Double Dragon and Fighting Force are both perfect examples. Having a block of cheese next to your health I for too long could make you the laughing stock of a multiplayer game.įantastic Four is an old school, side-scrolling, kick the crap out of anything and everything type game. Although neither Icon affects your score, Punches, kicks, throws and special moves, you're rewarded with a special Thumbs-up icon. if you come out swinging with a wide variety of Life gauge, showing you and everyone else just how lazy a player you are But. Perform the same move too many times and a block of cheese appears next to your Gone and added o skill rating to Fantastic Four. Just when you thought it was safe to use the same lame moves over and over again in your side-scrolling adventures, Acclaim has Fantastic Four is about as flashy as a game can get. With all its exploding vehicles, gigantic BossesĪnd explosive special moves. But that's far from being the game's most impressive visual effect. Sunken world of Atlantis-are almost entirely polygonal, and your characters can wander into and out of the background and behindĭistant structures. Although the heroes and enemies are all sprite-based, the environments-from the streets of New York to the The game is divided into five episodes, each culminating in a confrontation with an infamous enemy from the comic book (Dr. You and a friend canĪlso duke it out in Training Mode, which lets you practice moves in one-on-one bouts. (this option makes the game both easier and confusing, since the screen becomes cluttered with characters). But if no fellow humans are available, you con have the computer control as many as three teammates Each controls a different team member, and you may switch between Up to four players may join in the game if you own a Multitap. This tactic is especially useful when you're battlingīosses, most of which can't be injured by run-of-the-mill punches and kicks. Your character can also pick up and toss enemies and objects, including cars. Some special moves, and allīlocks, drain your hero's supply of Force Power, which you fill by collecting power-ups.

Other specials include Torch's fireballs and The Thing's floor-rippling Foot Stomp.

Fantastic, for instance, molds his rubbery bod into a 10-ton weight and drops on baddies when you hold R2 andĭouble tap upward.

Each character has at least four special moves, usually combinations of shoulder buttons and taps You get the brainy, stretchy leader Mr.įantastic the brawny rockman The Thing the force field-wielding Invisible Woman the head-to-toe hotfoot Human Torch and fair. The game lets you guide any one of the five most famous faces in the Fantastic Four family.

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