With the next round of Marvel movies being released, Marvel is adding some familiar superheroes for the gaming universe. Your youngster can answer the call to battle villainy in the Marvel universe with a steady stream of titles set to be released over the next year. Let’s take a peek into some of the exciting Marvel video games on the horizon.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
If your children enjoy swinging from the rafters and everything else, they’re in for a treat that might be easier on your furniture. Set against the iconic backdrop of open-world New York, fans of Miles Morales and Peter Parker can swing into action in this adventure. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, players can take control of both Spider-Men, battling foes like Kraven the Hunter and Venom. An enhanced experience awaits with faster web-slinging and a wingsuit for smoother movement across New York City.
Marvel’s Wolverine
Teased at the 2021 PlayStation Showcase, Marvel’s Wolverine is being developed by the talented team at Insomniac Games. The expectations is it will be another PS5 exclusive. While only releasing a teaser trailer so far, we do know the game will be set in the same universe as Marvel’s Spider-Man. We don’t know if either web-slinging hero will make an appearance. The release date remains undisclosed, but it’s certainly a title to watch. Fair warning, a Wolverine game may not be suitable for younger superhero fans, don’t.
Untitled Iron Man Game
Tony Stark and his alter-ego Iron Man is one of the most well known and beloved superheroes. With limited video game exposure, the team at Motive Studio along with Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy producer, Olivier Proulx, are looking to change that. This philanthropic billionaire should be getting an original story-line that aims to delve into Tony Stark’s intriguing persona and his high-tech adventures. We don’t know what they’re developing yet, but expect to see some impressive iron man suit tech and Tony Stark’s well known sass.
Untitled Black Panther Game
Newly formed Cliffhanger Games studio under EA is developing an exciting Wakanda experience. Gamers will have a chance to immerse themselves into T’Challa’s home of Wakanda and fully interactive with the previously hidden world. While readers and viewers experienced glimpses of the hidden land of the Black Panther, this is everyone’s first opportunity to see the rich, vibrant world this Marvel hero calls home.
1943: Rise of Hydra
Wakanda fans have another chance to experience Wakanda through the eyes of T’Challa’s ancestor Azzuri. He is the Black Panther from the 1940s. Former Uncharted director Amy Hennig has taken the lead for Marvel’s next story-driven World War 2 Superhero experience. Azzuri will team up with Steve Rogers’ Captain America in WWII era Paris and Wakanda. This unique narrative will take fans through this dynamic team up, joined by Gabriel Jones and Nanali to round out this team. No gameplay has released yet, but a dive into Marvel history should offer a refreshing break from the modern norm.
Marvel games are sure to announce more titles over the coming years as their expand they introduce new phases of heroes for fans to enjoy. As always, make sure the content is suitable for your child before you buy.
Marvel: Tokon Fighting Souls
Fighting game fans rejoice, with this new marvel game, you can now build a roster of your favorite marvel characters. With your team of supers in this 2D tag-team fighting game.
Marvel Rivals
This free to play team based PvP shooter game lets you take control of the heroes and the villains of the MCU, and pits you and your team against others to see who comes out on top. With multiple game modes and a large cast of characters there are rolls to fit any play style.
Marvel: Cosmic Invasion
Annihilus has invaded the galaxy. Now you get to control the heroes in this 2D 8bit brawler game. You can go it alone or work with your friends to defeat Annihilus’s army all across the stars, and save the galaxy as we know it. Up to 4 players tag between 2 characters as theory do battle in a multitude of different stages/locations and pick from a growing roster of characters, each with a unique set of attacks and movement styles. They say it’s coming out sometime in 2025.
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