As you’d suspect there’s no meat on the bone in terms of the narrative, which is mostly played for chuckles during the occasional cut scenes. As a conduit to stage after stage of intense encounters with robots that wanna shut you down permanently, however, it works just fine.
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Shooting is a little more of an acquired taste. You’ll carry two primary weapons and a sidearm with unlimited rounds (ammo is plentiful for the main guns as well). No matter what gun you’re using, however, the recoil takes some getting used to as without adjustments you’ll be firing above your initial target after squeezing off a few rounds. It’s not as pronounced as the original, and your weapon’s stats make a real difference, but it’s something to be aware of.
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To help you along the way, the game features a robust tutorial that walks you through everything from the simplest tasks to the most complex combos. In addition to the primary tutorial, each character has their own walkthrough in which you can see (and execute) all of their moves. Our only real complaint is that the demo feature isn’t as helpful as it should be. Yes, it shows you what the move should look like, but it offers no clue as to what you might be doing wrong (perhaps including a controller overlay that shows button timing would help).
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We have mixed feelings about the CGI. Obviously you couldn’t create an underwater film like this without it, but it’s so prevalent for such lengthy stretches of time that it can almost feel as though you’ve switched movies when things are on land and CGI is used to augment the otherwise real sets. Ultimately, the underwater sequences don’t feel real, so if you like realism in your superhero films this is unlikely to deliver.
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Most of the time things work fine, but there are some definite shortcomings. For starters, you don’t move very fast, and the sprint meter drains with incredible speed — that can become an issue when you’re on one side of the block and are expected to respond quickly on the opposite end. The mini game in which you search a car works poorly as well. Both issues can cause you to fail objectives through no fault of your own. That’s never a good thing.
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There’s just a lot going on in a relatively short amount of time, and looking back at it the film probably would’ve benefited from less “magic for magic’s sake” effects and more storyline development.
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As you progress you’ll unlock various special abilities, earned by pulling off uninterrupted strikes, that can allow for single-hit kills, an area of effect attack and healing. You’ll end up using the last one by far the most, since the game offers no other means of regaining lost health. Eventually you’ll unlock the ability to become a giant, which is pretty cool, though it happens late and there are few chances to use it.
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