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Title: Marvel Rivals is a new Overwatch-like team shooter

Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:00:21 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/marvel-rivals-is-a-n...

Marvel Games and NetEase just announced a new Overwatch-like team shooter
called Marvel Rivals. As the name suggests, playable characters will be
pulled from throughout the Marvel Multiverse, including members of the
Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men.

Marvel Rivals is a third-person 6v6 team-based shooter. ItΓÇÖll be free to
play and it's set inside of a ΓÇ£continually evolving universe.ΓÇ¥ In other
words, expect plenty of seasonal updates that introduce new heroes, villains,
maps and challenges.

As for those heroes and villains, the developers promise a ΓÇ£vast arrayΓÇ¥
of characters to choose from, but that roster will be limited to about a
dozen upon the alpha launch in May. Early testers will be able to play as
Spider-Man, Black Panther, Magneto, Magik and eight or nine more unannounced
characters. The developers did mention that Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Hulk and
Iron Man would be playable, but didnΓÇÖt confirm that theyΓÇÖll be available
with the alpha. Screenshots show Dr. Strange, Storm and Scarlet Witch, among
other heroes. It looks like the creators have access to the entire Marvel
roster. ThatΓÇÖs quite literally more than 80,000 potential playable
characters.

Team-based shooters live or die by their maps. The devs didnΓÇÖt say how many
maps would be available when the alpha build hits, but did tease Asgard and
Tokyo of 2099. NetEase also suggested that these environments will be
destructible, with certain heroes being able to ΓÇ£reshape the terrainΓÇ¥
with their powers.

Marvel Games

The story involves various Doctor Dooms, multiple timelines and colliding
universes. ItΓÇÖs the usual cosmic Marvel tomfoolery. At any rate, itΓÇÖs
likely to be better than the Secret Invasion TV show. Again, the alpha will
be available in May for PC players. ThereΓÇÖs no word on a console release.

This isn't the only big Marvel game announced this week. Former Naughty Dog
and Visceral Games writer and creative director Amy Hennig is working on a
story-driven action game called Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. You'll be able to
play that next year.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/marvel-rivals-is-a-n...
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