I had just purchased my GameCube so I was looking to pick up a few games for quick play when I spotted this little turd at the Base Exchange, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. It was surprisingly cheap for a GameCube game – GameCubes were relatively new. I guess the cheapness should have been my first clue.
Now, if you’re familiar with any of my other reviews, you’ll know that I love comic books. So, I get all excited when I see video games where I can be comic book characters. You’d think that after all these years I wouldn’t get my hopes up, since good comic book games are few and far between. But, like Forrest Gump never giving up on his beloved Jenny, I too continue my pursuit of comic games…and I too wish I could turn into a bird and fly far, far away from Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis.
Let me just rapid-fire the rest of this review: Graphics are simple and decent at best. Sound is completely forgettable. Gameplay is hideously boring. Beating the game is even more ridiculously easy – I never even learned special moves; I just button-mashed my way through. The story is as forgettable as the music. And of all the heroes that already get pooped on, you have to be Aquaman. Like his street-cred isn’t bad enough already, they had to put him in this game?
But, J-Bone, are there any positives at all about this game? I seem to remember some mildly creative, comic-bookish, panel cut-scenes and piloting the submarine craft against the giant invading ships was a nice break from the most repetitive gameplay ever. But why the hell is Aquaman piloting a submarine? What the f—k does he need a submarine for? HE’S AQUAMAN!!
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