Release Date
December 6, 2024 More Details
Genre
Action, Shooter, Multiplayer
Platforms	Price (MSRP)
	Free-to-Play
Developer	Publisher
NetEase Games	NetEase Games
Number of Players	Age Rating
12 (6v6 Online Multiplayer)	T
Time to Finish	Cross Platform Play
N/A	Yes (Only Consoles Confirmed)
Official Website	Official Website for Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals Latest News

　⚫︎　Marvel Rivals Winter Celebration Skins (Twitter - Marvel Rivals)
　⚫︎　Marvel Rivals x Fortnite collaboration (marvelrivals.com)
　⚫︎　Marvel Rivals Soars as Overwatch 2 Steam Player Count Fall (Game8)

Marvel Rivals Overview

Marvel Rivals is the newest free-to-play competitive 6v6 hero shooter where two teams compete against each other in various game modes that center around defending and taking objectives. The game is being developed and published by NetEase Games, who are well-known in their foray of live-service games.

The gameplay is similar to games like Overwatch 2, Paladins, and Team Fortress 2, where two teams will fight in different maps with different objectives in a variety of game modes. Marvel Rivals will be released on several platforms namely: PC (Steam, Epic Games), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. During the game’s closed beta, crossplay was supported between consoles, but PC players were limited to match only with PC players.

Digital Storefronts
Steam		Epic		PlayStation		Xbox
Free-to-play Currently wishlist only

Marvel Rivals Gameplay

Players will be able to choose a wide variety of over 25 Marvel superheroes and supervillains to fit the composition of their team. What differentiates Marvel Rivals from other competitive team shooters is that it has a fully-interactable and destructible environment featuring well-known locations from the Marvel mythos. Another key difference that the game has are "Team-Up Skills", which are synergistic skills between two heroes that incorporates the lore between several Marvel characters.

Currently, there are 3 playable game modes: Convoy, Convergence, and Domination and a total of 4 different maps as shown in the game’s Closed Beta. It’s also been revealed that all of the game’s playable characters will be unlocked and free to play on release and until the game ends its services.

Marvel Rivals Characters and Roles

The roster consists of widely popular characters in the Marvel Multiverse like Captain America, Doctor Strange, Thor, and more. Additionally, they also feature characters who have yet been shown in any form of media like Luna Snow, Magik, and Jeff the Land Shark.

They are also classified with their own roles namely: Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist, which are the game’s way of balancing characters around their identities and powers into a team-centric game.

Vanguard
Captain America	Doctor Strange	Groot	Hulk
Magneto	Peni Parker	Thor	Venom
Duelist
Black Panther	Black Widow	Hawkeye	Hela
Iron Fist	Iron Man	Magik	Moon Knight
Namor	Psylocke	Scarlet Witch	Spider-Man
Squirrel Girl	Star-Lord	Storm	The Punisher
Winter Soldier	Wolverine
Strategist
Adam Warlock	Cloak and Dagger	Jeff The Land Shark	Loki
Luna Snow	Mantis	Rocket Raccoon

Marvel Rivals Reviews

Heroically Jank, But Has Potential

Marvel Rivals was received relatively well among players lucky enough to join the game’s different Closed Tests. Users from Reddit agreed that it reminded them of the early days of Overwatch where character balance and gameplay was still rough around the edges. But, the game’s overall visuals, animations, and presentation are its biggest assets, as the game is presented amazingly sleek and detailed. Many have applauded the game’s redesigns of iconic heroes like Iron-Man, Spider-Man, and the like.

One issue pointed out by prominent Overwatch content creator, Flats_OW, that the game has is the slow movement, as players have pointed out that the base movement speed of each character seems way too slow for a hero shooter. PCGamer has also pointed out that the gutted identities of certain characters also shoehorn iconic characters into roles that don’t necessarily fit them like Magneto being forced to be a shielding tank as opposed to his identity as the Master of Magnetism.

During the game’s Closed Beta, players have also noted that they quickly lost interest in the game after a while, since there were only 3 playable maps. NetEase have already assured that there will be more maps on the game’s release, which will hopefully satiate the playerbase when the game fully releases.

Overall, Marvel Rivals has potential and is heading in the direction to compete directly with the likes of Overwatch 2. Based on the general reception of players who were able to play in the Closed Tests, it has the makings of something great, and is already polished in terms of presentation, but it still needs time to work on certain gameplay mechanics and character balancing.

Marvel Rivals Announcement Trailer

Announcement Trailer

NetEase Games formally announces the newest 6v6 competitive third-person hero shooter Marvel Rivals! The game features several iconic and popular characters from the Marvel Multiverse, where specific characters can utilize Team-Up skills to synergize and turn the tide of battle to their favor.

Marvel Rivals Trivia

　⚫︎　Galacta, also known as Gali, and was first revealed in a short comic run from 2009 to 2010 called Galacta: Daughter of Galactus and was included in an anthology written by Adam Warren and Hector Sevilla Lujan called The Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular.
　⚫︎　Marvel Rivals marks the first console and PC video game appearance of Luna Snow, or the South Korean superhero and K-pop idol.

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Michael Gerra-Clarin

Resident fighting game nerd, avid FFXIV fan, and enjoyer of mostly anything gaming. Currently, he is enjoying Dawntrail as a Viper, while dying to Messmer's flames in Shadow of the Erdtree.