MMGN.com: "The Marvel Universe is a crazy place. Extraterrestrial beings, supernaturally-blessed vigilantes, radioactive freaks, super-soldier experiments, discriminated mutants, and mythical gods; no other fictional universe has such a wealth of characters, stories and history. With Joss Whedon’s latest film, The Avengers managing to do the impossible and appease the hardcore comic book fans while introducing new ones to the Marvel mythos, the film’s video-game tie-in - Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth may have had some unfair expectations thrown on it by fans of the film or comics looking for an as-good game experience.
It being a Kinect-based “superhero brawler” doesn’t exactly exude quality for most gamers, but I gave Battle for Earth a fair chance, and I was pleasantly surprised and glad that I did. Gameplay-wise, it’s a whole lot of fun, and Ubisoft Quebec have worked wonders in their almost flawless implementation and use of Kinect’s motion controls. While its use of Marv...
Chaz at Twinfinite writes:
I’ll open this by saying that Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth (Wii U) is a terrible game. Like, it’s REALLY BAD, you guys. The most repetitive, simplistic, fighting game I’ve played in my memory, and certainly the worst game I own for the Wii U. “SO WHY DO YOU OWN IT?” Well, I’ll tell you: because my six-year-old son loves it.
Nintendo Life: Let's face it – for the uninitiated, the fighting genre can be daunting. Millisecond-perfect timing and the memorisation of several-button-presses-long combos are often essential to win, and unfortunately not everybody has enough time to spend shining up their Shoryukens. Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth lowers the entry barrier to the genre, ensuring that anybody can get in on the action, though its overly simplified approach may have hardcore fighter fans sneering “zero” rather than “hero”.
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth is a fighting game developed by Ubisoft Quebec. It was originally released for Xbox 360 (Kinect) at the end of 2012, though has now been released on the Wii U
