Tribute Video games is again of their beat’em up bag and providing comedian guide followers essentially the most bold Marvel team-up occasion since Avengers: Endgame with its new sport, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

Popping out of Summer season Sport Fest, Marvel Cosmic Invasion was one of many many titles excessive on my record. Tribute Video games holds an expensive place on this beat’em up fanatic’s coronary heart because of its different unbelievable titles like Scott Pilgrim EX and one other private favourite, TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge. 

Many Marvel followers, myself included, have longed for an important beat’em up sport that includes Marvel’s roster of heroes and villains, because it’s been some time since 1992’s X-Males: The Arcade Sport. 

Tribute Video games has lastly stuffed that void with Marvel Cosmic Invasion, which proves they acquired the sauce in terms of making beat’em up video games. Nonetheless, additionally they understood the task when delivering a sport that pays homage to an iconic period of Marvel Comics. 

A Comedian Ebook Nerd’s Dream Sport

Now we have all seen eventualities within the comics and movies the place all your favourite Marvel superheroes can unite in a single online game to tackle a villain that’s threatening the existence of the complete universe. Nonetheless, we’ve but to expertise that in a online game format.

That was till Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Within the sport, you get to select from 15 superheroes, together with Marvel OGs like Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, Venom, Storm, Wolverine, and Phoenix, aka Jean Gray.

However as a bonus, Tribute Video games determined to go deep within the Marvel vault by making characters like Rocket Raccoon, Phyla-Vell, Nova, Cosmic Ghost Rider (Frank Citadel), Silver Surfer, and Beta Ray Invoice.

On paper, it seems to be like a random choice of characters, however I used to be pleasantly shocked to see how all of them match into the sport’s narrative, as a consequence of a few of them having to be unlocked as you progress by the sport’s story.

Talking of the story, you gained’t be taking over Thanos (despite the fact that he’s within the sport), however the large dangerous in Cosmic Invasion is none apart from Annihilus and his Annihilation Wave, and the heroes unite to cease him in his tracks.

All through the sport, you encounter different identified Marvel villains like Beetle, Sentinels, Grasp Mildew, M.O.D.O.Ok., and extra who’re below the management of Annihulus because of Arthrosian worms.

Cosmic Swapping Provides A New Factor To The Beat ‘Em Up Gameplay

At its core, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a beat ’em up sport, however Tribute Video games at all times finds a approach so as to add one other layer to make its video games extra memorable.

Cosmic Invasion incorporates a “Cosmic Swapping” characteristic that lets you pull off combos by calling within the different character you chose with the press of a button. You can too do team-up assaults the place each characters carry out their final assaults on the similar time.

What I respect essentially the most concerning the Cosmic Swapping characteristic is that it invitations you to make use of your different character, moderately than simply sticking together with your first selection till they’re knocked out.

You’ll be able to nonetheless play that approach, however Cosmic Swapping makes you need to swap your characters out and in on the fly as a result of it’s in order that cool, and in addition enjoyable pulling off combos.

No characters really feel the identical, with Tribute masterfully designing them to really feel completely different to make use of, permitting for distinctive pairings that may lead to flashy combos when you can time your swaps proper.

Every stage additionally has completely different challenges so that you can full, and they’re tied to the characters in your roster. For instance, the extent involving the Sentinels, there are challenges so that you can full for Wolverine and Storm, as a result of the Sentinels are identified villains within the X-Males franchise.

It’s one other characteristic tribute thrown in there to make sure you check out the entire characters.

Remaining Verdict

Marvel Cosmic Invasion doesn’t stray removed from its beat ’em up DNA, however Tribute as soon as once more manages to ship an expertise that may depart you fully glad.

I couldn’t assist however really feel like I used to be taking part in an episode of my favourite Saturday morning cartoon, or the pages out of my favourite Marvel comedian books.

The degrees are attractive and chock stuffed with easter eggs so that you can discover, and every character sprite from the heroes to the villains doesn’t lack intimately and jumps off the display screen.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an absolute blast to play alone or with buddies. The problem system on the degrees can even preserve you coming again, making its replayability moderately excessive.

Cosmic Invasion can also be a enjoyable title to select up and play on the go. It ran completely on my ROG Xbox Ally, so I’m assuming will probably be simply as superb on the Steam Deck.

In case you’re searching for one other pure beat ’em up expertise, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is unquestionably price testing for $29.99. In case you have Xbox Sport Cross Final, you’re in luck as a result of will probably be out there on the service on Dec.1, so be sure to assemble all your pals to take down Annihilus and his minions.