While the combat can be surprisingly deadly, with characters flying to bits left and right, “death” in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes just means a moment’s delay and the loss of about a thousand LEGO studs, which you get by the hundreds for any incidental accomplishment. Enemies show up occasionally for you to pummel with your various superheroes, but they can usually be defeated in one or two hits each, at which point they fly apart into loose LEGO bricks. Like most LEGO video games, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is essentially a puzzle game hidden underneath a level of easy-going, unchallenging action.
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Lifewire / Thomas Hindmarch Gameplay: An animated playset full of puzzles, but no real danger Again, it’s a little weird to see a kid-friendly version of some of these characters, particularly the Red Skull (a Nazi supervillain), but you can roll with it.
There is an early stage that’s a little spooky, but it’s not too bad. Generally, the setting is bright and cheerful, suitable for any kid who loves the Marvel movies or cartoon shows. Each stage features the player taking control of a small group of 2 to 4 superheroes, to fight Doom’s minions, try to grab the Cosmic Bricks, and untangle the details of Doom’s plot. This includes recognizable figures from the movies, such as Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Spider-Man, Hawkeye, and the Black Widow, as well as more comics-faithful versions of the X-Men and Fantastic Four.ĭoom, in turn, recruits a small army of Marvel’s supervillains in order to get him the Cosmic Bricks. By finding all of the Cosmic Bricks, special LEGO pieces that he’s obtained by shattering the Silver Surfer’s surfboard, he plans to build them into a superweapon.ĭoom is opposed by Nick Fury, director of SHIELD, who deputizes various superheroes in order to retrieve the Cosmic Bricks before Doom can. The premise is simple, Doctor Doom is plotting to rule the world. The game is set in a low-stakes, kid-friendly version of the Marvel Universe, perched halfway between the comics and the live-action movies. Lifewire / Thomas Hindmarch Plot: Self-aware superheroes in a LEGO universe