LEGO Marvel Super Heroes looks good, sounds good and plays like a dream. The levels are well constructed and require thought to progress as you decide which hero best fits a certain situation.

Immense replayability; Wonderful graphics and sound; Superb irreverent treatment of the Marvel universe

Some minor level bugs; Infrequent camera control issues

With Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Traveller's Tales wants to demonstrate that the Marvel universe can easily deliver a great interactive experience, even if it's in the form of virtual Lego toys, just like it has already done with plenty of other media franchises.

+Impressive roster of heroes and villains; +Refined Lego gameplay; +Impressive voice acting and dialog

-Some objectives aren't obvious; -Hint system needs work; -Companion AI isn't that bright

? Has it really been well over two decades since I spent a lot of time playing with LEGOs? Well, the answer to part one is yes, yes it has while the truth is I play with LEGOs a lot these days, even if they technically belong to my kids.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, the latest in the long running LEGO franchise from Traveler's Tales, may be their best effort to date. It seems they are intent on improving each time out (if only we were so lucky with other series!

Over a year ago, I suggested in a piece about the five franchises that needed LEGO games that "LEGO Avengers" could be an even more commercially and creatively vital property than the hit-at-the-time " LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes ," arguing that such a game would DESTROY the biggest LEGO hit at...

One heck of a Marvel Block Party!

Over the past few years, the LEGO games coming out of Traveller's Tales have been progressively bigger and more detailed, and there have only been a few games where they have penned their own story (as opposed to adapting an existing book or film series).

Lego Marvel Super Heroes is, for the most part, plastic proof that familiarity works - providing a game still has the love and imagination to retain the excitement and fun of its core mechanics. Said familiarity works both ways, of course.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes provides the Marvel experience that fans have been dreaming of. It's funny, authentic to the franchises and is a joy to play. I can't fault it for anything other than playing it a bit safe, other than that it's probably the best Lego game to date and worth picking up if you...

Yes we liked the game, but we will never finish it to 100% completion. Some of those races were ridiculous and flat out annoying! We play this for entertainment, not to stress out trying to turn a tiny motorcycle into narrow doorways to race around the statue of liberty island to win some character.