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Marvel’s first family of Super Heroes face its greatest challenge yet as the enigmatic, intergalactic herald, The Silver Surfer, comes to Earth to prepare it for destruction. Transform into any member of the Fantastic Four to fight enemies from the Fantastic Four Universe including Silver Surfer, Super Skrull and more. Battle in 4-player co-op with easy pick up and play ability. Combine super powers for devastating team attacks with the new Fusion Attack System. Truly destructible environments: smash, wreck, wreak havoc. Loads of unlockables including alternate Fantastic Four costumes, historical comic covers, and more. Enhance your super powers: use the Sixaxis controller for mega boost attacks. [2K Games]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 85
Digital Entertainment News
Not as good as the first game, but far more enjoyable in multiplayer than in single-player mode.
 64
Gamer 2.0
Still, it’s a solid rental and a good way to spend some time having a bit of fun. If you really want to kick ass as the Fantastic 4, go play Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
60
Playstation Official Magazine UK
Controls-wise, the game is near-identical to "X-Men Legends." [Aug 2007, p.108]
55
ZTGameDomain
Lack of online and sketchy graphics headline the game’s serious flaws while the wonky co-op camera almost kills the idea of any type of multi-player action.
55
GameZone
There was a wealth of material here that it seems the dev team tried to cram into the story. Instead of a well-scripted tale, this game is a random (repetitive) level run that loosely fits some story, if you can find and hold on to the main thread.
55
Worth Playing
Compared to the competition, RotSS feels more like a side story that borrows just enough gameplay elements to provide fan service for those who can't get enough of the film, but as a game, it's not much of a leap from an expensive bag of stale popcorn at the theater.
54
IGN
The bottom line is you never feel like you're the Fantastic 4. Instead, you're a big orange tank and three kick boxers who know some magic tricks.
53
GameTrailers
Fantastic Four isn’t bad in the sense that it’s incredibly buggy or overly frustrating. It’s just mind-numbingly mundane. And the thinly veiled attempts at character customization aren’t enough to make the game any less boring.
50
GameSpot
There's nothing inherently broken with the game, and until it fizzles out at the end the story's not bad, but the gameplay is so contrived and repetitive that it's unlikely anyone will garner much enjoyment from the game.
50
Game Informer
The only saving grace that this game has is its combat mechanic. By no means is it good, but it’s competent, and successful in making you feel like you clocked someone pretty hard. If you have some friends over, you can delve into four-player co-op. However, like a friend who picks out a crappy movie, there’s a good chance that your buddies will mock you for this spirit-crushing game for the remainder of your days.
50
PSM Magazine
Even franchise fans should be wary, because this game has fantastically little to offer. [Sept 2007, p.84]
49
PSX Extreme
The whole thing is just completely unexciting and even laborious at times.
46
Cheat Code Central
The bland environments, boring stages, repetitive enemies, and easily exhausted powers make the Fantastic Four feel more like a fantastic chore or just a fantastic bore.
45
1UP
Despite an entire review's worth of problems, Fantastic Four isn't a complete loss. It has some nice-looking effects ("flaming on," specifically), a decent joke or two, and some nice extras to unlock (old Fantastic Four comic covers, alternate costumes, etc.), but it's just not compelling in any of the basic areas it needs to be.
45
Play Magazine
Some decent ideas do fight there way to the surface. [Aug 2007, p.68]
45
Game Chronicles
The game only takes six hours to beat but yet it costs nearly 60 dollars. I’ll let you do the math.
42
Game Revolution
In fact, it’s repetitive and (quickly) becomes boring. Regardless of the enemy, expect a lot of walking around, smashing, taking of elevators to the next floor, more walking around, and more smashing and more … well, you get the picture.
40
Games Radar
We know that plenty of people will look past the monotonous gameplay, poor voice acting, unimaginative level design, lack of online play, etc., but our advice is to hold out for the next movie.
40
Game Almighty
Technically, it’s fairly solid – the controls work and it looks and sounds OK, but there’s zero fun here.
40
Kombo
Fantastic Four fanatics apply only because there isn’t much in this game that will provide endless hours of fun.
40
G4 TV
Worse than the usual mediocre movie spinoffs, which is saying something. Youngsters might have the attention span to find completing the game entertaining, but everyone is better off playing Ultimate Alliance—a vastly superior game.
40
Game Over Online
Despite the few things done well in it, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer remains a bland, poorly-done game.
39
PSM3 Magazine UK
A dull, uninspired car crash of a game. A complete waste of PlayStation 3's power. [Aug 2007, p.74]
39
Play UK
Avoid, as per usual. [Issue#155, p.90]
30
PALGN
The only thing fantastic about Rise of the Silver Surfer is the record time you'll make travelling to the store to return it.
30
GameSpy
The graphics are distinctly last-gen, with bland, repetitive environments that feel as slapped together as every other part of this lackluster brawler.
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