Robert Plummer reports:
''The Iron Man movie has quickly become the breakout hit of this year's blockbuster season, but don't expect anything similar from its interactive adaptation. For all the polished graphics and quality art adorning all parts of the game, Iron Man the game is just another movie-based stinker. Any hope of deliverance from licensed mediocrity is shattered the second you begin the mercifully short campaign, and the initial sense of disappointment soon escalates into full-blown frustration with each new mission. In all likelihood, this subpar foray into the Marvel universe will be forgotten in short order.
Like others of its ilk, Iron Man is tasked with stretching a relatively short story as far as possible. The result is similar to a bad Ace Combat clone. Remember the part where Iron Man faces off against a giant flying fortress? Or how about his heroic struggle against a Russian mercenary clad in nuclear-powered armor? Me neither. And rest assured the developers did a great job of ensuring such clichéd material is as boring as it sounds. Each mission has three steps: go somewhere, kill everything, fight the boss. The only change in pace comes near the end in the form of a frustrating defensive mission. Don't expect much variation in enemies, either. From start to finish, you're blowing up wave after wave of the same generic tanks, jets, helicopters, turrets, and soldiers you've seen since pixels were invented. The boss fights fail to break the monotony, instead presenting you with just another vehicle or power generator to blow up. All that's changed is how many hits are required before they explode (hint: A LOT).''
EA Motive's Iron Man game will feature writing from Ryan North, the Canadian author behind The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.
wtf? He has also written in a ton of Marvel comic books, and you quote Squirrel Girl? Click bait at its best.
I honestly don't know since I'm only a casual Marvel fan, do people like Squirrel Girl?
Motive Studio, which released this year's Dead Space remake, announced this Iron Man game in September of last year.
Wait for gameplay first. Why do people blindly hype games without any solid video evidence?
like exomecha, game looked amazing, they even showed unreal engine 5 updates, meanwhile its year and half later, company is gone, website is for sale and the company is gone
Wow.. Where have I been to completely miss this.. haha
Glad to see EA Motive getting more responsibility after the good work they seemed to have done with the Dead Space remake. A well-done Iron Man game has the potential to be REALLY good fun!
Wouldn't be an entirely bad thing if we're talking about using the flight from Anthem. The up and go/flight was pretty solid. It was the shooting and other aspects that made Anthem subpar imo. So if we're talking combat then they need to do some work. Granted, even if they opted to use flight from Anthem some work would probably still need to be done regarding fast paced aerial combat. 2 cents
I agree. Anthem’s flight mechanics were smooth and responsive. This Ironman game needs to take that and improve upon it further.
EA Motive choosing to release its upcoming Iron Man game before the Dead Space 2 Remake is a wise decision for the developer's future.
