As most reviews around the world are saying, as well as the concensus of all us bots here at BSR! Iron Man was a kick-ass movie, and will likely go down as one of the best superhero movies of all time (mostly due to the Iron Man Brain Trust). However, as with most movies, just because the movie is awesome doesn’t always mean the video game that goes along with it will be.

I recently finished the Iron Man video game, more out of resolve than enjoyment, and I am sad to report it’s not that great. Now, while it is at times a visually cool game and flying around as ol’ shell head himself is pretty rad, the game is riddled with glitches, at times nearly impossible game play, and a plot that barely reflects the movie itself.

Now, I fancy myself to be quite the gamer, but some of the levels of Iron Man are frustrating, and nearly impossible to beat on Normal difficulty, let alone Hard. The baddies are numerous and relentless and the game does not properly equip Iron Man to handle the sheer amounts of enemies that the game presents at time, especially for the “Hero” sub-mission for each level. Towards the end of the game, I just started doing the bare ass minimum to pass each level because if I tried to complete the sub-missions, I would get too damaged in doing so to actually complete the main objective. Normally I enjoy being out numbered by enemies and kicking their asses and taking names in video games, even when the enemies are really tough, but normally a game will equip you to handle this, but in Iron Man, you are frustrating out manned, out gunned, and royally screwed. The best way to beat some of the bosses is to wait for them to glitch out (which will happen), then shoot them with your missiles, unibeam, and repulsers for 10 minutes. There is just so much technically wrong with this game it would take me all day to write it!

You may be thinking to your self, “Wow Arse-Bot, you’re a pussy, can’t handle a few dudes in a video game.” I promise you, go rent the game, play through the first 3 or 4 levels, and then come back and talk to me. I’m confident you’ll be just as upset as I. When a shitty movie video game like Iron Man comes out, it’s frustrating because lately we have been blessed with a great movie game franchise in Spider-Man, the free roaming, follow the plot as you wish is a great set up, and I don’t see any reason not to follow that formula with Iron Man. But, the game is what it is and there’s no changing it, so avoid it if you can, play it if you’re curious and let’s hope for the best for the Incredible Hulk Video Game.