Written by GL
It's been quite a while since they managed to create a DC based adventure game that features all the greats that you've been waiting to see. Justice League Heroes is a good example of just what you've been waiting to see (if you're as big a fan of superheroes as I am). I bought this game a couple of months ago and I've clocked it more than a few times.
Released in 2006, Justice League Heroes features exactly what the name says - the heroes from the JLA that you just love long, long time. As the heroes, you fight off a variety of the most vicious supervillains, including Braniac, Killer Frost, Queen Bee and more. I won't spoil it for you by telling you all the villains that you face off against, but I will say, enjoy the show.
Justice League Heroes is featured on more than three different consoles; the Playstation 2, the PSP, the Gameboy, the Nintendo DS and the Xbox. So, if you're really ready to give it a try, just pick the game for the console you have and start knocking stuff around. And, you know this game is an official thing because it's published under the great name of Warner Bros. Interactive (the same fellas who did Batman Begins), developed by Snowblind Studios and distributed by Edios Interactive (of the Tomb Raider franchise fame).
Although the game doesn't really follow any kind of storyline from the Justice League Unlimited cartoons, the characters are the exact same roster sets; you've got Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern (Jon Stewart, of course), Martian Manhunter and The Flash. In addition to the main guys, the publishers have chosen to add in Zatanna, Huntress and Aquaman. The coolest thing about this game is that I got to play as my favourite Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. But take note, the Gameboy version is a sideline story thing that's focuses primarily on The Flash and possesses side-scrolling based gameplay.
I won't give away too much of the plot but I will just tell you all that a big, evil scheme is going on the seems to be led by Brainiac. All the villains are helping each other out in a plan set on turning the world into their own twisted version. As always, the Justice League is there to put a monkey wrench into their gears. Take each hero through their levels, taking out a many number of enemies here and there and watch the story develop. I will say that the game doesn't really take that much brain-power, and the true fun is in the super-powers you can use once you've managed to reach a certain power level. So get customizing.
As far as mechanics go, you can unlock more characters and suits by collecting tokens, so play hard. To make your characters more powerful, you also collect little spheres called boosts. You add these boosts to you characters skills and strengths, making your character as close to invincible as possible. A little advice too; playing as a single player is fun, but playing with a friend in two player mode is a barrel of laughs, especially if the both of you feel you have the jones to take on the Superhero difficulty level.
Some fun facts you might like to know about the game are that the characters of Superman, Batman and Jon Stewart are voiced by some bigger than normal names: Superman is voiced by Crispin Freeman, the same fella who played Willard and the tuxedo-wearing villain in Charlie's Angels, Batman is voice by Ron Perlman, also known as the man who played Hellboy in the movie, and Jon Stewart is played by Michael Jai White, also known as Spawn.
Justice League Heroes is for the fans and no one else. So, if you consider yourself a fan and you have a character that you're just dying to play in a video game, then get this. If you liked game-play as perfect and as smooth as Batman Begins, then this game might be to your liking. If you only want games as good as Metal Gear Solid, then don't get this. If you like chicken, go to KFC.
Released in 2006, Justice League Heroes features exactly what the name says - the heroes from the JLA that you just love long, long time. As the heroes, you fight off a variety of the most vicious supervillains, including Braniac, Killer Frost, Queen Bee and more. I won't spoil it for you by telling you all the villains that you face off against, but I will say, enjoy the show.
Justice League Heroes is featured on more than three different consoles; the Playstation 2, the PSP, the Gameboy, the Nintendo DS and the Xbox. So, if you're really ready to give it a try, just pick the game for the console you have and start knocking stuff around. And, you know this game is an official thing because it's published under the great name of Warner Bros. Interactive (the same fellas who did Batman Begins), developed by Snowblind Studios and distributed by Edios Interactive (of the Tomb Raider franchise fame).
Although the game doesn't really follow any kind of storyline from the Justice League Unlimited cartoons, the characters are the exact same roster sets; you've got Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern (Jon Stewart, of course), Martian Manhunter and The Flash. In addition to the main guys, the publishers have chosen to add in Zatanna, Huntress and Aquaman. The coolest thing about this game is that I got to play as my favourite Green Lantern, Hal Jordan. But take note, the Gameboy version is a sideline story thing that's focuses primarily on The Flash and possesses side-scrolling based gameplay.
I won't give away too much of the plot but I will just tell you all that a big, evil scheme is going on the seems to be led by Brainiac. All the villains are helping each other out in a plan set on turning the world into their own twisted version. As always, the Justice League is there to put a monkey wrench into their gears. Take each hero through their levels, taking out a many number of enemies here and there and watch the story develop. I will say that the game doesn't really take that much brain-power, and the true fun is in the super-powers you can use once you've managed to reach a certain power level. So get customizing.
As far as mechanics go, you can unlock more characters and suits by collecting tokens, so play hard. To make your characters more powerful, you also collect little spheres called boosts. You add these boosts to you characters skills and strengths, making your character as close to invincible as possible. A little advice too; playing as a single player is fun, but playing with a friend in two player mode is a barrel of laughs, especially if the both of you feel you have the jones to take on the Superhero difficulty level.
Some fun facts you might like to know about the game are that the characters of Superman, Batman and Jon Stewart are voiced by some bigger than normal names: Superman is voiced by Crispin Freeman, the same fella who played Willard and the tuxedo-wearing villain in Charlie's Angels, Batman is voice by Ron Perlman, also known as the man who played Hellboy in the movie, and Jon Stewart is played by Michael Jai White, also known as Spawn.
Justice League Heroes is for the fans and no one else. So, if you consider yourself a fan and you have a character that you're just dying to play in a video game, then get this. If you liked game-play as perfect and as smooth as Batman Begins, then this game might be to your liking. If you only want games as good as Metal Gear Solid, then don't get this. If you like chicken, go to KFC.
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