Review: Captain America Super Soldier

If you had the opportunity save lives not for the glory but for the gratification of doing good, could you handle the responsibility? In the case of Steve Rogers his life changed for the better when he became Captain America. It is now your chance to live through the life of an American hero and hopefully save the world from the evil grip of Red Skull and his Hydra forces. I hope you are ready to do Uncle Sam proud as you embark on your adventure in Captain America: Super Soilder.

The story is simple and fills up some details from the movie. The story takes place during the World War II era where you face off against Baron Zemo, who has plotted against the United States of America. Most of the missions are solo based since you are Captain America Super Soldier. There are a few cameos from Bucky and other known allies from the movie, but don’t expect too much assistance from your pals. In each chapter you are pitted against enemies either using strong armor or ranged weapons Luckily you will have your trusty shield with its invincible shielding powers to best each opponent.

The gameplay is very similar to the fight mechanics in Batman Arkham Asylum, but with the exception of having only one gadget (your shield) to use and having super strength. In my opinion it was a good decision to use that style of gameplay for Captain America, since he’s a brawler with a lot of limber movement. In the bottom left corner of the Heads-Up Display above your health, you have 4 bars which are your special meters that builds up as you play throughout the game. The combination of using the shoulder buttons with the face buttons will determine the outcome of the fight. The smaller enemies can taken down using one bar of critical attack, while bigger enemies need 2 bars weaponized attack to be detained.  When all 4 bars are lit up you can then utilize the super soldier mode.

As I said earlier there aren’t that many cameos, which is a real pity since most Marvel games tend to have cameos from other characters. It would of been nice if James Howlett a.k.a Wolverine were to show up since he did fight alongside Captain America during World War II in the comics. There is not much else into the game besides the story, and while there’s a challenge mode it just feels like an afterthought.

The game itself does have some minor glitches but nothing too noticeable. It was kind of annoying to go on wild goose chases, looking for files and weird treasures throughout the campaign.  It was tedious smashing statues through out the game as well just for some points. Those aspects of the game felt like they were thrown in just to make things interesting but I do have to say they should of had more action rather than the item hunting.

The final verdict is a “RENT” but in a good way.  With the gameplay only ten hours long, I don’t feel that it was worth the whole retail price. So if you are a big fan, like me, go for it and buy it.  If not and you just wanna try it out for a bit, then pick it up later at a cheaper price or just totally rent it. Sega really redeemed themselves with this title, even though its a rental, I myself enjoyed playing it a lot.  Captain America: Super Soldier made me appreciate the comic book was turned into a video game. If Sega keeps making games like this, then they won’t have people like me dissing them when they release a comic book video game.

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