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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Iron Man - Cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Iron Man - Cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Sega}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|A2M}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 2, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 2, 2008}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|iron-man|32}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|iron-man|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-Time Game Purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-Person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct Control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Shooter, TPS}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Iron Man }}
 
|steam appid  = 10490
 
|steam appid  = 10490
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|hltb        = 4738
 
|strategywiki = Iron Man
 
|strategywiki = Iron Man
 +
|mobygames    = iron-man__
 
|wikipedia    = Iron Man (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Iron Man (video game)
 
|winehq      = 7298
 
|winehq      = 7298
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Iron Man}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{--}} Based on the Wii/PlayStation 2 release.
+
{{ii}} Based on the Wii/PlayStation 2 version which was a different game compared to the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/10490/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/10490/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | | | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v4.9}}. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 10490 | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
+
{{ii}} This game is no longer sold digitally.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\Sega\Iron Man\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Up to 1680x1050. For unlisted resolutions, see [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
 
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          = Custom resolutions can be set from the {{file|engine.ini}} file located in the installation folder.
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = false
+
|antialiasing              = hackable
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = Can be enabled by setting AntiAliasMode = 1 in the {{file|engine.ini}} file.
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = false
+
|60 fps                    = hackable
|60 fps notes              = Setting the game to 60 FPS crashes the game.{{cn|date=November 2017}}
+
|60 fps notes              = Capped at 30 FPS. For higher framerates, see [[#High frame rate|high frame rate]].
|120 fps                    = false
+
|120 fps                    = hackable
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = See [[#High frame rate|high frame rate]].
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
+
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=How to run the game higher than 1680x1050|fix=
 +
<ol>
 +
<li>Go to the base games install directory
 +
<li>Open <code>engine.ini</code>.
 +
<li>Change these lines to the desired resolution:
 +
<pre>
 +
PCViewerWidth = 1280
 +
PCViewerHeight = 720
 +
</pre>
 +
<li>Replace <code>1280</code> and <code>720</code> with the desired resolution. For 4K, replace them with <code>3840</code> and <code>2160</code> respectively.</li>
 +
<li>Save the changes, right click on <code>engine.ini</code>, go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values.</li>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|High frame rate]]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=How to run the game higher than the locked 30 FPS|fix=
 +
<ol>
 +
<li>Go to the base games install directory
 +
<li>Open <code>engine.ini</code>.
 +
<li>Change these lines to the desired frame rate:
 +
<pre>
 +
MaxFPS = 30
 +
</pre></li>
 +
<li>Replace <code>30</code> with the desired frame rate.</li>
 +
<li>Save the changes, right click on <code>engine.ini</code>, go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values.</li>
 +
</ol>
 +
{{ii}} FPS cannot exceed monitor's refresh rate.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = false
+
|acceleration option      = always on
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = Uses forced mouse acceleration.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
+
|full controller notes    = In-game prompts show keyboard keys even when using a controller.
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = false
|xbox prompts notes        =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        = In-game prompts show keyboard keys even when using a controller.
|impulse triggers          = unknown
+
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
 
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===GameLauncher.exe only appears in the taskbar at 4K resolution or higher===
 +
{{ii}} This happens due to the launcher being designed for lower resolutions.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Lower the screen resolution scaling (at 4K, setting it to 200% or lower is recommended)|fix=
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change the desktop resolution to lower than 4K|fix=
 +
}}
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Change DPI settings|fix=
 +
# Right-click on {{file|GameLauncher.exe}} and click '''Properties'''. 
 +
# Click on the '''Compatibility''' tab and in the '''Settings''' section click on '''Change high DPI settings'''.
 +
# Make sure '''Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by:''' is checked and set on '''Application'''. 
 +
{{--}} Launcher menu will still be somewhat unreadable.
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      =
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = hackable
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D
 +
|vorpx notes                = User created game profile, see [https://www.vorpx.com/forums/search/IronMan_/ vorpx forum] profile introduction.
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
|OSfamily = Windows  
+
|OSfamily = Windows
  
 
|minOS    = XP
 
|minOS    = XP

Latest revision as of 21:40, 9 February 2024

Iron Man
Iron Man cover
Developers
Artificial Mind & Movement
Publishers
Sega
Engines
A2M
Release dates
Windows May 2, 2008
Reception
Metacritic 32
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Shooter, TPS
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series Iron Man
Iron Man on HowLongToBeat
Iron Man on IGDB
Iron Man guide on StrategyWiki
Iron Man on MobyGames
Iron Man on Wikipedia
Iron Man
Subseries of Marvel
Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal 1996
Iron Man 2008

Key points

Based on the Wii/PlayStation 2 version which was a different game compared to the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 version.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc v4.9 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is no longer sold digitally.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\engine.ini[Note 2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10490/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sega\Iron Man\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/10490/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Up to 1680x1050. For unlisted resolutions, see Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
See Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Can be enabled by setting AntiAliasMode = 1 in the engine.ini file.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
Capped at 30 FPS. For higher framerates, see high frame rate.
120+ FPS
See high frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

How to run the game higher than 1680x1050
  1. Go to the base games install directory
  2. Open engine.ini.
  3. Change these lines to the desired resolution:
    PCViewerWidth = 1280
    PCViewerHeight = 720
    
  4. Replace 1280 and 720 with the desired resolution. For 4K, replace them with 3840 and 2160 respectively.
  5. Save the changes, right click on engine.ini, go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values.

High frame rate

How to run the game higher than the locked 30 FPS
  1. Go to the base games install directory
  2. Open engine.ini.
  3. Change these lines to the desired frame rate:
    MaxFPS = 30
    
  4. Replace 30 with the desired frame rate.
  5. Save the changes, right click on engine.ini, go to properties, then set the file as "Read-only". This will prevent the game from overwriting the values.
FPS cannot exceed monitor's refresh rate.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian

Issues fixed

GameLauncher.exe only appears in the taskbar at 4K resolution or higher

This happens due to the launcher being designed for lower resolutions.
Lower the screen resolution scaling (at 4K, setting it to 200% or lower is recommended)
Change the desktop resolution to lower than 4K
Change DPI settings
  1. Right-click on GameLauncher.exe and click Properties.
  2. Click on the Compatibility tab and in the Settings section click on Change high DPI settings.
  3. Make sure Override high DPI scaling behavior. Scaling performed by: is checked and set on Application.
Launcher menu will still be somewhat unreadable.

VR support

3D modes State Notes
vorpX
G3D
User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References