Straight From New York Comic Con: Marvel Super Hero Squad Impressions

Over the past couple of years, free massively multi-player online games have been a dime a dozen. A way to extend a brand and establish a community, it makes sense that a company like Marvel Comics would team up with The Amazing Society and Gazillion to create an MMO based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad television show.

Charming and witty, the show is a lighter version of the Marvel Universe, but one that is intended to bring in younger fans. Considering this, you’d originally think that the game is intended for children. But just like the show, adult gamers will still get a kick out of it. Authentic to the license, easy to control with tons of customization options and mini-games, there’s simply something for everyone here.

The mini-games are interactive and fun. Luckily, all three were specifically showcased during the New York Comic Con. The first one was a nifty card game reminiscent of the old Marvel Overpower game. Essentially crazy eights with Marvel characters, the mode is addictive, but lacks any real depth. Nevertheless, it’s a nice addition to the whole package and something a casual gamer could spend some time with when they finish up the main-mission-based campaign.

When you’re not in the mood for cards, the world mode is an interesting sidestep. Allowing you to explore the Marvel Universe, it’s cool to see how much polish went into the backgrounds and environments. While there isn’t much to do overall, it’s another mode that like the card game, has enough good moments to keep you coming back from time to time.

The Headquarters mode enables you to hang out in a nearly fully customizable home base of the super hero squad and watch the characters interact with everything. This is a mode that children will get the most out of, especially considering the ability to customize your surroundings. Unlocking items to use in the house throughout the main gameplay mode, this mode adds plenty of re-playability to the game and forces dedicated players to go back and get every single item. The fact that the game is free only adds to this notion and gives the player a sense of belonging in the vast Marvel Universe.

Speaking of vast, while a few dozen characters are planned to be available by the time the game is released in February, The Amazing Society has promised that eventually there will be thousands of playable characters, added missions and even the opportunity to play as villains, making Marvel Super Hero squad Online perhaps the deepest free online game ever.

Add in the super easy point and click controls and colorful visuals and it’s easy to see that Marvel Super Hero Squad Online is shaping up quite nicely.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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