JUSTICE LEAGUE HEROES - One of The Best DC Comics Video Games? (RETROSPECTIVE)

DC Comics is a legendary name, is it not? The home of Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Green Lantern, The Flash, hell, why not just say the JUSTICE LEAGUE, right? But despite having all these top tier, high caliber heroes under their umbrella, heroes who have starred in some tremendous films... why is it that DC's video games don't stand as tall as they shoulder? There are huge hits, don't get me wrong. The Batman Arkham trilogy changed video games forever. DC Universe Online is an MMO with more than 10 years of history under its belt. But Justice League Heroes, an action RPG from the brilliantly talented Snowblind Studios, seems to have come and gone. Today, we're going to dive deep into the life and death of Justice League Heroes.
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[@RaDicAL808]

RIP Kevin Conroy. The true voice of Batman throughout the years.

[@katmore9]

He died???

[@RaDicAL808]

@@katmore9 just today.

[@katmore9]

@@RaDicAL808 WOW! I'm stunned and saddened. I just checked and the story is true. Conroy is/was Batman to so many of us. 😥 Thanks for posting this. It would've been a greater shock without seeing your comment first.

[@616Entertainment]

100%, he's the voice I always have and always will hear when I read Batman. RIP.

[@timgonzales2891]

He wasn't just the voice to me. He WAS batman.

[@ChrisMS0815]

I remember playing the hell out of this game back on PS2, definitely way better than people would think.

[@616Entertainment]

Indeed!

[@nemopouncey3827]

superman saying darkseids ass was the most shocking part of the game. I was like wow supes language.

[@ADG.Est.1988]

I played on PSP. And loved it

[@ChrisMS0815]

@@ADG.Est.1988 I have a Vita and I would always have my eye on the PSP version wondering if it's any good. I may just go ahead and download it.

[@Jahsizzl9]

I played this with my dad. Nostalgia

[@katmore9]

Thanks for this retrospective, Ian. I LOVED this game back in the day. But I didn't know Dwayne McDuffie wrote the story. What an incredible legacy he left. R.I.P. 🙂

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching! And yes, RIP to a legend.

[@michaelmayers3622]

who

[@616Entertainment]

@@michaelmayers3622 Watch the video.

[@DrathTengu]

@@michaelmayers3622 he is the creator of Static and one of the co-creators of milestone media. He helped to create Ben 10 and he’s the reason John Stewart was in Justice league show instead of some other green lantern.

[@katmore9]

@@DrathTengu everything was accurate up until the part about John Stewart. McDuffie wasn't on the team yet when the animated Justice League was in production. It was executive producer Bruce Timm's decision. (This is well-documented and can be found through Google. 🙂)

[@azozazoz9196]

Duuuuuuuuude you've just unlocked my memories of this game! I'd love to have a sequel/reboot.

[@616Entertainment]

If only, man.

[@JakNasty69]

If this game ever does get a resurgence the most we would probably get is a remaster, but even a remaster would be nice

[@ArthurMorgan-vm7bq]

I remember playing this game with my dad all the time when I was a kid. Loved playing this. The memories from this game I will never forget. Rip dad.

[@Genethagenius]

I had no idea the studio behind “Shadow of Mordor” was making a Wonder Woman game!!! Excited for that now!

[@616Entertainment]

Dude yea, I can't wait.

[@loselot6044]

Wait we're getting a WW game? Hell yeah

[@AndreWakefield]

This game was never on my radar but I love the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games so I'm actually interested in checking this out.

[@616Entertainment]

Enjoy it!

[@sschofield115]

That's exactly what this reminded me of and that gives it major points in my book.

[@nemopouncey3827]

this was DC's answer to ultimate alliance.

[@kalzangwoeser]

After like a 1000 years?

[@nemopouncey3827]

superman cursing like a sailor. Batman coming out in the daytime. WTF is going on here?

[@viktorkouverthie2456]

I loved it! One detail I really like was how each character block was a move unique to them like flash avoided attacks while Wonder Woman deflected

[@616Entertainment]

100%

[@Areala21]

Oh my GAWD, I've been WAITING for you to talk about this one! Seriously one of the best blind purchases I've ever made. I remember walking into GameStop in 2006, not even knowing this game was a thing, seeing it on the shelf, and my jaw dropping. I had to take it home, and I played the hell out of it. Crispin Freeman as Superman, Ron Perlman as Batman, Michael Jai White as Green Lantern, and Kari Wahlgren as Zatanna? Holy shit, YES PLEASE!! This game is ABSOLUTELY the one time a game developer got Superman 100% correct: insane hit points, insane combat damage, and power moves that actually FEEL powerful. The higher levels of Heat Vision that literally push enemies off the screen with a concentrated burst feel so good. Wonder Woman's block reflecting enemy projectiles? SO on point. Zatanna speaking in reverse to cast all her spells (along with the one that turns enemies into bunnies)? Hell yeah! The only problem I had with the game was that the unlockable characters, while cool, could only be utilized in the scenarios where you could pick your team. This meant it was very difficult for them to be powerful enough to be appropriate for the few times you could use them. I loved Huntress, but by the time you get to use her, she's doing damage in the teens and twenties with her attacks, and has zero powers unlocked, while the other members of your team are all hitting much harder and have numerous special moves available. I also wasn't a fan of the system that let you slot the orbs into different skills to boost them to varying degrees. Boost orbs are a finite resource, and unless you're hoarding them throughout the whole game, and combining them as you go along to make better ones, it always seems like a waste to use them since they can't be retrieved once they're slotted in, only replaced. They're great if you hold them for the end game and use them to turn Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Superman, or Green Lantern into complete curb-stomping powerhouses for the final fight with Darkseid, but otherwise the upgrades aren't all that impressive. :) Oh, and how pissed was I that Supergirl was only unlockable on the PSP version, despite being in the credits for the PS2 and Xbox versions? Not cool, Snowblind. Gimme my Supergirl! But that's my rant for the night. Mega cool to see you talk about this game, Ian, and I am OVER THE MOON for your next Superman For Everyone release!

[@616Entertainment]

Great writeup, and I agree with you 100%. I never owned the PSP version, so I've also never played as Supergirl, which is bogus. Glad you're looking forward to the Superman movie retrospective, I won't let you down.

[@NativeWrestler]

I freaking loved this game! I was anticipating a sequel. But never happened. 😞

[@616Entertainment]

If only, if only.

[@MorningSunglasses]

Oh, wow. Nostalgia trip. I knew a couple of the people involved with this game and it was such an exciting release since I loved the developer’s previous games. As a big DC fan, it hit all the right spots. As a fan of details, I loved all the little extras they put into it. Doing the hacking mini game as the Flash, for instance, actually gave players more time. And using a melee object as Batman gave him different moves that showed off his skills instead of using it as a club. Even the blocking animations were unique for most characters- Batman would cover himself with his cape, J’onn would phase through, Flash would dodge at super speed and Superman just stuck his chest out. Loved it. I’d buy a remaster in an instant.

[@616Entertainment]

100%, great writeup.

[@ddarkman1festt]

My stupid kid brain thought this was a marvel ultimate alliance clone so I wrote it off and never played it

[@nobel11]

Same. I played it for the first time last year. Ian is 100% correct, it's pretty damn fun, and even better if you're a DC stan.

[@scottdecowski4913]

It totally is an Ultimate Alliance clone, which these games are all Diablo clones. Not a bad thing in my opinion

[@Starwarsdude8221991]

Same

[@andysanchez1215]

I think that’s what most of us at the time was thinking the same thing. lol 😂 It’s just a clone ignore it. I regret doing that

[@scottdecowski4913]

@@andysanchez1215 Why would this game being a Ultimate Alliance clone be a bad thing? Did you not like those games?

[@Bassua255]

You've been working very hard, as usual, but it seems even harder than ever. Great stuff, and thank you. This was awesome and I wish I'd played it. It looks reaaaally fun. I also had no idea they were making a Wonder Woman game, and as a WW mark, I'm too excited now. Thanks a lot!

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man. New retrospective coming this Friday, I haven't even announced anything about it. Hope you like it!

[@monkeeeman666]

I really loved this game. Very underrated. Iirc Ron Perlman as Batman was pretty cool

[@616Entertainment]

He's always awesome, for sure.

[@Mankey619]

When I heard at social media that Kevin Conroy had passed away. I was very shocked and sad to hear that news,and I am really going to miss his voice. R.I.P Kevin Conroy,you had brought so much fond memories in our childhood years both in cartoons and video games. You’ll always be our one true Dark Knight in our hearts.

[@616Entertainment]

RIP indeed, a true legend.

[@_Snafu_]

Love what you said about Superman being able to get hurt. Seriously if they made a game or anything with Superman, the key thing to remember is, yes he is invincible, but that doesn’t mean he can’t feel pain or even pass out from it. And in some ways-especially if the scenario call for his full attention- it can be just as bad as if he were dead.

[@616Entertainment]

He's not invincible!

[@parry3439]

@@616Entertainment yeah, invincible is the yellow guy!

[@burnthetrolls5971]

I remember I bought this game as a kid after watching the Justice League Animated Series and saying "Oh shit a Justice League game" but as a lot of things as a kid I didn't like it but as I got older I can say it a great RPG dungeon crawler involving Superheros like X-Men Legends and MUA it's a great game

[@616Entertainment]

Indeed!

[@CSC52698]

I had it. Definitely need to find a copy. Hopefully we'll a playthrough.

[@616Entertainment]

Hopefully what?

[@CSC52698]

@@616Entertainment saw my error. Hopefully we'll see a playthrough of this game.

[@larrykeach]

Dude I loved this game as a kid and as a teenager I gave it another run through on the ps vita. Absolutely held up and all the unlockables were easily my favorite part. Definitely appreciate you giving it the spotlight for a retrospective

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching! This was on my list for a long time, I decided what the hell, here we go.

[@nobel11]

I passed on this until recently, assuming it was just an Ultimate Alliance ripoff. I really like it, and honestly the only thing that I don't much care for is the character designs, but I can live with them. Didn't realize Dwayne McDuffie wrote it, no wonder the story was so awesome.

[@616Entertainment]

Yea, he did an excellent job.

[@theantone7476]

Never heard of this game but it actually sounds really fun. Also looking forward to the Superman retrospective, Ian. Great stuff and hope to see 616 Thunder again soon

[@616Entertainment]

....No, it wasn't. I'be been extremely clear about this.

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man. I'm been knocking out scripted stuff left and right and it's all doing pretty damn well.

[@leoflores6951]

Im glad to see this game getting some love. This game blew my mind as a child, essentially being a dc fanboy. It was definitely underrated and ahead of its time. Was never able to find it in any future gaming consoles after that so im currently looking online for a ps2 to play this game again

[@mrnekomaneki01]

Funny you mention the gba flash game. The way I understand it the plan was to make an individual game for several of the characters just like the flash. However I can't remember the reason it just didn't go through which is why Justice League Heroes: flash is an outlier. Side note: people feel the way about Superman is because his power level is inconsistent. Sometimes he's a God and other times Batman can slap him around or so which makes him as powerful as the plot needs help him to be at the time. Plus over the years he just kinda gets whatever power he needs at the time to do the job. I need to read the Rebirth story to see how he defeats Dr. Manhatten of the watchmen story because that seems like an interesting fight.

[@616Entertainment]

That's the thing about fictional characters: there's really no *real* or *right* way for them to be portrayed, ya know? I personally prefer the Animated Series style to the ones where he's practically untouchable.

[@redpillbrotha]

Fun fact , Stactic Shock was created by McDuffy comicbook company he owned called Milestone Comics which is now a imprint of DC .

[@616Entertainment]

Did... did you not watch the video

[@MrDegenerate28]

I really enjoyed this game It really felt like I was playing a episode of Justice League cartoon. That being said I think the reason it didn't do well is because we had ultimate alliance around that time and ultimate alliance production wise look more grand and epic compared to Justice League heroes not to mention it was a shit ton of characters in ultimate alliance.

[@616Entertainment]

This came out before M:UA!

[@MrDegenerate28]

@@616Entertainment oh wow I totally forgot about that lol 🤣 But the point still stands ultimate alliance just did everything better

[@Linklex7]

@@MrDegenerate28 This was more DC’s answer to X-Men Legends as opposed to Ultimate Alliance. As fun as this game was, what hurt it was it was 2 players, after all the Marvel games were 4 players. Even he Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer tie in game, which played exactly like Legends and UA, was 4 players.

[@waltt69]

@@616Entertainment I think the X-Men game which was very similar to both came out first though and it was very well done for the time. I believe there were two X-men gamse and then the Justice League game, but yeah the MUA game was huge and you got to see a large chunk of what the Marvel universe had to offer. If DC could do that now and it wouldn't be hard to make a better game than the current Avengers game they might be able to sell a bunch of games and generate more interest in their upcoming movies as well.

[@GamingmoviesAY4570]

Better than SSKJL

[@lowaycar6380]

I remember playing green lantern fir the first time when i was like 6, i was mindboggled by how cool his powers were

[@Walkman1286]

This game was great playing it on the PS2

[@616Entertainment]

Yes!

[@islandsub66]

Zatanna being on the core JL roster is a peak move and she needs to have a main spot in the comics. She the Mistress of magic

[@flame9118]

I loved this game & I've got a bit of a humorous story, at the part where you're putting teams together to go after Doomsday they don't really tell you which teams are going where right, so when I get to the boss I have to fight him with Flash & Green Lantern, needless to say that fight didn't go well & the next time I put the teams together I made sure to have more heavy hitters for the fight. As for sales I would imagine one of the things that hurt it was this game came out less than a month after Marvel Ultimate Alliance

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaha, I think the same thing happened to me.

[@Areala21]

Same thing happened to me on my first playthough. I love the Flash, but man, is he the complete wrong choice for facing off with Doomsday. LOL! :D

[@nemopouncey3827]

anybody find it kind of strange batman was fighting in broad daylight? well there are sometimes he has no other choice.

[@andysanchez1215]

Justice League Heroes game reminds me of Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Unfortunately I didn’t play Justice League Heroes until 2014 when I was 20 years old.

[@616Entertainment]

This released first!

[@evilmonkeymike4675]

This game was a big part of my childhood.played it on ps2 and xbox, were fun times

[@616Entertainment]

Hell yea.

[@NonbasicYT]

Yes, Superman For Everyone, it's going to get another title under it's umbrella! :)

[@616Entertainment]

Indeed, indeed.

[@alec2000]

Although I’m a bigger Marvel fan and sadly never heard of this game, after this retrospective, I definitely want to give this a try. I still like DC and definitely love the idea of playing as my favorite DC heroes with a badass story. So here’s hoping I get it soon. Great video, Ian, and I can’t wait for your retrospective on the Superman movie. Such a great time to be a 616Entertainment fan.😊❤️👍

[@jaylucien669]

The Marvel ARPG counterparts to Justice Legue Heros (sorry forgot their names) were a lot better and more fleshed out. JLH isn't a bad game, but it was a one time playthrough for me.

[@riteousrighthand6144]

Best part was Superman clowning Batman, early in the game.

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man. Plenty more to come!

[@JakNasty69]

@@jaylucien669 MARVEL Ultimate Alliance, great game also Ultimate Alliance 2 is my favorite because you get to play as Deadpool, and Venom

[@onesaucynougat7471]

Never thought I’d see you outside of wrestlingifs’ comment sections lmao

[@ronnie3613]

I actually made it to the last boss battle but never finished. I remember Superman ‘cursing’ by kid ear standards. Something along the lines of “Time to kick Darkseid’s ass into orbit” I remember thinking that was so edgy as a 9 year old

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahahaha

[@the_well-known_stranger2275]

I LOVED this game (and the DS version) as a kid. I played it all the time with my brother and I have so many great memories of it. It definitely played a part in cementing my love of superheroes.

[@616Entertainment]

Love htis.

[@darthbatman8063]

This is still one of my top favorite Superhero games, my sister and I loved playing this together. I wish it would’ve continued.

[@lexnoil]

I'm proud to own the PS2 and PSP versions of this awesome game.

[@NonbasicYT]

I have a PS2 collection worth probably $200 & is sucks this isn't apart of my collection. =/

[@lexnoil]

@@NonbasicYT i bet you can find a copy for a good price.

[@cuban4life77]

This game was great! It's a shame we never got a sequel. It could have only gotten better.

[@aaronpalmer6364]

Back in November of 2006 I had been struggling to keep the rent paid and the car running for months. My aspiring model girlfriend showed her appreciation by splitting an $800 payday with me. I bought a PS2 and JL Heroes and we played the shit out of this game for weeks! Good times.

[@KingGamezz87]

Dude you are the best in the business when it comes to retrospectives! This game looks so cool and am ashamed to admit that I've never played it. And after playing Gotham Knights I need more DC gaming in my life that I might pick this one up my dude! That superman retrospective is gonna be great too man! And it premiers on my oldest sons Bday so hell yeah👍 #ThanksForWhatYouDo #WeAreTheDanDans #MuchLove #DCCOMICS #DCUniverse

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man! Happy upcoming birthday to your son!

[@KingGamezz87]

@@616Entertainment Thanks brotha!

So many good memories with this game... I was about 11yo and had to pass through my first (and only) surgery. As a "feel better recovering" gift my parents bought me this game and a new memory card. Me and my dad played this together every night until we beat it 100%. So awesome

[@616Entertainment]

What a great memory, I love this.

[@Eevolved32]

Awesome video for a awesome game

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks!

[@MrWwechampion333]

the memories i have it this game! the sound of picking up shields and leveling up will be straight up nostalgia for me

[@chrismincey2489]

I remember this. It was DC’s equivalent of Ultimate Alliance. The heroes had alternate costumes it was a good game.

[@SirGalahad456]

I’m 16 and my dad has been playing it ever since the release, still has his ps2 and I see him play it every other day

[@conahscreations]

Recently started playing this again and it still holds up. Really fantastic game and exactly how I remember it. I was quite surprised actually, thought my nostalgia goggles would trick me like they usually do

[@ZanderLS11]

I mentioned this when you announced this video on Twitter, when I was 7, I played this at a friends house ONCE, we played the first two levels, and he "made me" take Batman and Zatanna at the time (they'd go on to be two of my favorites in my adult life), I remember him just making me fly over the level and not fight any of the enemies, this video alone makes me really want to track down a copy.

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaha, I love that.

[@derbezacesanchez3779]

The stats and upgrades of your characters can actually carry over to a new game.

[@DiabolikalRA]

I fully understand what you meant. I felt the same about the dynasty Warriors Gundam games.

[@616Entertainment]

Totally, totally.

[@Gammera2000]

Holy shit I know McDuffie. The "Teenage Negro Ninja Thrashers" pitch is great. Absolutely tore into Marvel for it's depictions of black charecters.

[@616Entertainment]

He was a legend, man.

[@themadtitan7603]

While I don't have vivid memories playing this game when I was younger, I definitely enjoyed playing Justice League: Heroes for hours. And for years, it was and still remains the game I point to whenever I picture how a modern-day Justice League game could be made.

[@616Entertainment]

Fingers crossed they continue to dig into the DC catalog for games.

[@TheShop90sKids]

I’m glad you enjoyed this game eventually. I remember playing it as a kid and being underwhelmed honestly. I had more fun playing the game boy games and the animated Superman and Batman games personally. But it was nice to watch this vid for nostalgia! Good work!

[@GeowulfX]

Yes. One of the best that's ever been. I'm so glad you brought some attention to this. I agree with everything you said about it. I hate that so many fans of DC will never know, but I'm so thankful that I do. Stay Gold, brother.

[@Seventh27Seal]

Nice one Ian! I love this game. And the mars level music is by far top 3 video game songs in my books.

[@616Entertainment]

Dude the soundtrack is sick!

[@Daemon1995_]

i remember playing this game a few times on ps2, was really fun

[@jmkenola]

IIRC one of the reasons why it's forgotten is because Marvel Ultimate Alliance came out the same month, which turned out to be a more memorable and engaging game. BTW enjoyed both.

[@616Entertainment]

Yea both are good!

[@jmkenola]

@@616Entertainment indeed, I am now playing the PSP version of JL Heroes, it's still so much fun. I wish they make a sequel.

[@jackwhittakermusic]

I remember this being the first game I ever brought(albeit with my parents money). Totally worth it.

[@616Entertainment]

Nice!

[@AListProductions]

Still have it, great game

[@616Entertainment]

Dude hell yea.

[@jamesrwc4738]

The flash/ green lantern level was IMPOSSIBLE for me as a kid

[@scottdecowski4913]

Me & my best friend spent hours on this game, the voice cast on this game is insane. Anyone else grind through the hardest difficulty on this game?

[@616Entertainment]

They always want you to up the difficulty in these games, hahahaha

[@locket-7714]

I remember playing this game when I was around 5 on ps2 to this day one of the most nostalgic games to me really fun for its time too

[@DiamondBatToons]

I wish we got a remake of this that took place in the Arkhamverse, instead of the hot garbage that was "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League."

[@Goldenbane]

I was a HUGE fan of both X-men Legends games and the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series, and I love super heroes in general, so when this came out, I jumped on it. It was fantastic, and every bit as fun as the Marvel games! One of my favorite aspects of Justice League Heroes was that sometimes you could get special dialog in certain levels if you used certain characters together. For example, I unlocked Green Arrow and teamed him up with Batman in the level where we had to infiltrate our own headquarters. As I'm running along, my heroes are suddenly attacked my armed...and VERY damaging missiles! I'd played this level in a previous run through as different heroes, so I was stunned when I heard the following dialog: Green Arrow: "MISSILES???? Who puts armed missiles in their own headquarters?????" Batman: "... It seemed like a good idea at the time..." I fell out of my chair laughing so hard!

[@616Entertainment]

Hahahaha

[@neneolivares6743]

I remember renting this game in Hollywood video and finishing that same night. Pulled an all nighter in middle school. Good times.

[@captaindeadpool980]

When I played this game on my xbox, it was a great find because my xbox had been chipped. I must say I hadn't seen or heard of this game but I went and picked up a bunch of games seeing justice league written on the disc, me and my brother started playing immediately. I thought it was amazing but like you said I was a DC fan, my brother wasn't he enjoyed the 1st couple of levels but dropped out very quickly after a barrage of questions because he didn't know anything about the bosses, even some of the plalable characters as well like Martian Man-hunter plus Zattana. I remember playing it for a couple of hours then looking at the new games. It pulled me back in and I love that story. I played that game with great memories, yet I can see if you are not a fan of DC you are going to do what my brother did. Great retrospective Ian.

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man, and thanks for sharing your memories with us!

[@detectivedewitt9536]

Remember playing this game and Marvel Ultimate Alliance back on the ps2 era.. both amazing games that would really shine with a proper remake.. really wanted to see games like these nowadays

[@616Entertainment]

Ultimate Alliance 3 just came out three years ago, didn't seem to be received very well, unforrunately. =/

[@detectivedewitt9536]

@@616Entertainment From what I saw from gameplay videos was a good game.. but being a Switch exclusive certainly killed any chance It had to make success

[@616Entertainment]

@@detectivedewitt9536 ???? The Switch has sold over 100,000,000 units, man. That's right up there with the PS4s numbers and way higher than Xbox One.

[@detectivedewitt9536]

@@616Entertainment I know.. but being an exclusive is what killed its potential.. Marvels Avengers was a bust and even then sold double the amount of copies of Ultimate Alliance 3 that was surely a superior game just because Avengers was released in pretty much every platform

[@dylangivens6497]

One of my absolute favorite childhood games! I'll never forget it

[@pinewolfpresents]

This game, Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Mortal Kombat Armageddon were the holy trinity for my brother and I growing up

[@DustiFany51]

I'm playing this on my psp back then. it was so much fun. zatanna is my favorite to use also green lantern

[@tonywhits6226]

Ohhhh man the memories, me and one of my buddy’s at the time would play the heck outa this game. We beat it on every difficulty. I remember the hardest difficulty was insanely hard and you had to have your heroes maxed

[@denistuohy2535]

This game was stupid hard at times that Doomsday fight still gives me nightmares

[@Thepopcornator]

Wow--I thought I'd known (and played most of) the PS2-era superhero games, but I've legitimately never heard of this one. Looks pretty cool--almost like a DC Gauntlet-style game or their answer to Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

[@616Entertainment]

Give it a shot! It's super cheap.

[@Conkers_Den]

“Running low on magic”

[@InfernalNiteWolf]

This game was my first DC superhero game. I had to replay it in order to get all the alternate characters

[@pushon10]

I LOVE the sound it makes when you hit people in this game.

[@616Entertainment]

Very nice.

[@roycebunce9373]

A tip for Superman if you ever play this again, you can hold his heat vision and keep it going until his energy runs out. You can also aim it while you're doing this

[@616Entertainment]

It's just slow! lol

[@patrickreyes4471]

I bought this game on a whim on PS2. I did not regret my decision.

[@616Entertainment]

Hell yea.

[@SupermanNew52]

Man I have to say, it's nice to see someone love Superman as much as I do. I'm forty years old and have a huge collection of figures, statues, comics, games, posters, etc. I can see you do too. I have in fact never heard of this game and I think I know why. It's because the Xbox 360 came out and I was so caught up in that. Great video, take care.

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks man! Much more to come. Superman: The Movie retrospective coming on December 2. See you then!

[@RikkiRoxxNWS]

Great review. This game was seriously underrated, I loved playing it when it first came out. The story and cast of characters were just about perfect, and I loved all the super deep cut stuff because you could really tell it was made by people who did their homework. Playing it again on higher difficulty with your Maxed-out characters is a blast; when playing as Superman at full power, you can just sweep the stages with your heat vision and nuke everything in sight, it recharges so fast you barely need to let it cool down. Feels like a nice earned reward after playing the game enough times through to get your levels that high. The unlockable characters and skins were a great incentive to keep playing; they went so far as to give the alternate versions of Flash and Green Lantern different voices, and all the Green Lanterns had slightly different visual effects for their power ring attacks. Those little touches went a long way with me. Basically, what sunk this game at launch was the fact that by that point there had been two X-Men Legends games, plus Marvel: Ultimate Alliance; people got the basic idea of what this game was about, but it felt significantly "less than" those Marvel games, since they were all much bigger and longer, with 4 onscreen characters, many more characters to choose from and a ton more content in general. Most of the contemporary reviews directly compare this game to those games, which is maybe a little unfair but also unavoidable. People looked at this game as a downgrade, only for the most hardcore DC fan, since any more casual gamer would choose the other, similar games with tons more content. Nobody thought it was outright "bad", just more of a step back compared to its direct competitors. Many people felt it was a good first try, though, and were hopeful and expecting that a sequel would "catch up" to Ultimate Alliance and provide a much bigger game. Sadly, this game did not sell well enough to get a sequel into production, and that is a huge shame. Also, Flash did have other games, though they're a bit obscure. There was a Flash game released for the Sega Master System, and also on the original Game Boy, both based on the 1990 TV series. Neither are considered to be very good, but they're rather rare so they're valuable to collectors. The Master System game may have only been released in Brazil, but I am not 100% on that.

[@616Entertainment]

Great write up! And yea, I've been told there are other Flash games in these comments. Weirdly enough they didn't show up in my research AT ALL, I had never heard of them.

[@S4BRETOOTH]

Great, great stuff! I loved this game so much, I used to play it with my brother, he was the Tank in Superman, and I was de DMG dealer with Batman (the Bat sonar special was so OP). Thanks for the retrospective, this game needs more visibility. PS: I also love Marvel Heroes and saddens me that we can't play it anymore.

[@hafluq2979]

This was my favourite game when I was a kid. Me and my brother would play this every day and at the time we didn't have a memory stick on our PS2 so we would always restart each playthrough with Batman and Superman.

[@LelandKovach]

I’m a marvel guy I feel this exact way towards a game called marvel ultimate alliance, I only played the first couple levels when I was a kid (because I didn’t know how to save lol) My team would always have three of my favorite superhero’s Captain America,Wolverine and Deadpool. With a revolving 4th character. I just picked it up and I’m loving it, it’s great because I get to relive the things I’ve done/seen in the game,Find some deep cuts with the characters who haven’t done anything but are cool and just feel like a kid again. I highly recommend marvel ultimate alliance 1 and 2

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

This game was such a bummer when it forced you to be certain players. My buddy and I just wanted a DC version of X Men Legends.

[@616Entertainment]

I don't see that as a bummer. It allows you to experience the full roster.

[@kylepinkston7861]

Justice league heroes was one of my favorite's as a kid and one of the best games ever made

[@Unityofall80]

I played through this game so many times back in 2006 and 2007!

[@jediknightgeo]

WB definitely went all in with this series as they came out with Justice League Heroes on Xbox/PS2/PSP, Justice League Heroes DS & Justice League Heroes: The Flash for GBA. The DS version from developer Sensory Sweep Studios (Marvel Nemesis Rise Of The Imperfects, HiHi Puffy Amy Yumi The Genie & The Amp) is actually a prequel to the console version with some exclusive bosses like The General & Prometheus while JLH: The Flash from developer Wayforward (Contra 4, Transformers Rise Of The Dark Spark) is a side story that runs parallel to the to the Xbox/PS2/PSP version. So basically the game tells the story of what Flash is doing the times/levels where you don't play with him in the console game. That's pretty cool. Also to note the PSP version has the biggest playable roster as it has exclusive characters in Black Canary (Dinah Drake) & Supergirl (Linda Danvers). Very strangely though Snowblind made the PSP version single player only. If I had to rank each game in this trilogy, or "trilogy", it would be 1) JLH Xbox/PS2/PSP 2) JLH The Flash 3) JLH DS

[@KrankkxGaming]

I am 30 seconds into this video and I've been absolutely flooded with nostalgia for this game already.

[@KikAss03]

Rest in peace kevin conroy

[@616Entertainment]

RIP indeed. =/

[@loselot6044]

Woah woah woah woah, hold up, Kyle Rayner GL is in this game? As his own unique character? That's awesome how did I miss this?

[@616Entertainment]

Many missed it, you weren't alone, hahaha

[@mysteryneophyte]

I love this game, it's one of my old favorites

[@christophermiddleton3205]

U just unlocked major memories I forgot about this game this game was cool asf

[@nemopouncey3827]

superman swearing was the most shocking part of the game.😂

[@jvonte07]

Thank you for this video and I’m definitely showing my sons this cuz this game was heavily underrated and I love this gem.

[@tequilamokinbrd]

I'm so glad someone is talking about this game because it fucking SLAPS. I'm a little older than you so when it came out I DID have that random disposable income to buy a game on a whim and that's what I did.

[@616Entertainment]

Dude hell yea. More to come.

[@MrLonios]

I did the same,saw this game many times in the local game shop at the time but never bough it. I thought ''Never saw anyone talking about this game,its probably bad.'' It seems a so-so game,fun for co-op. Thanks for the showcase. 👍

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching!

[@jovanidiaz3745]

my dad and i used to play co-op all the time. thanks for the nostalgia

[@616Entertainment]

Thanks for watching!

[@LTG22]

I loooved this game. Like X-men legends and some interesting and upgraded ideas. I hope this comes back in some way, with today's graphics. I had a great time p[playing it again recently. I emulated it and it looked crisp and sharp with new enhancements. Unfortunately, I could only playthrough once as no way to emulate the memory card required to keep playing with the unlocked roster.

[@Batz130]

I can't say the best superhero game but it had all the ingredients that needed to be expanded upon. It holds a special place in my ❤️

[@616Entertainment]

100%

[@Batz130]

@@616Entertainment A long time ago I campaigned begged and pleaded with Microsoft to make Justice league heroes backwards compatible on 360. They actually listened and me and my son got our wish. 👍🏾💯

[@JoshuaKirtley]

I loved this game. I used to rent it at Family Video all the time.