The frame rate is certainly better, but it still dips when there’s a lot going on and is already pretty low anyway in split screen mode. This is where most of the slowdown occurred in the current gen versions but disappointingly it’s not entirely fixed on the new ones either. You can still steal cars Grand Theft Auto style too, and – like the rest of the game – play the whole thing in two-player splitscreen mode. This works very similarly to Gotham City from Batman 2, and is where most of the secrets and unlockable extras are to be found. Like many of the recent Lego games there’s also a giant open world environment to explore, in this case New York City. Apart from having extra attention lavished on their movesets, and often taking part in simple QTE battles, they don’t really change the gameplay but they look great and are enormous fun to play around with. The Hulk is, along with characters like the Thing and Juggernaut, one of several new oversized figures which cannot be damaged by normal Lego mini-figures. Obviously the Lego games aren’t meant to be taken seriously but you do notice the slight tonal shift from the rest of the series.Īnd although the combat is still pure button mashing most characters do have at least two or three distinct moves, as well as one or two finisher style animations – such as the Hulk doing the ragdoll Loki move from Avengers Assemble.
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But although there are some good gags (particularly one unexpected one aimed at Mario Kart) the tone does seem aimed at a slightly younger audience than usual, with so many puns the script feels like something from the ’60s Batman TV show. Which means Jean Grey can control people with her mind and float (but not fly), while the Green Goblin gets his pumpkin bombs and his glider.Īs an interactive guidebook to the Marvel universe the game’s attention to detail will delight comic book fans, with the signature Lego humour ensuring the nerdishness is always amusingly self-aware. Whereas Batman 2 merely divvied out a small number of superpowers the best it could, leaving out atypical ones because they didn’t fit the mould, Lego Marvel goes the extra mile to ensure even the more overpowered characters get all their moves.
And all of them with their powers and abilities replicated in surprising detail, from Thor swinging his hammer before he starts flying to Spider-Man sticking with his back to a wall in a pose straight out of the comic books.
Lego Marvel though has over 150 characters, from headliners such as Wolverine and Iron Man to obscurities such as Captain Britain and Squirrel Girl. All the game have followed the same formula but not all have fitted the template as well as others and none have done so as well as the Marvel universe. The current wave of popularity must owe at least some of its success to video games though, with Lego Star Wars in 2005 starting a tidal wave of tie-ins that’s ranged from Harry Potter to Pirates Of The Caribbean. Given it’s such a catalyst for imagination and creativity it warms our cockles to see Lego back as such a dominant force in the toy business. So is it any better on the newer consoles? Not just because we enjoyed the game but because the Xbox 360 version we originally played is hampered by some pretty serious slowdown and is clearly struggling to run on the older hardware.
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You'll also need to enable 120Hz on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.Lego Marvel Super Heroes (PS4) – now very slightly prettierĬan the next gen versions of Lego Marvel fix the technical problems of the original or is the main appeal still more low tech?Īlthough Battlefield 4 has become the obvious benchmark for next gen visuals we were just as curious to see how Lego Marvel turned out on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Some games have FPS Boost turned off by default, but it can be easily turned on under the Compatibility Options in the Manage game and add-ons setting.ĭo note that in order to enjoy a game at 120 FPS on Xbox Series X or S, you'll want to make sure you have one of the best 120Hz TVs available. To verify a game is running with FPS Boost, you can press the Xbox button on your controller to check for the FPS Boost and/or Auto HDR labels. It'll automatically be enabled as long as your console has the latest updates. In order to take advantage of this framerate-boosting feature, you'll just need to play the games on your Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S. 120 FPS - Xbox Series X, 60 FPS - Xbox Series S