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Iron Man 2 will expand on movie’s plot
The original Iron Man was generally received pretty poorly. However, Sega looks to turn that all around with the title’s follow up, Iron Man 2.
In a recent press release Sega noted that Iron Man 2’s storyline would not only follow the movie’s plot but also take some elements from the comics that started it all.
Additionally, Joystiq reports that the Iron Man 2’s (the video game, not the movie) story will be inked by Matt Fraction, the guy behind Invincible Iron Man and Uncanny X-Men.
Iron Man Game Review–Solid Enough But Lacking Polish
Games that have been converted from movies have gotten a bad rap over the years, and in all honesty, this bad reputation is mostly deserved. We’ve all tried the horrific adaptation of some movie or another, and got fed up with shoddy controls and lousy graphics and weak storylines.
But I think I may have found one that at least manages to not be a complete loss–the adaptation of Iron Man.
In Iron Man, you’ll play as the Robert Downey Jr. version of Tony Stark, a wisecracking ladies’ man, who creates a suit of futuristic armor powered by his pacemaker. For those among you who think I’m being too glib, you’ll have to admit, I’m not really THAT far off. He’ll confront a panoply of enemies, most of which are identifiable from the comics, as he takes Stark Industries from a gigantic arms dealership on into the future, a move resisted by many of his current clients.
When I picked this game up, I admit I had something of a mixed reaction. One, I was operating under years of horrible movie to game translations that haven’t gone well in years. You know the saying, once bitten, twice shy? Well, I’ve been bitten by game translations a whole lot more than once. I’ve been bitten more times than a twelve-foot hoagie at a Super Bowl party. But at the same time, I got reason to hope right off the bat. See, the Iron Man game was made by Sega. I have a very good experience with Sega, mostly because I stay away from Sonic the Hedgehog games like the plague. So I’ve got great memories of Crazy Taxi and House of the Dead and a whole legion of killer Sega games.
I was hoping for the best and fearing for the worst when I put this in, and what I got was actually something in between. What I got was a surprisingly simple game–you could almost call it STARK, no pun intended but it’s there anyway–I ran around, I flew, I blasted stuff. Clearly this wasn’t going to win any prizes for deep and complex gameplay. The graphics and sound were serviceable, if again, a bit minimalist. And even the story isn’t a terribly far cry from the original movie storyline with a few interesting curlicues added on for effect.
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Iron Man 2 Announced
Sega, in a rather short announcement, sent out word that it is developing a game tie-in for the upcoming Iron Man film sequel. It is being developed at Sega Studios San Francisco, formerly known as Secret Level, which worked with A2M on the disastrous and critically panned Iron Man game released last year.
No details were given, though Sega did note that “players can expect an entirely new and enhanced gameplay experience” due to a refined engine.
The film sequel is due out next year, so the game is expected then.