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Marvel: Avengers Alliance
Developer(s)Playdom
Platform(s)Adobe Flash, iOS
ReleaseFacebook (Thursday 1 March 2012)
Playdom.com (Date unknown)
Apple iOS (Wednesday 13 June 2013)[1]
Genre(s)RPG
Mode(s)Single-player with multiplayer interaction

Marvel: Avengers Alliance is a turn-based social network game developed by Playdom in 2012. It is based on characters and storylines published by Marvel Comics, and written by Alex Irvine.[2] The game is available as an Adobe Flash application via the social-networking website Facebook, and via Playdom's official website. It officially launched in Facebook at March 1, 2012. It was initially released as promotion for the 2012 Marvel Studios crossover film The Avengers. It was nominated for Best Social Game on the Video Game Awards 2012, and won.[3] It was made avaiable on iOS devices on 13 June 2013. There is a planned Android version.[4]

Plot

In the first season called 'The Pulse' the game revolves around a galactic event called the "Pulse" hitting the Earth. A new S.H.I.E.L.D. Recruit is dispatched by Nick Fury and Maria Hill to fight the villains that threaten Manhattan and are taking advantage of the strange compound called Iso-8.

The fight against the villains leads to the uncovering of a villain alliance called The Syndicate.

Season 2 was expected to be released on the 18th of June, 2013 and will feature new heroes and villains. On the 18th, Playdom said there would be a hold on release on it.[5]

Gameplay

Players take control of an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.[6] and can fully customize the agent by gaining experience, leveling up, and equipping their agents with various weapons and uniforms obtained within the game. They can also team up with up to two out of the current 64 available Marvel heroes in the game, each with their unique skills and abilities. Players start with only a few heroes, and the other heroes are locked. These heroes are needed to be recruited first by buying them with "Command Points", a currency in the game.

Gameplay itself consists of turn-based fights that pit your agent and heroes against one or more waves of three or less enemies, with each character having unique attacks. There are six character classes, each with a specific strength and a specific weakness to one of the other classes.

The six classes are:

  • Generalist: It is a neutral class, having no strengths or weaknesses against other classes. Notable Generalists include Angel, Beast, Mockingbird, Rogue, Punisher, and the player at first.

Please be noted that some playable heroes can switch classes during battles. They include Punisher, Mockingbird, Vision and Omega Sentinel.

Another way to recruit exclusive heroes is via deploys, daily reward roulette, or boss roulette, where players have the chance to get a Lockbox. Each one has 7% to drop a comic book cover about the character to be recruited, the chances to get a cover increases by 100% by opening 10 lockboxes at once. The first hero to be available to recruit via Lockboxes was Magneto.

Resources

  • Silver - It is the main form of monetary item used in the game to buy gears, uniforms, supplies, and Isotope-8. It is also used to fund research and training for heroes. It can be obtained by completing missions and Remote Operations from Flight Deck, participating in PVP Tournaments, selling items, visiting allies and rewards from Marvel XP.
  • Gold - It is an another form of resources use to buy other items in the game such as Command Points, S.H.I.E.L.D. Points, Energy and premium gear. One Gold is rewarded every time an agent gains a level up. Other ways of achieving gold are from daily or PVP roulettes, completing missions and ending a PVP Tournament in Gold League.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. Points - They are often used in conjunction with Silver to buy item and to train heroes. They can be obtained in various ways such as visiting allies and receiving gifts.
  • Command Points - They are used to recruit heroes or alternate uniforms for agent or heroes. They can be obtained from boss/epic boss, PVP or daily roulettes, completing missions and opening lockboxes.
  • Energy - It is used to commence battles. Energy is recharged every 6 minutes with a total of 60 energy. 10 energy is needed to start a battle.
  • Challenge Points - It has the same function as the energy, but only used in Player vs Player. 1 Challenge Point is recharged every 30 minutes with a total of 5 challenge points.
  • Isotope-8 - It is a mysterious mineral that existed after the "Pulse" event that has been the center of conflict between the heroes and villains. Inserted in the heroes' costume or agents or uniform to upgrade their stats. It varies in chip, fragment, shard, crystal, and reactive crystal form and refined forms for each of these.
  • Unstable Isotope-8 - It is an unstable form of Isotope-8. It is used to access Spec Ops. 10 per battle/deploy, 20 per mini-boss/boss battle.

Player Vs. Player (PVP)

For a limited time, Player Vs. Player (PVP) tournaments are available where the players fight to reach different tiers (Silver, Gold, Diamond, Vibranium and Adamantium). When reaching Adamantium tier, players will be awarded a new hero. PvP fighting can also be done during non-tournament times in practice mode only.

Special Operations (Spec Ops)

Special Operations are limited time challenges in which the player has to complete 25 tasks in order to obtain a new hero. Unique boss items can be acquired through battle, and special weapons or items are rewarded for every 5 tasks completed. The only exception has been the first Spec Ops mission, in which the player had to get 5 star mastery in all missions

Characters

Playable Characters Non-Playable
Characters
Released Coming Soon
Bosses

^a Unlockable through Special Operations Missions.
^b Unlockable through PvP Tournament (becomes regularly obtainable one month after the Tournament ends).
^c Also an in-game boss, unlockable through collecting 8 comic book covers from lockboxes (cannot be used by the player in missions where the character is a boss).
^d Announced at the 2012 New York Comic Con, but presently unavailable in the game.[7]
^e Unlockable for a limited time.
^f Found only in Special Operations Missions.
^g Recruitable through Marvel:XP achievement in Avengers Initiative.
^h Like the comics version, the HYDRA Four are HYDRA clones of the Avengers with slightly modified designs. Bowman is the HYDRA version of Hawkeye, Hammer is the HYDRA version of Thor, Militant is the HYDRA version of Captain America, and Tactical Force is the HYDRA version of Iron Man.
^i Appeared at the end of Special Operations 9: Extremis
^j Hinted at in a Developer Questions and Answers Thread in Playdom's Official Marvel: Avengers Alliance Forum.
^k Appeared on the promotional poster for Season Two.[8]

The following locations are featured in this game:

References

  1. ^ a b Molina, Brett. "'Avengers Alliance' game assembling on mobile devices". USA Today. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ Marc Graser Senior Writer @marcgraser. "Disney forges new playbook with 'Avengers Alliance'". Variety. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
  3. ^ "Avengers Alliance Wins X-Play's Social Game For the Year Award". 2012-12-6. Retrieved 2013-04-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "Marvel.com" ignored (help); Text "News" ignored (help); Text "publisher:Marvel.com" ignored (help)
  4. ^ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/06/13/disney-brings-its-marvel-avengers-alliance-facebook-rpg-to-ios-android-coming-soon/
  5. ^ http://www.maaforums.com/news/marvel_teases_marvel_avengers_alliance_season_2/2013-06-11-158
  6. ^ "Marvel: Avengers Alliance Lets You Assemble Your Own Oddball Avengers Team on Facebook". Kotaku.com. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  7. ^ "NYCC 2012: New Characters & Costumes in Avengers Alliance". October 13, 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ http://marvel.com/news/story/20741/get_set_for_avengers_alliance_season_2

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