Published by Sega, the game was developed by Sega Studios San Francisco for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Griptonite Games for Nintendo DS,[5] High Voltage Software for Wii and PlayStation Portable,[6] and by Gameloft for iOS (released on May 3)[3] and BlackBerry PlayBook (released on August 25).

The game features the voices of Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson, reprising their respective roles as War Machine and Nick Fury.

While Iron Man is sleeker and relies much more on energy weapons, War Machine is outfitted with ballistic weaponry and tougher armor.

Three hours earlier, Tony Stark had recorded a journal message in which he mentions the Roxxon Energy Corporation, and how they tried to duplicate the Iron Man armor without success.

director Nick Fury, who informs him that separatists under the command of General Shatalov have seized control of a Tesla facility.

They discover that Shatalov is working with the terrorist group Advanced Idea Mechanics to create the Crimson Dynamo suit.

Natasha is extracted while Iron Man and War Machine battle Shatalov in his Crimson Dynamo armor.

Aside from DeWitt working on the prototype of the arc reactor, Pepper Potts also reveals that he had a secret project called PROTEAN.

Arriving at the base, War Machine battles PROTEAN drones while Iron Man searches for DeWitt.

When War Machine defeats an Arc Armiger dropped on the Helicarrier, Iron Man decides to reprogram it.

When the giant Ultimo arrives, War Machine disables some of its arc reactors while Iron Man fights the DeWitt/Ultimo within.

[14] The game features an exclusive song recorded by Lamb of God, "Hit the Wall", along with a soundtrack composed by other bands.

[citation needed] The game received generally unfavorable reviews, with Metacritic scores of 44 and 45 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, respectively.

[30] Michael Lafferty from GameZone gave it a 4.5, suggesting that players should "watch the movie, read the comic book, but pass on the game".

It should be thrilling and fun to take to the sky in a superpowered battle suit, but Iron Man 2 crashes to the Earth with a dull thud".

[29] Empire magazine gave it one star, calling it a "rare failure for Sega", and stating that the experience felt like an early PlayStation 1 game.