MARVEL Cosmic Invasion Reviews
Marvel Cosmic Invasion offers loads of variety in its stages and playable heroes, and is another stellar entry into the beat 'em up genre.
It's often hard to iterate and improve on a genre that's been around for decades, but Marvel Cosmic Invasion makes the most of that opportunity. It might feel like you've done this song and dance before, but with a deep and otherworldly story, a great cast of characters, and excellent visuals and music, it's an absolute blast to play.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is another fun beat ’em up from Tribute Games that does not reinvent the wheel but delivers a polished and enjoyable 2D action experience. It’s easy to pick up, with plenty of variety in characters, each with their own entertaining specials and secondary attacks for endless combo potential, especially in co-op. The animation is consistently excellent, and the art direction does a great job of honoring the source material. While the levels lack some mechanical variety, there are plenty of incentives to replay the campaign and unlock everything.
While I don't quite feel like Marvel Cosmic Invasion hits the dizzying heights achieved by Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage 4, this is still an excellent chapter in the recent renassiance of the scrolling beat 'em up genre and well worth your time whether you're a Marvel fan or a scrolling beat 'em up fan. But obviously a must buy if you're both...like me!
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is yet another fantastic brawler, with excellent combat complimented by the dual character switching and combos, some brilliant A/V work, and plenty of reason to play it through multiple times. Some difficulty spikes ruin the flow a little, but get some buddies in and you’re in for a real treat with MARVEL Cosmic Invasion.
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is one of the best surprises of the year and easily one of the most complete beat 'em ups ever made under the Marvel label.
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MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is such a blast, it also serves as an introduction to Marvel, beat’em ups, arcade games, and so much more. Tribute Games has done so much right here, nails the superhero landing with ease to please fans, and even make new ones. There’s a richness of value to be found with its unlockable characters, modes, palettes. MARVEL Cosmic Invasion with an impressive display of talent and execution on what’s to be the last don’t miss recommendation of the year.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is exactly the kind of fun you should expect from a Marvel video game no matter what era you're living in. Like I said in my review of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge three years ago, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a reminder that with the right approach, seemingly outdated genres can be more than relevant today. Tribute Games has done it again.