Lego Marvel Avengers Xbox One / Series X

Another installment in a bestselling action-adventure game series based on the license of the LEGO bricks. This title is a result of cooperation between the developers from Traveller’s Tales and the Marvel company. Once again, players visit the amazing world of comic superheroes. The story is based on the Avengers film (2012) and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Therefore, you can play as one of the numerous Marvel characters known from both the graphic novels and films, including Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Loki, and Hawkeye. In terms of gameplay, Lego Marvel’s Avengers is not much different from other games in the series, such as LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Gameplay is presented in third-person perspective and it boils down to exploration, solving puzzles, gathering collectibles, and fighting with opponents.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is the next installment in a long-standing action-adventure game series, featuring worlds created of LEGO bricks.Traveller’s Tales, the developers of most of the games in the franchise, once again joined forces with Marvel company to invite players into the universe of comic superheroes. The game is a direct sequel to LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, announced in early 2015. Just as its predecessor, the game launched on multiple platforms, including Xbox One.

Story

Story-wise, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is based on several live action films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Apart from the titular ones, namely Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), the game also includes plot threads from Thor: The Dark World (2013), Iron Man 3(2013), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), focusing on their respective protagonists. The events of the game once again revolve around the mysterious artifacts called Infinity Gems, which serve as the linchpin to all Avengersstories.

Gameplay

In terms of gameplay, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers for Xbox One is not much different from the 2013 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, which was a colorful, light-hearted 3D platformer with third-person perspective. Therefore, gameplay boils down to exploration of game levels, solving puzzles, gathering collectibles, and fighting with opponents. LEGO Marvel’s Avengers lets you play as one of the numerous Marvel superheroes featured in the company's comic books and films, including, but not limited to: Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, Loki, and Hawkeye. Obviously, not all characters are available from the start, but you gradually unlock them as you make progress in the game.

Game modes

Just as in most of the recent LEGO video games, you can complete is solo; however, extra emphasis was put on cooperative gameplay. Here, two players assist each other in combat and when solving puzzles.

Technology

In terms of visuals, Lego Marvel’s Avengers follows its three-year-old predecessor, becoming more cinematic than any previous LEGO game.Thus, the locations themselves are not made of LEGO bricks, with exception of the heroes and a few, selected elements of environment. Of course Traveller’s Tales remembered about the unique sense of humor characteristic for the series, which is evident in numerous situational jokes.