Tony Stark's Iron Man suit may shine bright, but his new videogame is a tad rusty.
by Phil Theobald, 5/13/2008 2:31 PM
What's Hot: Flying can be fun; Redirecting the suit's power is a cool idea
What's Not: Dull missions combined with cheap enemies and poor controls are not
Crispy Gamer Says:
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Aside from the main story mode, there is another mode dubbed One Man Army that allows you to earn new Iron Man suits. Despite the unlockable goodies, this mode is frightfully boring. You're just tossed into one of the game maps where you have a set amount of time to kill a certain number of enemies. Comic book junkies will be interested to hear that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions each have an exclusive suit of armor to unlock. The 360 version has the Silver Centurion suit, and the PS3 sports the Ultimate Iron Man armor.
Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game run equally well (that is to say, slightly choppy). The 360 looks a bit washed out when compared to the PS3 version, but given the relatively ugly graphics, this isn't much of a big deal. Only the most devoted "Iron Man" fan will get any enjoyment out of this title, and even then they'd be forcing it. You'd be better off just popping in a copy of Crackdown and pretending that the machine guns are just rapid-fire repulsor beams.
This review was based on a retail copy of the game purchased by Crispy Gamer.
Filed Under: Iron Man, Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Marvel, superhero, action, comics