![]() ![]() Even worse, once you traverse the multiple racing tracks and defeat the idiotic elemental awaiting you at the end, you have to jump back on the cycle and traverse the same course in reverse. Driving the bike, on the other hand, can be an exercise in frustration because of its poor turning radius and lack of responsiveness to commands. These missions literally become poorly controlled shooting galleries, because the enemies that you face aren't particularly difficult to destroy. You can fend off these creatures with your chains, which you can swing to the left or right side of your bike, or with fired projectiles. Along the way, various enemies will either pop up in the road, or ride on modified propulsion to attack you. Players "drive" their cycle across nightmarish landscapes filled with gaping pits and low overhanging obstacles. While it wouldn't seem possible, the Hellcycle riding is much worse than the hand to hand combat. The same can be said about the inclusion of the actual Marvel "boss" fights, which come across more like a fight cameo. Strange in the comic books, these lukewarm beasts are extremely disappointing. Seriously, for a character who's killed Lucifer and battled Dr. Are you kidding me? These are the only enemies that you continually slog through, in varying numbers and in different locations, and they're not even worth breaking a sweat over. Every now and then, you'll have to face off against an elemental for its soul. For Christ's sake, with the entire pantheon of Marvel villains, you'll take out such fearsome beasts as minor demons, ninjas and clowns. This is a lame way to extend gameplay for a title with the limited beasts that you'll face off against. Not only is this a skewed system because it forces you to constantly launch attacks against this "impregnable" shield until the game registers enough damage, but it is way too easy for some monster from off screen to hit you, eliminating the Vengeance Bar and forcing you to start over from scratch. The times where the rating does matter is when certain demons are protected by energy shields, which require a specific level on the bar to break through the defense. For the most part, it doesn't really matter what kind of rating you receive during battle, because you'll still gain enough souls during a stage to unlock just about every move early on in the game. The depicted chain attacks are obviously stolen from God of War, just as the battle rating system is snatched from Devil May Cry. Unfortunately, if you've ever played an action title that requires any kind of manual dexterity or skill with combinations, you'll notice just how much Ghost Rider attempts to emulate these experiences and literally butchers them in the translation. What's more, if you manage to vary your attacks, you can increase your Vengeance Bar, which will increase the number of souls you receive from downed beasts as long as you don't take any damage from incoming strikes. Regardless of how you choose to dispatch enemies, the result is the same: you'll receive souls for each demon you kill, which can be used to purchase new skills and abilities for the Rider to use in the game. ![]() Filling the spirit gauge lets the Rider enter Retribution mode, which boosts his speed and his damage, and gives him the opportunity to perform his ultimate move, known as the Penance Stare. These can be strung together for combos, which also power up two separate gauges that let the rider pull off specialized attacks like shotgun blasts and radial energy strikes. Ghost Rider starts out with a number of attacks, such as light and heavy strikes with his chains wrapped in hellfire. Get used to these creatures.You'll see them often. Either the Ghost Rider fights for him and destroys the rogue demons, or Johnny's girlfriend, Roxanne Simpson, is dragged into hell and possessed by Mephisto. This supposedly disrupts the delicate balance Mephisto has with heaven, so he offers Johnny a choice he can't refuse. It appears that Mephisto's son, Blackheart, and a number of demons from Hell have escaped and are threatening to jumpstart the Apocalypse. However, the demon who acquired Johnny's Soul, Mephisto, has other plans for the Rider. Johnny Blaze, who sold his soul to save his father's life, transforms into the Ghost Rider whenever the blood of the innocent is spilled. Well known comic book writers Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti wrote the story behind Ghost Rider, and set the action after the events of the film. ![]()
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