Retro Charm
Great Combat
Minor Balance Issues
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a nostalgic Marvel beat-’em-up with slick combat, vibrant pixel art, and a huge roster of heroes that make every match feel exciting.


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Retro Charm
Great Combat
Minor Balance Issues
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a nostalgic Marvel beat-’em-up with slick combat, vibrant pixel art, and a huge roster of heroes that make every match feel exciting.
Perhaps the beat-'em-up genre's best ever roster of playable characters, let down by an inconsistent campaign that's wears out too fast.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion soars with stunning visuals, slick beat-em-up gameplay, and an inventive lineup of diverse comic book characters.
The stages and enemies aren’t going to blow you away, but Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s tag team action still has the juice.
Whether you’re stuck comparing every brawler to TMNT for the rest of time like me or not, Cosmic Invasion is still a great experience that proves once again that Tribute is the best there is at what it does - and what it does best is very nice.
You can play as any character duo you like in any level; however, each level has an intended duo.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion follows in the footsteps of Shredder’s Revenge by offering a smartly modernized take on the arcade games of yesteryear. It’s not the deepest package, nor does it completely shatter this genre’s reliable mold, but anyone bearing a nostalgia for the Marvel arcade brawlers of old will have a great time smacking around villains as Earth’s – and the galaxy’s – mightiest heroes.
Exciting side-scrolling action and a varied roster of heroes come together in a fun retro romp.
Marvel's newest game invades our screens with a beat'em up with heart.