Iron Man 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)The first game was almost universally panned as a below average game, though typical in standards for a comic book movie tie-in. Even though it had it's faults I enjoyed it and when I heard they were making a second game my only thoughts were "Well at least it can only get better right?".

Right? Well....ummmm...not really. It's by no means worse, but it's improvements over the first game are only marginal.

The game can be completed in less than 5 hours with little to zero replay value. Hence why I urge you to rent this game before buying. Once you rent it, you'll finish once or twice, or three times within 24 hours and you'll never have to play this game again and you'll save yourself $50 in the process.

A couple of improvements over the original game are the ability to wear your unlocked alternate armor designs in upcoming missions (as opposed to the first game, where you could only use the unlockable armor variants in already completed missions), the fact that your unlockable armor is featured in the game's cutscenes (also unlike the first game where for instance you could be playing the level with the Silver Centurion armor but in the cutscenes you would still be using the movie Mark III armor). The varying types of armor that can be unlocked remains unchanged from the first game with the addition of the new Mark IV and Mark VI armor. The suit-case armor that debuted in the Iron Man 2 film is available in one level and that one level only.
The ability to choose between Iron Man and War Machine at the beginning of each level is a nice feature, though for a couple of levels the choice is not available due to the storyline requiring a particular character for the level. There is no real discernible difference between the two though War Machine has an additional weapons slot and the way they handle when flying seems only slightly different.

One area where I felt the makers taking a step backwards from the last game is the in-game flight system. The first game had you using your boosters as you pinned your arms and legs back rocketing through the air like a missile, performing aerial maneuvers and the ability to catch incoming missiles and hurl them back at enemies. Being able to fly around like this really gave you the feel that you were Iron Man.
The second game however finds you merely hovering through each level as the ability to fly straight through the air like a bullet is cumbersome in its control system, is awkward in initiating, and offers no real difference in speed compared to hover mode.
Gone is the ability to pick missiles out of the air. Instead it is replaced with a missile deflection system which is nothing more than hitting the circle button when the "Incoming Missile" icon flashes upon the screen. Once the button is pressed, your character merely destroys the missiles with a few laser blasts.

The graphics are on par with the first game and the voice acting/actor likenesses are as follows:

Tony Stark himself is not voiced by Robert Downey Jr, though his likeness is used. This goes the same for the Black Widow.
Nick Fury and War Machine are voiced by their respective film counterparts and their likenesses are used.
Gwyneth Paltrow does not voice Pepper Potts and her likeness is not used.

The story is written by current Invincible Iron Man comic book writer Matt Fraction who's current run on the series as earned him an Eisner Award. Unfortunately this is a video game, and as such the writer is restricted in many ways. The story is very basic and really adds nothing to the overall game. Though Fraction's writing gives the characters a certain authenticity that comic fans would come to expect.

Overall the game is a disappointment which would come as no surprise to most of you. Understand though that as an Iron Man fan, both of the comics, the films, and to an extent the previous game, I simply cannot recommend that anyone buy this product.

Here's hoping the Iron Man 3 game will be better.

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Product Description:
Iron Man 2 The Video Game is a single player action game for Xbox 360 that continues the adventures of Tony Stark and his alter-ego, Iron Man. In it players can take to the air both as Iron Man and the hero's friend and ally, War Machine, as they battle through a unique storyline developed exclusively for the game that features the villain, Crimson Dynamo. Key features include a variety of combat scenarios both in the air and on the ground, improved controls and an optional lock-on targeting system.

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