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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Releases
Burbank, Calif. Oct 22, in the year of our Lord 2013
Get ready for some big brick-smashing action! LEGOŽ Marvel
Super Heroes launches in North America today for the Xbox 360
games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStationŽ3
computer entertainment system, the Wii U system and Windows PC.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe in Peril for the Nintendo
3DS handheld system and PlayStationŽVita handheld entertainment
system will also be available. The game, published by Warner
Bros. Interactive Entertainment and developed by TT Games in
partnership with The LEGO Group and Marvel Entertainment, is
also a launch title for PlayStationŽ4 computer entertainment
system, scheduled to release in North America on November 15 and
November 22 on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment
system from Microsoft.
"We are excited to finally bring LEGO gamers and Marvel fans the
action-packed game they have all been waiting for with LEGO
Marvel Super Heroes," said Tom Stone, Managing Director, TT
Games Publishing. "LEGO Marvel delivers an original story told
in classic LEGO humor and with more than 100 playable
characters, the game also includes an impressive roster
featuring some of the most iconic fan favorites, such as the
Hulk and Spider-Man, spanning the entire Marvel Universe,
including Stan Lee!"
"The collaboration with LEGO and TT Games, an uninhibited
creative process, has resulted into an outstanding execution
that will delight children and adults alike," said Andreea
Enache-Thune, Senior Vice President, Games & Digital
Distribution, Marvel Entertainment. "LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
reaffirms our commitment to quality. With every game build and
every trailer that brought us closer to the finish line, our
enthusiasm has grown exponentially and to say that we are
excited to see this game come to life is an understatement."
In LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, players take on the role of their
favorite Marvel characters like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Wolverine,
Thor, Captain America and the Hulk, as they assemble to battle
against some of the most menacing Marvel Super Villains,
including dastardly Doctor Octopus, the ghastly Green Goblin,
the ruthless Red Skull, the vicious Venom, Thor's vexing
brother, Loki, as well as the Devourer of Worlds, Galactus.
Players will unlock more than 100 playable characters, including
Mystique, Elektra, Mandarin, Silver Samurai, Malekith, Aldrich
Killain or Super-Skrull. Players can also choose from a plethora
of magnificent bonus hero characters, such as the heroic
Guardians of the Galaxy, the Punisher, Captain Britain, Squirrel
Girl and Deadpool.
Among the featured characters included in the game is Stan "The
Man" Lee himself. Players will be able to rescue him from
perilous predicaments and unlock him as a super-powered playable
character. And for the first time in a LEGO game, players can
clobber and smash bricks harder than ever before with
super-sized LEGO big figures like Colossus, Lizard, Juggernaut,
Blob, Red Hulk, Iron Man's Hulkbuster Armor, Rhino, the
ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing and more.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes offers players a chance to show off
their super skills by using weapons such as Captain America's
shield, Thor's hammer or Hawkeye's bow to use in combat-like
action sequences or epic battle scenes. Players will be
introduced to different character super abilities like summoning
magic powers as Doctor Strange, shrinking down to miniscule size
as Ant-Man or Wasp, and more. Players will also achieve the
power of mind control with Professor X or Jean Grey, sharpen
their claws as Sabretooth, Black Panther or Beast to dig into
the ground to uncover hidden items; and blaze around the city on
a motorcycle as Ghost Rider or other speed-demons to complete
exciting race challenges.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes features some of the most legendary
locations from the Marvel Universe, such as Iron Man's
headquarters Stark Tower, the Daily Bugle, the Fantastic Four's
Baxter Building, and the X-Mansion, home base to the X-Men. Fans
can travel to dazzling distant destinations including Thor's
home of Asgard, Doctor Doom's castle in Latveria, and even
Magneto's Asteroid M to track down the evildoers and save the
world! Players can further discover the Marvel Universe with
extra exciting escapades set in Doctor Strange's Sanctum
Sanctorum, Kingpin's treacherous Fisk Tower, Laufey's lair in
Jotunheim and much more.
The handheld version, titled LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Universe
in Peril, offers a different gameplay experience that includes
challenging time-based missions, performing combo moves, and
getting assistance from your super-powered tag team partner.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is rated "E10+" for everyone 10 and
older by the ESRB and is now available for Xbox 360 and PS3 for
the suggested retail price of $49.99, for Wii U, PSŽVita, and
Nintendo 3DS for the suggested retail price of $39.99 and
Windows PC for the suggested retail price of $29.99. Also, the
game for Xbox One and PlayStationŽ4 will be available for a
suggested retail price of $59.99.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is being developed by TT Games and will
be published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.