going to be very divided between Marvel fans and the opinions of the "Experts". Me being a Marvel fan believe this is an awesome game with really exciting moves and top notch graphics. Wolverine moves like he really is, a living killing machine and Spiderman's acrobatics are mind bending. If I had one complain is that I believe that there could be more space for other Marvel Characters such as Thor or The Incredible Hulk.

Marvel vs. The Retards

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: October 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Overall: This is a great game for fans. Fun gameplay, everything.

Review: (PROS) You can unlock Marvel characters, playing through a story that is at least entertaining.
The story starts off with you battling some smaller/weaker enemies, which is a good way to try and get a handle on your abilities before tackling the harder "boss"-types.
Their abilities are almost right on, making them kinda accurate to form. Makes it fun to play classic battles between Venom and Spiderman, etc.
RAGE~ whoever said Spiderman never went into a rage should check out the comics. Spiderman has said "ass" and has gone into amazing fits of rage where he nearly or has killed villans (Kraven, etc.). Also he doesn't have spikes in this game, I think whoever said that seeing is either the web-ball or the web-shield.

(Cons) Not enough Marvel characters. Would have been nice to be able to play more Marvel characters instead of EA's poor Imperfect Retards.
Needs more Arenas. There are only a handful of arenas to play in, which is a shame because you end up going to the same arenas over and over with different characters/scenarios.
The movies of the EA characters are pretty gay, I will say. (Johnny Ohm... in fact the character itself is pretty tough to stomach with his "Heeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" and "You're Grounded!" one-liners that he always says due to EA not giving them more lines to start battles. And playing online you cannot skip over them.)
Most of the EA characters are overpowered. i.e. Johnny Ohm
It's almost impossible to beat Johnny Ohm with Wolverine, etc. online if the other person has *any* experience in the game.
When you go online, even after unlocking all the characters you have to start over again and unlock the characters by gaining "levels." (No biggie, just battle people online and you'll unlock by playing).
The EA characters are retarded. EA should have put more than 5 seconds thought into developing these characters. Sure Paragon is an interesting character, but the others are just a sad excuse to try to break into the Marvel world. They all have similar back-stories and sure, its understandable that some mastermind has altered them all, but why go through some lame way of developing them? Quite sad.
No alternate costumes available. Would have been nice if they had included some.
Trying to figure out the combos and special abilities is tough.

Basically, this game is good and is fun. You can unlock characters, play online against whomever, and play against friends in vs. mode for good drunken fun.

Like a cupcake its sweet but not satisfying

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 06, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Overall this is a decent game but not a great one. My first impression of this game was to give it 1 star. However, the more I played the more I teased some of the subtleties out of it which brought it to the level of an average game. Its a fun button-masher (Kind of like a 3D Double Dragon) that will likely serve as one of those party games where folks sit around pounding on each other. However, there is a distinct lack of depth that may turn more sophisticated gamers off. Hopefully there will be a sequel and that game will build on some of the strengths of this one.

Pros: The Marvel characters are just plain fun to play, watching Spidey whip out the webs and throw a dude outta the arena is too much fun. Having Venom jump in the air, grab a spaceship and slam it into the ground like a football is priceless. Flying around as Iron Man blasting aliens is a hoot. The Imperfects were nicely done as well and their background cinematics were quite creative (Johnny Ohn is a blast). The game also definitely captured a comic "feel" and the sound/musical score are also top notch.

Cons: The depth of the game as a pure fighter cannot compare to say a Soul Calibur II or Tekken. The maneuvers are context based and seem to be highly dependent on timing. Characters often pause, leaving openings for enemies. Some additions like a high and low attack or a handful of programmable combos would be welcome. The camera seemed to lag behind the character too. This often lead to me running in a circle and getting blasted because the camera is looking the wrong way (especially when flying). The graphics on PS2 were not as nice as I anticipated (may be better on Xbox?). I also didn't care for the language, I've got little ones that may be in the room and I don't need them repeating the Thing's or Spidey's catch phrases. Lastly the arenas are large enough that your character turns into a spec in the background under some conditions. This makes control tougher and honestly you can't tell Spidey from Magneto when your dude is 3mm tall (and I have a 36" HD TV).

A fair warning from an old school Marvel fan hold onto your credit card!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: October 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When the word came out about Marvel Nemesis I couldn't help to feel this could be a very promising Marvel game. Who wouldn't? The press release (yeah I should know better) made it look great: 15 or more playable heros from several camps not just one: Avengers, X men, Spiderman and the Thing. So far so good. The team EA put together to produce this game looked good on paper also.

Could this be the game that put some of my favorite Marvel comic heros to life on the screen with a good story line, clean graphics and player models, good sound and a great combat/fighting engine? NO. NO. NO. This is nothing but a brilliant marketing plan that made a few investors some money before the word got out that this game is terrible.

I honestly tried to give this game a chance. I tried it for several hours and it was the biggest disappointment in something that had all the potential to be a great title. If you feel like making a few snickering rich guys richer buy this game so they can take even more more money with them all the way to Switzerland while laughing that they duped you bad.

DO TRUST the reviews out there online. Most of them tell the truth about this game. But before bought it I found ONE review from what appeared to be an old schooler like me. He like me didn't want to spend countless hours memorizing key combos and moves. He wanted to get in the game to play as quickly as possible. He like me didn't want to comb through a player's guide for hours before starting. It made sense.

But heres the truth:

Graphics are horrible. What are these people smoking that give the graphics for this game 4.5 out of 5? From even the online mainstream reviewers.

Sound: Not bad

Playability: Worthless. Repeated scenes. Camera mechanics are horrible!

Shame on you Marvel for allowing this sham to use your label. Your heros should revolt and attack the Marvel building for allowing this junk to promise so much and deliver this mess.

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