TESTED GAMESThe appeal of this game lies
in experimenting with your
ever-swelling arsenal of
superheroes until you find
a combination you like. It’s
a good idea to have a tank-like
character in your team, and
someone like Iron Man who
can hover and gain an aerial
advantage.
You get boosts for picking
multiple brainy characters, for
example, or uniting the original
Avengers, but the game won’t
punish you much if you ignore
the obvious alliances.
Captain America was a
mainstay for us, partly because
his final special attack grants
a temporary power boost to
everyone in the group. Mind
you, Cap’s famous “Avengers
assemble!” line is a lot less
stirring when he’s saying it
several times a minute.
Playing The Black Order
in single-player allows you to
hop between your four chosen
heroes whenever you want,
stopping things from becoming
stale. It’s also a bit easier to
keep track of your characters
playing solo, thanks to an
optional over-the-shoulder
camera that keeps the focus
on you.
But even so, this is a game
best enjoyed with three friends
on the sofa, You can play
on one TV, with individual
Switches locally, or online.Assemble your
own avengersThis is Elektra, and shegets awfully cross when
you criticise her hat.Two hours later, they still
hadn’t managed to put
up the new gazebo.