It has a lot of separate chapters but one overall storyline. I have played it for hours and hours this weekend and have yet to reach the halfway mark.
It seems that the Silver Surfer has been cruising around and Shield is tracking down 'Cosmic Bricks'. I, as a Super Person am lending a hand. Sometimes I play as Iron Man. Sometimes as Hulk. Sometimes as Spiderman. Sometimes as Black Widow or Hawkeye. I have fought the Sandman. I have fought Mandarin and Loki. Doctor Doom has made a brief appearance as well. I had a tough battle with Doctor Octopus and I beat him by throwing my shield, in my guise as Captain America. It was funny. Doc Ock put me on a rotating platform with disco lights and music and I could only throw my shield when he opened a glass panel directly in front of him. Otherwise he was dancing, quite well with the extra arms, I must say.
I started out at 'Sand Central Station'. So named because the evil Sandman was there. I was Spidey in that one. Sandman changed himself into a huge hand with a cudgel that I smashed with Hulk. Then he became a sand train that I blasted with Iron Man's
Each level has a number of side quests that will earn you the equivalent of stars. Tasks like 'free Stan Lee' or finish in less than 90 seconds, or 'find the minikit'. As you progress, you will have to have an adequate number of points to go past certain levels.
You can also accumulate in-game cash with which you can unlock other heroes. I have used some money for this but as yet I have not had to buy in-apps with real money.
This should be a joy for the puzzler as well as the shooter type of gamer. There are a myriad of places where one must figure out how to open a door or arise to another level. At one place, I was playing as Mr. Fantastic. I needed to pursue Dr. Octopus across a gap between buildings. I was able to turn Richards' pliable body into a flat sail and float across the chasm safely. As most of you know, my wife is a terrific puzzler. I make her sit with me and tell me how to solve the puzzles so that I can shoot all the bad guys. It is a great relationship. Sort of like in Africa where the creatures live on a predator, eating his ticks or something. They are good for each other. Symbiotic Relationship, I think it is called. The puzzles are really tough for me and at times for her. We were recently playing Lord of the Rings Legos and were badly stuck on Level 4, Path to Whatever. (Caradhas?) There were two big green check marks that I didn't know what to do with. I had to walk away from that game for a while because I was becoming frustrated. Sigh!
Black Widow is a fun heroine in this game. She is lightning fast with two guns and she really cleans house. I also used Wolverine a lot. He is so darn savage and ruthless and quick. (Tony Stark said that Wolverine smelled bad, but when my life is on the line, a smelly Wolverine will do just fine.) Of course Hulk is super cool because he will grab a dude up and beat him on the ground. There are some good funny parts to the game and it has been created with a great deal of love and detail. Spiderman asked Hawkeye and Black Widow to finish a job because he had an exam to study for and his girlfriend was P.O.'ed since he left her in a coffee shop.
You take two heroes into a battle and can swap back and forth like in tag-team wrestling. (There is some strategy here.) If you let your guy's health go all the way down, you are dead. There are adequate save points, however.
The bottom line is this: this game is that truly rare game that is a Must Buy.
from the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
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