Xbox 360

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantastic 4's graphics are about average, and the sound effects suffer from uneven volume. This Xbox 360 edition is almost identical to its Playstation 3 cousin, except you don't have the motion control during the flight stages, but you do rumble feedback. In the scheme of things, Rise of the Silver Surfer is a good, all-around superhero game, if you're into that type of thing.

If you hadn't noticed by now, I'm not a huge fan of this game, and I doubt there are many that are. It's a 3rd-rate attempt at something that has been popular for going on 45 years, so to see a product with this little time and effort put into it is truly sad, especially for a comic book nerd such as myself. Truly a disappointing experience, though basically a free 1,000 gamerscore and yet another 100% game, I suppose.

I'd like to say Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer is proof that movie based videogames are making their way from the absolute bottom to somewhere in the middle of the video game quality spectrum because it is far more playable than some of the "movie game" tripe I remember in the past few years, but the fact RotSS is even a mildly enjoyable game probably stems more from the reality that the genre it so closely and rigidly replicates is matured to the point that developers playing it safe and not straying from the generic norm like we see here will very likely manage to create a playable game, at the expense of any innovation whatsoever.

If this game is a shining example of what mankind is capable of, then please, Galactus, devour our world. I thought that the video game industry had learned a lesson or two since the dark days of Catwoman, but with Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, we’re diving right back into that dirty comic book movie litter box.

While it may often feel endless, Fantastic Four is a short game that can be beaten in around six hours. The typical assortment of extra costumes, artwork, movie trailers, and the like can be unlocked by finding tokens hidden in each level, but once you've finished there's little incentive to play through again, though you can earn more achievements by doing so since it lets you finish powering up all of your characters. In the end, it's difficult to recommend Fantastic Four to anyone. Fans of the comic book and movie will likely be frustrated by the limited abilities of the main characters, and everyone will be let down by the generally unexciting, repetitive gameplay.

Dankzij de gameplay die vanuit geen enkele invalshoek deugdelijk overkomt, de matige presentatie en de tenenkrommende one-liners wordt Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer naar een behoorlijk laag niveau getrokken. Puik werk! Eindelijk eens een game die het niveau van de film weet te evenaren.

Comme son aîné, Les 4 Fantastiques Et Le Surfeur d'Argent a de quoi faire pleurer le fan le plus endurci de l'équipe de super-héros. Aussi évolué qu'un beat'em all du début des années 80, aussi beau qu'un beat'em all des années 80, le titre de Visual Concepts n'a rien pour lui si ce n'est une aventure lénifiante et un gameplay ne cherchant à aucun moment à se démarquer pour proposer quelque chose de neuf au public.

Outside of the multiplayer element, there's not much fun to be had with RotSS. Without the license I have a hard time believing this game would have ever been made, based on the gameplay, visuals and score alone. If you're looking for a quick 1000 point achievement boost, then this might be the title for you, otherwise, I'd definitely suggest spending your cash and time elsewhere.