LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

[Syt]

http://videogames.lego.com/en-us/lego-marvel-super-heroes/about/features/

Marvel Super Heroes are assembling for an action-packed, brick-smashing good time!  Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment announced today that LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes will be available beginning Fall 2013 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, the Wii U™ system and Windows PC, as well as the Nintendo DS™ handheld system, Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation®Vita handheld entertainment system. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the first instalment in the highly successful LEGO videogame franchise to feature famous Marvel characters.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes complements the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes construction toy collection, which brings the characters, vehicles and action of Marvel's renowned universe to the world of LEGO build-and-play adventure. There are currently eight iconic scenes from the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man franchises available and more construction sets tied to the new Iron Man 3 feature film will launch later this spring. 

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes offers an original storyline in which Nick Fury calls upon Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Spider-Man, Wolverine and other heroes spanning the Marvel Universe to save Earth from such threats as the vengeance of Loki and the hunger of Galactus, Devourer of the Worlds.  LEGO and Marvel fans will enjoy classic LEGO videogame adventure and humor, while playing as their favorite Marvel characters.

"We're very excited to bring a myriad of classic Marvel characters to life in LEGO form for some fun, family-friendly gameplay in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes," said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT Games Publishing. "Players will brave the ultimate mission to save the world as they explore famous landmarks in LEGO New York and take the adventure beyond Earth to iconic locations in the Marvel Universe."

"Fans of both LEGO and Marvel have wanted this game for years, and we're addressing that demand with more Marvel Universe characters than ever in a console game," said TQ Jefferson, Vice President, Games Production, Marvel Entertainment.  "If you're a fan of Spider-Man, the Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy or scores of other Marvel characters, this is the game for you."

In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus!  The game will pack in a plethora of super-cool character abilities, combat-like action sequences, epic battle scenes, puzzle-solving and a unique story told with playful LEGO humor.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is being developed by TT Games and will be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Really looking forward to this. I joined them with the original LEGO Star Wars, liked the Batman games, skipped Harry Potter and Indy, and having a blast with Lord of the Rings (which is truly a work of love). The LEGO games are fun casual time wasters, with a beautiful sense of capturing a franchise's essentials and cute-ify them LEGO style.

[derspiess]

Awesome.  Tommy & I have played through nearly all the Lego games since he was like two & a half-- it's been kind of our thing to play them on co-op.  I'll try to keep him from finding out about this one until sometime after it's released and the price drops

But yeah, they did a great job bringing LOTR into the Lego universe.  Honestly didn't think they'd pull it off so well.  We finished the last level a couple days ago and now we're mopping up collectible items.  It took me a little while to get used to it, but I'd put it up there with the Lego Star Wars and Batman games.

[Sophie Scholl]

I like the concept and general execution of the LEGO games, but I find them a lot less fun and often annoying to play solo.

[DontSayBanana]

I nerdgasmed.

Given how well they streamlined things between DC Super Heroes and LOTR, I think it's safe to assume they've got a handle on things (I know, I know, there was Indiana Jones 2, but they seem to have learned that they didn't need to reinvent the wheel totally).

[Syt]

In all, this looks more promising (given the LEGO track record) than the free to play Marvel action rpg they're working on and that got at least on RPS a rather unpromising preview.

Also:

players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus!

[DontSayBanana]

In all, this looks more promising (given the LEGO track record) than the free to play Marvel action rpg they're working on and that got at least on RPS a rather unpromising preview.

Also:

players will unlock more than 100 characters from across the Marvel Universe, including fan favorites like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Deadpool, Loki and Galactus!

I may or may not have verbally squeed at Marvel Games Guy dropping Guardians of the Galaxy... of the candidates, I'd put money on inclusion of Moondragon, but DC Super Heroes threw enough curves that it could very well be Adam Warlock or even Drax the Destroyer.  I wouldn't think Rocket Raccoon's very likely, though.