Captain America: Super Soldier is a third-person single-player video game published by Sega for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, and Nintendo 3DS. It is based on the film Captain America: The First Avenger. An iOS, Android, and Java ME counterpart titled Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty was published by Disney Mobile. Versions for the PC and PlayStation Portable were planned but ultimately cancelled.
The story of the game takes place during the events of the film, explaining Captain America's adventures against the Red Skull and HYDRA all over Europe as established in the film. Castle Zemo appears in the game as Captain America has to fight many henchmen such as Iron Cross, the forces of HYDRA, and Red Skull. Arnim Zola also appears in the game as players will have to stop his evil experiments. Several classical Captain America villains such as Madame Hydra, Baron Zemo and Baron Strucker that weren't featured in the movie appears in the game.
The game notably features Chris Evans, Neal McDonough, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, JJ Feild, and Kenneth Choi reprising their roles from the film.
Prologue Trailer[]
On a battlefield, Captain America charges towards an oncoming tank and dismantles it with his shield. A large battalion of soldiers and another tank appear on the horizon, and Rogers charges them head on, deflecting their attacks with his shield and attacking them with his enhanced combat skills. Once he defeats them, he is fired at by three Scorchers. He blocks their attack with his shield until Bucky Barnes and Dum Dum Dugan come to his aid and the three of them rally against oncoming HYDRA troops.
At Castle Zemo, Arnim Zola and Baron Strucker observe the battle on a screen. Strucker informs Zola that the mission has been accomplished and that they no longer need to concern themselves with finding Rogers, as he will be coming to them. Red Skull is pleased to hear this news.[1]
Chapters[]
- Come and See
- Stand Alone Together
- The Flemish Farm
- The Wooden Horse
- Secret Journey
- The Big Red One
- Camus and the Fly
- Icarus and Daedalus
- To Have and Have Not
- The Longest Yard
- Keep Your Powder Dry
- They Were Expendable
- Red Ball Express
- The Small Back Room
- Hell is for Heroes
- When Trumpets Fade
- Church on Time
- The First of the Few
- Went the Day Well?
Plot[]
The game begins in France in 1944. The two U.S. soldiers are attacked by HYDRA forces. Captain America arrives to save them and manages to fend them off before contacting Howard Stark with regards to the new threat.
While in communication with Peggy Carter, Captain America learns that the munitions recovered from the battle came from the mountains of Bavaria based on the rare metal used. Captain America is briefed on Project Master Man and how Dr. Arnim Zola has unlocked the secrets of the human genome as one step towards immortality. He drops down in a village near the castle and disables anti-air forces so that the Invaders can enter the village. He then proceeds towards the armory in order to destroy the weapons before they are sold to the Nazis.
Having reported to Peggy that the Invaders are clear to drop, James Montgomery Falsworth questions whether all the guns are destroyed just as a radio dish and a hidden cannon emerge which Captain America identifies as more of Arnim Zola's dangerous machines. Unable to reach the cannon in time, he heads to the building housing the radio dish, encountering more and more of HYDRA led by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker.
Captain America plants charges along the steel support beams of the radio dish tower to destroy it when Strucker intercepts Captain America, engaging in a fist fight. The radio dish is destroyed, but the cannon still hits one of the wings of the plane carrying the Invaders. Fortunately, they all parachute out in time. Strucker surprises Captain America and manages to knock him unconscious as they both fall from the exploding tower.
Captain America is then taken to Zola's lab by Iron Cross and sees Madame Hydra give orders for an analysis of Captain America's shield. After a brief talk of how his blood was taken, Zola shows his new project involving more test subjects containing the Super Soldier Serum from the Captain's blood. Zola "allowed" the Captain to live only to study Captain America's skills. He shortly breaks free and proceeds through the base to destroy the samples of Zola's experiments for an army of Super Soldiers, dispatching Hydra troops and making his way to a radio to contact Peggy Carter. He learns that some of his friends are being held near his present location. Captain America recovers his gear and proceeds to free Bucky Barnes, who informs him of other P.O.W.s in the base, giving Captain America a radio communicator to keep in touch while Bucky gets them to a train. As he makes his way to rescue Dum Dum Dugan and Falsworth, Zola's experimental Super Soldiers escape.
Captain America manages to find Dugan strapped to an examination bed in the middle of a brawl with Hydra forces. After freeing him, he pursues Madam Hydra who has taken Falsworth. He catches up to her and in the exchange, Madam Hydra's face is burned when Captain America throws the shield at a munitions pile. She flees, but he does not follow, instead pursuing Red Skull, having just arrived with the Tesseract, intending to use it to activate the Sleeper. Captain America uses a train to enter Zola's special lab where he is building the Sleeper. Red Skull arrives wanting the upgraded Super Soldier serum Zola synthesized from the Captain's blood. Captain America follows and destroys the sample, enraging Red Skull who orders Iron Cross to kill him. Captain America defeats Iron Cross and pursues Skull, only for the Sleeper to awake and crumble the lab. Zola escapes and activates a robot body for a later use. Captain America awakens and finds a map of his location, using it to locate Falsworth.
Having finally located Falsworth, Zola's robot arrives and attempts to kill Captain America. After defeating the Zola Bot, he frees Falsworth as Zola's voice is heard taunting them. Falsworth reveals that something big is underground that not even the planes can stop. Captain America states that he will go down below to stop the weapon while the others try to stop it with mortars and air strikes. He also states that when the evacuation plane comes, they should meet up with it, with or without him.
Captain America makes his way to the courtyard to confront the Sleeper which shoots down one of the airplanes. With Dugan's help, he manages to destroy the Sleeper. Upon escaping the exploding castle, Captain America rendezvous with Barnes, Dugan, and Falsworth.
In the post-credit, Arnim Zola unplugs from his defeated Zola Bots. Red Skull orders him to get back to work, stating that they will be seeing Captain America again soon enough.
Cast[]
- Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America
- Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan
- Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes
- JJ Feild as James Montgomery Falsworth
- Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
- Kenneth Choi as Jim Morita
- Liam O'Brien as Howard Stark, Allied Soldier, HYDRA Soldier
- André Sogliuzzo as Arnim Zola
- Keith Ferguson as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
- Steven Blum as Heinrich Zemo/Baron Zemo, Allied Soldier
- Kai Wulff as Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker, HYDRA Soldier
- Audrey Wasilewski as Ophelia Sarkissian/Madame Hydra
- Michael Donovan as Helmut Gruler/Iron Cross, Allied Soldier, HYDRA Soldier
- Nicholas Guest as HYDRA Soldier
- Eliza Schneider as HYDRA Soldier
- Benjamin Diskin as Allied Soldier
- Steve Braun as Allied Soldier, HYDRA Soldier
- Jim Pirri as Allied Soldier, HYDRA Soldier
- William Salyers as HYDRA Soldier
- Grant George as HYDRA Soldier
- Zach Hanks as HYDRA Soldier
- Robert Scheid as HYDRA Soldier
- Ed Schaff as HYDRA Soldier
Matt Mullins was the motion capture actor for Captain America, while Curtis Braconnier and Rob Hayter were stunt performers in the game.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Steve Rogers/Captain America / Steve Rogers/Captain America (Wii version) / Steve Rogers/Captain America (Nintendo DS version) / Steve Rogers/Captain America (iOS & Android versions) / Steve Rogers/Captain America (Java ME version)
- Bucky Barnes / Bucky Barnes (Wii version) / Bucky Barnes (Nintendo DS version) / Bucky Barnes (iOS & Android versions)
- Dum Dum Dugan / Dum Dum Dugan (Wii version) / Dum Dum Dugan (Nintendo DS version) / Dum Dum Dugan (iOS & Android versions)
- James Montgomery Falsworth / James Montgomery Falsworth (Wii version) / James Montgomery Falsworth (Nintendo DS version) / James Montgomery Falsworth (iOS & Android versions)
- Jim Morita / Jim Morita (Wii version) / Jim Morita (Nintendo DS version)
- Peggy Carter / Peggy Carter (Wii version) / Peggy Carter (Nintendo DS version) / Peggy Carter (iOS & Android versions)
- Howard Stark / Howard Stark (Wii version) / Howard Stark (Nintendo DS version) / Howard Stark (iOS & Android versions)
- Johann Schmidt/Red Skull / Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Wii version) / Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (Nintendo DS version) / Johann Schmidt/Red Skull (iOS & Android versions)
- Arnim Zola / Arnim Zola (Wii version) / Arnim Zola (Nintendo DS version)
- Ophelia Sarkissian/Madame Hydra / Ophelia Sarkissian/Madame Hydra (Wii version) / Ophelia Sarkissian/Madame Hydra (Nintendo DS version) / Ophelia Sarkissian/Madame Hydra (Java ME version)
- Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker / Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker (Wii version) / Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker (Nintendo DS version) / Wolfgang von Strucker/Baron Strucker (Java ME version)
- Helmut Gruler/Iron Cross / Helmut Gruler/Iron Cross (Wii version) / Helmut Gruler/Iron Cross (Nintendo DS version)
- Heinrich Zemo/Baron Zemo / Heinrich Zemo/Baron Zemo (Wii version) / Heinrich Zemo/Baron Zemo (Nintendo DS version)
- Erik
- Dieter
- Frieda Ratsel/Warrior Woman (Java ME version only)
- Doughboy (Java ME version only)
- Abraham Erskine (mentioned) / Abraham Erskine (mentioned; iOS & Android versions)
- Gabe Jones (mentioned)
- Jacques Dernier (mentioned)
- Harbin Zemo (mentioned and portrait)
- Hademar Zemo (portrait)
- Heller Zemo (mentioned and portrait)
- Hilliard Zemo (mentioned)
- Herman Zemo (mentioned and portrait)
- Hilda Zemo (portrait)
- Frederick (mentioned)
- Omega (mentioned)
- Sarah Rogers (mentioned)
- Chester Phillips (mentioned; Java ME version only)
- Adolf Hitler (mentioned; Java ME version only)
Locations[]
Events[]
- World War II
- World War II (iOS & Android versions)
- World War II (mentioned; Java ME version)
- Bombing of Hiroshima (mentioned; Java ME version only)
- Infiltration into the HYDRA Controlled Ship (Java ME version only)
- Infiltration into the HYDRA Controlled Atoll (Java ME version only)
- Battle at the Underwater HYDRA Base Entrance (Java ME version only)
- Infiltration into the Underwater HYDRA Base (Java ME version only)
- Duel on the U-1023 Submarine (Java ME version only)
- Nuremberg Trials (mentioned; Java ME version only)
Items[]
- Infinity Stones
- Captain America's Shield
- Super Soldier Serum
- Sleeper
- Satan Claw
- Zola Bot
- Iron Cross Armor
- ESP Box
- Baron Zemo's Mask
- Heinrich Zemo's Diaries
- Arnim Zola's Film Reels
- Atomic Bomb (Java ME version only)
- Baron Strucker's Armor (Java ME version only)
- Adhesive X (mentioned)
Organizations[]
- United States Army / United States Army (iOS & Android versions) / United States Armed Forces (Java ME version)
- Strategic Scientific Reserve / Strategic Scientific Reserve (iOS & Android versions) / Strategic Scientific Reserve (Java ME version)
- Invaders / Howling Commandos (iOS & Android versions)
- HYDRA / HYDRA (iOS & Android versions) / Hydra (Java ME version)
Mentioned[]
- Fibber McGee and Molly
- The Spider and the Fly
- Cro-Magnon
- Neanderthal
- Babe Ruth (Wii version only)
- Casablanca (Nintendo DS version only)
- Stars and Stripes (Nintendo DS version only)
- The Andrews Sisters (Nintendo DS version only)
Music[]
- Captain America: Super Soldier Original Soundtrack
- Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (soundtrack)
Canon Status[]
This game contains several plot points that contradict the established canon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it is thus considered non-canon.
Wolfgang von Strucker appears in this game as a high-ranking member of HYDRA during World War II. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron, he is one of the leaders of HYDRA in the 21st Century and a former sleeper agent within S.H.I.E.L.D.. The version in the game has also had the Satan Claw irreversibly grafted to his arm, while the canon version has no Satan Claw.[2][3] | |
Madame Hydra appears in this game as a member of HYDRA during World War II. In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., she is a member of HYDRA existing within the Framework.[4] | |
The Sleeper appears in this game as a large robot used by HYDRA as a superweapon. In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Sleeper Mechs are robot soldiers under the command of General Hale.[4] | |
In the iOS and Android versions, Bucky Barnes flies the plane that Steve Rogers crashes into the Arctic ocean, dying the process. In Captain America: The First Avenger, Bucky Barnes seemingly falls to his doom during the Capture of Arnim Zola.[5] | |
In the Java ME version, Steve Rogers continues his campaign against Hydra shortly after World War II. In Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve Rogers is becomes frozen in ice in 1945 and isn't awoken until 2011.[5] |
Differences Between Consoles[]
The Nintendo DS and Wii versions contain several differences from the versions on other consoles.
- Heinrich Zemo directly communicates with Captain America through a radio and offers to help him rescue the Invaders on the condition that Rogers recovers his family heirlooms. In other version, Zemo's voice is only heard when reading his diaries.
- The Sleeper is not featured in the Wii version. Instead, the final boss is a giant Zola Bot.
- Captain America is not captured with the other Howling Commandos in the Nintendo DS version.
- In the Nintendo DS version, Iron Cross speaks English, while in other versions he only speaks German.
- The Nintendo DS version ends with the Red Skull and Arnim Zola escaping on a plane and a reveal that Captain America is hiding on the tail.
Achievements[]
Achievement | Trophy | Requirements |
---|---|---|
The First Avenger | Complete all Trophies | |
Grace Under Pressure | Achieved perfect timing x 5 while platforming | |
Back to Basics | 101 Grunts defeated | |
Snipe Hunt | 25 Snipers defeated | |
Who's the Bully Now? | 101 advanced enemies defeated | |
And They All Fall Down | 4 Enemies KO'd with a single Focused Shield Throw | |
Unfriendly Fire | 10 Enemies defeated with a weaponized enemy | |
There Goes The Neighborhood | All AA cannons destroyed | |
Snap Together Soldiers | 1st Enemy Schematic collected | |
Deconstruction | All Enemy Schematics collected | |
Sewer Rat | All 12 Sewer entrances used | |
Need a Head | 50 Statues destroyed | |
Hello God? It's Me, Zemo | 1st Zemo Diary collected | |
Two Hands and a Sword | All Zemo Diaries collected | |
24 Frames a Second | Found a Zola Reel | |
Slide Show Symphony | All Zola Reels collected | |
He Hates These Cans! | Caused 500 objects to explode | |
Beautiful Mind | 13 Enigma Keypads decrypted | |
Peaches 'n Cream | 5 successful C3 placements | |
Put a Ring On It | 3 mortar strikes successfully directed | |
Calling the Folks | 5 HQ Radios located and used | |
Eggman | 50 Ceramic Eggs collected | |
Four Score and Seven | 1776 Intel Points collected | |
Star Spangled Superhero | 25000 Intel Points collected | |
Trench Foot | Completed Prologue: Come and See] | |
Just Stood There | Completed 1st Chapter: Stand Alone Together | |
Overdue Notice | Completed 2nd Chapter: The Flemish Farm | |
Trojan Splinters | Completed 3rd Chapter: The Wooden Horse | |
Send a Post Card | Completed 4th Chapter: Secret Journey | |
Fully Operational | Completed 5th Chapter: The Big Red One | |
Existential Dilemma | Completed 6th Chapter: Camus and the Fly | |
Real Men Read Ulysses | Completed 7th Chapter: Icarus and Daedalus | |
Down in the Lab | Completed 8th Chapter: To Have and Have Not | |
Touchdown | Completed 9th Chapter: The Longest Yard | |
Taming of the Shrew | Completed 10th Chapter: Keep Your Powder Dry | |
Pleasant Stroll | Completed 11th Chapter: They Were Expendable | |
Train to Catch | Completed 12th Chapter: Red Ball Express | |
Unnatural Resources | Completed 13th Chapter: The Small Back Room | |
High and Low | Completed 14th Chapter: Hell is for Heroes | |
Holding the High Note | Completed 15th Chapter: When Trumpets Fade | |
Tank Me Later | Completed 16th Chapter: Church On Time | |
Science and Spirit | Completed 17th Chapter: The First of the Few | |
The Big Sleepover | Completed 18th Chapter: Went the Day Well? | |
To Your Credit | Viewed the Credits to completion | |
Testing Waters | 1 Challenge Mode completed | |
Tourist | All Challenge Modes completed | |
Window Shopper | All Challenge Modes unlocked | |
Begin a Trend | 1st Gold awarded in a Challenge Mode | |
Freedom on a Roll | 50% Golds awarded in Challenge Mode | |
Can't Stand Any Higher | 100% Golds awarded in Challenge Mode | |
Pow, Right in the Kisser! | Performed 50 Crippling Strikes |
Reception[]
The game has received mixed reviews upon release, with review aggregation site Metacritic giving the Xbox 360 version an average score of 60/100, the PlayStation 3 a 61/100, and the Wii a 57/100. IGN gave the game a 5/10.[16] GameSpot gave 6.5/10. Some reviews were generally positive with G4 and X-Play giving the game a 4/5, offering praise for rising above recent comic book adaptations like Thor: God of Thunder and Iron Man 2. The UK's Official PlayStation Magazine gave the game 7 out of 10, praising the combat and general tone of the game but criticizing elements of the presentation and reliance on 'Quick Time Events'.
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ Captain America: Super Soldier Prologue Trailer
- ↑ Captain America: The Winter Soldier Mid-credits Scene
- ↑ Avengers: Age of Ultron
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Captain America: The First Avenger
External Links[]
- Captain America: Super Soldier on Wikipedia
- Captain America: Super Soldier on IMDb
- Captain America: Super Soldier on Marvel Database