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Iron Man, known as Iron Man: The Official Videogame in Europe, is a 2008 video game based on the film of the same name. It was released on May 2, 2008, to coincide with the release of the film in cinemas. The game is published by Sega and was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (developed by Secret Level), PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, Microsoft Windows (developed by Artificial Mind and Movement) and Mobile Platforms.
The enemies are Advanced Idea Mechanics, the Maggia and the Ten Rings terrorist group. The super-villains in the game include Whiplash, Madame Masque, Controller, Titanium Man, Melter, and Iron Monger.
A significant feature has Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard and Shaun Toub reprising their roles from the movie.
Chapters[]
- Escape
- First Flight
- Stark Weapons
- Maggia Factories
- Maggia Compound
- Flying Fortress
- Arctic Battle
- Lost Destroyer
- On Defense
- Save Pepper
- Island Meltdown
- Space Tether
- Showdown
Plot[]
During a business trip to Afghanistan to demonstrate Stark Industries' new weapon, Tony Stark is kidnapped by the terrorist group the Ten Rings, who order him to build a missile for them. Instead, he and fellow captive Ho Yinsen secretly build a powered suit of armor in the months following his capture. During this time, Yinsen also acts as Stark's mentor, showing him humility and telling him of the horrors his company has caused, making Stark reconsider his life. Stark impresses himself after finishing the armor, calling it "the future". Armed with a flamethrower, Stark uses the armor to defeat several terrorists and destroy their weapons stockpile, but Yinsen is killed during the escape. Stark then escapes from the Ten Rings' caves, but his suit is destroyed when he crashlands in the desert. Upon being picked up by the Air Force and returning to the United States, Stark declares that his company will no longer manufacture weapons, a move disapproved by his business partner Obadiah Stane.
With the help of his personal A.I. J.A.R.V.I.S., Stark develops an updated and more powerful version of his armor, adding Stark Industries' new repulsor technology and flight capability. While testing his new suit at Stark Industries, Stark is informed by his assistant Pepper Potts that armed men are attacking the facilities. Stark then decides to use his suit to deal with the attackers, and notices that they are Maggia soldiers. After the attack, Stark discovers that Maggia is providing weapons for the Ten Rings, and he returns to Afghanistan to battle them. Using his new Mark III "Iron Man" armor, Stark destroys Maggia's weapons stockpiles and an armored hovercraft. On the way back home, he is confronted by the United States Air Force. A pair of F-22 Raptors are sent after Stark; one is damaged during the chase, but Stark manages to save the pilot. He then establishes contact with his friend Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes, who learns of Stark's identity and orders the jets to disengage.
Stark then returns home, where Potts discovers what he was doing with the Iron Man suit. Rhodes then starts helping Stark in his fight against Maggia, informing him of a weapons transport in Afghanistan. Stark follows the transport, destroying the weapons, defeating the villain Whiplash, a former Stark Industries worker, in the process. He proceeds to the Maggia's compound to destroy the rest of the weapons, and after infiltrating the mansion he confronts Madame Masque, who is killed when a wall falls on her. Stark then discovers Maggia's last weapon: a heavily armed Flying Fortress. Iron Man then attacks the fortress and destroys it, ending Maggia's evil once and for all.
While Stark was confronting Maggia, his corrupt business partner Obadiah Stane secretly recovered the first Iron Man armor in Afghanistan and started working with the company Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.) to create a power source. After Rhodes informs him that A.I.M. has attacked a nuclear facility in Russia, Stark decides to confront them, also because A.I.M. was Stark Industries' top buyers before he stopped manufacturing weapons. Iron Man ends the nuclear energy robbery and detects a strong radiation signal underground. After following this signal Stark is confronted by Boris Bullski, who created a titanium armor similar to that of Iron Man, thus becoming the "Titanium Man". However, Stark is able to defeat Bullski and then returns to the United States. Rhodes then informs him that A.I.M. has attacked a military ship in the Arctic, and Stark once again prevents them from stealing nuclear energy, as well as defeating the Controller.
After returning to Stark Industries, Stark sends Potts to hack the Industries computer and find the shipping records, so he can track down the illicit shipments and destroy them. However, the facilities are attacked by A.I.M. forces under the command of Titanium Man, who was actually sent by Obadiah Stane to steal the Iron Man suit. After discovering Stane's involvement with A.I.M. and the Ten Rings, Stark once again defeats Bullski. Stark then returns to his workshop, where he is ambushed by Stane, who steals his arc reactor to create a power source for his own armor. Stark is rescued by Rhodes, and is informed by him that A.I.M. kidnapped Potts to use her as bait. He then uses his armor to save Potts from an A.I.M. facility and prevents the explosion of their reactor. Stark then decides that A.I.M. is a bigger menace than Stane, and decides to confront them first. He heads to their island and destroys their proton cannon, and later confronts and defeats the Melter. Stark then attacks their headquarters, ending the A.I.M. menace.
Stark then returns to the United States and contacts Obadiah Stane, discovering that he kidnapped Potts. Stark then heads back to Stark Industries, where he confronts an armored Stane in the surrounding streets. Stane then flies to the top of Stark Industries, and Stark orders Potts to overload the Arc Reactor at the building to damage the Iron Monger Armor. The plan works and Stane is defeated. After the defeat of Maggia, Advanced Idea Mechanics and the Iron Monger, Stark decides to continue helping mankind as Iron Man.
Cast[]
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- Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
- Terrence Howard as Lt. Col. James Rhodes
- Shaun Toub as Ho Yinsen
- Dimitri Diatchenko as Boris Bullski/Titanium Man, Russian Soldier
- Gavin Hammon as Bruno Horgan/Melter
- Zach McGowan as Marc Scarlotti/Whiplash, Stark Engineer
- Meredith Monroe as Pepper Potts
- Gillon Stephenson as J.A.R.V.I.S.
- Fred Tatasciore as Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger, A.I.M. President, Afghan Soldier, A.I.M. Soldier
- Courtenay Taylor as Whitney Nefaria/Madame Masque
- Jim Ward as Basil Sandhurst/Controller, A.I.M. Soldier
- David Zyler as Whiplash 1
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Tony Stark/Iron Man / Tony Stark/Iron Man (PS2 version) / Tony Stark/Iron Man (Nintendo DS version) / Tony Stark/Iron Man (Java ME version)
- Pepper Potts / Pepper Potts (PS2 version) / Pepper Potts (Nintendo DS version) / Pepper Potts (Java ME version)
- James Rhodes / James Rhodes (PS2 version) / James Rhodes (Java ME version)
- Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger / Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (PS2 version) / Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (Nintendo DS version) / Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger (Java ME version)
- Ho Yinsen / Ho Yinsen (PS2 version) / Ho Yinsen (Nintendo DS version)
- J.A.R.V.I.S. / J.A.R.V.I.S. (PS2 version) / J.A.R.V.I.S. (Nintendo DS version) / J.A.R.V.I.S. (Java ME version)
- Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar / Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar (Java ME version)
- Basil Sandhurst/Controller (PS2 version)
- Bruno Horgan/Melter / Bruno Horgan/Melter (PS2 version)
- Boris Bullski/Titanium Man / Boris Bullski/Titanium Man (PS2 version)
- Whitney Frost/Madame Masque / Whitney Frost/Madame Masque (PS2 version)
- Marc Scarlotti/Whiplash / Marc Scarlotti/Whiplash (PS2 version)
- A.I.M. President / A.I.M. President (PS2 version)
- Hajid
- Scott Campbell (PS2 version)
- Whiplash #1 (PS2 version)
- Howard Stark (mentioned) / Howard Stark (PS2 version)
- Luchino Nefaria (mentioned)
- Natasha Romanoff (mentioned)
- Danny Rand (mentioned)
- Charlie 2-0 (mentioned)
- Tatyana (mentioned)
- Happy Hogan (mentioned; Java ME version only)
Locations[]
- Afghanistan
- California
- Washington, D.C. (mentioned)
- Arlington, Virginia
- Pentagon (mentioned)
- Arctic, Russia
- Nefaria Compound
- A.I.M. Headquarters
Events[]
- Kidnapping of Tony Stark / Kidnapping of Tony Stark (mentioned; Java ME version)
- Attack on Stark Industries Headquarters
- Attack on the Maggia Weapons Caches
- Chase of the Maggia Weapons Transport
- Attack on the Nefaria Compound
- Destruction of the Flying Fortress
- Robbery of the Russian Nuclear Facility
- Hijacking and Retaking of the Air Force Ship
- Attack on Iron Man
- Rescue of Pepper Potts
- Attack on A.I.M.'s Island
- Attack on A.I.M. Headquarters
- Duel of Los Angeles / Duel of Los Angeles (Java ME version)
Items[]
- Iron Man Armors
- Stark Sparrow Missiles
- Iron Monger Armor
- Omnium Steel
- Melter Armor
- Titanium Man Armor
- Tatyana
- Proton Cannon
- Prometheus Missile
- Arc Reactor
- The Art of War
Vehicles[]
- Dreadnaught
- F-22 Raptor
- Flying Fortress
- Controller Submarine (PSP and Xbox 360 versions only)
Organizations[]
- Stark Industries / Stark Industries (Java ME version)
- Ten Rings / Ten Rings (Java ME version)
- Maggia
- A.I.M.
- United States Armed Forces
- Manhattan Project (mentioned)
- Russian Armed Forces
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Afghan National Army
Mentioned[]
Music[]
Canon Status[]
This game contains several plot points that contradict the established canon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it is thus considered non-canon.
A.I.M. appears as a secret weapons and intelligence agency and a former client of Stark Industries, and towards the end of the game Iron Man puts an end to their operations. In Iron Man 3, A.I.M. is a scientific research and development agency funded by the government, and Tony Stark has had no previous encounters with them since meeting Aldrich Killian in Bern, Switzerland on New Year's Eve 1999.[1] | |
Tony Stark mentions that he has a date with Natasha Romanoff, despite the fact that he did not meet her until Iron Man 2.[2] | |
Marcus Scarlotti appears in this game and is a former employee of Stark Industries and a member of the Maggia. He appears in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode A Fractured House, in which he is a mercenary hired by HYDRA and has no connection to Stark Industries or the Maggia.[3] | |
Whitney Frost appears in this game as a high-ranking member of the Maggia and an enemy and former lover of Tony Stark in the 21st Century. She appears in the second season of Agent Carter as an actress in the 1940s and an enemy of Peggy Carter.[4] | |
The Maggia appear in this game as a weapons manufacturing company in the 21st Century. They appear in the second season of Agent Carter as a crime syndicate in the 1940s.[4] | |
Tony Stark tells Pepper Potts to call Danny Rand and tell him that he will be able to attend their scheduled golf game. Rand appears in Iron Fist, where it is established that he went missing in a plane crash which killed his parents in 2001. He was presumed dead until he returned to New York City after living in K'un-Lun for fifteen years.[5] |
Differences Between Consoles[]
The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions contain several differences from the versions on other consoles.
- The Controller is not featured. Iron Man battles a large vessel called a Controller Submarine in the Arctic.
- The Titanium Man's armor allows him the ability of flight, and Iron Man fights him in the air during both of their encounters.
- Iron Man only attacks the Nefaria Compound from the outside, while in other versions he also attacks it from the inside.
- During this attack, if Iron Man fails to stop the Prometheus Missiles, the mission will continue despite civilian casualties. In other versions, the player fails the mission if they do not stop the missiles.
- If Iron Man fails to destroy the Flying Fortress within the time limit, it will crash land into a city and cause collateral damage. In other versions, there is no time limit and the fortress falls into the ocean when destroyed.
- Madame Masque is not killed by a wall collapsing on her. Instead, she boards the flying fortress and is presumably killed when Iron Man destroys it.
Achievements[]
Achievement | Trophy | Requirements |
---|---|---|
Sidekick | Complete all missions on Easy difficulty (or harder) | |
Hero | Complete all missions on Normal difficulty (or harder) | |
Super Hero | Complete all missions on Formidable difficulty | |
Disarmed | Destroy stockpiled Stark weapons in the Escape mission | |
City Protector | Destroy drones without civilian damage in the First Flight mission | |
Decommissioner | Destroy all Prometheus missiles in the Maggia Compound mission | |
In the Drink | Avoid civilian casualties in the Flying Fortress mission | |
Tatyana, Interrupted | Protect the nuclear facility in the Arctic Battle mission | |
Not a Scratch | Avoid harming the destroyer and its crew in the Lost Destroyer mission | |
Power Saver | Avoid disrupting the city's power supply in the On Defense mission | |
Shocking! | Protect outlying occupied buildings in the Save Pepper mission | |
Proton Shut Out | Prevent cannon attacks on civilian targets in the Island Meltdown mission | |
Escape Velocity | Sever the tether before the satellite overloads in the Space Tether mission | |
You're Fired! | Destroy power regulators in the Iron Monger mission | |
Excelsior! | Complete Hero Objectives for all missions | |
Ten Rings Obsoleted | Complete the One Man Army vs. Ten Rings challenge without an armor breach | |
Maggia Obsoleted | Complete the One Man Army vs. Maggia challenge without an armor breach | |
Mercs Obsoleted | Complete the One Man Army vs. Mercs challenge without an armor breach | |
AIM Obsoleted | Complete the One Man Army vs. AIM challenge without an armor breach | |
AIM-X Obsoleted | Complete the One Man Army vs. AIM-X challenge without an armor breach | |
Air Superiority | Destroy all dropships before the Stark Gunship is stolen in the First Flight mission | |
Road King | Destroy all convoy vehicles in less than 2 minutes in the Stark Weapons mission | |
Launch Aborted | Destroy all Prometheus missiles within 10 minutes in the Maggia Compound mission | |
Collateral Damage | Destroy a Prometheus missile by destroying a fuel truck in the Maggia Compound mission | |
Personnel Vendetta | Defeat 20 soldiers in the Arctic Battle mission | |
Overkill | Defeat a soldier using the Unibeam | |
Smack Down | Defeat Titanium Man before his second recharge in the On Defense mission | |
Impenetrable | Complete a mission (other than Escape or First Flight) without an armor breach | |
An Object in Motion | Destroy any target using a ramming attack | |
Grounded | Successfully grapple and throw a plane | |
Your Own Medicine | Damage or destroy another enemy while grappling a SAM launcher | |
Long Shot | Damage or destroy another enemy while grappling a howitzer | |
Hulk Smash! | Successfully grapple an opponent in the Hulkbuster armor | |
Ground Pound | Defeat an opponent using the ground pound in the Extremis armor | |
Classic Confrontation | Defeat Titanium Man using the Classic armor | |
Old School | Defeat Iron Monger using the Silver Centurion armor | |
Pugilist | Complete any mission (other than Escape) without using weapons systems | |
Eject! | Spare the US fighter pilots in the Stark Weapons mission | |
Guardian | Protect warehouse workers in the Maggia Factories mission |
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- In the Java ME version of the game, Iron Man jokes that Pepper Potts and Happy Hogan would make a great couple with Potts later sarcastically referring to him as her "future husband." This is a reference to their marriage in the comics.
- In the Java ME version, when talking about Iron Monger, James Rhodes says to Iron Man, "This sounds just like your kind of War Machine" which is a reference to Rhodes' codename, War Machine.
References[]
External Links[]
- Iron Man (video game) on Wikipedia
- Iron Man (video game) on Marvel Database
- Iron Man (video game) on IMDb