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age 12+
Marvel heroes, villains team up for fun, mild combat.
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Why Age 12+?
Any Positive Content?
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Products & Purchases
a lot
Features characters from vast library of Marvel Universe, which includes comic books, movies, TV shows, and other merchandise. Multiple in-app purchases available, including featured limited time "specials," which can be bought to help your progress. These purchases aren't required, but it can be much slower to move forward without them.
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Violence & Scariness
some
Characters face off against each other and attack with a combination of special powers, hand-to-hand attacks, guns, and other special abilities. No visible blood during attack animations. Instead, defeated characters either fall to floor, disappear, or are knocked off screen.
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Language
very little
Although there's an online chat function, the game's profanity filter should help keep younger players from being directly exposed to strong language. Still, other players constantly try to find creative ways to get around filters.
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Ease of Play
a lot
Main battles involve the standard process of picking a target and an attack, letting game do the rest. Real challenge comes between battles, when players have to manage rosters by leveling up, equipping characters, managing resources, completing tasks, recruiting new teammates.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Marvel Strike Force is a turn-based strategy/role-playing game available for download on iOS and Android devices. Players recruit and fight with or against the various characters from the Marvel Universe. Battling is central to the game, with cinematic animations showing fights based on characters' abilities and weapons. While violence is pretty much a constant, no blood or gore is shown during fights. You can progress in the game without spending any money, but it's extremely slow unless you're willing to make the occasional purchase. Due to the online nature of the game and its live chat feature, there's a risk of kids being exposed to toxic behavior, despite the game's built-in profanity filter.
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- Kids say (5)
age 15+
Based on 6 parent reviews
wijoba Adult
September 6, 2018
age 12+
Care more about $ than quality
The game is fun, albeit a bit repetitive after a while. It is incredibly buggy software and they don't seem to want to fix anything. Players in my alliance have had to quit because they can no longer log in, have had to switch devices (me) to get it to work, and playing issues are common. I get "anamoly detected" at least 3 times every time I attempt to log in. They don't care much about this.They are doing a better job of providing resources at no cost than in the beginning, however, you have to be a very powerful team to take advantage of this fully. I'm top 500 overall and do not get very far in events, and only the strongest alliances will be able to do anything in the strongest raids. The number of popups asking you to buy stuff is overwhelming - I get a half dozen or more every day. We get it, you need to spend money to excel.Game play is pretty straight forward. Pick a team and battle the app's teams. The complexity lies within the characteristics of each character, and when players choose to use the advanced strikes. At certain levels within the game (Arena, Blitz, Raids), it pretty much doesn't matter what you do, the game will beat you. Learn this now.The game is "violent" only because it is battles with weapons - however, nothing in comparison to many games and it is not a realism game like a first person shooter, for example. No sex, no swearing, no alcohol, drugs, or smoking at all. Overall it can be fun, though with time it is a little too much of the same thing, has way too many bugs, and is very money focused.
Callipygian11 Adult
September 4, 2020
age 18+
Constant crashing
Game overheats I Pad and constantly crashes during game. It has destroyed my I Pad air 2. Developer fully aware of this but refuses to refund or help in any way. Apple also refuse to listen ...see comments above as this is clearly a common theme. Developer quotes their terms and conditions at you claiming no refunds.....do not touch this game for the above reasons and also the fact it’s a huge pay to play.
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What’s It About?
MARVEL STRIKE FORCE brings together the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe as they battle for survival against interdimensional Kree warlord Ultimus. For some time, Ultimus has made his way through the multiverse, conquering countless versions of our planet, enslaving their inhabitants, and building a massive army of super-powered warriors brainwashed into doing his bidding. And now he has his eyes set on our Earth, a dimensional nexus point that will allow him complete domination over the entirety of the multiverse. With a threat this dire looming, Nick Fury puts out the call to all heroes and villains throughout the universe, recruiting them as part of his Strike Force protocol. They'll need to put aside their differences and team up to defeat their alternate-universe doppelgangers, driving Ultimus' forces back and defeating the warlord once and for all.
Is It Any Good?
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Kids say (5):
As good as comic book characters are alone, there's nothing quite as exciting as when they all come together and duke it out in a massive super-powered crossover melee. Marvel Strike Force captures that feeling as players recruit and choose their favorite characters, mixing and matching powers and abilities to come up with effective combinations. The battles look amazing, too, with sharp details and fluid animations that bring the comic book action to life. Whether it's Captain America throwing his mighty shield or Jessica Jones introducing her knee to some poor thug's groin, each character feels distinct and unique.
You'll unlock lots of different modes as you level up in Marvel Strike Force, many of which come with their own energy resource that you'll use to play. That's good for making sure you've got something to do, even if the gameplay rarely changes. While there might be restrictions or special goals, it always boils down to pitting your five best characters against whatever the game throws at you. One big downside to the game is that if you want to make any real progress, you're either going to have to spend a fair bit of money on special offers or resources, or you're going to have to do a LOT of replaying the same stages over and over. Even when you do spend money, there's still no way to avoid the repetition. It just makes things slightly more streamlined. While that might keep you from getting ahold of some of your favorite characters for a while, it never takes away from the overall excitement of battle. But just like most comic book crossovers, expect to deal with a bit of build up before the truly epic battles begin.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about heroes. What are some of the traits that define "heroes," both in comics and in the real world? What about "villains"? Can even those perceived as "bad guys" wind up doing good deeds?
Talk about microtransactions in apps. How do "free to play" games like Marvel Strike Force encourage players to spend money? What are some ways to budget spending money on in-app purchases?
Discuss the popularity of the Marvel Universe. Do you think that Marvel Strike Force would be as enjoyable if it featured a different franchise, like Star Trek or Star Wars? Is it fun or appealing because of the characters that you play with and against in the app?
App Details
- Devices: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android
- Pricing structure: Free
- Release date: March 28, 2018
- Category: Role-Playing Games
- Topics: Superheroes, Adventures, Space and Aliens
- Publisher: FoxNext Games, LLC.
- Version: 1.0.0
- Minimum software requirements: Requires iOS 10 or later; Android 4.4 and up
- Last updated: February 15, 2019
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