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Manufacturer's Description X-Men: Next Dimension plunges players into a powerful enemy's plot to rid the world of mutants. Leaving traditional section-based fighting games in its wake, X-Men: Next Dimension is the only console fighter game that carries epic superhero showdowns across expansive 3-D levels. Players fight as 20 different X-Men characters (plus four secret characters to be unlocked) through interactive environments, replete with combat-induced damage.
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X-men nemesis Bastion and his evil sentinels have captured Forge and are moving to rid the world of its mutant protectors. If the X-Men are to save themselves, our mutant superheroes will have to resort to any measure—even teaming with their archenemies—The Brotherhood.
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Great Fighting Game, Hands Down, April 9, 2003
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I had seen this game in the store several times and didn't pay it much attention. My friend who works in the game store told me I would enjoy it. Once I started playing I was hooked. Unlike other games that have used X-men characters, this one really seems to bring them to life. I don't know how this game plays on the other two systems but it plays beautifully on Gamecube. Load times are short, graphics are smooth, and gameplay is flawless.
First off, it is a 3-D fighter. The gameplay is reminiscent of Tekken. There are two punch buttons, two kick buttons, one throw button, and one counter button. This game is all about timing. The counter button is tough to use but nice to have, since you're timing has to be great. You hold back to block like Tekken. Unlike Tekken, where characters have lists of 40+ moves and some very complicated patterns, the move list is shorter, usually about 20-30, and are not too difficult to execute. If you like games where the moves are overly complex, you will not like this game. This is the type of game where a decent gamer, who may not be a master at games like Tekken, can master a number of characters in a relatively short time and not get bored. Sidestepping and jumping are easy in this game.
There are similarities to DOA in this game as well. The backgrounds are interactive. You can knock somebody up against a car and it will blow up, or a control panel and receive a serious jolt. Other than the danger room, all of the boards have multiple areas. If you hit a character hard enough and in the right direction you can knock them into another area. For example, you can start in the mansion hallway, knock them into the study, out the window onto the basketball court (which opens up like the movie), fall down into the hangar, knock you're opponent onto the elevator and wind up back in the hallway again. You're not restricted to one backdrop for an entire match. Even the danger room has multiple holographic backdrops, such as a Roman coliseum and a WWII battlefield. You can even use poles and walls to bounce your opponent off of. There are 7 boards, some with up to four different areas.
Now one thing that makes this game more fun to play is the power-up bar for your X-powers. It fills up Level 1, then Level 2, then Level 3, and once all three Levels are filled, you can use your Level 4. Each characters super moves require slightly different combos to get off but nothing too difficult to remember. Now lets say that you don't like your characters Level 1 move and prefer their Level 3 move, or vice versa. You can move the energy from other bars to the one you want. Press and hold the Z button and B, Y, and X will pop up over your meter at the top. Press the button corresponding to the meter you want to use and simply shift everything to it.
All of the moves and super moves in this game exploit each mutant's abilities to the fullest. Unlike all of the Marvel vs. Capcom games that treat each character like a Street Fighter character, this game treats each like an individual X-men.
One addition to this game that is much like a Capcom 2-D fighter is air attacks. I haven't quite figured out how to use them but if you knock your opponent up in the air, you can continue to hit them once they're airborne and even execute a super move. In fact, all characters have one super move dedicated for use while in the air.
There are 24 characters total. You start with access to 17. 3 are visible but locked. 4 are hidden by question marks and have to be unlocked through certain actions. Each character has 8 costumes. Some costumes are slight variations while others are drastically different. Characters for immediate play include: Cyclops, Wolverine, Gambit, Storm, Beast, Phoenix, Toad, Mystique, Sabretooth, Magneto, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Forge, Juggernaut, Betsy, Havok, and Lady Deathstrike. Sentinel A, Sentinel B, and Bastion are visible but locked. Psylocke, Bishop, Dark Phoenix, and Blob are hidden and must be unlocked. All characters are equally dangerous and well-balanced. Most have projectile weaponry of some sort, and those that lack it, make up for it in other ways.
On top of the nice blend of different aspects of various fighting games, the graphics are top-notch, the music is sweet and makes you feel like you're in a movie. The voice acting is great and you really get a feel for your character. Throw in great movies, which you can watch again once you have unlocked them, several different modes (Story, Arcade, Versus, Survival, Time Attack, Team, and Practice), and the fact that Patrick Stewart does the voice of Charles Xavier, and you've got one great game. Plus, if you don't feel like going through the trouble of unlocking everything, there is a code that does it for you: quickly press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, Start, Start at the main menu. A message will confirm correct code entry. Then save it to your memory card.
Its nice to find an X-men game where Wolverine is not automatically the best character. I highly recommend this game.
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=Durability=Fun=Educational=Overall a kid's review, December 2, 2004 A Kid's Review this is the best game ever. It has cool graphics and matrix. Wolverine is so cool with this big claw and everything. You should definetly buy this game.
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I wanted to like this game; I really did. I love the X-Men series and love my Gamecube. However, this game wasn't even good enough for me to convince myself that I could pretend to enjoy it. It's simply a bad game.
The controls are incredibly awkward, first of all. Even on the easiest setting, it was so clunky that I couldn't figure out how to put together any type of offense. Despite my frustrations, I really tried to get a feel for the controls. Sadly, it never happened.
The game's only redeeming quality is the roster of X-Men it contains. I'm a huge fan of Gambit and Beast, and after not seeing them in the first two X-Men movies, I was excited about their inclusion in this game. It's just too bad that the game wasn't worthy of them.
Definitely rent this before you buy it. Don't waste your money like I did.
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X-men:Next Dimesion (GCN), January 11, 2004 A Kid's Review In this game, the graphics are worth the graphics of Gamecube; although the is a few bit of clipping and cookie cutters. This game is good for arcade fighting fans. The inviorments are not interactable, but they are well put together. The controlls were a little sensitive, and the game didn't really follow the X-men trilogy.
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And I thought it might be good., July 29, 2003 A Kid's Review I've never liked seeing people who give bad reviews to good things, but trust me, I know alot about video games. Despite other reviews, this is a horrible game. The fighting is jerky and has no real movement to it. The style of fighting and how could I forget, the worst controlls for any fighter game I've ever played. Trust me. Wait til August and get Soul Calibur II. Once again, I hate seeing bad reviews for good games, but this is a good review technically. Normally I would give it a zero, but thats not a choice so it gets more than it deserves.
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This game is awful., July 14, 2003
Reviewer: A gamer I want to warn anyone reading this review. Don't buy it. Don't even rent it. I rented it and I wished I hadn't. This game is so bad. Myabe it isn't bad for some other gaming systems, but for GameCube it is bad. I like to play any game with the control stick on the controller. I don't know anyone who prefers the little plus-sign directional pad over a control stick. Well, if you plan on jumping at all (which is necessary to any fighting game) don't plan on using the control stick. For some reason, some programmer thought it would be a good idea to make the stick useless and go back to the old school directional pad. Dumb idea.
It was also very stupid for them to put the moves in the pause menu. This is a pain. Overall, there are much better fighter games. I am not into fighter games but I wanted to try this one because it was X-Men. Well, except for the obvious license. This could have very well be any other generic fighting game.
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Tagline: 4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic.
Plot Outline A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom
Plot Synopsis: When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Reed Richards, inventor and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body, and takes the name, Mr. Fantastic. His girlfriend, Sue Storm, gains the ability to turn invisible and create force fields, calling herself the Invisible Woman. Her younger brother Johnny Storm gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, becoming the Human Torch. Pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature calling himself Thing. Together, they use their unique powers to explore the strange aspects of the world, and to foil the evil plans of Doctor Doom.
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Production Company: 20th Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises, 1492 Pictures, Constantin Film Produktion GmbH, Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 3 KG
USA Box Office: $155 Million
Worldwide Box Office: $329 Million
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Filming Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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"Fantastic Four" is a science fiction/fantasy flick based on the comic strip of the same name. When I first heard about this film last summer, I was pleasantly surprised. I hadn't heard anything about the Fantastic Four in more than twenty years and I assumed everyone in Hollywood and elsewhere had forgotten about this comic strip decades ago.
I was never a huge fan of the Fantastic Four comics but I did read them on occasion so I have a good idea what the strip was all about. When I watched this movie, I immediately began to make comparisons between the comics and the film, looking for accuracies, similarities, and things to criticize. From what I saw in the movie, it is mostly an accurate duplication of the comic strip as far as the characters go and the general plot. You have the same basic "superheroes" and the same transformation problem/concern. Most of it matches the comic strip, with a few minor differences. This should satisfy those who were old fans of the comic strip since the movie seems to follow the same general path.
I appreciate the director's attention to the comic strip's original premise, but there are several things about Fantastic Four that prevent it from being the entertaining movie it was meant to be. Chief among these is the flat story and even flatter characters. The story is pretty much lifeless and dull, with the Fantastic Four trying to find a way to reverse the effects of the cosmic rays so they can return to normal while Dr. Doom continues his increasingly evil plot. There isn't much more to it than that, and much of it moves along at a slow pace- far less exciting than some of the other comic strip inspired films of late, like Spiderman.
With the characters, Ioan Gruffuth's is boring and forgettable. Jessica Alba seems miscast in this role, but it is easy to understand why she was chosen for the part (to give the film some sex appeal). Chris Evans' character is idiotic and continuously tosses out lame one- liners in an attempt to be funny. The only character that is memorable is that of Ben Grimm, who is played by actor Michael Chiklis. He plays "The Thing"- the big, super- strong character with a body made of rocks. His character is the only one among the four with even a minimal amount of depth. He is also the only one who cannot transform himself back to his original human form (The others can turn their super power on and off) and he hates the predicament he is in. His bitter, grumpy attitude stands out among the four characters and he is the only one among them that will solicit any type of feeling from the viewer. His girlfriend Debbie- who is played by Laurie Holden- has dumped him all because of his gruesome appearance. A heartbroken Ben is naturally upset, but he does find comfort in another woman named Alicia- who is played by Kerrie Washington. She accepts Ben for what he is, making his life a little more tolerable.
Chiklis' "The Thing" character is great for one other reason: The excellent make-up. The people in charge of this part of the film deserve praise for transforming this ordinary actor into a man with a body of stone. He seems just like the character from the comic strip and the attention to detail is amazing. If there is one reason to recommend this film, this would be it. The resemblance to the Thing from the comics is almost creepy.
Another thing this film lacks is sufficient action. There are a few scenes where the Fantastic Four get to flex their muscles, but they are few and far between. For example, the Thing has a scene where he saves a man from getting killed by stopping a truck on a bridge with his bare hands. This is one of a handful of action scenes that are decently made and memorable. But they are not nearly enough, and most of the film drags along.
Overall, this film will appeal most to those who were huge fans of the comic strip who will appreciate the fact that the director kept true to the majority of the comic's premise. Doom is different from the comic strip and other things are slightly different too. But this movie fails for other reasons; namely its slowness, lack of action, the shallowness of most of the cast, and the flatness of the story. It's a generally forgettable film that will erase itself completely from memory (except for the Thing character) a short time after viewing.
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A MARVEL Of An Adventure!, January 12, 2006
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The Fantastic Four were my favorite superheroes growing up. It's been a long journey from their first appearance in Marvel Comics in the early sixties to a big screen live-action feature film in '05, but it was certainly worth the wait. Here they are in all their glory to be enjoyed by young and old alike; Mr. Fantastic (Ioan Gruffudd), Invisible Girl (Jessica Alba), the Human Torch (Chris Evans) and of course the indominable Thing (Michael Chiklis). They look and act exactly the way they did in the comics!
All this and Doctor Doom (Julian McMahon) too! FANTASTIC!!
Note: Forget about all the negative reviews and the criticism about the one-dimensionality of the characters. Excuse me, but isn't this supposed to be based on a comic book? If you want depth watch an Ingmar Bergman film.
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This is it, the version of "Fantastic Four" that was made with the boat-loads of money the subject deserved, and that the producers actually intended to see the light of day. So was it worth the wait? Not quite.
In many respects, "Fantastic Four" patterns itself on the far superior and more successful "Spiderman" - still the standout among superhero movies and especially Marvel Superhero movies. In this version, the Four are in space doing experiments for the wealthy Viktor Von Doom. A vain and narrow-minded megalomaniac in the comic, this Doom is a Doom for the 21st century - he's a vain and narrow-minded CEO and (unlike the comic) he's in space with The Four when those crazy cosmic rays attack. Back on Earth, it doesn't take long for everybody to realize that they've undergone some major life-change. Hotheaded Johnny Storm becomes "The Human Torch". The somewhat shy Sue becomes "Invisible Girl" ("girl?!" she asks indignantly when first hearing the name). Ben Grim morphs into "The Thing" while Reed Richards becomes the oddly-named "Mr. Fantastic". Of course, nothing in this movie takes long to happen - before you know it, we've got enough dirt on the characters to see where things are going (Reed & Sue's past romance; Ben's rivalry with Johnny) though little in the story explains why the characters act the way they do. Before you know it, the final battle's been fought, and we get the obligatory sequel-teaser scene. Following Spiderman's lead, we've got a major act of superheroism on a bridge, the pivotal superhero-naming occurs in a big-time sporting event (motorcross instead of wrestling), and the villain as a CEO who literally kills his rivals. FF4 is a movie that fills in the grooves, eager to offend no fans while moderately pleasing the largest audience. It's fun but by the end, you'll probably doubt it was at all fantastic.
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I was really surprised with how much I really enjoyed this movie. I have been a fan of Marvel comics for many years so I was looking forward to seeing this finally, but I have always heard the mixed reviews. Well, I wasn't disappointed and the Fantastic Four, even though the story was different from the comic, was still very fun to watch.
Many jokes were really funny and the characters matched very well to their actors, even thought I think Mr. Fantastic looked like a Jeff Goldblum clone. The story was exciting and kept my attention the entire time. The special effects were excellent, and the costumes were as equally impressive. My only problem with the movie was that the stories weren't the same and I would have prefered if nothing was changed in the story line. By far, this isn't the worst comic book movie to be made, believe me, I have seen some stinkers. Overall, I would really recommend this mvoie to Marvel fans. It isn't terrible, unless you are a hardcore nitpicker who tries to find something wrong with a movie
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Based upon the comic book series of the same name, FANTASTIC FOUR is a sci-fi action movie about a group of scientists who gain superpowers from a powerful cosmic ray while aboard a laboratory and observation space station above Earth. Their powers aren't apparent immediately and are dormant upon re-entry. However, towards the end of their quarantine upon re-entry the five individuals become aware of changes in their bodies: Dr. Richard Reed (Ioan Gruffudd) has the ability to stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes and takes on the name of Mr. Fantastic; Susan Storm (Jennifer Alba) is Reed's love interest and brother of Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) finds that she is able to become invisible at will and create force fields and is known as the Invisible Woman; Johnny Storm finds he is capable of turning himself into a living human ball of fire and that he can fly and thus calls himself The Human Torch; Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) becomes the most changed of the group having gained superhuman strength and endurance, but through a growth spurt that not only increased his sized but covered his body in giant orange scales that look like rocks. Also aboard the station at the time of the accident was the man who financed the project, Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon). Doom doesn't outwardly acknowledge the changes occurring within him, which basically has to do with his body turning metal and some other secret skills, and blames Reed for allowing the accident to happen, even though Doom was the man at fault. Of course, Doom was courting Sue Storm, so it doesn't help that Reed is the one who ends up winning her heart. After revealing to the world their powers, the team tries to find a way to reverse the effects of the cosmic ray while Doom secretly plans to take over the world.
FANTASTIC FOUR has some incredible special effects. Apparently one of the scenes of The Human Torch flying over New York was completely computer generated and took four months to create. Despite this, the movie is relatively low on action. There's a major fight sequence at the end, but other than that there's not much. The reason for this is that the studio behind the film plans on making FANTASTIC FOUR into at least a trilogy and as the first part of the trilogy, this film is intended to set up things that are to come later.
I usually don't mention this, but FANTASTIC FOUR has some amazing makeup. The Thing was not created using CGI, but instead was brought to life the old-fashioned way, through makeup and costuming. In a day and age when many films completing ignore traditional ways of doing things, it's nice to see a movie that doesn't do that, especially in one that had so many other CGI created effects to begin with.
I didn't read very many FANTASTIC FOUR comics, but I had read enough to know the general origins and premise. The movie stays fairly accurate to the original series (some of the action sequences were taken directly from the original comic books), though some things have been altered to make the film more modern and dramatic (e.g. Doom's presence on Shield at the time of the "collision). I was a little disappointed by the lack of action, but overall thought the movie was a good adaptation and a fairly exciting comic book action movie. FANTASTIC FOUR might not quite be on par with SPIDERMAN, but it's a good opening film about a historic comic book fighting team.
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Fantastic 4- Pretty good, but not "Fantastic", September 18, 2006
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When a group of scientists and astronauts become bombarded with radioation during a freak cosmic storm, they become endowed with strange new powers. Four of the scientists band together, and call themselves the "Fantastic Four".
As far as the movie goes, it serves as harmless Hollywood fluff. It's an enjoyable, special effects driven, popcorn flick that really doesn't go in depth about the characters. It seems that the writers felt that since their powers match their personas, that should be it. And because of that, the movie strays away from territory that was explored so well in films like the Spider-Man and the first two X-Men films. Although, it could have also been the reason for Hulk's lackluster performance.
I think the saving graces of the film are the performances by Chris Evans ("Johnny Storm/Human Torch") and Michael Chiklis ("Ben Grimm/The Thing"). Evans played his role with such energy and personality, it commands your attention. And the same can go for Chikils' performance, giving the Thing perhaps the most emotional role in the movie. I don't think the movie really does justice to any of the characters (except for the Thing and the Human Torch). In the comics, the Fantastic Four were reknowned for their bravery and their adventures, but the movie makes them seem like a pale imitation. Throughout most of the movie, they're confined to Mr. Fantastic's lab. However, there is some fun to be had in the movie, but it could've been so much more.
The DVD is pretty good. The special features really don't focus on the characters of the Fantastic Four for some reason. But, they include...
-Feature length commentary by Ioan Gruffudd ("Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic"), Jessica Alba ("Sue Storm/Invisible Woman"), Evans, Chiklis, and Julian McMahon ("Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom")
-Fantastic Four Video Diary: A look at the cast as they go on a world wide promotional tour for the film in the United States, Austrailia, and Mexico shot by Jessica Alba.
-Deleted Scenes: A rather uninteresting scene featuring Mr. Fantastic testing his machine on a flower. Also, more of his date with the Invisible Woman
-"Making of Fantastic Four" featurette
-2 Fox Movie Channel Presents featurettes: Casting Session (with an interview with Stan Lee), and Making a Scene (an in depth look at the scene on the Brooklyn Bridge)
-2 Music Videos: "Everything Burns" by ex-Evanesance member Ben Moody and Anastacia and "Come On, Come In" by Velvet Revolver (I liked this video!)
-An "Inside Look" at X-Men: The Last Stand: Basically, its the producer, Avi Arad, talking about the film.
Now as a reader of Marvel Comics, I would have loved to have seen a featurette about the characters of the comic book. But overall, it's a fun movie, but stops well short of classic.
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The FANTASTIC FOUR are (left to right): Chris Evans (as The Human Torch), Michael Chiklis (The Thing), Jessica Alba (The Invisible Woman) and Ioan Gruffudd (Mr. Fantastic).
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
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Not the first Fantastic Four movie. Another was made (_Fantastic Four, The (1994/II)_ ) but never released because, unbeknown to the cast and crew, the movie was never intended to be released and was...
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When Victor Von Doom is shown proposing to Sue Storm in the space station, for a brief moment you can see a reflection of the blue screens they used to create "space".
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