Video Gaming News - June 2005
Santa Monica, CA (June 28, 2005) - Activision today announced that
Fantastic 4 is currently available in retail stores nationwide.
From Activision:
Based on Twentieth Century Fox’s highly anticipated “Fantastic 4” feature
film, the team-based action adventure game lets players take on the role of
Marvel Super Heroes, Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic, Sue Storm/The Invisible Woman,
Johnny Storm/The Human Torch and Ben Grimm/The Thing and master each character’s
powers -- stretching, invisibility, shooting fire and leveling superhuman
attacks -- to overcome the evil Doctor Doom.
“Fantastic 4 lets gamers relive the action and excitement of one of the summer’s
most anticipated films, from the plot to the locations to the actors,” said
Kathy Vrabeck, president, Activision Publishing. “Players also experience more
than the film in a completely original storyline that expands the Super Heroes’
universe through exclusive game missions and environments.”
Co-written by Zak Penn, who co-wrote the story for “X2” and is co-writing the
screenplay for the upcoming “X3,” Fantastic 4 lets players defeat enemies and
overcome obstacles in team-based combat and two-player co-op mode. Gamers
control all four team members and can dynamically switch between characters to
wreak havoc in a variety of destructible environments inspired by popular comic
book locales. Players take on the following roles:
• Mr. Fantastic – Fans use brainpower to hack computers, override security
systems and outsmart their enemies as they deliver stretch attacks from a
distance, squeeze into tight spaces and go where no one else can.
• The Invisible Woman – Players become invisible and perform stealth moves with
ninja like speed or immobilize enemies using force fields created through
telekinetic powers.
• The Human Torch – Gamers create walls of fire, level super nova fireballs or
shoot flames from their fingertips to ward off enemies.
• The Thing – Fans use brute force to pick up heavy objects, tear them apart and
savagely obliterate foes.
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