Marvel Super Hero Squad Online
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| Marvel Super Hero Squad Online | |
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| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | April 29, 2011 (US Beta)[1] November 4, 2011 (Europe Beta) November 1, 2012 (server merge) |
| Genre(s) | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online was a
Players collected heroes to form their own Squad. They were able to choose a hero from their Squad to play in a number of games and activities. As they played, the heroes increased not only their power in combat, but unlocked animated emotes
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online was the first MMO game developed in Gazillion's and Marvel's 10-year exclusive game publishing agreement. The second was Marvel Heroes.
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online was shut down on January 11, 2017.[5] Gazillion Entertainment itself shut down on November 22, 2017.[6]
Gameplay
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online had alternate controls, in which with one click the player could move from one place to another, or use the
A collectible card game was made available to play in early August 2011. The object was to deplete one's opponent's card deck by attacking with their own cards. in selected mini-games. Two characters such as Deadpool and She-Hulk were featured in each mini-game. An achievement system was released that allowed players to complete several challenges such as greeting other players, buying new heroes, beating missions or card game quests. Each challenge completed awarded the player fractals, and a new hero. The game was released in Europe on November 4, 2011. On November 1, 2012, the European server was merged with the North American server and expanded to encompass more European countries.
Characters
There were 197 playable characters before January 11, 2017.
- ^a Only available to monthly subscribers.
- ^b Only available after purchasing a one-year subscription.
- ^c Only available after purchasing the $95.95 gold bundle.
- ^d Only available through the in-game achievement system.
- ^e Only available through the in-game crafting system.
- ^f Only available through an in-game Mystery Box purchase.
- ^g Rotation character. Only available periodically for a limited time.
Reception
Commercially and critically, the game underperformed. Erik Dekker of the Dutch gaming website XGN gave the game a negative review, criticizing the frequent coercion of
References
- ^ a b c "Marvel Super Hero Squad Online". gamespot.com.
- ^ Marvel Super Hero Squad Online. Marvel Comics. 2010.
- ^ "Super Hero Squad Online fires up closed beta". joystiq.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
- ^ "Marvel and Gazillion launch Super Hero Squad Online". theblackboxoffice.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
- ^ Faylor, Chris (13 May 2010). "Marvel Super Hero Squad Online Unveiled". Shacknews.
- ^ O'Brien, Lucy (22 November 2017). "Marvel Heroes Developer Gazillion Reportedly Shut Down, Game to Close Early: Employees are currently saying they've been laid off without Severance pay or PTO". IGN. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Marvel's Super Hero Squad Online Adds Thor & Asgard World". CBR. May 13, 2011.
- ^ Lefebvre, Eliot (23 August 2011). "Super Hero Squad Online teasing Villainville". joystiq.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
- ^ "GDN: Marvel Super Hero Squad Expands into Villianville Where Players Can Be Dark Heroes". www.gamersdailynews.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011.
- ^ Watch the Super Hero Squad Online Card Game Trailer
- ^ "Marvel Super Hero Squad Online critic reviews". Metacritic.
- ^ "Marvel Super Hero Squad Online user reviews". Metacritic.
External links
- Official International Website (archived)
- European Website (archived)
- Gazillion Website (archived)
- Marvel Super Hero Squad Online at IMDb
