<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Imperfects	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
ties	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
Marvel	B-Application
Nemesis	I-Application
"	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
pitches	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Device
heroes	I-Device
and	O
villains	O
,	O
including	O
Venom	O
,	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
against	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
original	O
EA-created/owned	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
simplified	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
greater	O
movement	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
initially	O
drew	O
comparisons	O
to	O
Power	B-Application
Stone	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Ehrgeiz	B-Application
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
releases	O
him	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
one	O
Niles	B-Application
Van	I-Application
Roekel	I-Application
,	O
who	O
lets	O
his	O
Imperfects	O
into	O
the	O
city	O
to	O
fight	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Imperfects	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
from	O
a	O
Marvel-Electronic	O
Arts	O
partnership	O
from	O
2004	O
to	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
by	O
Greg	O
Pak	O
and	O
drawn	O
by	O
Renato	O
Arlem	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
tie-in	O
and	O
prequel	B-Application
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
consoles	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
