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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.

Get Spawn for Dreamcast instead

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 12
Date: December 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Marvel Nemesis is a very boreing game. There are only 2 attack methods, the X button to punch, and the Circle button to grab.

The graphics are average, there is nothing about the graphics that makes it stand out from other games.

If you want a fighting game with comic book characters, your money is better spent on Spawn for Dreamcast. It's a similar game where you can throw objects and find weapons in the environment. But it's a LOT MORE FUN than this Nemesis game !

Another one of those brand name cash ins!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

What the hell was my brother thinking? Crappy story line, finished in 20 mins and graphics that would make psone look on in disgust!

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.

Aside from good art... a true let down

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this thinking it would be similar to X-Men Legends, but alas I was disapointed. This is a Player Vs. Player game that is also "hailed" as having a playable storyline for those not wanting to engage other players. That playable story line is rather week... and while it starts out easy it quickly becomes annoying and difficult. So far, I have played The Thing, Wolvering, and Electra and while they look awesome in the game, their playable features are anything but amazing. Sure, The Thing is super strong... but his attributes only serve to "clobber" bad guys without any real regard to what the story is supposedly about. In the palyer vs. player mode, if you play the computer it is near impossible to win (and that is set on the easiest mode) which makes it disapointing considering that as you win PvP matches, you unlock new characters. I really liked the art work... the characters are done to such a high level of detail and the fighting environments are about as intricately detailed. Also, the fact that you cna destryo items like mailboxes and cars is also a fun plus. Unfortunately, that is about all this game has going for it.

Imperfect is right

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: January 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Remember all those countless super hero licensed beat 'em up's that plagued 16-bit systems? At first glance EA's Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects might not seem like that type of game, but make no mistake that it is: a repetitive and quickly boring beat 'em up with a host of technical issues. You can play as a variety of Marvel Comics heroes and villains, as well as six "Imperfects": cyborg-esque warriors created specifically for the game. The single player mode is ungodly repetitive as you battle hordes of generically created enemies. This gets boring real quick, with button mashing galore and repetitive gameplay. The destructable environments seem like a good plus at first, but you'll soon learn how much they actually work against you in a brawl, and it becomes more frustrating than it should be. The cumbersome control scheme adds to this, not to mention that the controls can get to be quite buggy as well. The graphics look sharp from a distance, but the game has an odd look to it like it doesn't know if it wants to look like Spider-Man 2 or Ultimate Spider-Man (both are great games that are much more worth your time than this), and the in game cut scenes look godawful. There are a few saving graces which save Marvel Nemesis from being a complete clunker, including a horde of unlockable content that comic fans will love. The Marvel heroes' super powers are nicely pulled off, including Storm's weather attacks and Daredevil's agility, and the online support is where the most fun from the game is to be had. Other than that though, there's not much else here to hold your interest. If you're looking for a great super hero game, check out the X-Men Legends series or the aforementioned Ultimate Spider-Man. If you're looking for a great beat 'em up, check out Rockstar's the Warriors; all of which are more worthwhile than this.

Great Vs, But Everything Else Is Worthless...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 12
Date: June 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The sole reason for buying this game is the fact that it is GREAT for vs. Its campy, cinema-style action is great fun and adds alot of excitment to playing with friends. Its like making a perfect super hero fight that you wish would be in the movie. sounds great right? WRONG. The fact that it has a great vs mode is not good enough. I CANT unlocke all the characters because this game is SO HARD to be. it also can become a button smasher if your not carful. Also in my opinion the worst part of this game is that not all the characters are evenly matched. Some, like elektra for example, are so well rounded with speed, strength, and range with great hand to hand combat that its nearly impossible to beat her with a slower close range character like the thing. Also the special attacks miss all the time. spidermans web blasts NEVER hit and the human torch is completly worthless in the game. On the other hand some never miss making it super hard to beat them. For example: Storm's thunder blots are nearly impossible to dodge. Its like they are heat seeking missles and you are a campfire. Granted, every character has a stage where their powers are at their peak. For example: I was using Storm and my friend was using Elektra. He beat me with elektra 17 times in a row in the mansion. We kept the same characters but changed stages to the parking lot and i beat him with storm about 10 times in a row. I guess thats a good thing...not sure why though...

in all its a terrible game...but its terribly fun....

Good idea, badly done

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: January 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

A grand cast of Marvel's finest come together against 'The Imperfects' - a group of people who's traumatic lives lead them to an alien scientist who made genetically-enhanced psychos out of them.

This could have been such a good game. The character list is fantastic, the Imperfects each have well constructed back-stories and are as varied as the Marvel heroes themselves, the graphics are eye-pleasing and the fighting arenas are grand and fully interactive. Each Marvel character is represented as you'd hope them to be (e.g. Spider-Man and Venom can swing on their webs and crawl around the walls, Storm can fly and fry things with lightning, Magneto is relatively weak but, using his magnetism, can hurl tanks around, etc.) and there's a nice array of evil minions to kick around 'til your heart's content.

Sadly - as seems to be an ever more common occurrence with games nowadays - all comes crashing down with the controls. Their layout isn't bad (which is a good thing as there is no option to change it) and even the fact that this is a fighting game, yet has only ONE attack button can be forgiven (various aerial attacks, power attacks and grabs help change things up a little). However, the controls can be very unresponsive (the block button for example picks and chooses when it wants to block, when it wants to dodge and when it wants to do neither) and there is no target lock, which is a particularly frustrating problem when your character decides they'd much rather punch a nearby barrel and blow themselves up than attack the enemy getting ready to shoot you. This problem is then exaggerated by the erratic camera.

There are also a number of little things that will niggle away at your enjoyment of the game, such as not being able to skip a character's speech after they defeat you, a camera shot of a bad-guy flying through the air from a well placed attack distracting you from the half-dozen of his friends that are beating you around the head or the many number of times you find yourself too close to a wall and can only see a black screen.

This game has so much potential and I'd like to see EA go back and take a little more time over it should a sequel ever be commissioned, but for now, this stands as yet another example of a great game spoiled by rubbish player-interaction (Ghost in the Shell, Ultimate Spider-Man, True Crime: NYC, et al).

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

coooool............but then again

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

it was a really cool game but after you beat it theres nothing to do.the characters are really cool but the destructible stuff is a third enemy.the story missions are to similar to one another.the inperfects are just weirder versions of super heroes.like brigade=thing and hazmat = wolverine. get what im saying and the ones that dont copy a hero(which is none)there so stupid.oh and paragon and the wink are in everyway the same.i think you should with ultimate spider man instead.(its a far better game!)

P.S.
SPIDERMAN,VENOM AND IRON MAN RULE!!YA!!!!ROCK ON!!!!!GREEN DAY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.S.
the wink = nightcrawler

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