Captain America: Super Soldier
It is not always advisable to make a game based on a comic book hero. The reason for this is simple. There are many movies made as a result of a comic book hero and the vast resources spent on the movie make it almost perfect. However, game companies don’t have the huge funds available to make a game compared to a movie company. The result is that the game becomes a low-budget movie.
Captain America: Super Soldier is now the latest victim of this crime. The developer released the game too quickly. The game needed more improvements and could have been polished to make it one of the best games on the market this year, but alas, it’s a catastrophic mistake once again.
The game’s story is very different from the movie. The hero, Steve, is sent to a large castle in the mountains. The castle was once the home of Baron Zemo, a villain who used the castle as his lair. The castle is well protected with upgraded weapons and automatic guns etc. Enemies in the castle will protect you at all costs as it holds a hidden secret that allows one to rule the world.
Zemo does not appear in the game. You will find out the reason when you play. The game is loaded with action. If you like to shoot and play a soldier who kicks ass wherever he goes, then you have no reason to complain. The fighting is based on acrobatic styles and there is nothing brutal involved in the game. You also have pistols, batons and other classic weapons to finish off your enemies. There are also explosives and other heavy weapons to make the game more exciting. He can block or deflect most objects thrown at him and has a shield to help protect himself. There’s really no denying that the fight scenes are excellent.
The graphics are nothing spectacular, but reasonable at best. The characters are pretty standard and their movement is somewhat jerky. When you speak, the lips don’t seem real and the voices don’t look real either.
The sound is mediocre and fits the game, but it gets annoying after a while. You must listen to the narration to progress through the levels safely. You can’t really do your own thing, but if you get sidetracked and wander off on your own without heeding the narrative’s advice, you do so at your own risk.
Going back to the movie, the voices aren’t the same people, and it would have been great if it was the same cast, but it’s not. The levels are easy even if you play the hardest level and should take around 24 hours to complete. You can unlock hidden levels and play challenge missions. Although everything is pretty standard, the game is quite exciting and you might be tempted to play it again once you’ve finished it.
It’s a small game, but buying it might not be such a bad thing. Captain America fans generally don’t mind short games that have a lot of excitement and action to keep them entertained, even if not for long.