LEGO
Marvel Super Heroes is the next installment of the extremely popular
action-adventure family game series, set in the world built of LEGO
bricks. The game was based on a commercially available Marvel Super
Heroes toy set line and allows to play as the most popular superheroes,
such as Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Spider-Man. The game was
developed by a UK studio Traveller's Tales, whose team has been
developing games from the series for years now.
The
story, prepared specifically for the game, begins when Nick Fury from
S.H.I.E.L.D. agency asks the best superheroes to team up in order to
save the world from all sorts of threats. During the campaign, which is
divided into several parts, the brave heroes battle against
planet-devouring powerful Galactus or treacherous Loki. Traditionally,
the script is full of humor and gags understandable to all players,
regardless of their age. Moreover, the authors put in a number of
references to the events and characters from the long story of the
Marvel comics universe. During the adventure you visit many locations
across the city of New York, and even travel beyond Earth.
As
far as the gameplay model is concerned, the game has no major changes
to it as compared to the previous installments, because the series has
found its golden formula long ago, which now, along with its consecutive
editions only gets improved and extended. The player takes control over
a selected hero and traverses various levels, while defeating enemies
encountered along the way, solving puzzles prepared by the developers,
and finding all sorts of hidden items. During the game you can unlock
more than one hundred different characters, including many villains and
superheroes. Each of them has their own set of skills corresponding to
the comic books. Once more, you can drive various vehicles, which makes
the game even more diversified.