The Invincible Iron Man

"Almost as bad as Shinobi"

Iron Man, eh? The Metal Man of Justice, who shots beams out of his hands and was an excellent character in Marvel V. Capcom 2, mind you. But on with the game. I'll say that I didn't have too high of expectations when I borrowed this from a friend. Especially since the cart was stuffed behind his bookshelf and collecting dust. But I decided to give it a pop in the GBA and spin it for a test run. But before I begin, I'll give a mini-review of this game. IT SUCKS.

Gameplay:
Suckity sucky suck. This is as basic as it gets. IRON MAN JUMP. IRON MAN SHOOT BALLS OF ENERGY. IRON MAN SHOOT BIGGER BALLS OF ENERGY. That's basically it. You control Iron Man, miracle machine, and blast helpless robots to pieces with your balls of energy. But not just one type of robot, you get to destroy TWO types of robot. That should double the price of the game right there. That means you should buy it. Oh wait, I haven't gotten onto level design. Here's the concept, you move to the RIGHT. Maybe if you're lucky, you'll get to a maze, and have to THINK. You have to aim for those gaps between the walls. What thinking skills you must have to complete that. And don't forget, you have TWO energy bars, not just one, like those other wimpy games. One for health and for ball-of-energy-blowing-away-ness. And to be honest, all of this was a complete bore, shocking as it may seem. No other weapons, just balls of energy. Jumping and dashing to the right. Oh wait, I didn't mention dashing. The L button makes you dash. Fantastic.

Graphics:
Hm. Looks kind of bland to me. Hm. Just IRON MAN and two types of robots that move. Hm. IRON MAN looks like a man wearing a red fat suit and swings his arms in a fun fashion. Hm. The same scenery over and over again. Hm, nothing interest. Hm. Looks like someone who can use paint can make this. Hm. Graphics? Hm. Failure.

Controls:
A decent part of this game! Directional pad to move. A to jump, B to blast. Hold B to chare to blast with a bigger ball of massive powerful energy. L to dash. Nothing for R. Decent, I see no major problems here.

Story:
Someone stole IRON MAN's armour. GASP, the horror. Luckily, IRON MAN has another. IRON MAN hunts for the fake IRON MAN, somehow having to fly through massive levels of robots. You can tell I haven't finished this game, since I haven't spoiled the ending already. E-mail when someone who has Nerves of Steel and finishes the game. Tell me the ending.

Music/Sound:
PHEW PHEW PHEW. That's what the blasts sound like. And what music? That tune that repeats and cycles OVER AND OVER again. That music? Yeah, it sucks, a whooooooole lot.

Rent/Buy?
Neither. Borrow it from your friend and then return it to him, crying in agony of such a bad bad bad game. Save your pennies, kiddos. You can buy something better.

Conclusion:
Yeah. Don't buy this. Save your money. It's really not worth it.

Reviewer's Score: 3/10, Originally Posted: 01/15/04