Lego Marvel’s Avengers brings decent gameplay to well known movie scripts

By Joshua Smith March 23, 2016

With heroes like Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk and many more on the Marvel roster, these big names have made a reputation for having big movies. Now with two tag-team feature films, Marvel’s Avengers return to reprise their roles in new fashion; as Legos. The latest addition to the Lego game series Lego Marvel’s Avengers gives players the opportunity to play through their favorite films from the Marvel universe solo, or together in co-op mode. Solve puzzles, unlock a massive list of characters and defeat Ultron in a way you’ve never seen before.

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In this video Joshua Smith goes hands-on with the new Marvel Lego game to share how to play, what’s new, and his thoughts after having played the entire game. Featuring voice-overs straight from the movies, scenes from the films and the classic charming whit the Lego game series has become known for, this just may be a title you’ll want to add to your Avengers collection. See if it’s worth assembling the Avengers one more time after watching this quick video review.

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