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Justice League Heroes is a 2006 console video game for the Nintendo DS. It was developed by Snowblind Studios, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in conjunction with DC Comics and was distributed in Europe by Square Enix. Based on the long-running comic book series Justice League, it was written by comic book writer Dwayne McDuffie. It uses the Snowblind Studios game engine.
Two handheld Justice League Heroes games were released at the same time for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. Planned Nintendo GameCube and Wii versions were cancelled. The Nintendo DS game shares a similar visual style and gameplay mechanics to the console game, but serves as a prequel to its story. This version was developed by Sensory Sweep Studios. The GBA version is titled Justice League Heroes: The Flash and focused primarily on The Flash. The game featured 2D side-scrolling action gameplay and a sidestory to the console game's plot. This version was developed by WayForward Technologies.
Gameplay[]
The game features most of the best known superheroes from the DC Universe, including Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman among others. Each level consists of two members of the Justice League battling a variety of villains and their henchmen. When the game is being played by a single player, the player can freely switch between playing as either of the two Justice League members at any time. In a two player game, the players can only switch which characters they control by mutual consent. There was another Justice League game in development from Midway Games that was canceled in 2004 but, according to Warner Bros., this game is totally unrelated to the current project.
Plot[]
Superman and Batman foil a S.T.A.R. Labs ambush by robots controlled by Brainiac. However, they discover that the encounter was a diversion to enable the theft of Kryptonian DNA samples and a meteorite. Meanwhile, Zatanna and Martian Manhunter battle Queen Bee and her drones. After Metropolis has been saved, the League responds to attempted nuclear missile hijackings by the Key and Killer Frost. Despite the League's efforts, Brainiac causes a worldwide blackout, enabling one missile to launch undetected.
Superman and Martian Manhunter travel to Mars to stop them from escaping, but discover that Brainiac has stolen vital equipment from the White Martians. Brainiac has also freed Gorilla Grodd, who intends to take revenge on his jailers and humanity. While Wonder Woman assists Superman in stopping the White Martian vessels that escaped Mars and Martian Manhunter returns to the Watchtower, the rest of the League works with Solovar to stop Grodd. Doomsday takes control of the Watchtower while Brainiac steals a Mother Box from the League's vaults. Regrouping in an emergency bunker, the League retakes the Watchtower, frees Martian Manhunter, and defeats Doomsday before confronting the real Brainiac in Siberia.
Darkseid appears and disintegrates Brainiac, who he has been manipulating. He banishes the Justice League to another dimension, but they escape and stop him from terraforming Earth. Afterward, the League locks Darkseid's Sensory Matrix Field Generator in their vaults.
Development[]
Reception[]
The game received negative reviews.
External links[]
- Justice League Heroes at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Justice League Heroes at GameFAQs
| DC Comics video games | |
|---|---|
| Juctice League | Task Force • Injustice for All • Chronicles • Heroes • Injustice: Gods Among Us • Cosmic Chaos |
| Teen Titans | Teen Titans (GBA) • Teen Titans 2 |
| Superman | NES • The Death and Return of Superman • Game Boy • Nintendo 64 Shadow of Apokolips • Countdown to Apokolips • Returns (Fortress of Solitude) |
| The Flash | The Flash • Justice League Heroes: The Flash |
| Lego games | Lego Batman • Lego Batman 2 • Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham • Lego DC Super-Villains |
| Other games | Swamp Thing • DC Universe Online • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Young Justice: Legacy • Scribblenauts Unmasked • DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power |