Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Most Unique Marvel Game

This game meant so much to me when I was little. It is honestly one of the best gaming memories I have as a kid. But I have a few different opinions returning to it as an "adult."
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Spider-Man says ass.

[@haustyl12]

I wished more people talked about how awesome the art Jae Lee made for this game is. From child to adult. All the art he did for each character is perfection

[@thewilhelmscream7912]

Hundo percent

[@shadedrob137]

Word. It was tight.

[@DomitriCervantes]

Except for the Thing, giving him ears was cursed

[@rafaeljoseph3951]

Oh absolutely, it’s gorgeous

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

They put cap in the psp version cause He was to op for the console versions.

[@ultimateaquiles]

What I really like about this game is that it's a snapshot of what the Marvel universe was like during that time (early to mid 2000s). Spider-Man was killing it with his movies, Daredevil, Elektra and the Fantastic Four were making their cinematic debuts, and you had to throw in a few X-Men for good measure, especially considering how popular their movies were. Anyways, I loved this game as a kid, we always used to throw Spidey vs. Venom matches with my brother. It showed me a darker side of the Marvel canon that I appreciate a lot today

[@dtxspeaks268]

And thrown in Iron Man, as teaser to what would change the superhero genre forever

[@yokgor4675]

The art style of this game really scream early to mid 2000s vibes, it has that gritty and visceral atmosphere that is unique only to that era, you won’t see a Marvel comic, game nor movie that feels like this in nowadays.

[@kizaruthegreat]

the imperfects need to return. you can put them in a marvel like injustice game as the main villains, maybe a new marvel ultimate alliance. these guys have alot of potential

[@kcdeku7154]

That would be awesome!! I’d buy that game.

[@YoMamaBih]

EA owns the Imperfects, and since they no longer have the license nor the people who care, it's gonna be a hard thing to accomplish.

[@yonko_status]

Agreed friend

[@trentparker3701]

Netherealms studios is apparently making Avengers vs X-Men game ala injustice

[@yonko_status]

@@trentparker3701 I thought it was a Marvel vs DC game or Injustice 3

[@DefNotMyBurner]

Holy shit people actually remembered this? My favorite saying was Spider-Man when he won “You just got a web-slinging ass kicking” 11 year old me thought that was the coolest line to me

[@mesoanto1031]

Holy is God's divine title to use it with excrement is blasphemous

[@Pibbyfnafthelastnight-mk9ut]

@@mesoanto1031holy

[@DJYMXGMGZJGZKYSKXGMGXKDHYK]

​@@mesoanto1031thanks for informing me im a Christian

[@titogideão]

For me it was the Things line "Look who just sprayed ya with a can of whoop-ass" lol

[@autolife2785]

Every line in the game is super good, but I remember, me and a friend of mine used to laugh at the Spider-Man line all the time lol. It's funny because you know he's gonna say it when you see him with his arms crossed. "You know what we call that?" 😂😂😂

[@noochienoo7896]

Badger from Breaking Bad voices Spider-Man, so that's already a good sign 😂

[@kcdeku7154]

WHHHHAAATTTTTTTTTT??! I had no clue! That’s amazing 😂

[@lieutenantlettuce7726]

Spiderman was actually voiced by Alistair Abell. Badger was played by Matt Jones Or were you just joking? It's hard to tell over text.

[@tonymontana3949]

​@@lieutenantlettuce7726 Looks like Tobey

[@reinlain6920]

You mean Baxter from mom

[@jg2722]

Web Slinging Ass Kickin!

[@turtato2155]

The edgy version of the character select screen was so cool to me that I still remember the feeling of how badass they seemed to me years later. Also I'm pretty sure I saw every finisher move multiple times as a kid cause I'm getting flashbacks when you show them

[@lgamerdelta3158]

This game is the shit back then! I enjoyed playing the hell out of this game. I haven't played this game in a long time. Ever since my friend introduced me to emulation like I think around three years ago, I finally get to play this game once again and I am so happy about it. I've uploaded a lot content about this game on my channel. If you have a chance or whenever, you should check it out and see it for yourself.

[@kcdeku7154]

Of course! I’ll check that out on your channel 👍🏼

[@FlaccidSunday]

I took a shot every time you said "this game" and now I'm wasted thanks

[@lgamerdelta3158]

@@FlaccidSunday This game this game this game this game this game this game this game this game this game

[@agentofchaos7456]

Sup!

[@lgamerdelta3158]

@@agentofchaos7456 Hey what up!

[@ViewtifulJae]

This game was unfinished af but damn was it good fun and a good foundation .with insane potential! Wish it would love came out with sequels

[@undergroundoutsiders00]

I used to think the new characters were real Marvel characters growing up

[@kcdeku7154]

I did too! I was so young when I played this game, so my knowledge on Marvel was very small. I would love to see them again!

[@Facade953]

Same here.😅

[@deecool47]

Enjoyed this game like crazy. Johnny Ohm had the coolest backstory and design to me.

[@_guillermo]

I was obsessed with this game on the PSP when I was 12. Honestly made such a profound impact on my understanding of good/evil and the complexities of humane “superheroes”.

[@Kooljupiter]

This Game had so much potential, played the hell out of this back in the day

[@yonko_status]

Same

[@MrMaddog994]

Calling it now, your channel is gonna blow up man, you literally brought up a repressed memory and it was a good one! Earned a sub from me

[@kcdeku7154]

Thank you so much!

[@Bluebitemarks]

The nostalgia of this game for me is crazy I played it on the psp and I just remember being obsessed trying to get the dark versions of each vharacter

[@JTTest]

I remember my friend and I were freaking out whenever spiderman said " ass kicking " because we were afraid his mom would hear.

[@CaptainFALKEN]

Sprayed you with a can of whoop-ass

[@twarzyee806]

When I first played this game, I was traumatised by watching Cap, Punisher, and Hulk die

[@mostmetal4]

I was traumatized by the demo

[@JamieBu77]

Meeeee

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

I'm surprised kids from ps2 knew who comic characters were

[@XxSoapSlingerxX]

This game was awesome. The ending always stuck with me

[@antoniojr6666]

i loved to use elektra

[@Me-wx1mt]

Jae Lee is such a ridiculously underrated comic artist. his work on deadpool pulp, inhumans, and sentry are so incredible

[@EyeOfKings]

The nostalgia I have for this is unmatched sheesh some of the music just unlocked hidden memories

[@sadasela]

I cannot tell how much I absolutely loved this game in my childhood. Specially the concept arts from each character. Looked so cool and dark. And the music omg

[@soda-2690]

Me and my brother played this for hours just playing against each other messing around with every character. Oh the memories

[@undergroundoutsiders00]

The Wink was my goth girl awakening as a kid lmfaooo

[@sentrystormreaver]

now you see me.... now you don't us as a kid: 😳👌

[@CaptainFALKEN]

What about Sam from Danny Phantom

[@seasonedmind914]

Brigade, Solara, and Hazmat were, and still are my favorites of the Imperfects. I really like their backstories.

[@Jahsizzl9]

My dad had this game on GameCube when I was a kid and I used to love it. What a unique experience

[@Deadpool....]

Spider-Man & Venom had the best corrupted skins in the game & imo some of their best suits ever made

[@imallergictoair7283]

Not a lot of people talk about it but the art and designs for the characters was something I have yet to see replicated in a marvel game since. The shading and the alternate posing when selecting a character was awesome as hell i’m honestly a huge fan of magnetos look in this game just so clean and the same goes for wolverine and the thing, like thing rocking jeans is such a cool look as simple as it is. as much as i like hugh jackman it’s refreshing seeing a wolverine that doesn’t copy and paste his look honestly reminds me of the ultimate marvel comics wolverine.

[@ImHumbucker]

"So does anyone remember this game?" Yeah... I still have it.

[@i5C0R3Pi0N]

I loved this game back then, me and my best friend loved to play this one to bits. Even the very forgotten and underrated X-Men Legend games on the Gamecub which we put so many hours in and we enjoyed every single second. He always picked Wolverine and I went with Magneto. Marvel Nemesis was unique and we are missing games with this kind of concept... gotta say that I also REALLY enjoyed Marvel: Midnight Suns alot. Those games always kinda under the radar because they are different. Marvel Nemesis had cool designs, great art, gameplay was solid and the characters you could pick were also neat. Can't believe that this game is gonna be 20 years old in 2 years or so. 20 years... man... I will turn 32 this year too, crazy.

[@LD-kc2je]

X-men legends 1 and 2 aren’t talked about enough imo. But I loved this game as well and happy to hear someone enjoying it on gc when p2 dominated that era

[@SidSummers]

Dude this game made me mad enough to slap the controller from a friend's hand. It's that intense. When you were in it you were in it. Great game.

[@mnikss03]

This was a nice nostalgia trip, I always loved the intro or the Imperfects little bios

[@Wabinator]

Played this game ONCE as a kid at my cousin's house for like 2 hours. I haven't forgotten how cool it was to me at the time

[@OyKuff]

I loved this game as a kid and glad seeing people are recognizing it. The finishing moves were my favorite

[@morganfreeman8230]

one of the main reasons i loved this game as a kid was just because of daredevil. he was what spider-man was for you

[@morganfreeman8230]

i also never completed the game, it terrified me

[@billyboleson2830]

Back then hearing Spidey Curse was insane but nowadays it’s nothing

[@keving199825]

You just hit me with a whole lot if nostalgia with this one! Used to love this better than Ultimate Alliance as a kid

[@Truekingr6]

My father gifted it to me because Spiderman was in the cover, alongside with marvel alliance, can never thank him enough.

[@kcdeku7154]

What an awesome Uncle! I remember Ultimate Alliance being such an awesome game! I’ve got to give it another try soon.

[@achi-baba]

Playing this on my Uncle's PS2, among other games, was one of the few good memories I've had with him. Good enough to make this an instant purchase when I discovered that it came on Gameboy and GameCube as well. And while I never learned how to do the finishers, I can quote all of Venom's lines to this day.

[@JeeOhtheTruth]

You just unlocked a new childhood memory baby Marvel Nemesis was amazing I used to play this all the time with my brothers when I was like 6 or 7

[@user-ee1bm4zq3w]

I miss playing this with my dad and little brother on the GameCube, the 2000s were good times

[@umapessoaqualquer3688]

Man, you just unlocked some memories for me. I loved playing this game with my brother when I was younger

[@CorrinStarch]

Used to play this game all the time. Corrupted Magneto was terrifying on the character select for kid me.

[@kcdeku7154]

For me, the human torch face after you selected him as a character freaked me out 😂

[@TheGreatStinky]

Premium content from a small channel I love it. Keep it up with these game essay style videos this was great to learn about a game I have actually never heard of!

[@kcdeku7154]

Thank you!!

[@TheGreatStinky]

@@kcdeku7154 you are welcome man

[@Justitia_Nomen]

I fkn love this game and the villains they created for this. Fault Zone was a favorite of mine, as well as Storm

[@Gigan75pcp]

After all these years, I still absolutely love this game, but Imagine how great this game would be with modern day technology and mechanics.

[@neonniteridr294]

That Jae Lee art work is awesome me and my brother loved this game

[@MistaUanteik420]

After all this time I just found out that Dr. Doom and Captain America were playable characters in the PSP version lol, this is childhood nostalgia right here!

[@JudgementCrow1610]

This video made me happy. Rise of the Imperfects was one of the first ps2 games I'd ever played. I was surprised when I discovered that when winning certain amount of 1v1 fights (against the CPU) you would unlock new characters and maps. Also Venom was my favorite, I was unbeatable. Good old days :)

[@swervysage03]

This game was my childhood. I used to love playing it with my cousin!! I totally forgot it exists but i want to play it again omg

[@swervysage03]

I remember daredevils intro chatter "i am judge, jury, and executioner" like thats gold

[@Proto-Kye]

I'm always so happy to see others appreciate this forgotten gem of a game too! This was a big part of my childhood for sure. Was never able to fully beat the story mode, and got held up at the Paragon levels but man it was so much fun to unleash in multiplayer

[@manuelzamorano121]

I think this is the first ever video i've encountered in KZbin about someone acknowledging this one-of-a-kind, hidden gem of a Marvel game. Marvel Nemesis was one of the games that introduced me to superheroes, along with the first Lego Batman game. It had such a dark and unique concept, presenting us this unsettling universe filled with brand new anti-heroic characters called The Imperfects, and the rest of the beloved Marvel heroes we know. One of the things i dearly remember from this game is the artstyle for the characters. Seeing all these superheroes and antagonists contrasted in darkness and shadows, along with different poses and facial expressions, made them look so menacing and bad-ass to me. Another thing i love about this game is the original score music. It may sound basic and non-complex for today's standards of videogame soundtracks, but back then, it just felt like something else. That feeling of starting up the game, seeing the classic EA intro popping up along with the iconic Marvel intro, and then see those black bars opening the "Press Start" screen with Paragon and the Marvel Nemesis logo on the middle, to later open up with the main theme of the game, was quite an experience for me as a kid. To this day, i haven't seen anything similar to that. Then we come to the gameplay: i really loved the open fighting field movement, and all the interactivity that the surrounding objects on every stage allowed. Every stage had it's unique things, and all of them matched those dark vibes of the game in general. Now, the camera may be a big flaw on all this, but i've honestly always seen it as something different from many other games. The characters played really well, all with their unique sets of movements. Plus with the Rage power-up and those finishers, it was an awesome fighting experience, whether you played on your own, or, even better, with a second player. I still have memories of me playing this game with my brother and my cousin tons of times. I think my favourite character has always been Venom. I found him so hilarious to me, specially because of him sticking out his tongue all the time, and because of that i used to call him "Lenguarat", which i guess it would be a fake word made up from 'lengua', meaning 'tongue' in spanish. And speaking of characters, i think the voice acting in this game is pretty solid, even if some of the characters had some corny and cliché lines on the way. But the point is, every character had a unique voice, and all of them sound perfect to me; so much that i even memorized the intros and outros dialogues for each one of them. And another fact, this is also one of the games that made me interested in the english language when i was a kid, aside from watching films and listening to music on that language. But anyways, i really love to see another big fan of this game around here, and sharing your work to the world, letting them know and learn about, like you said, "the most unique Marvel game ever made". Have a good one!

[@GRizzoDaWyzard]

Dude I’m so glad you made this video I always tell people about this game they don’t know

[@wingadept8793]

Before Injustice. There was Nemesis...

[@mohammadtamim3843]

Although storyline of both Injustice and Nemesis were different, The atmosphere of this (Nemesis) game gave me Injustice vibes.

[@AlexCole272]

I remember my first time playing this game, it was on a Xbox demo disc. You were only able to play as Spider-Man and Johnny Ohm. Of course I picked Spider-Man, but talk about my little teenage mind was blown when I heard Spider-Man say, “That’s what I call a Spider-Man web *ASS* kicking” 🤯🤯

[@CapybaraDiaz]

I really loved that game as a child, and it's mehcanics, sounds and visual style really got stuck in my brain for years. For some reason i think i never played the story mode, or at least don't remember. Probably i just didn't pay attention to it, but i clearly remember playing the fight mode.

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

So actually, Keith Kilham, Hazmat, cameoed in Avengers VS The Marvel Universe. There's a whole interview about how the artist mixed up two Hazmats, but it was allowed because they found out they OWNED The Imperfects.

[@kcdeku7154]

Dude that's sick! I'm gonna check that out.

[@frofrozzty]

Wait, so Marvel has owned the rights and not EA this whole time... and they've done NOTHING??

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

@@frofrozzty beyond the cameo, nope

[@grimreaper5116]

Sweet video bro I love this game . I have so many great memories of just playing it on the weekends as a kid.

[@SpectralSound.]

If you were an Wolverine fan back then,the psp was the place to go man.x men legends,marvel ultimate alliance 1 and 2,x men origins wolverine,marvel nemesis. Cant wait to see him in the ps5 game !

[@kcdeku7154]

So hyped for the new Wolverine game!! Cannot wait to see it in action.

[@TheSpiritwockie]

Dude this game was so damn cool, I was beginning to think it was forgotten pretty much because I never see anyone talking about it! Thanks for bringing back some memories m8

[@sighbatsu]

pure nostalgia, wolverine and elektra's finishers were so bleak and gruesome lol

[@R3iVi]

I have played this game so much back when I was a kid. The nostalgia hits hard

[@ultrapotatomode3222]

Bro I remember me and my friend as kids doing Storm vs. Johnny Ohm for HOURS.

[@wezohopp]

Man I LOVED this game when it came out. Beat the game with everyone, got all the unlocks and had all the hope that they would make another one. Glad I was at the only one

[@Nayops24]

0:45 ^ I still playing this game on the old PS2 with the fam ever since release❕👏🏼

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

The daredevil part hard tho. Those dudes just kept coming.

[@damiangarcia1997]

I’m not surprised to hear that it marvel nemesis didn’t do well due to EA being EA, but I would love to see this style of game come back again but more polished with a different publisher. The grittiness and darker theme of marvel nemesis just made it so different from anything you’d seen at the time and since I believe marvel zombies might be debuting for the MCU, this darker but unique game would make sense to bring back. (Edit: the vanquishes of each character even speak to how much more serious this game was. No flashy upbeat happy like super moves, but straight up decimate your opponent almost cold heartedly. Just seeing someone as a jokester like spider man do his vanquish shows how much serious this game was, and let’s not forget wolverine literally shredding you to pieces)

[@carlosb.6851]

I used to play this game with my son every day. Fun memories.

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

I remember this game; it was the best (non-Nintendo) thing I got to play on my GameCube, beat it twice, love it to this day.

[@tayquizpersonal9592]

The KZbin algorithm has apparently blessed you LOL. Because I don't know how you came up between two resident evil videos I was listening to that are also from two different channels but I see the potential and you have earned my sub.

[@lawrencecutright7678]

I still have this game and it's a cross between a fighting game and a beat em up. Much love for this one.

[@justinmoney7904]

Its a real shame this game never got a sequel i remember playing this game on ps2 and psp

[@baloneyzero9358]

I missed out on this gem, but I’m really impressed with how everything holds up till this day. They could easily put new graphics on and everything else wouldn’t seem so dated. The physics and stuff from the environment to the characters clothes are good too for the time

[@charmedasmr619]

My brother and I still play this! VS mode is so much fun! The camera angels and small glitches make it so much better!

[@henryshaw296]

I loved this game so much as a kid, looking back I feel like it’s literally just a Power Stone game with a marvel coat of paint

[@grimreaper6060]

I remember having so much fun with this game. The story has nothing especial, but the "Versus" mode is simply amusing. I miss those old days.

[@nikm5390]

You said you wanted comments, but you put it in the best way possible when you said "waking up on a Saturday morning and playing this till the sun came down in your grandma's house." It was my definitive favorite game growing up. The Graphics of course aren't what we're used to nowadays, but it got the job done. I know the camera could be annoying at the worst times, but when that camera did that "cinematic" right when you hit someone "out of the ring" it's just 👌

[@KyoryuDiabolos]

This was my first introduction to how marvel characters being dark. It even had heroes do fatalities like Iron Man disintergrating your opponent with his unibeam and Wolverine repeatedly stabbing with his claws.

[@jorgiegoico]

Dude I was unstoppable with Elektra - I knew all the moves like the back of my hand. Miss this game.

[@Comic_Geek2001]

A Marvel vs DC game with the fighting format and gameplay of this game would be the highest selling superhero game hands down

[@brandonshoffer4839]

That’s for helping me bring up a childhood memory

[@PsykohsiX]

Personally I think this game is so Underrated and yeah it has its problems but I would LOVE for it to be remastered.

[@Del_003]

I absolutely loved this game as a kid too! I loved it so much I bought it 3 times (For the GameCube, PS2, & PSP). Hearing the theme brought back all the memories of me running the gauntlet as Spiderman seeing if I could beat the whole roster. I even got my cousin into it and we would spend countless hours in vs mode. I really wish this game would get a remaster or remake but just like you, I don't think it aged well graphically and mechanically. And yea the main reason I got it was because of Spiderman on the cover too

[@Facade953]

I bought it twice. For GameCube and PSP and i also emulated the NDS version.😀

[@mikeandre7364]

The green dude and the weapon lady were sooo satisfying to play as when I was younger lol

[@nickkerr6068]

This game used to give me nightmares as a kid. It still creeps me out but the game is amazing.

[@ryanisaiah97]

I've always loved fighting games, and comics books. This was so amazing to me when it came out. I never thought hearing the theme music to this game would be so nostalgic.

[@youknowthreesix]

The artwork and presentation of this game made it so badass

[@rhen4short]

The art by artist Jae Lee made this game memorable for me.

[@thatcokestuff]

I remember seeing the intro scene with all the characters dying off and it got me so interested. I never got to play it.

[@LionHeart100]

The Wink is probably my favourite character from this title and I wish she would come back for a future title.

[@marlee_oh_noo]

Storm in this game gave me LIFE, I loved Rise Of The Imperfects when I was little, the music makes me so nostalgic

[@blacm9370]

I had that game, and still can get it today

[@ethanp1348]

Man, I loved this game so much when I was a kid! I remember coming home one day and my dad had just bought it was playing it and watching the Wolverine vs Spider-Man match (or whatever it was) I thought it was actually a new live-action movie that he was watching. Looking at the graphics now, I don't know how I thought that, but my standards were lower back then I guess for visual quality, lol. I never got around to playing the story though, which was something I really wanted to do but wasn't good enough at games yet. And now, I don't have a PS2 anymore, so I don't know if I ever will. Regardless, I loved this game and was so happy to see this on my recommended videos. I hope they remaster the game at some point, though I doubt they will.

[@HorseJoint]

I loved this game as a kid. My brother would absolutely kick my ass every time we versed each other.

[@humanistdude7427]

At the character selection screen, the preview of the thing, wolverine and Daredevil made me think they were relaxing, thinking, feeling the wind or the rain. (Or at least most of the characters that are looking up)

[@paradox_nova3695]

I was trying to remember what this game was named, i had totally forgotten the name! It brings back so many memories! Nostalgic! So Thank you(: i had it for the PSP so many moons ago 🤣🌙 im glad im not the only one who remembers but also had hours of fun playin

[@Deadforge]

One of my all time favorite fighting games. Johnny Ohm baby! I was a menace with that man.

[@deltanetrunner4146]

You took me way back friend, summer camp with my pals, and a PSP.

[@delcarmat]

jae lee art is sublime

[@Librateejay]

I LOVED this game, so many good childhood memories with my father

[@TheSwordsman100]

I remember this game, though it was Venom instead of Spidey that me to want it. Really it isn't that bad but it shoots itself in the foot by making Imperfects better than the Marvel cast who can't save the day. Also while most people won't care I did find the plot twist that Venom could use the invaders tech against them interesting, though that was also ruined by Venom willingly becoming mind controlled so he can try to kill Spider-Man. Which to a reader of Venom comics is VERY OOC. Eddie is the guy that even back when he was a villain would prioritize saving bystanders caught in the crossfire of his fight with ol' webhead over actually fighting Spidey.

[@tayinparis-topic4511]

Imperfect comics was alr a thing, since 2005, five years prior to this game, read those this was an adaptation

[@chasethomas5441]

Dude i almost forgot about it. It was so great! I replayed it multiple times and my brother and i would play the vs mode for hours