Marvel's Avengers (PS4)

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Continuing developer TT Games' history of translating entertainment properties into Lego adventure sets, Lego Marvel's Avengers ' 10-hour open-world campaign has plenty to do and a sense of humor that keeps the game entertaining. But technical and mechanical issues disassemble its charm.

LEGO Marvel Avengers

The sensation of watching Joss Whedon's Avengers films, blood-pressure-raising cinematic carnival acts that the filmmaker just barely kept from falling apart at the seams, is perfectly captured by LEGO Marvel Avengers , though perhaps not in the way Traveller's Tales intended.

Lego Marvel Avengers: review

Lego Marvel Superheroes is a tough act to follow. It's funny, great fun to play – easily one of the best Lego games so far, in fact – and crammed full of dozens of Marvel characters, both famous and obscure.

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

'Lego Marvel's Avengers' is based almost exclusively on Marvel's Cinematic Universe. It cribs scenes mostly from 'The Avengers' and 'Avengers: Age of Ultron', but also has levels from 'Captain America: The First Avenger', 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier', 'Iron Man 3', and 'Thor: The Dark...

Didn't keep me entertained for long.

Like most Lego games, it's missing a lot of depth and there's loads to do but there's no fun doing them.

Avengers as a service.

That's not to say Avengers is a bad game. It is a very PRETTY game, with some TIDY ENOUGH animations, that unfortunately get stuck under the grind of games as a service. The online mechanic and necessity of the grind to improve your current favourite Avenger stymies the potential of a “good game”. And when characters are locked behind their “narrative moment” (a.k.a release for the title), it doesn't really hope to excite players, but rather tap into their fandom. Hopefully in 6 months time, and with the release of the next generation of consoles, we'll see the true intent of this game and finally feel the impact of what it means to “Assemble”.

Not Your Average LEGO Game

This review originally written for Real Dream Productions. You can find more HERE

Remember LEGO Dimensions and how refreshing it felt when developer TT Games tried out new gameplay ideas? Throw all of those new ideas away and you're stuck with LEGO Marvel's Avengers. I sat playing the game, continually looking for something to be at least a little bit exciting.

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Review

If you like the LEGO game formula, you have a preference for playing solo and you're a huge fan of MCU, there's still a lot of value for you in LEGO Marvel's Avengers, even despite a disjointed plot and annoying audio mixes.