Lego Marvel’s Avengers works hard for the limelight alongside Lego Dimensions

Since Lego Marvel’s Avengers is the first single-franchise Lego game since the release of Lego Dimensions, it must work hard to convince players to invest in a more focused experience after the multi-franchise antics of Lego Dimensions.

Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros., it’s arriving in January on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U, 3DS, and Vita. Before getting hands-on with the game, I already knew it would have splitscreen cooperative play, many fan-serving Marvel characters, plenty of fetching and carrying busy work, and an inviting Free Play mode where you revisit levels with unlocked characters to discover new items.