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The Incredibles: Rise Of The Underminer

Author: Ben Lawrence
Publisher: THQ
Machine: Xbox (EU Version)

 
Published in Official Xbox Magazine #50

Undermining the legacy of America's bendiest, strongest and most incredible family

The Incredibles: Rise Of The Underminer (THQ)

Remember the end of The Incredibles when Mole-man The Underminer exploded from the ground? Kinda set up the way for a sequel, didn't it? But what's this? We get a ropey old platformer instead? For shame.

Forgetting his son Dash's running achievements, Mr Incredible bounds off with Frozone to thwart all manner of pre-programmed, randomly spawning robots... under the ground! Cue plenty of bland set-pieces, silly game mechanics and naff RPG elements. Use your super-lift as Mr Incredible, but only within predefined spots; listen to Frozone tell Mr Incredible to lift up frozen robots, then watch as he just stands around. Incredible.

As for the rest of the Incredi-clan? Forget it. You'll be so 'enthralled' by level upon level of drilling robots and darkness you won't give a crap. Okay, so there are a few brief moments of interest. You can switch between characters at random to combine their strengths - although for some reason Frozone is a stronger, far more useful character than Mr Incredible himself.

So there you are! Underground and underwhelming, it's a shame none of that Pixar magic rubbed off on this.

Verdict

With none of Pixar's characterisation or charm, this is just a cheap cash-in on the movie. Don't punish your kids with it!

Ben Lawrence

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