Marvel Games and NetEase have announced a new game Overwatch– as a team shooter was called Marvel Rivals. As the name suggests, playable characters will be drawn from across the Marvel Multiverse, including members of the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and X-Men.
Marvel Rivals is a third-person 6v6 team-based shooter. It will be free-to-play and is set within an “ever-evolving universe.” In other words, expect plenty of seasonal updates that introduce new heroes, villains, maps, and challenges.
When it comes to these heroes and villains, the developers promise a “vast character” to choose from, but that list will be limited to around ten in the alpha release in May. Early testers will be able to play as Spider-Man, Black Panther, Magneto, Magik, and eight or nine other unknown characters. The developers have mentioned that Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Hulk, and Iron Man will be playable, but have not confirmed that they will be available with the alpha. Dr. among other heroes in the screenshots. Strange, Storm and Scarlet Witch are shown. It looks like the creators have access to the entire Marvel roster. It literally is Over 80,000 potential playable characters.
Team-based shooters live or die by their maps. The developers didn’t say how many maps will be available when the alpha build launches, but they teased Asgard and Tokyo in 2099. NetEase also suggested that these environments could be destroyed, with some heroes able to “reshape the terrain” themselves. powers.
The story involves different Doctor Dooms, multiple timelines, and colliding universes. It’s the usual cosmic Marvel gameplay. Either way, it’s likely to be better than that Secret invasion TV show. Again, the alpha will be available for PC players in May. 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 it a story-driven action game called Marvel 1943: Rise of the Hydra. You will be able to play this next year.
