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Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Marvel characters have starred in plenty of games in recent years, but while many appearances are inspired by the untouchable popularity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Cosmic Invasion pulls its characters straight from the source material. “Pulling from the comics gives you more room to interpret characters,” narrative designer Yannick Belzil tells me at Summer Game Fest.
Marvel Cosmic Invasion, developed by TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge developer Tribute Games, was a highlight of my visit to Los Angeles this summer. Belzil and I sit on a couch in the Play Days building, a large event space full of developers showing off their games in progress. From the character select screen, I can tell these characters are based on their cartoon and comic iterations, with Captain America’s bright mask and Wolverine’s iconic yellow and brown costume.