The previous few years, Marvel’s been killing it relating to single-player video games. With all these heroes available, it solely is sensible to make use of them for multiplayer, and Marvel Rivals marks the model’s first main foray into the favored free-to-play and hero shooter areas. All eyes have been on it ever since its preliminary reveal again in March, and that curiosity has grown as famous competitor Overwatch continues to be doing…no matter it’s doing.
Ahead of its launch subsequent week, Marvel Games and NetEase launched the sport’s launch trailer, which gives one closing take a look at the characters in its roster. Alongside beforehand revealed guys like Magik and Spider-Man, the trailer reveals some contemporary new faces, specifically Wolverine, Black Widow, Squirrel Girl, Cloak & Dagger, and present Iron Fist Lin Lie. The newcomers are all rocking contemporary, up to date seems to be that look immediately putting and cosplayable, and also you additionally get an concept of how they’ll play within the recreation correct. For the Wolverine followers, having him and Hulk on a crew would possibly imply you’ll have the ability to carry out the Fastball Special on an unfortunate enemy, a transfer sadly hasn’t gotten a whole lot of play in Marvel’s online game catalog.
Story-wise, Marvel Rivals issues the merging of a number of universes after a conflict between Doctor Doom and his 2099 counterpart. As numerous characters from these universes, gamers go head-to-head in 6v6 battles, with the primary aim of defeating each Dooms earlier than one can proceed their conquest of the multiverse. If you’ve been bit by the multiverse bug, Rivals seems to be to fulfill your demand—maps are additionally from particular person alternate realities, just like the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, Tokyo 2099, and the Symbiote planet Klyntar. And very similar to the characters themselves, they appear actually dang good.
Marvel Rivals hits PC and consoles on Friday, December 6. If the cinematic’s track, “Rivals to the End” from Against the Current frontwoman Chrissy Costanza, appears like your jam, it’ll hit streaming the identical day as the sport’s launch.
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