Iron Man game video review

Iron Man, one of Marvel’s most indestructible Super Heroes, blast onto videogame platforms with this adaptation of the big screen movie. This third-person action game immerses players in the world of Tony Stark — the brilliant industrialist and inventor who both created and became the world’s toughest hero - Iron Man. By customizing the advanced technology in Iron Man’s suits, gamers can take advantage of a wide array of high-impact weapons to strategically blow-up and destroy any enemy force and fight to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction.

Drawing from both the movie and comic book storylines, Iron Man features the voice talent of the stars from the major motion picture — Robert Downey Jr, Terrence Howard, and Shawn Toub. Utilizing the power of next-gen gaming consoles, Iron Man offers photo-realistic graphics, non-linear gameplay and huge open worlds in which gamers can travel as far as the eye can see.

Is the billionaire hero’s game shiny and polished or covered in a thick layer of tarnish? Find out in this Iron Man game video review:


To quote the video review: “Theaters were packed as Marvel’s Iron Man film made its box office debut, and of course it was accompanied by the typical marketing blitz of action figures, toy blasters, and yes, video games. Donning the red and gold suit in Sega’s title for PS3 and Xbox 360, players take control of Mr. Tony Stark, ripping apart tanks, catching fighter jets, and flying high.

Running parallel to the story of the film, the game’s plot attempts to fill in the gaps by creating new scenarios not seen on the silver screen. The trouble is that the film really didn’t leave many gaps, causing the game to haphazardly trample over the script, altering scenes or contradicting events. The story takes for granted that players have seen the film, failing to properly introduce characters and situations and making it hard to follow.

Iron Man has its occasional bright spots, but the gameplay fluctuates between monotony and frustration. With technical meltdowns, unsightly visuals, and a jumbled plot line, there are more than enough reasons to leave this junker on the scrap heap.”

Story — 4.5
Design — 6.4
Gameplay — 5.0
Presentation — 4.8
Overall — 5.6

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