New heroes and villains are introduced into Marvel’s comic-book continuity almost every week. Iron Man periodically exchanges laser fire with new techno-villains, and different characters suit up as Captain America for a spell, but these story deviations from the core conflicts and characters rarely have lasting impact in the universe. Most of the new characters disappear into Marvel’s expansive archives and are never heard of again. Some of those forgotten heroes find a home in Lego Marvel’s Avengers.
On the surface, this is a video game adaptation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The game offers lengthy campaigns that recount all of The Avengers and The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Tucked off to the side are additional levels based on Iron Man 3, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The Humble LEGO at the Movies Bundle just launched today. It includes nine different games on multiple operating systems that you can redeem and play on Steam. As always, a portion of proceeds from the bundle supports charity.
The Humble LEGO Built to Build Bundle just launched. It features games like LEGO DC Super-Villains Deluxe Edition, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Premium Edition, LEGO Worlds, and more. A percentage goes to support charity.
Paul writes: "In this trip down memory lane, I'll be looking back at the 2016 release of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, all with my rose-tinted glasses sitting firmly in place - you see, my son and I were great fans of the films that this game was based on, Avengers Assemble and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and that means there is much love for the LEGO-based gaming titles."
No Fantastic Four characters; X-Men, or Spider-Man related characters? Yowch.