In a press release from earlier this week, Disney Interactive officially announced its newest title, Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition), a game that got leaked sometime back, but is now confirmed and 100 percent official. The game will be available for a number of different platforms, with a fall release date this year – Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 will run on the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, as well as on select Apple smartphones and tablets. Unfortunately for Android phone users, it looks like the game won’t run on Google’s mobile platform, at least not for the time being.
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 would feature some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes, including The Avengers (Captain America, Hawkeye, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow, Thor, and Iron Man), but since this is the game’s second edition, gamers should also expect additional figures and play sets. Only The Avengers, however, would be available upon Marvel Super Heroes 2.0’s release date. All in all, the game will come with more than 20 new interactive figures, as well as storylines from Marvel comic writer Brian Michael Bendis. Existing figures and power discs from the first iteration will be compatible with the new title, but old play sets will not; Marvel has also tweaked the Toy Box mode to make it easier for users to share their creations with their friends and family. An official trailer was released by Disney Infinity to hype the game, with screenshots serving as further teases for the upcoming title.
“Disney Infinity was, from the start, built to be an interactive experience where players could bring together their favorite Disney characters and stories to create new Disney memories,” said Disney Interactive President Jimmy Pitaro on the company’s press release. “With the introduction of Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes, we’re ushering in a new chapter of adventures, featuring a cast of the world’s most popular Super Heroes.” According to Peter Phillips, Marvel Entertainment EVP and General Manager for Interactive and Digital Distribution, Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0 will be a way for Marvel fans to “interact with their favorite Marvel Super Heroes in entirely new ways, including compelling gameplay and a new line of collectible interactive figures.”
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes 2.0’s developing studio, Avalanche Software, also had its own prepared remarks regarding what should be another successful Marvel-based title. “Marvel Super Heroes fit perfectly into Disney Infinity, and with them we are pushing the platform’s limits of creativity and imagination,” read a statement from Avalanche VP and General Manager John Blackburn. “We’ve enhanced and redesigned the gameplay to match the Marvel characters, while also making it easier than ever for players to express and share their own creativity.”