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Lego Marvel's Avengers

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Lego Marvel's Avengersis aLego-themedaction-adventurevideo game developed byTraveller's Talesand published byWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,for theNintendo 3DS,PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,PlayStation Vita,Wii U,Windows,Xbox 360,Xbox One,andOS X.It is the spin-off toLego Marvel Super Heroesand the second installment of theLego Marvelfranchise.[1]The game is based on theMarvel Cinematic Universe,primarily following the plots ofThe AvengersandAvengers: Age of Ultron,with single levels based onCaptain America: The First Avenger,Iron Man 3,Thor: The Dark World,andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.

Lego Marvel's Avengers
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Arthur Parsons
Producer(s)
  • Jennifer Burbeck
  • Toby Jennings
Designer(s)Jon Burton
Programmer(s)Steve Harding
Artist(s)Leon Warren
Composer(s)
Platform(s)
Release
  • NA:26 January 2016
  • PAL:27 January 2016
  • UK:29 January 2016
OS X
  • WW:10 March 2016
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer
Not to be confused withMarvel's Avengers (video game).

The game features characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as characters from comic books. Characters includeIron Man,Captain America,Hulk,Black Widow,Hawkeye,Scarlet Witch,Quicksilver,Thor,Ultron,Loki,Winter Soldier,Falcon,Vision,andWar Machine,as well as some lesser known characters such asDevil DinosaurandFin Fang Foom.[2]It includes the characters of theAvengers,a superhero team, along with many others.[3]The game was released on 26 January 2016 and received mixed reviews, with many calling it inferior to its predecessor.[4]

Gameplay

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The gameplay is similar to Lego's long-running series of franchise video games, with a focus on puzzle-solving interspersed with action. Players have to solve puzzles spread across the game environment to progress through levels. The game features New York City as the main large open-world hub, but also, for the first time, includes seven other movie significant areas players can travel to, includingAsgard,Malibu,South Africa, TheHelicarrier,the Bartons' farm, Washington D.C., andSokovia.[5]These hubs also feature hundreds of side quests and bonus levels such as rescuing citizens in trouble and races. The main story takes up a fairly small fraction of the game's total "completion". While the game's story is predominantly focused on the first twoAvengersfilms, there are single levels based onCaptain America: The First Avenger,Iron Man 3,Thor: The Dark World,andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.

Characters

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The game features over two hundred playable characters, with most characters (excluding theFantastic FourandX-Men-based characters) returning from the previous game. While most of the characters are drawn from theMarvel Cinematic Universe,some comic book characters that had yet to appear as of the release of the game likeKamala Khan / Ms. Marvel,Sam Wilson's Captain America appearance,Jane Foster's Thor form,and theYoung AvengersmembersWiccan,Speed,Hulkling,andAmerica Chavezare included as well. Director Arthur Parsons stated: "It's a celebration of everything about the Avengers. Comic books, movies, cartoons. It's everything you love about the Avengers in video games".[6][7]

Development

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Audio

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UnlikeLego Marvel Super Heroes,which used original voice acting,Lego Marvel's Avengersutilizes audio from the six films being adapted for the game, including voice and music, similar toLego The Lord of the Rings,The Lego Movie Videogame,Lego The Hobbit,andLego Jurassic World.The game utilizes the archive audios from the actors in the films.[8]Clark Gregg,Cobie Smulders,Ashley Johnson,Hayley Atwell,Michael Peña,andMing-Na Wenreprise their respective roles from the films and TV shows,[9][10]and Marvel Comics co-creatorStan Leereturned to voice himself.[11]Robbie DaymondvoicesA-Bomb.[12]Lou Ferrignovoices himself andGreg MillervoicedAldrich Killian.[13][14]

Downloadable content

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Free PlayStation timed exclusivedownloadable contentwas announced. This included a character pack and a level based on the heist for theYellowjacketsuit fromAnt-Man,which was released on April 6, 2016, and aCaptain America: Civil Warcharacter pack that was released at launch. A season pass was also available during launch, which gave players exclusive access to the "Explorers Pack", story levels and over 40 additional playable characters. These story levels were based on theAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.television series as well as levels focused on the comic versions ofBlack Panther,theMasters of Evil,Captain Marvel,andDoctor Strange.[15]ASpider-Mancharacter pack was also released on May 24, 2016, which saw theCivil Warversion of the character as a playable character.[16]

Reception

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Lego Marvel's Avengersreceived "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms, according toreview aggregatorwebsiteMetacritic.[19][21]Game Informer'sAndrew Reiner gave the game 7.75 out of 10.[23]IGNawarded it a score of 6.7 out of 10, saying "LEGO Marvel's Avengersis great fun, but unfortunately restricted by sticking to the Marvel Cinematic Universe ".[25]Destructoidawarded it a score of 6 out of 10, saying "it's a fun mindless romp through a couple of interesting setpieces, but not a whole lot more than that when it comes down to it".[22]PlayStation LifeStyleawarded it 7.5 out of 10, saying "some technical hiccups and the occasional unclear objective can hamper your progress, but these can all be overcome in a game that exudes a fun-loving attitude throughout".[27]GameSpotawarded it a score of 7.0 out of 10, saying "if you've played a Lego game in recent years then you'll know what to expect: another familiar and fun adventure that you can enjoy with your kids".[24]Hardcore Gamerawarded it a score of 3 out of 5, saying "while a decent action-adventure title,Avengersdoes little to innovate or set itself apart from a vast library of superior Lego games ".[28]PC Gamerawarded it a score of 52%, calling it "a half-hearted recreation of some fun movies, with almost nothing to offer over its predecessor".[26]

References

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