Any fan of D.C. comics will love this game. It's a good game, but also
another Street Fighter2 clone.
Darkseid, an evil alien, has unleashed his diabolical plan, that will
pit hero against hero. He wishes to rule the universe (That was a
shock ;) and he's begining with earth. Along with his two hench men,
he has the power to rule the world with an iron fist. Only you can
stop him and his minions. There is only one question that remains,
"Which hero will you choose?"
Graphics [8/10]:
The graphics depict the characters like they look in the comic books.
Batman looks like Batman, the Flash looks like the Flash and so on.
There's nine characters(good and bad) so there's nine world levels,
with nine backrounds. Some backrounds look better than others, but
they're all neatly done, and contain some pretty cool graphics. Every
character has a couple special moves. Only one or two of these moves
doesn't look graphically superb, but they're all done well. One of the
major problems with the graphics of this game is slowdown time. It
doesn't always occur, but it substantially slows down at certain
points. This problem isn't that bad, but it is a hinderance.
Music and Sound [9/10]:
The music is the best I've heard on a fighter game. It really suites
the level your playing at. Weather it be the dark and gothic sounds of
Gotham city or the wretched and evil sounds of Apokolips(Darkseid's
world) , or even still the serene sounds of Green Arrow's 'forest'
level. I was very immpressed with the music of this game.
The sound effects are like wise good! Punches, heat ray vision,
Bat-a-rangs, whirlwinds, head-butts, just to name few, are some of the
sound FX heard through out the game. All of the effects sound like
they were recorded on a sound studio for a movie. There are no cheap
sound effects here!
Game Play [9/10]:
There's three modes of play. The Story mode is 1-player only. You play
the game and fight numberous enemies and get a little bit of a story
after each battle, until it all unfolds at the end of the game. The
story isn't great, but it adds some depth to the game play. The Battle
mode is for 1 or 2-players. You can play as any of the heroes or
villians. The computer goes through random battles instead of the
story line battles, which follow the same basic path. The Versus mode
is 2-player only. You and a friend can fight as any of the characters,
even as the same one. You can even select your own characters power,
to give a handicap to a more experienced player.
The heroes of Justice League:Task Force are Superman, Batman, Wonder
Woman, Flash, Aquaman and Green Arrow. Each has his/her own uniquie
moves, strength, and power. They're all pretty well balanced, but they
all have there own "feel". The Villians are Cheeta, Despero and
Darseid.
Challenge and Replay [9/10]:
In Justice League:Task Force, there's five levels of difficulty.
Giving it a wide range of selection, and playability, no matter what
your experience is. The game gives you a challenge if you want it, or
a simple game if your in that type of mood.
With the exellent 2-player feature, and the multiple difficulty
settings, it's no wonder this is a highly replayable game. One other
thing that makes this game so great is the fact that there are no
annoying sounds, or very horrible music. This game delivers!
Conclussion/Overall [8.7/10]:
Justice League:Task Force is one of the best figher games on the
system. One of it's major flaws is the fact that it plays and controls
so much like Street Fighter2. There are improvements over the game,
but I think the company(Blizzard/Akklaim) should have come up with
some original movements. All in all there is only a few minor things
wrong with every catagory. But those minor things cost the game a
perfect score. A good title none the less, though.
