Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
PAL region cover art for PSP Wolverine is replaced by Captain America.
Developer(s)	Nihilistic Software EA Canada - Team Fusion (PSP)
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Platform(s)	GameCube, PS2, PSP, DS, Xbox
Release date(s)	September 20, 2005 PlayStation 2 NA September 20, 2005 PAL October 14, 2005 GameCube & Xbox NA September 20, 2005 PAL October 14, 2005 PlayStation Portable NA October 4, 2005 PAL October 28, 2005 Nintendo DS NA October 11, 2005 PAL October 28, 2005
Genre(s)	Fighting, beat 'em up
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: T E10+(DS) OFLC: M PEGI: 16+
Media	GameCube Optical Disc, DVD, UMD and Cartridge
System requirements	Memory card
Input methods	Controller

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects is a beat 'em up fighting game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, DS, and PSP, which ties into the "Marvel Nemesis" comic book series.

[edit] Gameplay

The game pitches a series of Marvel heroes and villains, including Venom, Wolverine, Iron Man, and Spider-Man against a series of original EA-created/owned characters. Combat is simplified in favor of allowing the player greater movement, and the game initially drew comparisons to Power Stone, Super Smash Bros. and Ehrgeiz as a result. The video game is based on the Marvel Comic book series with the same name, a 6-issue miniseries published from June to December, 2005. The miniseries does not depict the events in the game or vice versa, and has a completely different story than the video game. There are even points in the video game story and the comic books that directly contradict each other. The comic does however star the same characters as the video game and introduces the EA characters with, aside from one or two minor details, the same background stories and powers. The EA characters are said to be part of the regular Marvel continuity but due to the games' poor response and the fact that they're owned by Electronic Arts, they have only appeared in the above mentioned miniseries and may never be heard of in the Marvel Universe again.

[edit] Playable characters

• ^†PSP only
  
• ^~Not present on PSP

[edit] Voice actors

These are the known voice actors:

• Michael Dobson - Niles Van Roekel
• Cathal J. Dodd - Wolverine
• David Kaye - Daredevil and Iron Man
• Kirby Morrow - Human Torch

[edit] Development

Rise of the Imperfects was the only game from a Marvel-Electronic Arts partnership formed in 2004. The partnership terminated in early 2008.

[edit] Sequel

According to the October 2006 issue of Game Informer's 'Loose Talk' section, EA was planning to make a sequel to Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. Nihilistic Software would apparently not be involved, and instead the project would be handled by EA Chicago, the studio behind the Fight Night franchise and Def Jam: Icon. In an interview with IGN it was stated that the game is not a sequel to Marvel Nemesis and an entire new game, and it would feature Marvel characters (both heroes and villains) instead of new creations from EA. Marvel Nemesis: Armageddon was scheduled for its release on "next-generation" consoles in 2008.^[1]

[edit] Reviews

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• GT Video Review
• Gamespot Review
• Team Xbox Review
• The Daily Raider Review

• X-Play gave the PSP version a 2/5.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects website.
• Marvel video games on Marvel.com
• Rise of the Imperfects in-game introduction clip.