The game is a licensee of the 2005 movie Fantastic 4 . Unlike many licensed titles, this third-person action game takes the base of its plot from the actual movie, then changes it to make for better gameplay. Generally, the game brings in more content from the comic books than the movie, particularly considering the villains that appear. The game also introduces characters not present in the movie, such as the Mole Man and the Puppet Master.
The gameplay usually consists of walking the heroic title characters around a level and beating up enemies that cross their path. Mission objectives can be achieved by defeating enemies, but failure is often due to being overwhelmed by the Bad Guys. Defeating enemies yields points, which can be used to upgrade characters with new special moves or unlock bonus materials.
The game also features a co-op mode, allowing players to play through single-player missions in a tag team with another player.