When I saw the name of this game, my first reaction was "Another Ultraman IP reskin"? After all, Tsuburaya's authorization has been played out by various manufacturers over the years. However, as a reviewer, I still downloaded and experienced it with a critical eye for two weeks. Today I will talk to you about "Ultraman Fighting Superman" developed by Hefei Letang.
Let me talk about my personal conclusion first: this game can be regarded as a fighting game above the passing line, but it is one step away from a "masterpiece". Its core is real-time PVP, and almost every game is played against a living person, which is really conscientious. Do you think this is just a mindless cash-for-money skin change? Sorry, not really. The depth of operation is unexpectedly a little something, basic attacks, skills, dodges, ultimate moves, the basic framework is complete. What's even more rare is that it has a rather interesting "restraint relationship" design. There are attribute cycles between different Ultraman. If you attack hard, you will easily be overturned by the opponent's technical players using movement and grabbing. It is really possible to defeat the strong with the weak, and it is not simply crushed by numerical values.
In terms of graphics, to be honest, the accuracy of the model is considered to be excellent on the 5.0 platform. When the light and shadow effects are turned up, the lighting skill is really interesting. However, low-end machines will occasionally experience frame drops, especially in multi-person melee scenes. The UI design is relatively retro, with the texture of a web game from ten years ago, which is not a bonus but does not hinder it.
Gameplay is the backbone of this game. In addition to the regular 1V1 qualifying match, it also held a "team match". To put it bluntly, it means forming a team to play 3V3. This mode is more fun than playing solo, but the matching mechanism is flawed. High-ranking people often bring low scores to fry fish, and the experience is quite extreme. Daily tasks and activities basically revolve around the logic of "becoming stronger". You either spend time collecting materials, or you directly charge money to draw cards.
Krypton gold needs to be emphasized. Although it is marked with a charging mode of 0, which means it is free to download, there are in-app purchases. It takes a long time to unlock all the characters. If you are a collector and don't have time, you can probably only focus on the krypton gold card pool. But the good news is that civilian players can slowly get a few T1 characters by relying on the resources they save from playing in the arena every day. The premise is that you don't go head-to-head with the big guys at the top of the list. Overall, this game is quite friendly to free players, and there is no room for survival. However, the window for "recharging to become stronger" is real, and people with a bad mentality can easily become unbalanced.
In terms of social interaction, in the "Selfies and Friendships" section, some people actually posted Ultraman screenshots to make friends... The game has a built-in team system, and the chat atmosphere is surprisingly lively. When you find people to form a team and play team games, you basically don't have to worry about calling people, and the voice function is pretty convenient. But if you expect to hang up and chat for a while, this game will teach you to either fight or get beaten.
Finally, let's complain about the matching. I bumped into the top 500 players in the entire server three times in a row in the Bronze Round, and I was immediately put into doubt about my life. This will definitely deduct points, the novice protection mechanism is very poor.
Overall score: 7.5 for graphics, 8.0 for gameplay, 6.0 for gold, 7.5 for social interaction, total score 7.5/10.
To sum up in one sentence: Brothers who like Ultraman and enjoy real-life fighting games can enter without thinking. Remember to take a deep breath after finishing the ranking. You can play with zero krypton, but it's best not to raise your ambition of winning too high. After all, the feeling of being kicked away by a boss who graduated from the Kingdom of Light is quite real. 🦸♂️💥