You can smell it in the air: summer blockbuster merchandising. This time of year means big action of flicks, what course to mediocre action-game tie-in the. Captain America leads is DC's Green Lantern for 2011 Marvel's annual comic book movie, which means it's many suddenly stars and stripes to do if man game releases to address. As someone who has never been a fan of Captain America as a franchise has - in fact, would I say, I actively dislike to know what I of it, although I have seen the new movie – it was a to play bit relaxation Captain America: Super of solid on Wii and actually have doing fun.

For starters, Captain Amer-... uh, CA: SS? HM. You let just go us with Cap-Am and all save some difficulties, shall we? Cap-Am may be in addition to the film but not come have a film in any way. The game is the red, white and blue mascot, but the art style considerably more comic than film, which was an intelligent decision in view of the limited makes the Wii console. Never mind his incredibly distorted body - he is doomed to a super soldier.

The Act is also not related to the film in addition to the basic concept of the characters and the world, as far as I can tell. Rather than by the master in history and lead up to today's (how I do the movie understand), Cap-Am Chuck war player in world II, kill deal Justice on Nazi Hydra soldiers in an a man mission to infiltrate an old Castle, which were taken over and with all kinds of crazy technology and biology experiments installed. Oh, guns this stupid German always add, laser and turrets and plasma to everything. This is a game about Captain America, so who else would we fight but German, right?

It certainly is cliche, is a light-hearted tone with the game according to cheesy one-liners and some occasionally humorous dialogue from the rascals, which again the 'evil superpower' sound a couple notches chooses. All are equipped with gas masks - apart from commanding officers, the Hydra soldiers because inspection of machines and mad scientist simply can be done search without it. If you still on still trapped, Cap-Am quite it ham little, but it is always about as intended is, an odd homage to the franchise seemingly for numbers: exaggerated patriotism. Luckily for this comic-based video game, it makes the game more fun than frustrating.

The Wii version, is expected that the Cap-am would include motion-based controls. My arms are grateful that it holds any type of waggling to an absolute minimum, reserved for very rare quick-time-lite events while more fighting. Instead, it is specialized in the Wii version using the pointer. This is actually to a (mostly) intuitive game play experience with players, using the pointer and C key to Cap shield to enemies and objects in a way whip, which would not work so smoothly with a standard dual-stick-Setup. Holding that holding the Z button from the shield and floors to turn the cursor on objects, while this will show the shield, to protect against attacks with deflecting mirror columns also.

All means that the master may in one direction, behind him his shield directly, bounce bullets in an enemy to his left and then quickly Chuck clean all in a relatively swing his shield on an enemy in the distance. The Setup is not perfect, but it of definitely waited and shows that some foresight was in make sure that the Wii version have actually used, what should it to be: intuitive controls.

Every other aspect of the game is more simplified, which may be for the best given the target audience who want to probably just a simple, eye-catching action game. Fight will attack like a heavily attenuated Arkham Asylumwith one button and one other combat (plus the shield to attack block and distance). The captain is intelligent enough to towards the next enemy pitch, without that pressed a direction and is its own plunge over distances as needed. He needs only the "Manage justice" to push button (aka "B"), and he will go to the city for you complete with slow motion, overly dramatic finish moves.

This cut-and-dry struggling get a bit dull and boring for some, especially since captain's Moveset, changes during the game, but it's easy to forget how players appreciate more casual game the simplicity. To this extension, also the platforming WINS training wheels - symbols appear, where the master on go is pressed when the jump button, and tilt the control lever is the goal. This takes platforming elements the most cumbersome and inefficient, instead getting players to walk out of certain areas concentrate hopping instead of just a few ledges. While this is generally straightforward, Captain is sometimes out in the nothing, aim slings that you want to somehow at the bottom of the high room to scale.

All of these mechanics be friendly to inexperienced players (or "dumbed down", depending on how polite vocabulary) shakes the game at least things until towards the end of this simple button mashing will win in the day. Captain's shield will have often used for light puzzle solving and some larger enemies - bosses, be addressed in particular - with customized tactics. Each level has a good amount of hidden goodies, because behind the scenes unlocked to gather and experience bonus points. The points way to update skills that improve a bit in his fight, add additional features to his shield in turn become the captains or increase his feet all standard in action games to this point.

There are also optional side missions in each stage, that really require to use power players of the captain to their maximum potential, certain combinations of enemies within a strict time limit to do things like defeat, or navigate an obstacle course, etc.. The real difficulty of the game lies in these missions, so that players want to test something more and burn time be found.

When all is said and done, Captain America: super soldier not just another cash-in, but it tasteless also leagues of the rising is up to their potential. It has uninspired design choices that fights for the platform and the public with enough content to keep players busy who want more than just a linear adventure, but it makes sense with plot, character and atmosphere. The serene, alternative approach prevents it feel like a cheap knock-off of the recent film and more like what really is: a video game adaptation of the franchise. As many issues of comic book movies, this game is easy, cheesy and offers fun for the open-minded and want to play something else on their Wii.

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