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Announced earlier this year, Marvel: Cosmic Invasion was a delightful surprise. Made by Tribute Games, who developed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's
Several heroes from different Marvel universes unite to defeat a cosmic threat.
There are games that you know, right from the getgo, the moment they get announced, that they will be hits. All you need to see is a few seconds of footage, learn the premise, and take a look at the team developing said title. Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a perfect example of that. Just the thought of a brand new Marvel beat ’em up, something clearly inspired by 90s classics such as Konami’s X-Men game, was already enough to make me look forward towards it, but finding out it was being made ...
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is a love letter to all Marvel fans. The game’s roster has classic and new heroes that jump into the beat ‘em up action. This title is so much fun!
Marvel Cosmic Invasion brings the classic 2D beat 'em up full of bright and colorful Marvel characters to modern systems with the most evolved gameplay ...
I can't put my finger on why this game isn't perfect, but it's all the things I want in a modern beat 'em up. You can your friends will have a lot of fun. Play it solo, only if you have to. After all, it's Mah-vel baby!
I finished all the levels and the majority of the challenges by myself in about 5-6 hours, but spent a couple more hours playing solo and cleaning up leftover challenges. There's a ton of replayability here, as well as an entire arcade mode if you really want to challenge yourself with a limited number of lives across the entire gauntlet.
Tribute Games has been doing cool things for quite a long time, but the studio won a tidal wave of love with its 2022 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2D co-op beat-‘em-up, Shredder’s Revenge. It should have come as no surprise that with such a stellar release, Tribute would be tapped once again for another licensed brawler. Cue Dotemu and Tribute’s Marvel Cosmic Invasion: A new brawler that builds upon the excellent things Shredder’s Revenge did while utilizing a wide array of Marvel heroes and villains we don’t often get to see in action. I’ve had my eye on this one closely for a while, and here at the dawn of its release, Marvel Cosmic Invasion did not disappoint.
You have no idea how much this game means to me. I grew up surrounded by Marvel, watching the cartoons, burning through stacks of comics, and spending hours with X-Men: The Arcade Game and Captain America and the Avengers. So, when MARVEL Cosmic Invasion was announced, that spark hit instantly.…
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an arcade-style beat 'em up featuring an incredible array of characters spanning Marvel's golden eras.
Pound for pound, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an amazing follow-up to Shredder’s Revenge, taking the smart nostalgic foundation of an old arcade license (this time X-Men, Maximum Carnage, and the like) and building it into a brilliant modern experience. The Cosmic Swap mechanic lets you play as more characters while adding a lot of depth and strategy. The lively spritework pops off the screen like it is a comic book come to life (it kind of is), emboldened by the stellar voice work and banger of a soundtrack. Cosmic Invasion rules.
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.
Aside from some minor issues, more often encountered when playing alone, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is one of the best beat 'em ups currently available, and an absolute treat for Marvel fans.
A loving homage to the Marvel Comics of old, a fitting adaptation of the Annihilation Saga and an incredible beat 'em up in its own right, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is simply fantastic.
In our Marvel Cosmic Invasion review, learn whether Tribute Games' latest beat 'em up lives up to its turtles-centric predecessor.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion explodes with crazy action, fanservice, and 15 superheroes. It might just be the most entertaining fighting game of the year!
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a genre throwback to the beat’em up games of yesteryear. With a robust team of characters from the mainstream to the deepest of cuts, and 16 action-packed missions, this is a fantastic game from top to bottom.
Marvel Universe Invasion is the kind of game that you can hardly find fault with. It is a more modern improvement on the basis of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, which ultimately makes the game reach a very good standard in terms of both feel and smoothness.
Tribute Games, creators of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, know how to spice up the easily bland beat ‘em up genre like few studios can, and Marvel Cosmic Invasion is no exception. Injecting tag-team mechanics reminiscent of the Marvel tag fighters adds a fun layer of strategy and chaos to this intergalactic smackdown, creating a retro-inspired treat comic fans shouldn’t miss.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is an excellent beat 'em up, but an even better love letter to the Marvel universe. Even if it has a few balance issues, it is one of the most approachable games of this genre, and one that stands out due to its style and combat mechanics.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion offers loads of variety in its stages and playable heroes, and is another stellar entry into the beat 'em up genre.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is another fantastic beat 'em up from developer Tribute Games. With a large cast of heroes and the tag-team system, Cosmic Invasion offers a fresh experience for fans of the genre.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is one of the best beat ’em ups to date. The inclusion of a secondary character elevates the combat, letting you juggle enemies and rack up massive combos with ease. Each hero feels distinctive, with bespoke movement and attacks that make experimenting with different team combinations a thrill. While the campaign is short, it encourages replaying levels to complete challenges and unlock extra content. Paired with its stunning presentation, the game stands as one of the genre’s finest modern examples.
If you love old-school arcade beat 'em ups then I have excellent news because MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is here and it's phenomenally fun.
Old school Marvel beat 'em up with strong cooperative gameplay brings a bunch of favorite heroes and villains to fight with.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion revitalizes the beat ’em up genre with a brilliant tag-team system and distinct hero mechanics that elevate its classic arcade roots.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion packs all the punch you’d expect from a comic book splash page. It’s clearly made with the kind of love for the source material that I’m looking for, and it improves on Shredder’s Revenge in every way that matters to me.
Between the brilliant TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita’s Rewind, retro beat-‘em-ups are enjoying a bit of renaissance.
Over 30 years later and long after the beat-em-up craze gave way to the Marvel fighting game boom of the mid-'90s, the legendary comic book company is back
Marvel Cosmic Invasion continues Marvel Games' effort to experiment with the beloved IP. The use of fan-service and both obscure and iconic characters in the narrative is so well done, the gameplay mechanics are extremely fun to play around with, and the art style is a treat to look at. While there are problems with the game's difficulty spikes, limited replayability, short runtime, and lacking soundtrack, the strengths of the overall experience far outweigh its weaknesses.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion finally gives the comic icons the beat 'em up they've so-long deserved. The Marvel Vs Capcom-inspired tag-team combat makes comboing hordes of villains ultra satisfying, but a lack of meaningful character progression and an abundance of MCU-style quipping hold it back from being a true brawler legend.
Cosmic Invasion’s varied roster and standout tag team mechanic make it a fantastic brawler, even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of TMNT.
We review Marvel Cosmic Invasion, a classic beat 'em up featuring Marvel heroes. Is it worth playing? Read our impressions.
You’re telling me that Tribute Games made a 4-player beat ’em up, based on the greatest comic crossover of all time, and you can play as Beta Ray Bill?!
One of the best scrolling beat ‘em-ups ever made, with fantastic retro graphics, four-player co-op, and as much variety and combat depth as the genre will allow.
Crazy about that wonderfully nostalgic arcade vibe? Then you can't miss Marvel Cosmic Invasion! Read the Marvel Cosmic Invasion PlayStation 5 review now!
I appreciate that the roster isn't just diverse in terms of picks, but playstyles. For instance, some characters can fly, a select few can use grabs, and not all characters can block. It incentivizes using every single roster member you can find, especially ones that gel with your playstyle. Again, it's crucial to note that it adds a lot of depth to solo play, since the vast majority of the game's characters play so differently. You're constantly experiencing something fresh if you mix things up.
The last time we got a Marvel ensemble based scrolling beat ’em up was all the way back in 1991 with Data East’s Captain America and the Avengers. Unless of course you want to count the 1992 X-Men Arcade game. But you know what? Either way it’s been a hell of a long time. Given the renaissance the genre has been going through the last five years or so, it’s actually surprising this didn’t happen sooner. Maybe Marvel couldn’t find the right partner?Luckily, Tribute Games absolutely...
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is yet another great beat-'em-up from Tribute Games in Dotemu. Find out what we thought of Marvel Cosmic Invasion in PS5 review!
Back in the 90s, the side-scrolling beat'em up genre dominated video games, with series like CAPCOM's Final Fight, SEGA's Streets of Rage, and Konami's licensed games such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Simpsons gaining widespread success, which sometimes even surpassed traditional fighting games, thanks, for the most part, to the immediacy of their gameplay.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion delivers fast, fun action with only a few hiccups. Despite these stumbles coming with some of its biggest moments, the game still offers a lot of good times, especially if you are a Marvel fan.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a very simple beat 'em up that offers immediate fun without much fuss. It boasts a fantastic cast of playable characters and a clear love for the comic book universe, despite a mediocre story loosely inspired by the Annihilation saga. Veteran gamers might be disappointed by the lack of difficulty, few incentives to use different strategies, and the lack of innovation in a genre that is becoming increasingly repetitive.
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.
A game for enthusiasts, whether it be of Marvel or beat 'em ups. After developing 2022's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, developer Tribute Games has now set its sights on an [...]
Exciting side-scrolling action and a varied roster of heroes come together in a fun retro romp.
The stages and enemies aren’t going to blow you away, but Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s tag team action still has the juice.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a gorgeous throwback to the days of the Arcade, but one that ultimately feels a little too safe and short for its own good.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a nostalgia-soaked love letter to nine-year-old you. A side-scrolling beat ‘em up that looks like it just stepped out of a 90’s arcade, Cosmic Invasion features the character design of Marvel’s comic heyday, pixel-art visuals that ape Capcom’s Super Hero fighting series, and a tag team mechanic that is pure X-Men vs. Street Fighter. In short, with this much 90’s nostalgia powering it, how can Marvel Cosmic Invasion possibly fail?
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a fantastic beat 'em up that understands what makes arcade games like X-Men so iconic. It's a touching love letter to both the source material and genre that's a blast to play from start to finish, whether you're playing alone or with friends. Part of the fun is not just experiencing the beat 'em up action, but also falling in love with specific heroes and various combinations to find a playstyle that matches your personal preferences. In an era that has more options than ever for co-op gaming, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is well worth your time and money, whether you're looking to spend a weekend together gaming or keep coming back to see everything the game offers.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is Tribute Games' latest example of using a beloved IP to create a retro 2D Beat-Em-Up with a modern twist.
Coming off the success of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Tribute Games is back with yet another nostalgia-filled beat’em up, this time centered around the Marvel universe.