
Poor old Stan Lee is subjected to a litany of virtual humiliations, and there are countless running gags, such as Hulk's new-found enthusiasm for selfies. Which are often needed, since Lego Marvel's Avengers' action reaches more frenetic heights than that of its predecessors.Īlso notable – as ever, indeed more so here – is the presence of TT Games' trademark British humour, which relentlessly pokes fun at the films. One particular new source of gameplay satisfaction is the ability for two characters to combine to deliver devastating (and often hilariously animated) attacks that take out droves of enemies. It contains an insane number of classic Marvel characters, from the ranks of superheroes, antiheroes and the downright obscure.

Marvel Avengers has an even more voluminous game-world than before – and when you finish the storyline, there's a vast amount of open-world mayhem to be had. Is it the return to form and Marvel geek-out success we'd been hoping for? Lego Marvel's Avengers review: Marvel medley One common brickbat aimed at recent Lego games was they failed to even approach the quality of 2013's Lego Marvel Superheroes, to which Lego Marvel's Avengers is very much the spiritual successor. For a start, it's clearly a labour of love, rather than a marketing-led contractual obligation. However, Lego Marvel's Avengers marks something of a return to form. While the world at large is still fully in the grip of a Lego moment, TT Games' relentless Lego-ising of publisher Warner Bros' films led to far from unfounded allegations that Lego games were becoming samey and had lost their freshness.

(Pocket-lint) - Recently, Lego games have strayed into dangerous territory which has seen them come uncomfortably close to becoming victims of their own success.
