After witnessing the Marvel universe come to life on the big screen in various iterations, it was up to game developers to match their film-making counterparts in creating something worthwhile to play featuring costumed superheroes. The success of the Playstation 4 exclusive “Marvel’s Spider-Man” gave way to talk about what other Marvel franchises would make a great video game experience in this generation. SquareEnix soon announced that they, alongside developer Crystal Dynamics, were working on an Avengers game that wouldn’t just be something you’d play, finish the story, and put down; promising to boost the multiplayer-centric experience with more missions, bosses, and loot than someone could shake their elastic fist at. It’s time to suit up, assemble a team featuring a spy, a god, a scientist who smartly wears pants that can stretch when he transforms, and one tech-savvy millionaire for a review of the “Marvel’s Avengers” beta.
