Product reviewsFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Sony PlayStation 3, 2007)

no so fantastic of a game

After spending a few years as the industry's whipping boy, it seems that the beat-em-up game has come back into favor with game developers. But even with today's new technology, the games haven't improved very much. Fantastic Four is no exception. The game's moves are simple, and the entire game is based on hitting buttons fast enough to make the bad guys die.

You have a choice between five characters: the Human Torch, Thing, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, and She-Hulk. Each player has four special moves that are done by holding R2 and pressing a certain combination on the D-pad. One of these special moves (usually the most devastating) requires "force power" to execute, meaning you can only do the move when you collect enough force energy. This doesn't really matter because most characters have a few special moves that are almost as useful, and you will find plenty of force power ups as you traverse the levels. There are two attack buttons, although they both have the same result. Pounding one of the buttons quickly results in a combo that eventually knocks the enemy away.

The game is incredibly easy if you pick certain characters and just do powerful, non-force-draining special moves repeatedly. For example, pick Thing and keep doing the Thunderclap, or pick the Human Torch and do the Flaming Ring, which hurts all enemies close to you. The game's ease is compensated by the game's sheer length. The lack of any type of save or password mechanism really hurts the game, because you'll probably get bored of the game long before it's over and simply turn it off.

F4's graphics are nothing to write home about and fit in perfectly with the rest of the game's mediocre feel. A few stages have some nice lighting effects, and some boss characters are nice and large. The sound, on the other hand, is rather strange. The sound effects are the average grunts and smacks you'd expect from a beat-'em-up game, and you'll get occasional voice clips ("Flame on!") as well. The music is really quite bad and stands apart from the rest of the game. A lot of it is this crazy saxophone music. It just doesn't fit at all.
Fantastic Four could have been a much better game, and it's unfortunate that the core game isn't better. All the external features are nice, but without a good game to center it all, it just falls flat.Read full review...

Best game I played in a while fantastic four rise of the silver surfer ps3

Always wanted to play this game now I have it been playing for 5 hour very cool game

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For the comic book collectors

From the era of obvious movie video game tie-ins the graphics are great for the time and story dwells on the typical average plots but it's fun and quirky for that same reason and really for any completionist looking renown all superhero related game content.Read full review...

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Great game

Thanks. For a Christmas present

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Great Game

The Game is just like the movie but you get to be in the action. If you love the heroes of fantastic 4, you would love the game play. You get to be the heroes and save the world. You also get to interact with the silver surfer. Incredible graphics especially on the blu ray game. Highly Recommended!Read full review...

Fantastic 4: Rise of the silver surfer. 2007 PS3 Game.

very slow boring game. although, it does bring back the traditional arcade game feel. For your own personal enjoyment, the more players you have in this particular game the better. zero internet play! very slow story line combining your game play experience.Read full review...

Rise of the silver surfer, two thumbs up.

This game is pretty fun. I love that you can be all four characters throughout the game. I bought it because it was a great price and it looked fun.

Fantastic 4

Ok game. I expected more live like features and graphics that would of take advantage of the power of the PS3 console but its ok to just past time with.

nice

very fun game for all

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I like it

It's fun and enjoyable especially if you're a big Fantastic Four fan