Game #1327: Marvel Nemesis - Rise of the Imperfects

Imperfect is one way of putting it...

 A few years ago I played the DS version of Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, and lemme tell you, it was bad. But fear not, as this version is almost as bad, almost.

 The game has a very bleak take on the Marvel universe, game is super dark, and even then, the character models look glossy. The color palette is made up almost entirely out of greens and blacks, and the game is made up of 9 Marvel characters and 9 'Imperfects', terrible, original characters that are more forgettable than 80s villains such as Kangaroo.

 While it's a fighting game, there is a Story Mode... with barely any story to it. I gave up on it 'cause it was just unfair and it was so boring. What made it unfair was how the CPU can simply start blocking through your single attack combo, while you can't. But even if it wasn't so unfair, this is one of the sloppiest fighting games I've ever played. It's an arena-styled fighter, you get this pathetic square-button attack combo, but can access a secondary combo by holding down R1. It's downright tepid. That said, the ragdoll physics are hilarious, and can lead to taking tons of undeserved damage. Leaving aside how lackluster the combat system is, moving around feels slippery... it's not fun to play.

 Rise of the Imperfects is an embarrassment. Marvel/Disney should never let anyone but Capcom touch their licenses when it comes to fighting games. Well, the guys that made the X-Men fighting games get a pass too, but not EA.

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