Marvel Super Hero Squad roster revealed

Here’s a story that fans of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe will want to pay attention to: the new game based on the new Marvel super hero inspired kids show, Marvel Super Hero Squad. THQ today announced that the full list of characters from its soon-to-be-released Marvel Super Hero Squad video game. The entire list has been revealed exclusively on Marvel.com. The roster includes such heroes as Wolverine, Spider-Man, Captain America, Falcon, Ms. Marvel, The Thing, The Hulk, Nightcrawler, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Invisible Woman, Storm, and Thor. Bad guys include Doctor Doom, Sabertooth, Mole Man, Magneto, Crimson Dynamo, A.I.M. Agent, and Abomination. There are a total of 21 playable characters, with an additional 3 that are non-playable.

The Marvel Super Hero Squad video game, which is based on the kid friendly Marvel Super Hero Squad Show, premiered on Cartoon Network Saturday, Sept. 19.

Marvel Super Hero Squad will mark the first title in THQ’s licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, which is now owned by Disney. The game is currently being developed by Blue Tongue for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and PSP. The game is scheduled to be available on October 20, 2009.

Marvel Super Hero Squad details

THQ today formally announced Marvel Super Hero Squad, the first video game based on the animated series, The Super Hero Squad Show, scheduled to debut this fall on Cartoon Network. Marvel Super Hero Squad will mark the first title in THQ’s licensing agreement with Marvel Entertainment, and is currently in development for Wii, DS, PS2 and PSP. The game will offer both multiplayer and single player action and adventure using some re-imagined versions of Marvel’s most popular heroes and Villains.
Set in the Marvel Universe, the Super Hero Squad is on a mission against Dr. Doom’s Lethal Legion of villains to recover the hidden Infinity Fractals; fragments of the all-powerful Infinity Sword. Each Infinity Fractal holds power and can give each character special abilities that could alter the game’s rules and playing field. The game offers 20 Marvel characters to mix and match including Captain America, Dr. Doom, Falcon, Hulk, Iron Man, Juggernaut, Ms. Marvel, Silver Surfer, Thing, Thor and Wolverine, to name a few. Players can jump into a battle arena against up to three opponents in Battle Mode, or choose to play through six campaigns based on the animated series in Adventure Mode.

For more information on the Marvel Super Hero Squad video game, visit www.marvelshsgame.com.