Offered by Kabam Games, Inc., Marvel Contest Champions is an online mobile game with a strong and distinct feature on Marvel universe storyline and characters. This game is largely based on the contents from the comic series Contest of Champions, and the game control is specifically designed for mobile devices. Users can obtain this game for free on iOS and Android platforms with further purchase options in the game. This game can be played in single or multiplayer mode, and both modes require a reliably good internet connection. The progress of the game is driven mainly by the completion of various quests and events in different locations across the marvel storyline. There are over 207 marvel characters to be unlock, upgraded and deployed by players of all levels and the contest is based on the strength, power, features and special attacks of characters. Players can start the game in different modes that are generally driven by combats and battles among characters. The setting of the gameplay is to play as the so-called “summoners” who gather up marvel heroes and villains to resist larger attacks from more powerful villains from the universe such as Thanos. No matter which game mode players opt for, the rhythm of the game sessions is paced by the energy level of the chosen characters. In other words, the power consumption rate of the characters decides how far players can proceed into the game, or how many quests they can undertake each time. Normally, players can play the Quest mode where they are given different but specific goals of their gaming objectives. These quests usually involve fighting on the battles where players can test out their characters’ strength and capabilities. Besides this mode, players can also participate in one-on-one character combat, which is known as Versus mode. They can either confront other players’ characters or they can also form 3-character team to challenge the counterpart of others. It should be noted that Versus mode is not adopting a Royale battle style gameplay, therefore they can’t compete with other real players in real time. Instead, players under this mode are playing with the automatically matched bots. Both two playing modes move through different areas on the marvel storyline map. As players make more progress, the unlocked areas on the game map would be expanded. After the successful fulfillment of each quest, players will be given rewards including the valuable gems that are important in higher level upgrades and challenges. 

Game Review

This game is a generally well received and it is labeled as Editor’s Choice on Google Play given its large number of downloads and above average rating. It is one of those successful game renditions of classic popular cultural products. The multi-layered gameplay well incorporates those superhero and villain characters into engaging battles. And the game progress and upgrades system create a unique dynamic of character building and storyline development in a combat based game. However, the game rule can be quite complicated and intertwined for new players to take a comfortable grip on. At the early stage of the game, players usually start with low level characters with limited power and stats. As the quest difficulty levels up, players may find it hard to upgrade their characters without spending actual money. Another issue is that when players opt for a multiplayer mode in the battle, they aren’t contesting against other real players but programmed bots. These factors make this game innately hard to master on the players’ side. Nevertheless, for marvel fans and action game lovers, this game is definitely worth a trial.