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Marvel's Avengers

Eidos Montréal, Crystal Dynamics

2020•Hack and slash•PEGI 16

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionsuperherorobots/ai/spaceteenfastimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive hack-and-slash game, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

66 / 100

184 ratings

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About This Game

Marvel’s Avengers is an action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix in 2020. It features both a single-player campaign and multiplayer missions, combining narrative-driven gameplay with cooperative online play. The story follows Kamala Khan as she reunites the Avengers after a catastrophic event. Players can control multiple heroes, each with unique abilities and skill trees.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Marvel’s Avengers begins at A-Day, as San Francisco celebrates the opening of an Avengers West Coast Headquarters and an all-new helicarrier, powered by new experimental technology. The day turns tragic when a terrible accident results in mass destruction. Blamed for the tragedy, the Avengers disband. Iron Man, Hulk, Black Widow, and Thor blame themselves for the mass devastation and the loss of Captain America. In the five years following A-Day, the team’s absence has devastating consequences worldwide. A new organization has risen - Advanced Idea Mechanics, otherwise known as AIM. AIM...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionSuperheroRobots/ai/spaceTeenAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Action-adventureSuperheroLicensed gameCaptain americaIron manThor

Where to play

Details

Developers: Eidos Montréal, Crystal Dynamics
Publishers: Square Enix, Crystal Dynamics
Released: 4 September 2020
Series: Marvel
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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