Marvel Heroes Real-Time Multiplayer Brawler Out Now

Marvel Entertainment and DeNA on Tuesday launched Marvel Mighty Heroes, a free-to-play mobile game for iOS and Android devices that was written by X-Men author Fred Van Lente. The game is described as a co-op brawler, and you can watch its launch trailer above.

In Marvel Mighty Heroes, gamers will choose from a deep roster of Marvel characters and build a "dream-team" of heroes and villains. Some of the available characters include Iron Man, Groot, Captain America, Star-Lord, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, and Spider-Man, as well as "dozens" of their allies and nemeses.

Each character has their own skillset and special abilities, as well as alternate costumes that yield new powers focused around speed, strength, and health. Marvel Mighty Heroes also supports multiplayer (up to four players) and features online leaderboards that will track how you stack up against friends and the world.

DeNA promises to support Marvel Mighty Heroes will a regular stream of add-on content in the form of new worlds and storylines, the likes of which represent narratives "never before explored in a Marvel game." To get things going, DeNA has rolled out a six-part weekly "Infinity" series where the Avengers and the Guardians of Galaxy are working together to fight Thanos the Mad Titan.

For a closer look at Marvel Mighty Heroes, check out the image gallery below. You can download the free game now by following these links: iTunes, Google Play.

DeNA also recently teamed up with Nintendo to bring that company's franchises to mobile for the first time.

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