Our favourite character was Dark Phoenix, because she can fly, set things on fire, use telekinesis, and control the minds of others a close second was Squirrel Girl, who can summon armies of squirrels to tear people apart. Not all of them are unique, mind you - many of them are some combination of flying/invisibility/shape shifting/lasers - but the combinations are nonetheless extremely fun to play around with. The more well-known characters will unlock throughout the story, but many more are also scattered throughout New York City, and you'll have to complete puzzles to win them to your team.Įvery character has their own powers. There are over 150 of the blighters to unlock, with multiple outfits for a few of them, like Iron Man's various suits, and Spider-Man's different costumes/identities. The characters are the shining Arc Reactor at the heart of Super Heroes, which is no surprise, given that Marvel's roster has been built up over 60 years, in countless comics, movies, and even musical spin-offs. That well-trodden Lego gameplay of "smash everything until you figure out what to do next" is still present in here the difference is that now all of the characters have superpowers, and smashing things is infinitely more fun and varied. There's a clear difference between games made with a lot of research, and games made with genuine love, and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the latter: there are so many references, in-jokes, and winks to the camera that it's clear that this game is a labour of love made by superfans.īut you don't need to be a superfan to enjoy the game - and thank goodness for that, because trying to catch up on the Marvelverse these days is like attempting to memorise Wikipedia.
Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and Batman were all Lego-ified by UK-based Traveller's Tales, and for a while, they were kings of the IP crossover scene.īut LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, which came at the tail-end of this heyday in 2013, is secretly the best one of all - and now it's on Switch, too.
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Long before Fortnite's metaverse and brands talking to each other on Twitter, there were the Lego games: winning combinations of a world-favourite kids' toy and some of the biggest movie franchises in the world.
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