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Iron Man | 
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| From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $29.99
New (25) Used (10) from $18.62
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 1756
Platform: Playstation 3
Genre: fighting_action_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 69013
Model: 69013
UPC: 010086690132
EAN: 0010086690132
ASIN: B00114XU60
Release Date: May 2, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 3rd-person action game with explosive militaristic combat from the film, plus loads of additional content | | • | Iron Man alone battles armies of fighter jets, military tanks, armored Super Villains, and more | | • | Direct power to different parts of Iron Mans suit, creating a variety of unique attacks | | • | Open-ended battlefields create adrenaline-packed combat filled with unpredictable challenges | | • | Freely move anywhere in the environment and make seamless transitions between ground combat and open air flight |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 A high learning curve, but once you know what you're doing . . . November 24, 2008
I relented from buying this game until I could get a good deal, since I read these reviews and they weren't good. Here's my opinion -
The games controls are tough to get a firm grasp on. I don't see this as a negative, though, I see it as a positive. Once you get a grasp of what you're doing, you really feel like Iron Man. The targetting doesn't suck, you have to hold down the weapons button and get the targeting reticle close to the target; Iron Man will lock on and do some damage.
Everything from the movie is here and then some. You can catch missles mid air and throw them at the enemy. You can grab helicopters, rip their tails off and watch them crash. You can jump onto tanks and rip the turrets off.
For Iron Man's weapons, he has repulsors(hand weapons), missles(from gauntlets:these get really fun when you get guided missles!), and Uni beam (blast from chest). Uni beam needs to be charged and can be fun to use, but it really is so much easier to rely on repulsors + missles since they can be used together.
One big hats of to the programmers for giving the ability to divert energy to specific abilities to increase their effectiveness. Need to catch up to some enemy jets? Divert energy to thrusters and stomp on em. Alot of enemys incoming? Divert energy to weapons to increase their power and minimize the amount of time shooting at them. Getting pummeled? Divert energy to life support to increase HP. This was a very well planned feature.
Graphics weren't bad but they could've done better on character faces. They did give Gwyneth(Pepper) a boob job so that was cool.
There is a feature that unlocks as you play the game called "One Man Army" which you have to kill 80 enemies in 10 minutes. It is in about 6 waves and if you complete each wave you are awarded with a new Iron Man armor. You can get armors from the original comics armor to the Hulkbuster Armor, which all have specific stat bonuses. I spent most of the time in the Classic Armor, which was my fav.
No, it wasn't all positive though. Some objectives were kinda confusing towards the end and the game, as a whole, was short. I unlocked all the armors and beat the game in one day (btw, you get Iron Man's "Ultimate Armor" for beating the game). So I can understand not wanting to shell out $60 bucks for this game, but I was happy to spend $20 on it.
 Another lame cash-in attempt July 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whenever there's a big budget movie on the horizon, especially one adapted from a comic book, you can almost always bet on a video game tie-in being somewhere in the distance as well. Well, here's Iron Man, and yes, it is nothing else but another lame cash-in attempt that fails to do its comic and movie counterparts any kind of justice. Playing as 'ol shellhead, you take down wave after wave of baddies, with an occasional boss battle thrown in now and then for good measure. Naturally, what kills Iron Man is the fact that the game as a whole is a tedious bore. You have objectives, you take down the bad guys, etc, etc. The whole game is just so repetitive that it pretty much kills anything good about it. Combine this with some frustrating controls and disappointing graphics (and some just plain awful cut-scenes), and you get what we have here. There are some good points to be found, including the fact that the moments of flying around are pretty okay, there's unlockable extra armors, and film stars Robert Downey Jr. and Terrance Howard provide their own voices as well. All in all, whether you are a fan of the comic or the film, the Iron Man video game may be worth a look, but in the end, the game is best left on the shelf.
Repetitive June 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Cons:
- Repetitive
- Controlling Iron Man is kind of clumsy.
- Needs cheats codes to keep the frustration level under control long missions where you end up failing.
- Boss fight difficulty is uneven- second boss is way too strong and yet AI was horrendous. It literally sat there in mid-air at one point.
- Ultimately boss fights are won by firing repulsors and missiles, and hiding behind large buildings to avoid getting hit - the game does not take advantage of the decently sized environments.
- Game also freezes after completion of the second-last mission- even with latest firmware update. Restarting and replaying that mission seems to solve the problem.
Pros:
- Not bad in short doses when you just want to "take the suit out for a spin".
- Graphics are better than previous gen consoles but would have been nice if the world was more destructable- like if he could take down an entire bridge, crash thru buildings, throw objects.
 This Iron Man is Rusted and Busted. June 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I rented Iron Man and gave it a test run, since the sticker price seemed a little steep. After playing for a few hours, I found myself wondering how a bug-ridden game like this ever got past beta testing.
I've listed the top offending errors below:
(1) Environmental errors: There was a section in the first level where I moved behind a fence. I came to the end of the fence but couldn't move past it, even though nothing was blocking my path. I had to loop all the way back and go around. This is a pretty basic error, and yet quality testing missed it - not a good sign.
(2) Enemy detection errors: I was fighting a slew of enemies on the second level and before I could advance further, I had to eliminate all the ground troops. There was one left on my radar and I flew down to find he was....under the concrete. Yes, this enemy somehow fell UNDER THE CONCRETE. I had to reset and start the level all over again.
(3) Poor targeting system: The only way I could shoot a target is if the crosshairs were centered on an enemy at that specific moment. That means if Iron Man was running, flying, or dodging, it's pretty likely that my laser blasts or missiles would miss the target.
(4) Hyper-sensitive flight system: The flight controls operate on a hair trigger. If I pressed the hover button too hard, Iron Man shot straight up. If I pressed the hover button too lightly, he dropped like a stone. When I hit the flight button, Iron Man shot forward at Ludicrous Speed - and I couldn't slow down. At all.
In a nutshell, I spent most of my game time flying around at breakneck speed with little control, trying not to slam into buildings, attempting to hit multiple enemies with a poor weapons system, while trying to break a time limit.
There's absolutely no justification to pay the asking price for this game. We, as video game consumers, deserve better.
 Awesome Game May 18, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This game is awesome the levels are huge and great graphics its a bit repetitive but still great the movie and game are great. Expecially upgrading.
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