Lego Marvel Super Heroes is a 2013
action-adventure video game that is developed by
TT Games and published by
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360,
Wii U,
PlayStation 4,
Xbox One and
Microsoft Windows,
[9] and by
Feral Interactive for
OS X.
[1] The game features gameplay similar to other
Lego titles, such as
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, alternating between various action-adventure sequences and puzzle-solving scenarios. The game was released under the title
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril for the
Nintendo DS,
Nintendo 3DS, and
PlayStation Vita handheld consoles.
[10]
A significant feature has
Clark Gregg reprising his role as
Phil Coulson from the
Marvel Cinematic Universe and
Stan Lee voicing a superpowered version of himself.
Gameplay
Following the gameplay style of past
Lego titles, players will
be able to control approximately 150 characters from the Marvel
Universe, each with their own unique abilities.
[11][12] For example,
Spider-Man can swing on his webs and use his spider sense while the
Hulk,
who is larger than the standard minifigures, can throw large objects,
as well as shrink down into Bruce Banner to access computers.
[13][14] It has been confirmed that Galactus will be the main antagonist in the game.
[15] According to game director, Arthur Parsons, and producer, Phil Ring, one of the main settings of
Lego Marvel Super Heroes is a Lego version of
New York City.
[16] In addition, a Lego version of
Asgard was created.
[17]
The creative team has also incorporated Marvel Comics co-creator
Stan Lee
in the game. He is a part of missions called "Stan Lee in Peril",
similar to "Citizen in Peril" missions from previous games. He is also a
playable character, and has several of the other characters' abilities
(such as Spider-Man's webbing, a combination of
Human Torch's heat beam and
Cyclops's optic blast,
Mr. Fantastic's ability to grapple, an
adamantium skeleton when all health is depleted, and the ability to transform into a Hulk-like version of Lee).
[12]
Players can also explore the Marvel version of New York City by
entering buildings. Every building will have their own storyline when
walked into and will be narrated by
Deadpool.
[12]
Plot
The game begins as
Galactus, the devourer of worlds, is eating the remains of a destroyed planet. Still hungry, he sends his herald - the
Silver Surfer - to find him more food. The Surfer's search leads him to
Earth, where he is chased by
S.H.I.E.L.D. and
Iron Man. Silver Surfer is knocked out of the sky by
Doctor Doom
with his surfboard shattering into several 'Cosmic Bricks' that fall
onto the Earth. With these blocks containing immense power, Doom
captures the powerless Surfer and forges an alliance with
Loki
and other villains to collect the Cosmic Bricks and make the powerful
"Doom Ray of Doom" - which Doom intends to use to both stop Galactus
from devouring Earth as well as to rule the planet. However,
S.H.I.E.L.D. director
Nick Fury calls upon the superheroes of the
Marvel Universe to retrieve the bricks before they can be captured by Doom and his army.
Sandman and
Abomination hold the entire
Grand Central Station hostage in search of a Cosmic Brick, and it draws the attention of Iron Man and
Hulk, who are later aided by
Spider-Man in defeating Sandman and thus securing the Cosmic Brick. Fury then tasks
Captain America and
Mister Fantastic in finding more bricks, and the two head to the
Baxter Building, which has fallen under the control of
Doctor Octopus. Spider-Man returns to aid the two and they defeat Doctor Octopus, but the Cosmic Brick is stolen by the
Green Goblin, who takes it with him to Oscorp Tower. Fury tasks
Black Widow and
Hawkeye with finding the Cosmic Brick while Spider-Man heads to Oscorp in pursuit of the Goblin, and the three are forced to face
Venom inside Oscorp's underground lab while the Goblin once again escapes.
Wolverine
works with Iron Man and the Hulk to secure the Raft, a maximum-security
prison being raided by escaped prisoners, including Abomination,
Leader, and
Sabretooth, both of whom the heroes have to take down.
Magneto is revealed to be a mastermind behind the mass breakout and quickly makes his escape from the facility with the help of
Mystique. After Magneto uses his powers to destroy Iron Man's armor, Stark goes with Captain America to
Stark Tower to retrieve a new suit. However
the Mandarin attacks the tower with
Aldrich Killian, Loki and several
Extremis soldiers, forcing Stark to initiate the "
House Party Protocol", using his suits to defeat his
nemesis.
During the battle, however, Loki steals one of Iron Man's miniature arc
reactors. Tracking the Arc Reactor's energy signature, S.H.I.E.L.D
sends Black Widow, Hawkeye and
Human Torch to the
Empire State Building, where they infiltrate an underground
HYDRA base and defeat the
Red Skull and
Arnim Zola with the help of Captain America and Wolverine. Loki once again escapes using a portal to
Asgard - built by HYDRA and powered by the Arc Reactor he stole, while the portal itself is accidentally destroyed during the battle.
Captain America, Wolverine and the Human Torch meet
Thor, who takes them to Asgard to find Loki. Upon arrival at the Bifrost Bridge, they find that Loki has allied himself with the
Frost Giants, and they fight their way to Loki's domain, where Loki enhances his powers with the Tesseract. Loki unleashes the
Destroyer
armor on the heroes, but they disable the Destroyer while Loki escapes.
While the others argue about what to do with the Tesseract, Wolverine
uses the distraction to steal it and take it to
Professor X at the
X-Mansion - hoping it will help them find Magneto. The mansion is attacked by Magneto, and
Jean Grey,
Cyclops,
Storm,
Iceman and Beast work together to rescue trapped students and defeat
Juggernaut - although Magneto and Mystique escape with the Tesseract.
At this time, Fury decides to initiate Operation: Latveria to go and stop Doctor Doom. Fury and the
Fantastic Four
travel to Castle Doom to find him, but instead battle the Green Goblin.
When the group find Doom, Loki collapses a pile of rocks on top of them
before he and Doom escape with the bricks. However, Fury and the
Fantastic Four are able to retrieve the Surfer. Iron Man, Thor and
Spider-Man head to a submarine where they defeat
MODOK
and his forces, being aided by Jean Grey in an attempt to find Doom
underwater following the submarine's destruction. Magneto, on the other
hand, uses his powers to take control of the
Statue of Liberty,
literally bringing it to life and using it to attack Mister Fantastic,
Hulk and Wolverine. The heroes get trapped inside the statue and make it
to its head, where they encounter
Mastermind and defeat him. Believing Magneto to be on Asteroid M Island, Fury sends the
Thing and Captain America there, and with the help of Storm, they defeat Magneto's acolytes along with carnivorous
Dinosaurs from the
Savage Land and
Rhino.
Mystique is revealed to be disguising as Magneto to lure the heroes to
the island while the real Magneto continues with his plan - with
Asteroid M rising into space (although Captain America, the Thing and
Storm all manage to slip on-board). Doom and Loki arrive on Asteroid M
and continue building the Doom Ray, with their plan nearing completion.
Iron Man, Thor and Spider-Man arrive there and fight Magneto - defeating
him, but Iron Man and Thor are incapacitated by Doom in the process.
Spider-Man goes on with Storm, Thing and Captain America and they defeat
Doctor Doom.
With only Loki left, he reveals his elaborate scheme to harness the
power of Galactus to destroy both Earth and Asgard, with Doom and the
other villains merely been used to do his bidding. Loki uses the Doom
Ray - shown to instead be a craft powered by the Cosmic Bricks and the
Tesseract to control Galactus. The heroes narrowly escape Asteroid M as
Galactus destroys it before he heads towards New York. With no other
options left, Fury assembles the heroes and villains together in order
to defeat Galactus on the S.H.I.E.L.D.
Helicarrier,
splitting the combined forces into several teams. After a glorious
battle, Galactus and Loki are warped into a large portal, thus trapping
both of them into an unknown part of space - although Thor shatters the
mind-control craft with his hammer - Fury retrieving the Tesseract in
the process. With Earth now safe, the heroes make an agreement with the
villains to give them time to escape before they are pursued. With all
the Cosmic Bricks collected and reassembled back into his surfboard, the
Silver Surfer thanks the heroes for defeating Galactus and departs on
his surfboard into deep space - promising to lead Galactus away from
Earth.
During the end credits, Fury oversees the repair of the Statue of Liberty. Suddenly, the
Guardians of the Galaxy arrive on Earth and Fury later sees
Black Panther arriving as well.
