Doctor Strange Comes To Marvel Games!!
To tie in with the release of Marvel’s Doctor Strange hitting cinemas, Marvel Games is bringing some new Doctor Strange content to six video games including “Marvel Contest of Champions,” “Marvel Future Fight,” “Marvel Heroes 2016,” “Marvel Tsum Tsum,” “Marvel Avengers Academy” and “Marvel Puzzle Quest.”
Peter Phillips, executive VP and GM of interactive and distribution, Marvel Entertainment, spoke to Variety and said “We have seen that film releases drive significant interest in Marvel games and vice versa. Our digital portfolio provides an incredible opportunity to help introduce ‘Doctor Strange’ to a wider audience of Marvel fans.”
Some of this content was teased at the New York Comic Con and here is a breakdown of what’s coming:
“Marvel Future Fight”: On Oct. 26, eight new characters will debut, including five in film-inspired costumes: Doctor Strange, Baron Mordo, Wong, Kaecilius and Ancient One. In addition, it will add two new gameplay modes: “King of the Hill” player-vs.-player mode (in which players who conquer the last floor of Shadowland will try to claim the title of Master through battles with other players for a seat at the Throne) and “Epic Quest” player-vs.-environment mode (in which players will clear missions with Doctor Strange and recreate his journey from his days as a surgeon to his rise as Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme).
“Marvel Heroes 2016”: New Doctor Strange costume pack launches Oct. 26, with new Doctor Strange and Mordo team-ups, including film- and comic-inspired characters. The special event “Invaders from the Dark Dimension” features demon battles in Manhattan leading up to the arrival of Kaecilius the Vengeful.
“Marvel Puzzle Quest”: Launching Nov. 3, Doctor Strange and Kaecilius will join the game. A new event, “Strange Sight,” challenges players as Doctor Strange to teleport to three unique locations and battle different enemies; the order in which the player teleports to the three locations will affect the story and encourage players to try multiple paths.
“Marvel Tsum Tsum”: On Oct. 26, the connect-and-erase puzzle game, which features Marvel’s superheroes and supervillains rendered in the style of tsum tsum plushies, adds characters including Doctor Strange, Ancient One, Mephisto, Baron Mordo, Nightmare and Mindless Ones. The game also will add a new map and level.
“Marvel Avengers Academy”: On Nov. 4, event content goes live with new Doctor Strange character launches weekly including Baron Mordo, Ancient One, Wong, Nico Minoru, Wiccan and Kaecilius. New environments include Sanctum Sanctorum and Night Nurse’s Hospital (new campus buildings).
“Marvel Contest of Champions”: Rollout includes Nov. 3 event quest “Sorcerer’s Conclave,” featuring Doctor Strange, Mordo, Doctor Vodoo and Guillotine; Nov. 10 character launch of Mordo; and Nov. 24 character launch of Brother Vodoo. Players also will be able to traverse the game map using teleportation portals, or travel to the Mirror Dimension on special missions.
Our Take:
It makes so much sense to incorporate Doctor Strange into all of the Marvel Games and helps boost all of the games profile, raises money for each company through new gaming purchases, it also makes fans more aware of the characters from the movie and promotes the movie too. So its a win-win for everyone involved.
What game will you be bringing Doctor Strange to?