Captain America: Super Soldier

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Captain America: Super Soldier, is a simple and fun video game tie-in to the latest Marvel movie smash, and for what it's worth, it's a fun enough trip while it lasts. Playing as the Star-Spangled Avenger, you mow down hordes of Hydra agents and other assorted baddies while making your way to take on the Red Skull, and that's pretty much the whole game in a nutshell. There's nothing overly complicated and the gameplay does tend to get fairly boring after a while, but considering the fact that this is a very, very short game, this isn't as bad of a shortcoming as it should be. The graphics are pretty decent, as are the controls and overall feel of the game, which is really quite a pleasant surprise considering how bad Sega's Marvel movie games have been over the past few years. All in all, fan of the comic, movie, or both; Captain America: Super Soldier is worth checking out.

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I wrote this over on gamefly. It deserves to be here. It's a good game.

This game was overlooked, for the most part, due to some of the lower budget aspects of the game. That broad statement aside, Captain America: Super Soldier, is a solid PS3 title that uses the trusted formula you may have seen in Batman: Arkham Asylum.

You will find yourself climbing, jumping, flipping, dodging, punching, sabotaging, and throwing your shield through 19 chapters of a story that takes place sometime during the events of the film. Combat, story elements, overall mechanics, look & feel are all very similar to Batman: Arkham Asylum. If you enjoyed that game, chances are you'll like this.

There are a few aspects to Rocksteady's formula that are not emulated very well. This tends to give the game somewhat of an overall dull feel and mechanical flow. The story is interesting, but ultimately simple and something we've seen before; evil scientist is trying to recreate the Super Soldier formula to create his own minion, etc... That said, it's enough to keep you interested and coming back pretty easily. Plus, the game is pretty short, which is fun for me since my time is limited. I liken the story and length to a good 4 part movie. With the action, cinematic sequences, and involvement with the movie (it's a bit of a prequel), it's really just a good time.

I enjoy Captain America, so that may sway me just a bit, but this is a fun, albeit short game; perfect for a rental. Pick it up if you wanna feel like Cap over the weekend and don't need the most polished experience to enjoy a game.

Since I wrote the above, I'll also say this. After a few days of returning the game to gamefly, I have found myself writing a review about this game on Amazon, because I am looking up the price to pick up a used copy of it. It's a really fun game. If you are a Cap fan, it's a really, really, good time.

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I'll be the first to admit this game starts of slowly. After the first hour, my impression of this game was that it was a cheap, generic, Arkham Asylum knock-off. I came really close to trading it in, but I decided to stick with it.

The one thing that makes this game different than many of the others is the use of counter attacks. When an enemy is about to strike you or shoot at you, an indicator will appear on the screen, and if you time your block just right, you'll retaliate with a vicious blow, or knock their bullets right back at them! I thought that was really cool and I had fun doing that.

Yes, the combat was borrowed from Arkham Asylum, but it was still fun to fight, nonetheless. I do wish they would have tweaked the combat just a bit though, like maybe allow Captain America to jump in the air. Batman and Captain America are the only 2 action games that I know of that does not make use of a 'jump' button. In most games, the jump button is 'X', in this game, that just makes you roll/dodge. If you've played Arkham Asylum, the combat is pretty much identical. If you have not played AA, just imagine a free-flow combat system that allows you punch, kick, and counter; if all timed correctly, can be a thing of beauty. You are also able to use your shield in combat by throwing it at people, which is very fun to do.

The only weapon that Cap uses is his Shield, which is plenty enough. Through upgrades, you'll be able to hit multiple enemies with one throw which will definitely come in handy as you progress through the game.

The enemies in the game can be fun to fight at times, but I wish there were more of a variety. I may be wrong, but it seems to be only about 5 or 6 different enemy types, if that. But, this games does shine when it comes to the boss battles. I pretty much died the first few times I had to fight a new boss. You will continue to die until you figure out a strategy to defeat the boss. This is not a hack and slash game where you press the same button over and over to defeat a boss, which is a good thing in my book.

Many people have mentioned how short the game is. Well, if you take your time to explore and look for hidden items, you can get about 12 hours out of it. If you just play through without exploring anything and without doing any of the challenges, you'll probably get about 8 or 9 hours.

There are a couple of reasons as to why I deducted a star. I really wanted to see a better variety of enemies. Sure, the boss battles were fine, but I kept seeing the same enemies over and over. And also, this game copied AA too much. I'm not saying that was a bad thing, but AA is a unique game with a unique formula, come up with your own formula.

I'm glad I stuck with it though; it turned out to be a fun game after all. It's not the type of game that's gonna set the world on fire, so please don't expect that. It's a fun game at a reasonable price that will keep you busy for a few hours, depending on how you play it.

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I am playing Captain America and amazingly, it was fun. Although kind of short, I still enjoyed the action. Once you get really into the storyline of the game, which thankfully does not follow the movie, you will want to listen and hear everything that is said. If I can just get my last 4 accomplishments 1 more film reel, 1 more zola diary entry and all gold in challenge mode) I will be a very happy person. Finding everything after you finished the game is kind of hard.

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I did not see the movie but if this game is like the movie when it is released I will definitely have to watch it. This game lives up to the whole concept of Super Soldier. I like this Captain America, everything about his is from the whole Marvel Universe. His moves and techniques are just incredible to watch and apply. I still cannot put this game down and look forward everytime to playing it. The graphics and special effects are really good. Please purchase it, you will enjoy it.