French game developer/publisher Dotemu has made their name in the video game industry for remaking and remastering classic video games. They also have been known to make new games in a retro style. I myself have enjoyed some of their work, like their port of the arcade game Windjammers, Streets of Rage 4, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. And now they're gracing the marvel universe with a new retro beat-em-up.
Marvel isn't a stranger to the beat-em-up video game. Many characters have appeared in them. Spider-Man (paired with Venom), Captain America and the Avengers, the X-Men, the Punisher...the Marvel Universe loves beat-em-ups. And it's not hard to see why. Superheroes are a great fit for the genre. And now they're coming back to the genre to face the hordes of the Negative Zone tyrant known as Annihilus with the upcoming game Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Let's look at the trailer!
Aw, man! I just made my last payment on that food truck!
Ah, monsters invading New York. In the Marvel Universe, that's just a regular Tuesday.
Imagine being an alien attacking the city, and the last thing you see is that shield heading right for your face.
Count on Steve Rogers to hand out a quality Grade-A American-style beatdown.
And of course, you cannot have a Marvel fighting game without Spider-Man. Peter, Miles, Miguel, it doesn't matter. You can't have a Marvel game without Spidey.
Naturally, if you're paying homage to the 90s, you gotta have Venom. The symbiote had a bit of a heyday back then.
Wolverine and Storm? Yeah, makes sense. Again, if you're doing a 90s style Marvel game, you include the X-Men.
Wait, is that...Phyla-Vell?! In her Quasar garb?!
Nice! I love it when games use lesser-known characters! 👍
And the Richard Rider Nova! With his mid-90s haircut!
Gameplay looks fun as heck. But then again, it's DotEmu and Tribute Games. They haven't disappointed yet. The graphics and art style make me think of a 90s beat-em-up, which is always good.
Well, this trailer looks like fun! Nova and Phyla-Vell are surprising additions, but I can guess why. This game is clearly based on the Annihilation crossover, and those two played a role in it (Nova ripped Annihilus's guts out through his throat), so it makes sense they'd show up. This is the kind of game you could support for a long time through DLC, additional campaigns and characters and the like. In fact, I have some ideas on characters they could add...
But yeah, I am hyped for this game. This looks like another home run for Dotemu and Tribute Games! Thanks for reading this blog entry! If you liked it, show it off! Take care of yourselves and each other! See you next time!
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