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It’s hard to imagine the Marvel Universe without a unified idea of what it wanted to be and where it was going—but at the time of Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects, Iron Man had yet to take the limelight, and the video games, just like the movies, were experimenting to see what worked. Partnered with EA, Marvel Nemesis is one of those resulting experiments—a mix of action/adventure beat-em’ up like the standalone Spiderman movie tie-ins and also other 1v1 3D fighters like Mortal Kombat or Soul Caliber. This game was trying to be something all its own—and, though imperfect as the title suggests, it was.
Why Not Both?
Marvel Nemesis wasn’t the first fighter game to cross genres as Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks had actually released only a week before in September of the same year: 2005. That game followed a similar philosophy of beat-em’ up combat but did it, arguably, better. That being said, Mortal Kombat had its entire history of well-developed 1v1 fighting mechanics so they could take the time to further evolve the action/adventure half of the game—whereas Marvel had to start from scratch on both. And, with that being said, Marvel did a pretty solid job. The combat really shines in the 1v1 boss battles but the fully interactive 3D environments to fight through make for a lot of autonomy with all the fights.
Just Make it Original
With a wholly original story written, Marvel Nemesis was trying to lay the groundwork for its very own anthology of games and comic tie-in. Because, in addition to the story, super-powered characters were designed solely for this property and most of them were inspired enough to the point where you couldn’t always recognize the novel material. But, with that in mind, it’s tough to start an enduring franchise, or know what will stick—just ask the DC movies. And speaking of DC movies, this game went for the darker side of the Marvel Universe. Both in design of characters, environment and in some ways the more adult story—it was definitely trying to stand out.
Start of Something New?
The problem with Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects doesn’t lie in originality, but rather in its inconsistent tone. Where its gameplay has some clunky, floaty, issues—so too does its story and new characters. In the time it was made ¬Marvel was still coasting off the success of the original live-action Spiderman and X-Men movies (and the moderate success of Fantastic Four), so it makes sense that the games headliners are Spiderman, Wolverine, and The Thing; however, the light-hearted approach to those heroes don’t necessarily vibe well with the game’s darker tone and more ominous plot.
Overall, Marvel Nemesis is pretty fun game and worth a look. It’s a passable beat em’ up, and a passable 1v1 fighter that more than likely helped to lay the groundwork for other games with similar gameplay designs like the Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm series—but its goal was to lay the groundwork for its own series—and, ultimately, it still resides in the past as one-of-a-kind.
Pros
- Fun combat and great cast of characters
- Original design of action/adventure and 1v1
- Interactive 3D environments
- Original story and characters
Cons
- Clunky combat and movement
- Though gritty, cliché story
- Inconsistent tone with characters and gameplay
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