Xbox - The Official Magazine - UK (2019-08)

TOPThe team

wantedto

createits own

interpretation

of the Avengers,

usingthe MCU as

inspiration.

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team’sownhelicarrier.Thesubsequent

disaster(ofcourse,it wasunstable)

apparentlykillsCaptainAmerica,and

halfofSanFrancisco.Ourstorypicksup

fiveyearslater,aswereassembletheteam

(immediatespoiler,Capisplayable,socan’t

reallybedead)tosaveEarthfrom...well,

we’lljusthavetowaitandsee,butwe’re

hopingforeverysupervillainever.

Asalways,socialmediahasbeengetting

it wrongsincethegame’sannouncement,

withmanyquicktoblastthelookofthe

fivemaincharacters,andinparticular

theirlackofresemblancetotheMCU’s

actors.Confusinglythegameclearlydoes

takea hugenumberofvisualcuesfrom

thecostumesandtechestablishedby

tenyearsofMarvelmovies,howeverthe

gamewasneverintendedtobea movie

tie-in,lookinginsteadtobringanentirely

uniquestoryandseriesofeventsbased

characterslongestablishedinthecomics.

AsMarvelGamesVPBillRosemann

putit:“Youwillinstantlyrecogniseyour

favouritesuperheroesandvillains,but

you’llalsoseethatthey’reuniquetothis

gameasthisisCrystal’sinterpretationof

theseiconiccharacters.”Unfortunately

thatinterpretationhasreceivedanalmost

ccordingtoCrystal

Dynamics’creative

directorShaunEscayg,

themuchanticipated

Marvel’sAvengers

gameis onethat

combines“epicactionadventurewith

cinematicstorytelling– a gamewhere

weasplayerscanexperience,in single-

playerandco-op,whatit’sliketobe

Earth’smightiestheroes”.

Whatthistranslatestofromwhatwe’ve

seensofarisa third-personactiongame

inwhichyougettoplayasyourfavourite

Avenger,andit willbeplayedeithersingle-

playeroronlinewithuptofourplayers.

Story-wiseit’smoreorless‘Avengers

Reassemble’,asa convenientstarting

pointforrebuildingtheAvengersinyour

ownimage.Sortof.Aspermanyofthe

Avengers’biggeststorylines,theheroes

havebeendiscredited,they’reallfalling

outwitheachother,orsort-ofdead.

Justasthesuperheroteamledby

CaptainAmericaandfundedbyTony

Starkareenjoyingtheirworldwidefame

andpopularity,it allgoeswrongwhen

villainstrytostealStark’sTerrigenReactor

technology,whichisinstalledonthe

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MARVEL’S

AVENGERS

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038 THE OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE

E3 2019