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53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 30
  2. Negative: 9 out of 30
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  1. The area where the gameplay lacks is the variety on moves, combos, and just providing ways to keep gamers interested after the smoke and mirrors of the visuals wear off.
  2. 40
    The story mode is boring and full of repetition, the controls are overly simplistic.
  3. Boomtown
    40
    It’s the very definition of [average], with so-so graphics and sound, mindless, repetitive action and nothing to get even vaguely excited about.
  4. 40
    It's a schizophrenic game that tests poorly as both a brawler and a fighter. 80 percent of the game is too easy, and the balance is cheap and simply not fun.
  5. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    Even worse, it doesn't do the stuff you've seen before with much panache. It's not comic - it's tragic. [Nov 2005, p.90]
  6. This is a superhero game that actually makes you hate the superhero you're playing as for their rubbish attacking skills, poor movement and general refusal to do what they're told.
  7. Inarguably, it’s a sucky game. Once you’ve taken Marvel Nemesis through its paces, you’ll pierce its glinty armor with your newfound eye beams of license abuse and try to toss it into the local penitentiary for the rest of its unnatural born life.
  8. games(TM)
    20
    An odd visual style tops off a very poor title in a suitably poor manner, jumping between looking halfway decent and just plain nasty. An unbalanced and sorely broken mess. [Dec 2005, p.106]
  9. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    20
    With its horrible looks, non-existent gameplay and shallow controls, every possible effort should be made to avoid this. [Dec 2005, p.111]

Awards & Rankings

64
#64 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
32
#32 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 69
  2. Negative: 20 out of 69
  1. May 20, 2019
    10
    This was a great game.I don't get why does it have such a low score.I played with it so much when i was younger.This game has to offer lot ofThis was a great game.I don't get why does it have such a low score.I played with it so much when i was younger.This game has to offer lot of characters and places.The graphics were were good for the time. Full Review »
  2. Apr 22, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. El mejor juego que ha concebido la industria, ¿motivos?, mera nostalgia, además de eso, contiene mecánicas de combate que no he visto en ningún título reciente (lanzar objetos que estallan, lanzar fuera del escenario a los rivales, desbloquear personajes al compás de tus victorias, escenarios indestructibles, cada personaje posee diferente fuerza (esto influye en los objetos que puede levantar y el impacto de sus golpes) y un gran etcétera,
    definitivamente uno de los títulos de la infancia que más horas de diversión me proporcionó.
    Full Review »
  3. Simplisticgamelover
    Oct 19, 2005
    10
    Unlike everybody else, i thought that it was pretty fun.