Even later in the game when power-weapon wielding baddies enter the fray little tactically changes, with boss battle not so much fun as a welcome diversion from the tedium that preceded them. They also arrive in their cookie-cutter droves, room after room of identical nazi-inspired baddies practically asking to be stomped on. You’ll quickly release that foes offer next to no challenge, standing off you and just waiting to be knocked out. That however, is as good as things get with Super Soldier. While not as slick as Arkham Asylum, wailing on bad guys in Super Soldier is initially good fun. String enough hits together and you’ll also earn an unblockable strike which cracks with a slow motion crunch. A well-timed tap of the block button will repel gunfire back towards any shooters, while it can also be thrown around at enemies, bouncing off multiple HYDRA foes once upgraded and also used as an area-of-effect ground-slam with the appropriate upgrade. This being a Captain America game, his indestructible shield also comes into play. Captain America can pummel baddies with free-flowing melee strikes, popping from one baddie to the next with a lean of the directional stick without breaking a combo chain and reversing attacks from other enemies. News of Captain America: Super Soldier’s release then was met with a mixture of excitement and trepidation would the Captain finally get the game he deserved, or would the proximity of its silver-screen counterpart lead to an inevitable rush job?įor a game that has a strong focus on combat, developers Next Level Games wisely take their brawling cues from another comic book legend, pilfering many of the ideas found in Batman Arkham Asylum. Barring ensemble cast appearances in the likes of Marvel vs Capcom 3 and the Ultimate Alliance series, the shield-wielding symbol of American freedom hasn’t been given much screen time during this console cycle, whereas Spiderman for instance gets an almost-annual outing.

Of all the leading Marvel superheroes, Captain America is among the most unloved when it comes to getting his own gaming spin-offs.

Has freedom from the narrative of the movie led to a game better than your average Hollywood cash-in, or is this another super-heroic flop? Veering away from the main plot of the movie to focus on Captain America’s earliest missions, Captain America: Super Soldier takes a slightly different tact to other movie-tie ins. In the 2011 “Summer of Superheroes” at your local cinema, the big screen Captain America adaptation is arguably the most hotly anticipated of the lot.

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