LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 Review

LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 is the sequel to LEGO Marvel Superheroes and is the third game in the LEGO Marvel franchise.  The game was released back in November for the PlayStation 4, Xbox 1, Nintendo Switch, and the PC.  The game brings together different characters from all over the Marvel comics and movie universes - such as the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Inhumans, and lesser-known versions of characters like Cowboy Captain America, and Spider-Gwen.  This game includes a massive open world hub world for you to explore, known as the city of “Chronopolis,” which is a combination of 18 different time periods: from Medieval England, to New York Noir, to Nueva New York, to the Old West.

  Some of the downsides of this game are:

1.     The very horrible voice acting due to a voice actors’ strike during production of the game

2.      The game flight controls are very annoying, and since this game has a huge open world it makes it hard to go anywhere,

3.     It is nearly impossible to unlock any of the vehicles because of stupid challenges, including:

a)     destroying all of certain objects

b)    swimming through rings of fish

c)     finding people new homes

My top 5 favorite and top least favorite characters in the game are:

          Favorites:

1.     Captain America (Old West) - cool design with his cowboy apparel in the red, white, and blue, complete with cowboy hat and fancy cowboy shield.  His powers are the same as the other variations of Captain America in the game plus a nice whip for grappling across gaps.

2.     Thor- based on his appearance from Thor: Ragnarök, Thor has his powers very much improved from the previous 2 LEGO Marvel games (LEGO Marvel Superheroes and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers) now being able to hyper-jump, advanced combat moves like he does in Thor: Ragnarök, and he is able to teleport now.

3.     Hulk- based on his Gladiator armor that he wore during Thor: Ragnarök, Hulk has his awesome helmet, hammer, and battle-axe that will strike fear into the hearts of your foes when you smash them.

4.     Inferno- a new character to the LEGO Marvel franchise, who I had never heard of before playing the game, Inferno has powers very similar to that of Johnny Storm the Human Torch from the first LEGO Marvel Superheroes game, being able to fly, shoot flames, and burst into flames.  His costume looks epic with the red, and black design, and intense facial features.

5.     Iron Man (Old West) - this is by the best Iron Man suit that has appeared in any of the LEGO Marvel video games, and LEGO Marvel’s Avengers had nearly 17 different armors.  What makes this suit so cool is the awesome Old Western design, making Iron Man into an old school blacksmith.  Unlike the other Iron Man armors, this suit does not have the ability to fly, but he does have new abilities like electricity, strength, and toxic immunity.

Least Favorites:

1.     Stan Lee- one of the co-creators of Marvel Comics, and one of the biggest influences on modern comics. Stan Lee is by far the most disappointing character in this game.  In the previous games, he had practically every single ability in the game; whereas in this game all that Stan Lee is able to do is shield throw, super-jump, grapple, and teleportation.  It really feels like LEGO took a step backwards with Stan Lee’s abilities in this game. 

2.     Valkyrie- this is the 2^nd version of Valkyrie to exist in the LEGO Marvel franchise, after the one that appeared in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, which was the blond-haired version from the comics.  The one that appears in this game is the one from Thor: Ragnarök, which is now a part of the mainstream Marvel Comics.  I wish that this character had her character design more like that of her appearance during the Battle of Asgard in Thor: Ragnarök, with her white armor, blue cape, and her hair down.

3.     Iron Man- based on his “Prime Armor”, the main Iron Man armor in this game looks like Iron Man got his faceplate smashed in by something.  Another thing wrong with this character is the voice acting that just does not sound or feel like Robert Downey Jr at all; the voice actor sounds more like a bored person, which is not what Iron Man is supposed to sound like. 

4.     Wong- is an ally of Doctor Strange who serves as the librarian of the magic books.  Wong is an Asian character in the comics and movie that the character is supposed to be based on, but in the game, he looks like a generic white person, who does not even have any special abilities.  Wong was one of the funniest parts of the Doctor Strange movie, but the game does not give you any of that humor. 

5.     Star-Lord- legendary outlaw from Earth, and leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy.  Chris Pratt portrayed Star-Lord in the movies that his character is based on, but the voice actor sounds nothing like him at all; instead, it is more of an obnoxious kid who did not get his cookie that he wanted.  One of the only cool parts about playing as Star-Lord is his Awesome Mix tape, though after a while it gets annoying listening to the same 2 songs over and over again.