Lego Marvel Super heroes builds upon a solid foundation with an ever-expanding hub, its trademark abundance of characters and more secrets and unlockables than ever before. Hovering over the city is the Air carrier, your starting point and an always available mini-hub with vehicles to master, 8-9 rooms to explore and bricks to find. It is from here you plunge down to the city below to save the world and fight off familiar foes. As you land you are introduced to a confined tutorial area where you will get to know your superhero’s controls and abilities. As Mr. Fantastic you can shapeshift on cue to anything that a situation requires, and Captain America can put out fires and hit switches with his shield. It’s a formula perfected through multiple games where a character’s unique abilities will have you replay parts of the game to unlock new areas and find those golden collectibles.
It’s no secret that the Lego games are aimed at kids, and as such Lego Marvel Super Heroes takes place in the movie version of The Avengers. It’s more recognizable to them than the comic books, and most of the references found in the game will be from the silver screen version of The Avengers and Fantastic Four. That doesn’t mean the hardcore fans are forgotten. There will be references and easter-eggs, and you can even play as a super-powered Stan Lee voiced by the icon himself.
This hands-on was for the console version of Lego Marvel Super Heroes, but I did manage to confirm that the Vita version will yet again be a separate game designed around handhelds. This is to be expected, but also mildly disappointing considering the strengths of the Vita.
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