Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet THQ Purchase Online   The Short: The final verdict on Sonic Colors is that it’s magnificent. It should immediately head to the top of your Christmas list for any kid under the age of 10 for either DS or Wii and everyone else should definitely give it a look as well. Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet takes the Marvel’s Super Hero Squad and again transplants them into video game format. The last game with SHS wasn’t terrible; the kids found it entertaining, and similarly they’ll find the new game entertaining too. It’s not without its problems but Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet has some good qualities. The story is fairly similar to the second season of the TV show. The squaddies have a new villain this go around with Vanos with the storyline coming from a key Marvel crossover series. Vanos is trying to collect Infinity Stones to fill up his Infinity Gauntlet so essentially he can rule the universe. It’s up the Super Hero Squad to stop him (of course!) The good thing about this title is that it takes all of the great qualities from the show- the humor, the characters, the style and they take it to the video game format. All of the voices and the characters are in the game and they’re here how they’re supposed to be. They used the voice talent from the show in the game and that’s really the most important factor in any licensed game. They also made the difficulty of the game slightly tougher and included the ‘factor’ variable with each super hero so they all do different things in the game and the gamer has to use different characters for different levels. The story is great, the voice talent here is great, and the game is fun and challenging. There are a few weak links with this game. There are a few glitches in spots, load time is too long for what this is and the level design is far from flawless. Also- the graphics in this game aren’t nearly polished enough. They’re way too rough around the edges. Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet is a perfect gift for any kid that’s a fan of the show. They use the voice talent for the game and the game is challenging enough to be fun and easy enough to play. There’s a nice balance here that’s perfect for little ones. If they have a Nintendo DS it’s best to get them that version of the game, but if they aren’t big on portable gaming, the home console version is almost as good.   The Nintendo DS version of the new Super Hero Squad game is twice as good as the previous SHS title for the portable system. Young gamers get to play as two squaddies at once and they have to choose different members to solve different puzzles. The puzzles aren’t all that difficult but they’re perfect for the game’s demographic. There’s also some nice action in this game and with two characters on the screen at once it just seems like more fun. This is better than the home console version of the game if you have to choose one, but both games are fun. The DS version of the game is a clear step up over the previous installment of Super Hero Squad on the portable system.

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