Iron Man Games – A Review

Marvel is partnering with EA on a new Iron Man game, which promises to be “an original story” that taps into the rich history of the hero. It’s the first of several collaborations between the two companies. It’s being developed by Motive Studios, the team behind 2020’s Star Wars: Squadrons and Dead Space remake.

As you might expect, this new game will be all about Tony Stark, the iconic billionaire and the man behind the suit. The game is set within the same universe as the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, with the same characters and villains making an appearance throughout.

The gameplay itself is pretty simple, but the VR headset makes it a lot more fun. You’ll move around a small virtual world, interacting with some items and taking part in simple mini-games, such as sniping drones with a beam from Iron Man’s chest.

Once you’ve mastered these basic moves, the game takes you into a more complex combat system. You can use a range of weapons, including the unibeam, heat-seeking missiles and punches. You can also upgrade your suit’s tech to increase your speed, armour and ammunition.

It’s important to note that you have a limited amount of time to charge up your unibeams, which means it’s vital to avoid getting too close to the edges of a battle. You can reroute your auxiliary suit power to boost the charging time, but you’ll still need to constantly recharge your life meter when using this weapon.

Despite the limitations, there is some decent action and the game does deliver some great moments. Blasting through a crowd of drones with the power of a nuclear bomb is always cool, but you’ll want to be quick when using your weapons as they can run out in a flash.

One of the main problems with the Iron Man suit is that it needs recharging on a regular basis, and this becomes increasingly noticeable as you progress through the game. As you battle a variety of enemies, you’ll need to continually press the left trigger to make your suit charge up and the right to shoot out a ray of energy to destroy enemies.

On top of this, the flight mechanics can be a bit frustrating to control at times. A half-press of the left trigger puts you in hover mode, while a full one puts you into flight and allows you to gain altitude. This can be particularly tricky to get right, especially when you’re doing so against a backdrop of moving obstacles or navigating a maze of skyscrapers with missiles launching hover tanks and gravity mines on the horizon.

There are a few other games that have featured Iron Man on consoles, but the Nintendo DS version is probably the best of all of them. Despite the fact that this version isn’t much more than a reskin of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, it does offer some great third-person action. It also has a great progression system, and though it is short in runtime, it has enough content to keep you coming back for more.