Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Developer(s)	7 Studios / Visual Concepts
Publisher(s)	Take-Two Interactive
Platform(s)	Nintendo DS, Wii,[1] Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3
Release date(s)	June 15, 2007
Genre(s)	Third-person action-adventure game
Mode(s)	1-4 Players
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T) PEGI: 12+ Violence
Media	Blu-ray Disc(PS3), DVD (X360, PS2), DS card (NDS), Wii Optical Disc

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is a video game based on the film of the same name and stars the Marvel Comics characters Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer. It was also published by Take-Two Interactive rather than Activision. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is the first Fantastic Four game that allows 4 people to play as together (Previous games have only been 2 player), however, the previous year's Marvel: Ultimate Alliance was the first game to allow 4 people to play together as the Fantastic Four.

Each of the characters has a special ability^[2]:

• Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic has the ability to shift his body into a super-malleable state, enabling him to stretch, or otherwise reshape his physical form at his will.^[3]

• Susan Storm/Invisible Woman possesses the ability to bend light and ultimately become invisible (wholly or partially) at will. She also has telekinetic powers and the ability to project force energy from her body.^[4]

• Johnny Storm/The Human Torch can manipulate fire. He usually allows his entire body to be engulfed in flames considering his body can sustain the highest levels of heat. He can also fly.^[5]

• Ben Grimm/The Thing is incredibly strong and with skin stronger than diamonds. Ben Grimm can also carry heavy objects with ease.^[6]

Contents 1 Story 2 Reception 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Story

The storyline is a combination of movie and original plot. The game allows the player to take on the role of any member of the Fantastic Four team and to switch characters at anytime. Each member has a unique ability that will help in different situations. Some characters have different abilities not given in the movie. As an example, Mr. Fantastic can shock enemies and unlock computers. During the game, the player will also face enemies from the Fantastic Four universe, such as Silver Surfer, Terrax, Super-Skrull, and Dr. Doom.

The game begins with all four heroes in a small area surrounded by rocks. You will have two choices: Complete the tutorial or use the Thing to smash through the northward wall of rocks. You will then travel through many rooms smashing walls and fighting Skrulls. You will also face such challenges as activating computers and destroying generators.

In addition to missions featuring the whole team, there are various solo missions during the game, such as the Human Torch chasing the Silver Surfer through New York and Sue Storm using her invisiblilty powers to sneak through a Military Base.

The game also allows the use of fused attacks, giving you the ability of combining powers to pull off new moves. There are 12 different moves in the game, one with each combination of team members. One example is Sue creating an energy field & Johnny filling it with flame, effectively creating a bomb. Another is Ben charging toward enemy hordes & Sue projecting spinning telekinetic blades around him.

The game play is different when you play PS3 and Xbox 360 compared to the: PS2, Wii, and DS.

[edit] Reception

Hyper's Daniel Wilks commends the game for "being better than Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End". However, he criticises it for being "dull, repetitive and lazy".^[7]

[edit] References

1. ^ IGN: Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer Preview
2. ^ "Fantastic Four Biography". http://www.marvel.com/universe/Fantastic_Four. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
3. ^ "Mister Fantastic Biography". http://www.marvel.com/universe/Mister_Fantastic. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
4. ^ "Invisible Woman Bio". http://www.marvel.com/universe/Invisible_Woman. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
5. ^ "Human Torch Biography". http://www.marvel.com/universe/Human_Torch_%28Johnny_Storm%29. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
6. ^ "The Thing Biography". http://www.marvel.com/universe/Thing_%28Benjamin_Grimm%29. Retrieved 2007-07-06. 
7. ^ Henderson, Tim (August 2007). "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver". Hyper (Next Media) (166): 69. ISSN 1320-7458. 

[edit] External links

• Official Game Site
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer at the Internet Movie Database
• Game Revolution
• Fantastic Four Games
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer at MobyGames

v • d • e Fantastic Four Creators Stan Lee  • Jack Kirby Main characters Mister Fantastic • The Invisible Woman • The Human Torch • The Thing Villains Abraxas • Annihilus • Blastaar • Devos • Diablo • Doctor Doom • Dragon Man • Frightful Four • Galactus • Impossible Man • Klaw • Kree • Kristoff Vernard • Mad Thinker • Maximus • Mole Man • Molecule Man • Namor • Nicholas Scratch • Paibok • Psycho-Man • Puppet Master • Rama-Tut • Red Ghost • Ronan the Accuser • Salem's Seven • Skrulls • Super-Skrull • Terminus • Terrax • Trapster • Wizard Supporting characters Ant-Man (Scott Lang) • Black Panther • Caledonia • Galactus • Agatha Harkness • H.E.R.B.I.E. • Inhumans • Willie Lumpkin • Lyja • Alicia Masters • Alyssa Moy • Namor the Sub-Mariner • Frankie Raye • Franklin Richards • Nathaniel Richards • Valeria Richards • She-Hulk • She-Thing • Silver Surfer • Dr. Franklin Storm • Thundra • Watcher (Uatu) • Wyatt Wingfoot • Yancy Street Gang Headquarters Baxter Building  • Avengers Mansion  • Four Freedoms Plaza Titles Main continuity: 1234 • Fantastic Four • Human Torch • Marvel Collectors' Item Classics • Marvel Two-in-One • Marvel's Greatest Comics • Strange Tales • The Thing Other continuities: Challengers of the Fantastic • Earth-A • Fantastic Five • Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four • Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four • Ultimate Fantastic Four • Unstable Molecules Storylines The Galactus Trilogy  • Kree-Skrull War  · Days of Future Present  • Heroes Reborn  • Civil War Television series Fantastic Four (1967) • Fantastic Four (1978) • Fred and Barney Meet the Thing (1979) • Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979) • Fantastic Four (1994) (episodes) • Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006) (episodes) Films The Fantastic Four (1994) • Fantastic Four (2005) • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Video games Questprobe Featuring The Human Torch and The Thing (1984) • Fantastic Four (1997) • Fantastic Four (2005) • Fantastic Four TV game (2005) • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Related articles Alternate versions of the Human Torch • Alternate versions of Mister Fantastic • Alternate versions of the Thing • Doctor Doom's Fearfall • Doom 2099 • Earth X • Fantastic Force • Fantastic Four 2099 • Fantasticar • List of devices used by Doctor Doom • Latveria • Negative Zone • Super-Villain Team-Up • Unstable molecules • Alternate versions of Doctor Doom • Doctor Doom in other media