We're a little late with this -- it's been crazy here at the office -- but the news is still worth looking at anyway. Activision gave us access to screenshots from their upcoming videogame version of Fantastic Four, one of this summer's hopeful bets to have fans drooling.

The game has been scripted by Zak Penn (X2: X-Men United and TNT's Houdini) to both recapture the experience of the movie and to delve into other areas of FF lore -- for instance, you can clearly see homages to the first issue of Lee and Kirby's original run in some of these screen captures.

Players will be able to experience the game as any of the main four characters, on an individual basis as well as jumping from hero to hero in "team play." Activision also promises that players can go head to head in arena play.

Currently scheduled for a "Summer 2005" release, Fantastic Four will be available for all console platforms including PC.

For formatting sake, I've had to cut down the images, but you can click on them to download the original screen shots in all their wide-screen glory.

Derek McCaw