


Kang also combines a number of physical landmark locations into a single megacity, Chronopolis, the game’s open world. Kang the Conqueror (purple guy, but not the purple guy from the movies) sets out to conquer the universe (naturally), this time using the powers of the Infinity Stone of Time, which allows him to gather forces from all over the Marvel multiverse. It’s a complicated premise that Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 explains surprisingly gracefully. The plot borrows gleefully from Marvel’s 2015 summer event, Secret Wars - just swap out Doctor Doom with Kang the Conqueror. Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 loosely follows the events of 2013’s Lego Marvel Super Heroes but doesn’t require extensive foreknowledge of the series. By the end, an above-average Marvel game is dragged down to the level of a below-average Lego game. And like a typical Marvel movie, the adventure runs a bit too long, gradually wearing out its welcome. Explosions, elaborate combat and goofy gags ensue. A dazzling re-interpretation of the Guardians of the Galaxy swoop into action to defend Nova Corps.

Like a typical Marvel movie, Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 starts strong.
