Iron Man 2 (video game)
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Iron Man 2 is a 2010
video game loosely-based on the film of the same name
. It was released on May 4, 2010, days after the film's international release and days before the film's domestic release. The game was published by Sega
and developed by Sega Studios San Francisco
(Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3), High Voltage Software
(Wii & PlayStation Portable) and Gameloft
(Wireless). The PC version has been cancelled.
Written by Iron Man comics writer Matt Fraction
, the game features the voices of Don Cheadle
and Samuel L. Jackson
, reprising their roles from the movie, and Lamb of God
recorded an exclusive song for the game, "Hit the Wall". Additionally, the game has an original story written by The Invincible Iron Man
scribe Matt Fraction
and Sega creative director Kyle Brink. This story is set after the plot of the movie, while the iPhone version stuck to the movie's plot.
A significant feature has Don Cheadle
and Samuel L. Jackson
reprising their roles from the film.
or War Machine
, each with their own unique play style. While Iron Man is more sleek and relies much more on energy weapons, War Machine is outfitted with ballistic weaponry and tougher armour. Iron Man can choose from multiple suits of armour, including Marks II through VI. Players can customize upgrades and weaponry on the armour. Flight control has been improved, as well as melee combat, allowing players to get near to the ground. Artificial Intelligence also was updated from the previous title. (fixing the issue of the last game's hard difficulty by making the A.I. charge all at Iron Man, which many critics cited as the last game's worst problem) New enemies are seen, and the team worked to incorporate new strategies in combat. The weapons can be switched during gameplay. In the Nintendo Wii/PlayStation Portable version, simplified graphics, different combat systems (not using melee during midair) and different missions are added, but sticks to the story of the game. Flying across levels were removed, instead letting Iron Man hover or walk across the level. The POV was also changed. There is also "Tech Trophies" which serves as collectibles and is used as upgrades, while "Ammo Cases" are used to supply ammunition.
defending the Dataspine, an archived version of J.A.R.V.I.S.
, from attackers until an EMP bomb is dropped, disabling Iron Man. Three hours earlier, Tony Stark records a journal message about how he will have to defend the Dataspine. He mentions the Roxxon Energy Corporation, and how they tried to duplicate the Iron Man armour without success. Tony is then interrupted by James "Rhodey" Rhodes
who says that there is trouble at Stark Archives and instructs Tony to become Iron Man. Back in the present, the power reserves in Iron Man's armour activates. Upon recovering, Iron Man learns that Roxxon is behind the attack. Iron Man grimly decides that he should destroy the Dataspine to keep Roxxon from getting the archives. Outside, Rhodey, in his War Machine armour, intercepts some Roxxon Dropships.
Iron Man makes contact with S.H.I.E.L.D.
director Nick Fury
who informs him that separatists under the command of a General Shatalov have seized control of a Tesla facility. During Iron Man's escorting of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s helicopter forces, they are attacked by a battle platform called the Roxxon Armiger. After destroying it, Iron Man continues escorting the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter forces. Upon making it to a battle cruiser and destroying it, they learn the Armigers were remote-controlled. They discover that Shatalov is working with the terrorist group Advanced Idea Mechanics
to create the Crimson Dynamo
suit for him. Upon Tony and James learning that it's at a power manufacturing plant in Siberia
, Fury mentions that he positioned Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, to spy on the plant.
At a power manufacturing plant owned by Roxxon, Shatalov makes contact with A.I.M.'s Kearson DeWitt
who tells Shatalov that there is a spy in his ranks and is displeased that he brought S.H.I.E.L.D. to their front door. Shatalov gives orders to prep the Crimson Dynamo armour and then informs his men that their connection with A.I.M. is now severed. Iron Man finds and protects Natasha from Shatalov's men. A S.H.I.E.L.D. transport is sent to their location, and Natasha is extracted while Iron Man and War Machine battle Shatalov in his Crimson Dynamo armor. The defeated Shatalov reveals that A.I.M. was behind the theft of J.A.R.V.I.S.' AI and planned to use it to create Ultimo.
The team learns that Kearson DeWitt was behind the attack led by Shatalov and that he worked at Stark's Theoretical Weapons Division until Tony shut it down. Outside of Kearson working on the prototype to the arc reactor, Pepper Potts
also reveals Kearson also had a secret project called PROTEAN. Inside an A.I.M. base, Kearson uses his PROTEAN technology to merge with an enormous metal suit and become Ultimo. With the merge complete, Kearson has his men upgraded with PROTEAN implants. Arriving at the base, War Machine battles PROTEAN drones while Iron Man searches for Kearson. J.A.R.V.I.S. detects Ultimo shortly after the base is secured with help from S.H.I.E.L.D.
Meanwhile the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier is attacked, and Iron Man protects it from Kearson's drones. When War Machine defeats an Arc Armiger dropped on the helicarrier, Iron Man decides to reprogram it. Using the reprogrammed Arc Armiger, Iron Man and War Machine assault an A.I.M. base in Malaysia. When the giant Ultimo arrives, War Machine disables some of its arc reactors while Iron Man fights the Kearson/Ultimo within. Upon defeating the Kearson/Ultimo, Iron Man learns that the effects on Kearson are irreversible. War Machine finishes Ultimo off while the Helicarrier rams into it. Afterward, J.A.R.V.I.S. tells Tony to promise him never to let anyone gain access to his programming again.
, James Rhodes / War Machine
, Nick Fury
, Natasha Romanoff, Pepper Potts
and J.A.R.V.I.S.
Villains include, Advanced Idea Mechanics
, Roxxon Energy Corporation, General Valentin Shatalov (who becomes the Crimson Dynamo
), and scientist and former Stark employee Kearson DeWitt
(who creates Ultimo).
scribe Matt Fraction
, Sega creative director Kyle Brink, Sega writer Phil Campbell and Sega associate producer Stephen Frost. The game also features an exclusive song recorded by Lamb of God
, "Hit the Wall", along with a soundtrack composed with other bands.
; the lead hero is instead voiced by Eric Loomis (who would go on to play the character in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
animated series). Don Cheadle
and Samuel L. Jackson
reprise their roles as War Machine
and Nick Fury
, respectively. Cheadle and Jackson are the only actors from the film to return to voice their video game counterparts. Veteran voice actors Steven Blum
and Phil LaMarr
also lend their talent with Steven Blum voicing the characters Mauler
and Ghost
while Phil LaMarr provides additional dialogue for War Machine. John Eric Bentley also provided additional dialogue for Nick Fury.
scores of 44% and 45% for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions respectively. There is division among critics whether or not it is an improvement from its predecessor. IGN gave this game a score of 5.1, claiming it was an improvement from its predecessor but does not quite hit the mark. They cited the game's bad graphics, five-hour length, repetitive dodging and action and no real challenge in the game, thus making the upgrade system unnecessary. IGN also gave a score of 5.1 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 version, 5.5 for Wii version and 4.9 for PSP version. Gamestate gave it a 4.0 stating it was one of the worst games the media house has ever played. Michael Lafferty from GameZone gave it a 4.5 who ultimately said "Watch the movie, read the comic book, but pass on the game." Gamespot
gave it a 4.5 Iron Man 2 for Xbox 360 said that its improvements and neuters its thrills, taking all the fun out of being a high-tech superhero. Empire
magazine gave it one star calling it a "Rare failure for Sega" and also stating that the experience felt like an early PlayStation 1 game.
2010 in video gaming
The year 2010 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games, including several new titles.-Events:-Game releases:List of games scheduled for release in 2010 in North America....
video game loosely-based on the film of the same name
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 is a 2010 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Iron Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the sequel to 2008's Iron Man, the second film in a planned trilogy and is a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Directed by Jon...
. It was released on May 4, 2010, days after the film's international release and days before the film's domestic release. The game was published by Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
and developed by Sega Studios San Francisco
Sega Studios San Francisco
Sega Studios San Francisco, formerly known as Secret Level, was a San Francisco, California based studio owned by Sega.-Secret Level:Before being purchased by Sega, Secret Level was a small boutique studio who created original video games such as Magic: The Gathering - Battlegrounds, ported titles...
(Xbox 360 & PlayStation 3), High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software
High Voltage Software is an independent game development company located at Illinois' Hoffman Estates. Established in 1993, it now employs approximately 95 staff members. Red Eye Studios, a motion capture facility, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HVS...
(Wii & PlayStation Portable) and Gameloft
Gameloft
Gameloft SA is a major French computer and video game developer and publisher headquartered in Paris, France. The company also has subsidiaries in 31 countries around the world....
(Wireless). The PC version has been cancelled.
Written by Iron Man comics writer Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics and Casanova for Image Comics.-Career:Fraction wrote two...
, the game features the voices of Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven...
and Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
, reprising their roles from the movie, and Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
recorded an exclusive song for the game, "Hit the Wall". Additionally, the game has an original story written by The Invincible Iron Man
The Invincible Iron Man
The Invincible Iron Man is a direct-to-DVD animated movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. The film was officially released on January 23, 2007. Marc Worden reprises his role as Iron Man whom he voiced in the two Ultimate Avengers animated movies...
scribe Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics and Casanova for Image Comics.-Career:Fraction wrote two...
and Sega creative director Kyle Brink. This story is set after the plot of the movie, while the iPhone version stuck to the movie's plot.
A significant feature has Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven...
and Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
reprising their roles from the film.
Gameplay
Players can play as Iron ManIron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
or War Machine
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
, each with their own unique play style. While Iron Man is more sleek and relies much more on energy weapons, War Machine is outfitted with ballistic weaponry and tougher armour. Iron Man can choose from multiple suits of armour, including Marks II through VI. Players can customize upgrades and weaponry on the armour. Flight control has been improved, as well as melee combat, allowing players to get near to the ground. Artificial Intelligence also was updated from the previous title. (fixing the issue of the last game's hard difficulty by making the A.I. charge all at Iron Man, which many critics cited as the last game's worst problem) New enemies are seen, and the team worked to incorporate new strategies in combat. The weapons can be switched during gameplay. In the Nintendo Wii/PlayStation Portable version, simplified graphics, different combat systems (not using melee during midair) and different missions are added, but sticks to the story of the game. Flying across levels were removed, instead letting Iron Man hover or walk across the level. The POV was also changed. There is also "Tech Trophies" which serves as collectibles and is used as upgrades, while "Ammo Cases" are used to supply ammunition.
Plot
The game begins with Iron ManIron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
defending the Dataspine, an archived version of J.A.R.V.I.S.
Edwin Jarvis
Edwin Jarvis is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Comics titles, The Avengers, Iron Man, and Spider-Man.-Publication history:...
, from attackers until an EMP bomb is dropped, disabling Iron Man. Three hours earlier, Tony Stark records a journal message about how he will have to defend the Dataspine. He mentions the Roxxon Energy Corporation, and how they tried to duplicate the Iron Man armour without success. Tony is then interrupted by James "Rhodey" Rhodes
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
who says that there is trouble at Stark Archives and instructs Tony to become Iron Man. Back in the present, the power reserves in Iron Man's armour activates. Upon recovering, Iron Man learns that Roxxon is behind the attack. Iron Man grimly decides that he should destroy the Dataspine to keep Roxxon from getting the archives. Outside, Rhodey, in his War Machine armour, intercepts some Roxxon Dropships.
Iron Man makes contact with S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
director Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
who informs him that separatists under the command of a General Shatalov have seized control of a Tesla facility. During Iron Man's escorting of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s helicopter forces, they are attacked by a battle platform called the Roxxon Armiger. After destroying it, Iron Man continues escorting the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter forces. Upon making it to a battle cruiser and destroying it, they learn the Armigers were remote-controlled. They discover that Shatalov is working with the terrorist group Advanced Idea Mechanics
Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. is a fictional terrorist organization in the . The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
to create the Crimson Dynamo
Crimson Dynamo
The Crimson Dynamo is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe, most of whom have been supervillains. The various Crimson Dynamos have been powered armor-wearing Russian or Soviet agents who have clashed with the superhero Iron Man over the course of his heroic career...
suit for him. Upon Tony and James learning that it's at a power manufacturing plant in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, Fury mentions that he positioned Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, to spy on the plant.
At a power manufacturing plant owned by Roxxon, Shatalov makes contact with A.I.M.'s Kearson DeWitt
Kearson DeWitt
Kearson DeWitt is a Marvel Comics supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Kearson DeWitt is the son of a man who Kearson described as a brilliant engineer decades and ahead of his time. Upon being ignored and ridiculed, Kearson's father died penniless and heartbroken upon his designed and...
who tells Shatalov that there is a spy in his ranks and is displeased that he brought S.H.I.E.L.D. to their front door. Shatalov gives orders to prep the Crimson Dynamo armour and then informs his men that their connection with A.I.M. is now severed. Iron Man finds and protects Natasha from Shatalov's men. A S.H.I.E.L.D. transport is sent to their location, and Natasha is extracted while Iron Man and War Machine battle Shatalov in his Crimson Dynamo armor. The defeated Shatalov reveals that A.I.M. was behind the theft of J.A.R.V.I.S.' AI and planned to use it to create Ultimo.
The team learns that Kearson DeWitt was behind the attack led by Shatalov and that he worked at Stark's Theoretical Weapons Division until Tony shut it down. Outside of Kearson working on the prototype to the arc reactor, Pepper Potts
Pepper Potts
Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a fictional character, a supporting character and a love interest of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics Universe...
also reveals Kearson also had a secret project called PROTEAN. Inside an A.I.M. base, Kearson uses his PROTEAN technology to merge with an enormous metal suit and become Ultimo. With the merge complete, Kearson has his men upgraded with PROTEAN implants. Arriving at the base, War Machine battles PROTEAN drones while Iron Man searches for Kearson. J.A.R.V.I.S. detects Ultimo shortly after the base is secured with help from S.H.I.E.L.D.
Meanwhile the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier is attacked, and Iron Man protects it from Kearson's drones. When War Machine defeats an Arc Armiger dropped on the helicarrier, Iron Man decides to reprogram it. Using the reprogrammed Arc Armiger, Iron Man and War Machine assault an A.I.M. base in Malaysia. When the giant Ultimo arrives, War Machine disables some of its arc reactors while Iron Man fights the Kearson/Ultimo within. Upon defeating the Kearson/Ultimo, Iron Man learns that the effects on Kearson are irreversible. War Machine finishes Ultimo off while the Helicarrier rams into it. Afterward, J.A.R.V.I.S. tells Tony to promise him never to let anyone gain access to his programming again.
Characters
The heroes feature Tony Stark / Iron ManIron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
, James Rhodes / War Machine
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
, Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
, Natasha Romanoff, Pepper Potts
Pepper Potts
Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a fictional character, a supporting character and a love interest of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics Universe...
and J.A.R.V.I.S.
Edwin Jarvis
Edwin Jarvis is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Comics titles, The Avengers, Iron Man, and Spider-Man.-Publication history:...
Villains include, Advanced Idea Mechanics
Advanced Idea Mechanics
A.I.M. is a fictional terrorist organization in the . The organization first appeared in Strange Tales #146 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
, Roxxon Energy Corporation, General Valentin Shatalov (who becomes the Crimson Dynamo
Crimson Dynamo
The Crimson Dynamo is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics Universe, most of whom have been supervillains. The various Crimson Dynamos have been powered armor-wearing Russian or Soviet agents who have clashed with the superhero Iron Man over the course of his heroic career...
), and scientist and former Stark employee Kearson DeWitt
Kearson DeWitt
Kearson DeWitt is a Marvel Comics supervillain.-Fictional character biography:Kearson DeWitt is the son of a man who Kearson described as a brilliant engineer decades and ahead of his time. Upon being ignored and ridiculed, Kearson's father died penniless and heartbroken upon his designed and...
(who creates Ultimo).
Development
Iron Man 2 was written by The Invincible Iron ManThe Invincible Iron Man
The Invincible Iron Man is a direct-to-DVD animated movie based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. The film was officially released on January 23, 2007. Marc Worden reprises his role as Iron Man whom he voiced in the two Ultimate Avengers animated movies...
scribe Matt Fraction
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman, better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of The Invincible Iron Man, The Immortal Iron Fist and Uncanny X-Men for Marvel Comics and Casanova for Image Comics.-Career:Fraction wrote two...
, Sega creative director Kyle Brink, Sega writer Phil Campbell and Sega associate producer Stephen Frost. The game also features an exclusive song recorded by Lamb of God
Lamb of God (band)
Lamb of God is an American heavy metal band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1994, the group consists of vocalist Randy Blythe, guitarists Mark Morton and Willie Adler, bassist John Campbell, and drummer Chris Adler...
, "Hit the Wall", along with a soundtrack composed with other bands.
Audio
Unlike the original Iron Man video game, Robert Downey, Jr. does not reprise his role as Iron ManIron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
; the lead hero is instead voiced by Eric Loomis (who would go on to play the character in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes is an American animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The show debuted on Disney XD in Fall 2010 starting with a 20 part micro-series. A second season has been...
animated series). Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle
Donald Frank "Don" Cheadle, Jr. is an American film actor and producer. Cheadle rose to prominence in the late 1990s and the early 2000s for his supporting roles in the Steven Soderbergh-directed films Out of Sight, Traffic, and Ocean's Eleven...
and Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American film and television actor and film producer. After becoming involved with the Civil Rights Movement, he moved on to acting in theater at Morehouse College, and then films. He had several small roles such as in the film Goodfellas before meeting his mentor,...
reprise their roles as War Machine
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
and Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...
, respectively. Cheadle and Jackson are the only actors from the film to return to voice their video game counterparts. Veteran voice actors Steven Blum
Steven Blum
Steven Jay Blum is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games, using his distinctive deep voice. Among his credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel of the anime series Cowboy Bebop and Mugen of the anime series Samurai Champloo...
and Phil LaMarr
Phil LaMarr
Phillip "Phil" LaMarr is an American actor, comedian and voice actor. One of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, he is also known for his small, but memorable role as Marvin in Pulp Fiction...
also lend their talent with Steven Blum voicing the characters Mauler
Mauler (comics)
Mauler is a name used by two fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version appears in Daredevil #167 and was created by David Michelinie and Frank Miller...
and Ghost
Ghost (Marvel Comics)
Ghost is a fictional character appearing in comics books set in the . He first appears in Iron Man #219 and was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Originally portrayed as a supervillain, the character is later portrayed as more of an anti-hero or mercenary.-Fictional character...
while Phil LaMarr provides additional dialogue for War Machine. John Eric Bentley also provided additional dialogue for Nick Fury.
Reception
The game has received generally unfavorable reviews, with MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
scores of 44% and 45% for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions respectively. There is division among critics whether or not it is an improvement from its predecessor. IGN gave this game a score of 5.1, claiming it was an improvement from its predecessor but does not quite hit the mark. They cited the game's bad graphics, five-hour length, repetitive dodging and action and no real challenge in the game, thus making the upgrade system unnecessary. IGN also gave a score of 5.1 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 version, 5.5 for Wii version and 4.9 for PSP version. Gamestate gave it a 4.0 stating it was one of the worst games the media house has ever played. Michael Lafferty from GameZone gave it a 4.5 who ultimately said "Watch the movie, read the comic book, but pass on the game." Gamespot
GameSpot
GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
gave it a 4.5 Iron Man 2 for Xbox 360 said that its improvements and neuters its thrills, taking all the fun out of being a high-tech superhero. Empire
Empire (magazine)
Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008...
magazine gave it one star calling it a "Rare failure for Sega" and also stating that the experience felt like an early PlayStation 1 game.