That's right, GameStache!! is the type of game blog that bothers to review weird little flash games from Marvel Kids. Is this going to be a problem for anyone?
Iron Man: Flight Test is a 2D side-scrolling shooter flash game that's free from Marvel. The graphics are about as pleasant as most DS games, and Iron Man himself looks pretty nice. I say "side-scrolling" but except for the endless rock outcroppings in the background, there's not a great sense of movement (besides the fact that enemies are coming towards you). The backgrounds don't vary much, giving the sense of a Hanna-Barbara cartoon where the same objects repeat ad infinitum.
Little robot doohickeys fly at you, and you shoot them down with your repulsor blasts. You can aim in every direction via the mouse, though Iron Man looks a little wonky when he rotates his arm around to shoot behind him (yup, enemies attack from the rear as well) without even turning his head. Sophisticated armor of tomorrow or not, that little move would twist his shoulder out of its socket.
The game claims to have 10 levels, but there's no change from one level to another, except an increase in bad guys. There's no level bosses or anything, and in fact there's not even a pause, just a little pop-up that says "Level 6" or whatever. The bad guys mostly fly around and try to collide with you, though as you progress through the game some will shoot lasers. You have a fairly generous life bar, and there's so many life power-ups, you'll never really feel like you're in any danger.
That is, until the end. After taking on wave after wave of brainless slow-moving droids, you'll be wholly unprepared for the giant robot that is the final (and only) boss. Three times your size, a massive life bar, and with only one weak spot, you'll very likely be caught so off-guard you'll just die. If only the whole game had been this challenging, it might be a more engrossing experience.
Still, for a free flash game, especially one coinciding with a movie release, it's fairly well-done and occasionally entertaining. Why bother reading my review when you could simply play it yourself?
Grade: C+
Iron Man: Flight Test is a 2D side-scrolling shooter flash game that's free from Marvel. The graphics are about as pleasant as most DS games, and Iron Man himself looks pretty nice. I say "side-scrolling" but except for the endless rock outcroppings in the background, there's not a great sense of movement (besides the fact that enemies are coming towards you). The backgrounds don't vary much, giving the sense of a Hanna-Barbara cartoon where the same objects repeat ad infinitum.
Little robot doohickeys fly at you, and you shoot them down with your repulsor blasts. You can aim in every direction via the mouse, though Iron Man looks a little wonky when he rotates his arm around to shoot behind him (yup, enemies attack from the rear as well) without even turning his head. Sophisticated armor of tomorrow or not, that little move would twist his shoulder out of its socket.
The game claims to have 10 levels, but there's no change from one level to another, except an increase in bad guys. There's no level bosses or anything, and in fact there's not even a pause, just a little pop-up that says "Level 6" or whatever. The bad guys mostly fly around and try to collide with you, though as you progress through the game some will shoot lasers. You have a fairly generous life bar, and there's so many life power-ups, you'll never really feel like you're in any danger.
That is, until the end. After taking on wave after wave of brainless slow-moving droids, you'll be wholly unprepared for the giant robot that is the final (and only) boss. Three times your size, a massive life bar, and with only one weak spot, you'll very likely be caught so off-guard you'll just die. If only the whole game had been this challenging, it might be a more engrossing experience.
Still, for a free flash game, especially one coinciding with a movie release, it's fairly well-done and occasionally entertaining. Why bother reading my review when you could simply play it yourself?
Grade: C+
