There’s a clear difference between games made with a lot of research, and games made with genuine love, and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is the latter: there are so many references, in-jokes, and winks to the camera that it’s clear that this game is a labour of love made by superfans.īut you don’t need to be a superfan to enjoy the game - and thank goodness for that, because trying to catch up on the Marvelverse these days is like attempting to memorise Wikipedia. Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, and Batman were all Lego-ified by UK-based Traveller’s Tales, and for a while, they were kings of the IP crossover scene.īut LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, which came at the tail-end of this heyday in 2013, is secretly the best one of all - and now it’s on Switch, too.
Long before Fortnite’s metaverse and brands talking to each other on Twitter, there were the Lego games: winning combinations of a world-favourite kids’ toy and some of the biggest movie franchises in the world.
