![]() Successful missions grant XP and unlock new costumes. Collecting materials and loot enables the heroes’ abilities’ to be upgraded. The campaign gameplay is mission-based, with a main story quest-line and side missions often character-focused. This needs to be addressed going forward as nobody will want to play as the dull member of the team. Black Window’s athleticism and Captain America’s shield antics made them both fun to play.Īt the moment, gameplay is uneven, at best, between the characters. The flying abilities of Thor and Iron Man didn’t sit well with me, but at least Thor’s God of War-style hammer throw and return is very effective. Hulk’s wanton destruction feels very satisfying. Marvel’s fighting mechanics seem to be the most refined out of the bunch. Kamala zips around in a style that seems inspired by Spider-man, her elastic limbs packing quite the punch. Players get to sample each character’s unique fighting abilities, some of which I found worked better than others. The campaign introduces us to the Avengers as they piece themselves together, inspired by Kamala’s tenacity, to go after the real villain of the piece. In a similar way to the recent Spider-Man game or the Batman: Arkham games, Marvel Avenger’s is its own interpretation of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. It’s important to understand that whilst the game has been clearly influenced by the Marvel movies, it is not a tie-in. Marvel.Īnd it’s through Kamala’s eyes that the story unfolds. One of those people is die-hard Avengers fan Kamala Khan AKA Ms. As a result of the incident, many people have developed super-powers. The campaign game starts with an accident that is blamed on the Avengers, causing the death of Captain America and as a result the super-hero group disbands. Whilst the beta just sampled some of the early gameplay, the full game offers context and narrative that I found surprisingly important. I sat on my thoughts hoping that the full game offered me more. As temping as it was to write a scathing beta preview/review. To be honest, I couldn’t understand how Marvel, publisher Square Enix and Crystal Dynamic, outfits that all should know better, managed to create such a misstep. I played the Avengers closed beta on PlayStation 4 and the open beta on PC. ![]() The Tomb Raider Studio has bought the comic book heroes to live as a third-person brawling looter, similar to Bungie’s Destiny games. Crystal Dynamic’s Marvel’s Avengers is now out.
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