Review: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 (PlayStation 4)

Join your favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains from different eras and realities as they go head-to-head with the time-traveling Kang the Conqueror in the all-new, original adventure.

Pros:

• Crisp HD graphics.
• 22.22GB Download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Comic book aesthetic all the way through from speech bubbles to comic book style menus and end of level breakdown.
• Autosaves and has a save and quit option.
• Drop in and out local co-op.
• Original story by Kurt Busiek.
• New time manipulation mechanic to change the state of the game elements like slow down time for example.
• Pause menu will show you your active character as a trading card showing off stats and what abilities you have. Has a cool bit where it has the origin and description of the character.
• Familiar controls.
• Checkpoints scattered all over the levels.
• Cool features for characters like Starlord can put headphones on and you listen to the GOTG soundtrack whilst playing.
• On-screen prompts for QTE, waypoints and interactive objects.
• Battle arena- 2-4 player local multiplayer game mode. Two modes with 4 arenas. One mode has you painting the floor then cashing them in for points.
• Huge open hub world where it combines the levels from the story and seamlessly combines them. There are collectibles and side missions to do.
• The story is really good and takes a stab at the earlier comic book stories and adds a lot to the universe.
• Clean clear UI.
• Freeplay- Once you finish a level you can replay it and skip cutscenes and change to any unlocked characters.
• Decent voice work.
• Humour all the way through it.
• Biggest game yet in both size and content.
• 200 odd characters to unlock from the famous ones to the not so famous.
• Easy to play.
• Stud counter is back. Collect studs to fill the bar to earn a gold brick.
• Bricks- Gold, Red, and pink blocks to collect to unlock new items and other secrets.
• Addictive.
• Perfect game for the younger gamer.
• Vehicles to play with and spawn in in a cool way.
• Tons upon tons of replayability.

Cons:

• Unskippable boot up video.
• The camera can be useless in tight situations but also in split-screen.
• Mini-games fall flat and feel boring and not that fun.
• Splitscreen is hectic with pop-ups, Screen split and noises.
• Not the official actor voices.