Recently got a copy of Marvel Nemesis from EA, and I just have to share my experiences. Why? Because it's just the game of the year!
First of all, let's start with the manual. As you might know, this game contains NEW Marvel characters, created for EA. Immediately when turning to the characterpage on the manual, one of those new fangled characters is listed. His name seems to be 'Spiderfman', I haven't figured out his powers yet, but perhaps it's something Spiderfy.
Then, a very closely related thing, the story! Instead of a deep plot, Marvel Nemesis is finally a game that keeps it simple. Even the sentences and ways used to express this plot are simple. You chose 'Arcade Mode', one of the characters, and you're thrown into the fight. Fight is done, someone (generally a screaming woman, or a policeman with his mouth wide open), says something like "Quick! Get to Power Plant and Stop Mayhem", or other great classics such as "All clues point to rooftop!"
When going through eight to ten fights, and actually still knowing nothing about the story, you're thrust into the final battle, with your character saying something like "I will rip you to piece" (Wolverine), or "My flames will burn you" (human torch), with the evil guy at the bottom saying "Ha Ha, I take you to my planet!" Beat him, and you're done. Buy rewards from points got! Replay with other character!
(and no, it's not a joke. This game is full of great vocabulary!)
But now, on to the game's many special features. Not only are there over 20 characters playable, there is an equal amount of sounds! This means never being confused again, as your Wolvering will always say the same UNG, for every little jump.
That, however, is nothing compared to the rest. For example, when walking towards an enemy at the beginning of a fight, the enemy began to walk backwards. I walked on, and eventually, the enemy fell of the arena. A winner was me \o\. But wait, there's more! In the next fight, I was hit by a fireball of a green human torch, which caused me to sink through the ground, into the infinite depths of gaming blackness. After 10 seconds or so, Wolverine was such a small dot that he was barely seeable, and he reappeared again at the top of the arena, continuing the fight as usual. The floor samed to have an offday aswell though, as just minutes the later the floor textures disappeared, changing into blackness once again.
There also seem to be sights of multiple me's. After hitting an enemy to the other side of the arena, this enemy goes into a corner and tries to hit the corner for about half a minute; then getting tired, causing him to stop moving for the rest of the match.
My favourite feature though, is the invisible duplicating! Your opponent grabs something from the surroundings, such as a desk, begins to walk around with it for the rest of the match, and when I tried to attack me, the game made Wolverine look like he was carrying the desk - although the desk was still held by the opponent! Wow, I don't hope I'm thrown of the EA network for duplicating items now. ;(
So to close it off, this game has so many special features, a great, in-depth story, and new characters as the already legendary Spiderfman. Forget Mario Kart, forget GTA:LCS, forget everything you know about videogaming: Marvel Nemesis for Nintendo DS brings about a new revolution in handheld gaming!
First of all, let's start with the manual. As you might know, this game contains NEW Marvel characters, created for EA. Immediately when turning to the characterpage on the manual, one of those new fangled characters is listed. His name seems to be 'Spiderfman', I haven't figured out his powers yet, but perhaps it's something Spiderfy.
Then, a very closely related thing, the story! Instead of a deep plot, Marvel Nemesis is finally a game that keeps it simple. Even the sentences and ways used to express this plot are simple. You chose 'Arcade Mode', one of the characters, and you're thrown into the fight. Fight is done, someone (generally a screaming woman, or a policeman with his mouth wide open), says something like "Quick! Get to Power Plant and Stop Mayhem", or other great classics such as "All clues point to rooftop!"
When going through eight to ten fights, and actually still knowing nothing about the story, you're thrust into the final battle, with your character saying something like "I will rip you to piece" (Wolverine), or "My flames will burn you" (human torch), with the evil guy at the bottom saying "Ha Ha, I take you to my planet!" Beat him, and you're done. Buy rewards from points got! Replay with other character!
(and no, it's not a joke. This game is full of great vocabulary!)
But now, on to the game's many special features. Not only are there over 20 characters playable, there is an equal amount of sounds! This means never being confused again, as your Wolvering will always say the same UNG, for every little jump.
That, however, is nothing compared to the rest. For example, when walking towards an enemy at the beginning of a fight, the enemy began to walk backwards. I walked on, and eventually, the enemy fell of the arena. A winner was me \o\. But wait, there's more! In the next fight, I was hit by a fireball of a green human torch, which caused me to sink through the ground, into the infinite depths of gaming blackness. After 10 seconds or so, Wolverine was such a small dot that he was barely seeable, and he reappeared again at the top of the arena, continuing the fight as usual. The floor samed to have an offday aswell though, as just minutes the later the floor textures disappeared, changing into blackness once again.
There also seem to be sights of multiple me's. After hitting an enemy to the other side of the arena, this enemy goes into a corner and tries to hit the corner for about half a minute; then getting tired, causing him to stop moving for the rest of the match.
My favourite feature though, is the invisible duplicating! Your opponent grabs something from the surroundings, such as a desk, begins to walk around with it for the rest of the match, and when I tried to attack me, the game made Wolverine look like he was carrying the desk - although the desk was still held by the opponent! Wow, I don't hope I'm thrown of the EA network for duplicating items now. ;(
So to close it off, this game has so many special features, a great, in-depth story, and new characters as the already legendary Spiderfman. Forget Mario Kart, forget GTA:LCS, forget everything you know about videogaming: Marvel Nemesis for Nintendo DS brings about a new revolution in handheld gaming!
