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Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer for PlayStation 2
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer for PlayStation 2 is an action game in which the four Marvel heroes try to prevent the arrival of Galactus together. The story uses scenes from the film and adds its own confrontations from the comics. Alongside the Silver Surfer and Doctor Doom, enemies such as Terrax, Red Ghost and Super-Skrull therefore appear.
You fight through linear areas and switch between Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing. Each hero has personal attacks and a specific power for obstacles: elastic arms reach switches, force fields protect the team, fire melts or ignites targets and brute strength breaks heavy objects. Experience points improve attacks and combined moves.
The PS2 version supports local cooperative play for up to four players, requiring enough controllers and, when necessary, a multitap. A single player can switch freely between team members while computer-controlled heroes follow. Unlockable costumes, comic covers and film clips reward exploration. The game needs no online service, and this description does not borrow the different technology or presentation of the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. During cooperative play each participant remains linked to one hero, letting attacks be combined simultaneously while the whole team moves visibly through the same mission.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer for PlayStation 2 includes the manual unless the product title states otherwise. If the booklet is missing, the title says “No Manual”. This lets you see before ordering whether the game comes with a manual.
The manuals included with our games usually contain at least English and often around six European languages. The exact languages vary by edition, so Dutch is not always included. The booklet explains the controls and the main rules. You can use it to check how to control the game, which actions are available and how its different features work.
The history of Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2K Games released Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in June 2007 around the cinema launch of the film of the same name. 7 Studios developed the PlayStation 2 and Wii versions, while Visual Concepts made the technically different PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 releases. That split matters because levels and implementation are not completely identical.
The game connected the film plot to classic Marvel elements. The Fantastic Four investigate the Silver Surfer and the threat of Galactus, but also battle comic enemies who do not play the same part in the film. This extended the campaign and repeatedly gave all four heroes a practical role in combat and environmental puzzles.
The European PS2 disc appeared as SLES-54616 and contains on-screen text in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Local co-op and direct switching between heroes followed the ideas of earlier Fantastic Four games, but this title remained a separate film game from 2007. Later Marvel games, remasters or film versions add no features to this physical PS2 release. The catalogue number is therefore a useful identifier for this exact European PS2 version, separate from same-named editions on more powerful consoles.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
The earlier 2005 film game uses the same team and a similar beat ’em up structure, but follows the first film. Rise of the Silver Surfer adds new team combinations, Galactus and other comic enemies.
Ultimate Alliance lets players assemble a much larger Marvel team and develops statistics, equipment and branches more deeply. Fantastic Four stays with four fixed heroes and short linear missions designed around their specific powers.
X-Men Legends II likewise uses four heroes at once and local cooperation, but puts more emphasis on loot, levels and team building. Fantastic Four plays more directly as an action game and links puzzles to exactly four familiar powers.
Spider-Man 3 offers an open city, acrobatic swinging and missions for one hero. Fantastic Four chooses enclosed levels, cooperative combat and up to four local players instead of free city exploration.
Justice League Heroes combines superhero action with two heroes per mission and role-playing upgrades. Fantastic Four puts all four team members in play together and makes switching powers during puzzles more important.
Teen Titans also offers colourful team battles and local cooperation, but is based on the animated series and uses a simpler cartoon style. Fantastic Four follows a live-action film, uses Marvel comic enemies and systematically alternates strength, fire, invisibility and elasticity. Both work as cooperative action games, yet their presentation and hero abilities are clearly different. The fixed four-person line-up also gives Fantastic Four a different kind of teamwork from Teen Titans’ changing selection.
