P377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:14:31 U —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) Thank heavens the summer blockbuster season is nearly over. It might have turned out a better-than-average bunch of movies, but it's also spawned a collection of largely awful games. Fantastic 4 looks not only the worst movie due out this summer, it's also given us the worst movie game. As ever it's not bad enough to be truly worthy of contempt, just complete apathy. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— by Roger Hargreaves ACCIDENT ADVICE HELPLINE ITV1 p385 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:11:51 U —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) Maybe it's just us, but when you've got a game called Fantastic 4, you'd expect it to be a) fantastic and b) to feature four characters pretty heavily. Not this one. The most you get in terms of quad action is a largely unexciting two-player co-operative mode. Instead the game is just another identikit scrolling beat-'em-up with little to recommend or identify it. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— Win trip to Barcelona p680 ITV digital Make your mobile cool Visit the PhoneZone ITV1 p590 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:18:11 U —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) All four characters are rarely on screen at the same time together and even though you can switch between any of them whenever you want, often only one or two will be involved in each different level. When not under your control, the other character or characters bumble along under the tutelage of the computer. You often wish it would take over for you when playing the game as well. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Latest DVD reviews 314 MES-SOLD ENDOWMENT? SEE p616 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:22:45 —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) As you'd expect, the combat controls are not complex with pointlessly easy- to-use combos and grossly overpowered cosmic powers (aka special moves). Despite each character having wildly different powers, they play very similarly, just with slight differences in melee and distance attacks. The controls feel insubstantial and limp, and locking on to enemies is particularly unreliable. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Speak your mind: readers' letters 379 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:12:08 —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) There are some fairly interesting boss characters but otherwise the gameplay is an entirely unsurprising series of dull fighting encounters and insultingly easy "puzzles". The graphics are unimaginative and bland, just like the level design and indeed the rest of the game^ At least the voiceovers are by the real actors, if that makes a difference to you. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Your favourite Channel 4 shows 400 FIND YOUR LOST LOVED ONES p151 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:13:21 —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) It's tragic, but this will probably sell in fairly substantial numbers on the name alone. It doesn't deserve to, not when it goes to this much effojj to waste all the rich potential the original comic book, if not the movie, offers. That the game is no good is no real surprise, but if this sells more than God Of War, weWre going on strike. ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Play sudoku on your TV! 142 CRAZY FROG RINGTONE!! SEE ITV1 p355 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:13:52 U —————————————————————————————— FANTASTIC 4 (PS2) IN SHORT: A bland and forgettable brawler - even by normal movie licence standards. PROS: The official movie voiceovers and some faintly interesting bosses. CONS: Insipid combat and graphics that waste all the potential of the licence. SCORE: 4/10 Out: Now (UK) ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— e-mail us: gamecentral@teletext.co.uk Make your mobile cool Visit the PhoneZone ITV1 p590 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans AdP377 Teletext 377 Jul18 23:14:16 Advertisement 8/8 * 5613 CONNECT 4 3194 MICRO POOL 3192 COLIN MCRAE RALLY TO ORDER A GAME SEND GRAB + CODE TO 84225 e.g. GRAB + 5416 *Games:Download 10 items from our mobile package.£3 per week 16+ ZingTones Customer Care: 08718721813 PO Box 51727 London NW1 8ZF Unsubscribe text STOP to 84225 GameWatch Inbox TV Guide Loans Ad