You can call up a map at any time, but it's poorly detailed, which means you often have to rely on guesswork to get to your next objective. Although the freedom of being able to explore is satisfying, it's too easy to get lost. It's not quite an open world because you need to continue on a preset path most of the time, but there are opportunities to backtrack. Levels comprise interconnected corridors that form one giant whole. The final pillar holding this adventure aloft is the exploration. You can only jump at specified points, and every subsequent leap ensures you grab directly onto the next hold without any fear of falling. It's sort of fitting then that Captain America's video game debut would be exclusive to European PC's with the 1987 release of Captain America in: The Doom. These jumping challenges pay homage to the Uncharted series, replacing the skill of successful leaping with gravity-defying spectacle. Outside of combat, there are paint-by-numbers platforming sections, which convey that you are, in fact, a super hero, though the fun Captain America must be having is far from contagious.
Easy-to-grasp visual cues clue you in on an imminent strike, and tapping block right before it pierces your flesh sends wayward bullets careening right back to the dastardly sniper.
Long-range attackers have no qualms peppering you with bullets while their melee-focused comrades close in around you, though their puny assassination attempts are laughable when you're holding your trusty shield. Captain America: Super Soldier - Jumpin and Punchin Gameplay Movie After making his way up through the rafters of a building, Captain America smashes some faces. Your feet and fists both make quick work of the baddies that surround you, but it's the dynamic shield that brings much-needed diversity into the mix. But Captain America: Super Soldier manages to rise above its problems to deliver an enjoyable though thoroughly predictable adventure. Bland storytelling, drab visual design, and a dearth of thrilling moments extinguish the magic of your heroic forays. Unfortunately, the other aspects are not nearly as well defined. And it's in this fast-paced combat that Super Soldier thrives. Like an indestructible boomerang, it returns to your hands after it smashes someone in the face from 20 yards away, and those pesky bullets that vanilla commandos attempt to kill you with are effortlessly deflected by it. Of course, your versatile armament is no ordinary shield.
In Captain America: Super Soldier, you rush headlong into battle carrying only your handy shield, though that's more than enough to get the job done. But if you're already infused with super serum, such a pedestrian trinket serves little purpose. When you think of the supplies a soldier might need in a war, a gun would probably be the first thing that pops into your head.