Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 26
  3. Negative: 15 out of 26
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  1. PSX Extreme
    49
    The whole thing is just completely unexciting and even laborious at times.
  2. Cheat Code Central
    46
    The bland environments, boring stages, repetitive enemies, and easily exhausted powers make the Fantastic Four feel more like a fantastic chore or just a fantastic bore.
  3. 1UP
    45
    Despite an entire review's worth of problems, Fantastic Four isn't a complete loss. It has some nice-looking effects ("flaming on," specifically), a decent joke or two, and some nice extras to unlock (old Fantastic Four comic covers, alternate costumes, etc.), but it's just not compelling in any of the basic areas it needs to be.
  5. Play Magazine
    45
    Some decent ideas do fight there way to the surface. [Aug 2007, p.68]
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  6. Game Chronicles
    45
    The game only takes six hours to beat but yet it costs nearly 60 dollars. I’ll let you do the math.
  7. Game Revolution
    42
    In fact, it’s repetitive and (quickly) becomes boring. Regardless of the enemy, expect a lot of walking around, smashing, taking of elevators to the next floor, more walking around, and more smashing and more … well, you get the picture.
  8. Game Almighty
    40
    Technically, it’s fairly solid – the controls work and it looks and sounds OK, but there’s zero fun here.
  9. Kombo
    40
    Fantastic Four fanatics apply only because there isn’t much in this game that will provide endless hours of fun.
  10. GamesRadar+
    40
    We know that plenty of people will look past the monotonous gameplay, poor voice acting, unimaginative level design, lack of online play, etc., but our advice is to hold out for the next movie.
  11. Game Over Online
    40
    Despite the few things done well in it, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer remains a bland, poorly-done game.
  12. G4 TV
    40
    Worse than the usual mediocre movie spinoffs, which is saying something. Youngsters might have the attention span to find completing the game entertaining, but everyone is better off playing Ultimate Alliance—a vastly superior game.
  13. PSM3 Magazine UK
    39
    A dull, uninspired car crash of a game. A complete waste of PlayStation 3's power. [Aug 2007, p.74]
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  14. Play UK
    39
    Avoid, as per usual. [Issue#155, p.90]
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  15. PALGN
    30
    The only thing fantastic about Rise of the Silver Surfer is the record time you'll make travelling to the store to return it.
  16. GameSpy
    30
    The graphics are distinctly last-gen, with bland, repetitive environments that feel as slapped together as every other part of this lackluster brawler.

Awards & Rankings

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#93 Best PS3 Game of 2007
85
#85 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2007
73
#73 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2007

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. Le__Xenomorph
    Dec 16, 2014
    0
    A definite improvement over the first Fantastic Four but is still plagued by terrible acting, a so-so script, subpar CGI, and little characterA definite improvement over the first Fantastic Four but is still plagued by terrible acting, a so-so script, subpar CGI, and little character development. 5/10 (mediocre)… Full Review »
  2. gregthreet
    Jul 1, 2012
    3
    what the **** is wrong with "Digital Entertainment News". This is by far the most cheap and boring game I played the day I put it on my TVwhat the **** is wrong with "Digital Entertainment News". This is by far the most cheap and boring game I played the day I put it on my TV that day. Its horribly pathetic and fjkasuioghas9h… Full Review »
  3. PaulM.
    Jun 16, 2007
    2
    When i saw this on the shelves i thought "this looks like its gonna be a good game", i have 2 sons, my eldest is 14 and my youngest is 10, we When i saw this on the shelves i thought "this looks like its gonna be a good game", i have 2 sons, my eldest is 14 and my youngest is 10, we all played this game and thoght it was pants. The gaming engine within the ps3 should excite the producers of the games that are comming out for this platform but it seems that they have only gone half way with this one. When are they going to realise that the concept of "press a button to open the door then kill some badies then press a button to open the door then kill some badies etc etc is not what we want any more. Graphicly it looked reasonable but the charactor movements were inconsistent and sometimes were very annoying. I know a lot of work goes into making games but to be honest its not just about the work that goes into making these things its about the thought that goes into the story behind the game. When your paying top prices for games you expect a little bit more than this.… Full Review »
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