When drastic things happen, people call on the Fantastic Four to help save the day. From Marvel Comics genius Stan Lee, Fantastic Four has experienced an explosion in popularity recently. Seven Studios has the responsiblity of capturing the hype of the upcoming film and translating it to the current crop of consoles. As in movie 'Fantastic Four' as well as the comic book epic-adventure, these four super heroes use their each individual powers to battle off those evil super villains who try to take over the universe. Gamers, get ready to face many the never-before-seen villains including the ultimate villain - Doctor Doom. So, let's get in there and kick some butt, shall we!?

Just in case you don't know of the Fantastic Four, let's meet them:

Mr. Fantastic/ Reed Richards - Richards uses his 'Mr. Fantastic' abilities to enable himself to stretch to attack his opponents from a distance, squeeze through tight spaces and get through places that no one else can. He also has the brain power to hack into computers, heal other characters, override security systems, and take control of enemy's weapons to be used against them.

Human Torch/ Johnny Storm - If you're playing as the 'Human Torch', you're probably going to want to stand back. He's a big ball of fire and also is filled with supernova fireballs. He pretty much looks intimating with fire on him though he can also throw fireballs at his enemies. In the words of Paris Hilton; "That's hot!"

Invisible Girl/ Sue Storm - Being playable as 'Invisible Girl' is a mind blowing experience. You can make yourself, well, invisible. Also, you have ability to perform some ninja-like stealth moves at high speeds or even use her telekinetic power to immobilize enemies and/or objects.

Thing/ Ben Grimm - One of the most devastating members of the Fantastic Four, Thing uses his brute stretch and force to knock out everything in his path. Thing's the guy to turn to when breaking down walls and tearing up stuff.

Gameplay:

In this game, you'll find that there are a lot of cinematics- revealing a whole lot of the story in the process. If you haven't seen the movie yet, you'll probably wish to avoid them. If you have seen it, you probably grow tired of them fast. You have very few modes to choose from: Arena Fight, Create a New Game or load one - that's it. When you begin the game, you'll start off flying on a space pack as an astronaut trying to unlock and pick up things before your ship is destroyed by a massive meteor shower. It's quite unclear why you're doing it, and it really gets the game off on the wrong foot. As the game goes on at the medical center, this is where you'll be introduced to Reed Richards as he hops out of hospital bed trying to break away from his reclining prison. The game play is a basic fighting style game with graphics similar to the X-men: Legends game. Marvel Comics has produced a very well-done story line for the movie, but it does not translate well to the game.



The combat in Fantastic Four is quite glitchy and hard to acclimate yourself to. It'll take a bit of time to figure out how to control the character movements and fighting styles, leading to many instances where the destructable enviroments will be laid to waste before your enemies. As enjoyable as the combat was, it seemed as if the characters didn't look they were actually hitting the villains. In an action-fighting game, it's a pretty major necessity.