Video Game Review - LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

So a lot of you may have heard about LEGO Dimensions being cancelled and for what its worth, it was a great experience both in game and out of the game. But while it is sad that it's come to an end, we can look on the positive side. It allows TT Games to spend more time on their other games and we'll have a lot of LEGO minifigs and mini gadgets and vehicles to play with (minus the bases). But going back to my first point about spending more time on their other games, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a good example of this. When the last LEGO Marvel game came out last year, to a lot of people it was a disappointment in that it only followed the then two main Avengers films and parts of the solo films (minus Guardians of the Galaxy). So I guess TT Games felt that the fans needed a better Marvel game and that's what we got here (I hope anyway). So let us avenge, guard, defend and kick some butt as we dive into this Marvel game:

Set four years after the first game, a being known as Kang the Conquer (voiced by Peter Serafinowicz from the first Guardians film) is travelling through different timelines and realities in the hopes to merge several worlds together and conquer his new world and the universe. So its up to the Marvel Super Heroes of those timelines and realities to work together to stop him before everywhere is conquered. As with most LEGO games, there are lots of characters to play as and this being Marvel, you can expect a lot of them and everyone has their own unique abilities. Though much like with Marvel VS Capcom Infinite, the majority of the characters are ones that Marvel themselves have the full or partial rights to (in other words, no X-Men, no Fantastic Four and no Deadpool) which is kind of disappointing, but its OK as there are plenty to make up for the ones not present in the game. The stud bar is back, minikits are back and the legend that is Stan Lee is in trouble once again in the levels so no need to explain how they work. Side quests return also and we have a fully explorable world that has many variations of settings and characters such as a western Captain America and a gladiatorial Hulk (though the latter is most likely inspired by Thor: Ragnarok) and it all looks very nice and cool.

So while it does feel like every TT developed LEGO game that has come before it (well maybe except for Ninjago Movie), LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is a fun game. It uses whatever characters they can use and puts them in a number of awesome and bizarre situations. And despite the voice cast being mostly brand new due to the 2016-17 video game voice actor strike, they all play their parts well. Though anyone that remembered playing the first game will notice the difference more than others. Also its nice that the Guardians have a bigger role this time whereas before, they were reduced to post credits cameos and looked more like their comic book counterparts (likely due to the first game being released a year before the first Guardians film) and likewise with Black Panther. But anyway its enough to please Marvel fans out there, but don't expect to find any innovation in the game, if any. 7/10