too bad Capcom can't make another Marvel game
6.4
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/marvelvsea/review.html
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects could have been a decent beat-'em-up game that provided some great fan service, if its poor single-player scenario hadn't unhinged the entire process. This game has tons of content, great characters, and simple controls, suggesting that it was designed with more casual players and/or Marvel fans to pick up and immediately enjoy--but the ragged gameplay mechanics and balance issues that infest the one-player game will likely frustrate this very same audience to no end. If you're a patient player that's into the subject material, you'll probably get some benefit out of Marvel Nemesis, thanks to the wealth of comic book goodies and the solid online fighting. All others should approach this game with caution, because there are certainly better beat-'em-up fighters out there.
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/653/653045p1.html
8.0 Presentation
Mark Millar's chronicle is strong (as usual) and the artistic design is pretty cool. The game also benefits from some nice lighting effects and first-class cinematic cutscenes.
8.0 Graphics
The PS2 version of Marvel Nemesis runs into a few graphic glitches not found in the other versions. Even so, the textures, lighting, and destructible environments are pretty decent.
7.0 Sound
The Soundtrack fits the action well and the voice-overs are done by pros. The sound effects are just so-so, though.
5.0 Gameplay
Character moves look great and the environments add a couple of strategic goodies, but almost everyone plays the same with little deviation. Also, single-player mode is poorly done and boring.
5.0 Lasting Appeal
A good online mode and a moderately fun versus mode are about the only reason to keep playing this beyond an initial playthrough.
5.1 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
If it weren't for the high-end production values and full-bodied online modes in the PS2 and Xbox version, Marvel Nemesis would have been a bad game in every sense of the word (leaving GameCube owners not so lucky either way). But even with the benefit of that nice online mode and some great presentational bits, it doesn't change the fact that Rise of the Imperfects is nothing more than a ho-hum experience that looks painfully ordinary when compared to the rest of this season's excellent comic games. A general populace that doesn't play a lot of videogames may be able to forgive this, but as someone who reads comics and plays videogames on a pretty regular basis, I cannot.
I love how IGN's Xbox review mentions PS2 graphical errors in their review. Oops.
6.4
http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/marvelvsea/review.html
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects could have been a decent beat-'em-up game that provided some great fan service, if its poor single-player scenario hadn't unhinged the entire process. This game has tons of content, great characters, and simple controls, suggesting that it was designed with more casual players and/or Marvel fans to pick up and immediately enjoy--but the ragged gameplay mechanics and balance issues that infest the one-player game will likely frustrate this very same audience to no end. If you're a patient player that's into the subject material, you'll probably get some benefit out of Marvel Nemesis, thanks to the wealth of comic book goodies and the solid online fighting. All others should approach this game with caution, because there are certainly better beat-'em-up fighters out there.
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/653/653045p1.html
8.0 Presentation
Mark Millar's chronicle is strong (as usual) and the artistic design is pretty cool. The game also benefits from some nice lighting effects and first-class cinematic cutscenes.
8.0 Graphics
The PS2 version of Marvel Nemesis runs into a few graphic glitches not found in the other versions. Even so, the textures, lighting, and destructible environments are pretty decent.
7.0 Sound
The Soundtrack fits the action well and the voice-overs are done by pros. The sound effects are just so-so, though.
5.0 Gameplay
Character moves look great and the environments add a couple of strategic goodies, but almost everyone plays the same with little deviation. Also, single-player mode is poorly done and boring.
5.0 Lasting Appeal
A good online mode and a moderately fun versus mode are about the only reason to keep playing this beyond an initial playthrough.
5.1 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
If it weren't for the high-end production values and full-bodied online modes in the PS2 and Xbox version, Marvel Nemesis would have been a bad game in every sense of the word (leaving GameCube owners not so lucky either way). But even with the benefit of that nice online mode and some great presentational bits, it doesn't change the fact that Rise of the Imperfects is nothing more than a ho-hum experience that looks painfully ordinary when compared to the rest of this season's excellent comic games. A general populace that doesn't play a lot of videogames may be able to forgive this, but as someone who reads comics and plays videogames on a pretty regular basis, I cannot.
I love how IGN's Xbox review mentions PS2 graphical errors in their review. Oops.