reviews
I'm raising my review in anticipation of an update that will fix my biggest complaint. We will not be forced to play the worst game mode in any game ever made (RTA). Also, it seems as though the Dev finally understands that we play this game because we like Marvel characters, not their weird over powered non-marvel things. I still can't give it five stars yet, because every update has crazy bugs. Hopefully, they don't mess the game up again by failing to listen to the players. As usual.
noname681926, the 12/09/2021
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Overall the game is fun and rewarding. Probably the biggest downer of the game is that some characters, who are the among the strongest in the game, are paid for. So they can't be collected no time soon even if you put some grind into the game. Also the events in game for new characters are short, so if your a new player trying to get the newest character, while getting used to the game, still have big chance of missing out. All-in-all it's the most fun mobile game in my humble opinion.
noname782451, the 12/09/2021
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Although its a fun game the offers are ridiculous. £45 or more for character shards and you still won't be able to use this character until you get enough shards to unlock them. Another issue that comes along with this is pay to win. Lots of people spend a lot of money making it fairly hard for a free to play person to keep up. That being said you can keep up if you're active. It would be nice to see the game's offers go cheaper for those that don't have lots of money to burn.
noname841784, the 12/09/2021
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It's a decent mobile game. But it takes a considerable investment in time to make meaningful progress if you're going to play it as a free to play game. The meta can also be quite punishing, as the latest (and coincidentally most expensive) heroes are usually game breaking powerful. However, there are some legit fun moments; especially after you have leveled up enough to join in helacarrier battles and raids.
noname728360, the 12/09/2021
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The game started off great, but there have been too many issues lately that warrant a 1* rating. The amount of bugs this game has is crazy, and the bugs tend to Fave those willing to spend tons of money. Plus, there are too many bottlenecks in this game, especially a red star system that is upgraded almost purely by chance.. Update, 8/27/2021, the game is improving. Some of the bottlenecks are easing up. Still needs some improvement, especially with the amount of time needed for daily milestone
noname659853, the 12/09/2021
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I wouldnt download this game. It has a lot of bugs, the support staff does not care about the players and they want you to spend $50 on each toon just to unlock them. You then have to spend more to level them. It used to be a great game until they got very very greedy and stopped caring. You will not be happy when you see the prices for things. Just avoid the head ache and find a game that cares for its players. Nothing made by Scopely. Wish i could give them a big fat 0.
noname66900, the 12/09/2021
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If there was a negative rating, that's what this game would be. Not because of visuals, this game is absolutely stunning. Because of the developers. The greed and predatory behavior Scopely demonstrates is killing this game. My only wish is that I never started playing this game. I've always just stayed in the game because of my alliance. Its reaching point where that doesn't matter. Warning: parents or someone struggling with gambling addiction - do not touch this game.
noname163767, the 12/09/2021
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A fun experience, Great game! Love the characters!! Only bad part is the drop rate could and should be better. Best thing about the game is its always evolving, new content, new characters always something new! New characters are getting pricey I would spend more on 5 and 10 dollar packs if they had more worth while items. And the drop rate has not improved.
noname907536, the 12/09/2021
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Sadly, I can't say I love MSF like I used to. Since Scopely has taken over, it has become less and less fun to play. Now this game is for gamers with lots (and I mean lots and lots) of money to spend. Don't expect to be able to compete unless you have hundreds to continually give. Every time they put out a few new characters (which is Way too often), the last new team is obsolete. These new teams are unbeatable, have completely ruined the game. NO way to rank them up w/o shelling out hella $$$$
noname181938, the 12/09/2021
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There are problems with the game but it has improved over the last month. The design is awesome .the game is amazing to play minus the bugs and can be done without spending money you just have to be patient. this could be one of the top games out there.everytime you thiink it iis getting better they mess something up that was working fine they dont know what they are doing
noname106136, the 12/09/2021
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The game developers are changing text of characters after release, making mistakes and promising compensation that never shows. Endless... No Boundless promises, never fulfilled!! I have been playing the game for 2 years now. I love Marvel and hope the game continues. Unfortunately they are expecting people to spend more a month on a mobile game than is reasonable to keep up. I mean come on... 2 BATTLE PASSES!! $20 each and no way to combine them for a discount! I do not begrudge them wanting to make money, but 8 of the last 10 characters released had some wrongly written power, unexpected interactions, or things just missing from them when released. How can this game continue like this. At what point is this lying and fraud??
noname641619, the 12/09/2021
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The game could be fun but there are some intentional barriers that make it not free to play friendly. While you can compensate for not spending money in some cases by playing more and grinding, you'll still find yourself behind and getting steamrolled by those that have spent money. Even when you spend on brand new teams, there's a high change that you will find them completely useless a month later. Countless bugs or just flat out confusing content require you to research just how something works before you play just so that you can get as much value out of an event before it randomly disappears.
noname182087, the 12/09/2021
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Game is grindy, but tells an interesting story. If the game didn't have so many micro-transaction pop ups it would of got 5 stars. --UPDATE-- Power creep has hit this game bad. The "original character" Kestrel is extremely overpowered. Now each team they release/rework is a counter to another team but way too overpowered. This game really caters to "whale" players now. If you want to be competitive, you have to spend money, which sucks. The game is now moving to 3 stars, but is close to 2.
noname782435, the 12/09/2021
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Just a warning. They sell things that are no longer in the game, give you nothing for your money, then ignore and close your messages to support. This is happening right now, today. They havent fixed it and continue take offer things for sale that dont exist and just steal your money. They have know for quite some time and continue to steal and then delete your messages to support. Filing a complaint with the BBB today...
noname95729, the 12/09/2021
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It's very fun and a deep grind, I just like honestly the character collection and a little bit of the work you have to put into it if you don't wanna spend money. Myself personally i don't sink momney into a game unless i really like it and this is one of those games. I put quite more then a few hours into it and the story is decent.
noname77592, the 12/09/2021
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BAIT AND SWITCH! They give descriptions of character abilities before release, and when they find out the character is bugged and abilities aren't performing as they are written in the description, instead of FIXING the issue, they CHANGE the description to match what it's doing in game and say "this was how it was intended". They prey on people wanting new characters, and after you pay for one thing, they change what you paid for to be completely different.
noname180678, the 12/09/2021
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I loved this game in the beginning, nice graphics, gameplay and story line. But lately, especially when Scopely toom over, it went downhill. They put out new characters very quickly for players to buy without testing them extensively and when the characters come out with bugs, instead of fixing them, they just change the text to show what the characters do in game. Devs are too lazy and too money hungry to care.
noname28779, the 12/09/2021
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This is no joke: most released characters have abilities that don't function as advertised due to bugs. Instead of fixing the ability and making it do what they advertised, they change the ability description to reflect the ability WITH the bug. This is after people has spent money buying the character. This has happened with multiple characters, and only once has it been favorable for the consumer.
noname192209, the 12/09/2021
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It's totally frustrating having invested much time in it, but it crashes so frequently and fail to record victories that it is no longer entertaining. You'll spend much time waiting for it to load, and it crashes again... It was great more than a year ago, but getting so much worse over time... My previous review was then.. Game is engaging but Still crashing so frequently, Internet connection required messages at server end. Getting highly frustrating.
noname568379, the 12/09/2021
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Daily objectives not resetting. Has happened two out of three days. After they just fixed the previous daily objectives issue. No outside ads, but the pop ups for in game purchases are relentless and constant. You can barely change screens without some pop up wanting you to make a purchase. And the X to close these are tiny, making it difficult to close them. Simply clicking outside the box (like most games) does nothing. $$$$$$$$
noname473916, the 12/09/2021
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This game has gone from a 4*, to a 2* for me. Been playing a couple years now, and it went from a passably balanced fun game that I could throw a few bucks at but not worry about paying... to a completely broken, HORRIBLY UNBALANCED P2W game. It's gotten to the point that if you don't have a few thousand dollars to drop. Don't bother, and the devs don't care
noname895517, the 12/09/2021
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Obviously love the Marvel content. There have been several bad bugs in recent releases. New characters are fun and nice, but too many at a time with major power creep and limited resources to level them all, gear them, get abilities up, red stars, then iso-8 makes things tough, even for spenders. Pricing for resources are pretty outrageous. Still the same since my last review.
noname197649, the 12/09/2021
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I would down grade to zero stars but I can't. Very unbalanced game designed for big spenders only. I just fought 5 fights and didn't even get a turn. Just a waste of time and money. Even the non pvp part of the game is near impossible without spending lots of money. Very disappointed and with the amount of bugs they aren't interested in fixing unless it effects there income, which get fixed immediately.
noname885870, the 12/09/2021
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Gameplay is good and enjoyable. The downside is the major powercreep. Every time they add a new team in, it basically destroys everything and your older teams can't compete. They need to figure out how to fix this. No reason that a 100k power on the newest team should beat a 500k older team, but it's happening now in the game.
noname928659, the 12/09/2021
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The game is fun, but like a lot of others say, way too expensive. You could buy a console for the money they want you to spend. The Biggest problem is that it crashes ALL the time. I don't know how anyone plays it on a phone. I had to play it on my laptop. Now, I am playing it on a brand new Chrome Book. After the new update, I can get to the game every other day. Play at your own risk. If you spend money and then your phone won't support it, you will lose twice. Stay Away!!!!
noname102304, the 12/09/2021
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cool game the real time arena is SO lopsided I don't even play it sometimes. I can be what looks like a better team lose in 4 seconds. Why the long counter? I've had the opponent time run out and they still get move? Time runs out then its a forfeit. I know its JUST A GAME but not going to spend my hard earned money on something like that. Oh I'm retired but still work 2 jobs. Don't mind losing but at least even it up somehow.
noname864541, the 12/09/2021
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Far too many bottlenecks, artificial item scarcity, bugs, bugs and more bugs. Newly released characters have bugs and rather than fix the issue, the text of the character is altered to reflect how that character functions in game. Therefore buffing a new character that some players have purchased. New character released are very expensive. Then gearing and leveling up that new character unless you spend hundreds of dollars per character you won't be able to gear and use for months.
noname723734, the 12/09/2021
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Strike Force is not a bad way to burn some time... item collection is the name of the game, really. Grind away for chances to get your favorite Marvel names, and a few you DONT know. However, PVP is often unbalanced, pitting the casual player against those paying to win (purchasing characters/ gear). Yes, it's common across EVERY spectrum, but how hard would it be to wrangle those that pay for a game into a corral with ONLY those that pay to win?
noname906291, the 12/09/2021
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The game has numerous DAILY bugs that the devs fix if it's to THEIR advantage, but if it's to the player advantage it MAY get fixed in 6 months, if at all. The offers average to $30.55, and is not very free to play friendly. The most recent issue I have had is aix between both. Offers are still available that include items no longer in the game, Ability orbs. Receiving an orb took me 2 weeks to get a response, and still hasn't been resolved I love this game, but do not recommend for new players!
noname490535, the 12/09/2021
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I'm addicted. So many different game modes and challenges. Join an alliance for great rewards if you're a team player. Not a pay-to-win game, sure, their are very reasonable offers to purchase but it won't hinder your progress if you don't. A must have for Marvel fans. Been playing over a year and a half now and still loving it. Great updates, with tons of different play options; then you enter an alliance which greatly increases your rewards and play options; then you qualifyforAlliance Wars
noname380912, the 12/09/2021
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The game devs have everything setup so you try to buy their imaginary expensive offers in their store. You have to pay a lot of money just to have your characters leveled up enough to do anything. Lets add the rng factor which is basically gambling. Scarcity is everywhere gold, training mats, hero shards, and it's not fun. Do yourself a favor and move on to a different Marvel game. If I can give this zero stars I would. I also quit playing (9 mill+). Good luck to anyone trying the game out ????
noname719329, the 12/09/2021
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It was at 5 stars but while the real time arena is part of daily requirements, it is not a 5 star game. That mode has an awful match making apparatus and I often go through the mode without making a single move because the other team has all the initiative....very unpleasant. I now just field my weakest team in the hopes that it is over quickly. As time goes on I am sure I will change my mind about that mode.....and take of another 2 stars.
noname86788, the 12/09/2021
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New updated review. Since the beginning of May 2021, every content released has had major issues. And it gets worse after every patch (every 5 weeks). Characters are sold in a playable state; however, they are flawed. The characters do not execute a great majority of their written text and events are unplayable for a few days. There does not seem to be a "QA" department prior to release, and even Twitch and YouTube strwamers purchase new content and are unable to properly showcase them.
noname587895, the 12/09/2021
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Love the graphics. Fun Game and the developers follow the Marvel Studios content . I Lots of drama with alliance and you can spend upwards of 20 thousand dollars on this game. Don't play if you have an addictive personality. Stop spending and you will get just as far in the game except it takes a bit longer.
noname606993, the 12/09/2021
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Looks like a great opportunity to play with and create teams with your favorite Marvel characters. It's impossible to progress in this "free to play" game with what Scopley has turned this into. Every few weeks to a month they release a character that is extremely overpowered and throws off the entire balance of the game. They do nothing to address it. Older characters, Avengers/X-men/etc, all need reworks because of these frequent changes and they MIGHT change one or two a year.
noname355208, the 12/09/2021
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1.there are a few more opportunities to unlock new characters..BUT if your characters don't immediately fit the criteria for the mission(4 asgardians at 4 red stars), you'll miss the opportunity unless you pay huge amounts of money!To add on to that..There are waaay to many characters who require "purchase" in order to power up with stars so they're playable on missions to unlock special and marquee characters..We need a better chance.
noname280873, the 12/09/2021
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I would give it a 5 star but - Real Time Arena sucks as there is no idea how players are matched - you are always pitted against players with whom you will loose.., at the least it should have thresholds that will lead to stronger players as you cross. Also you are forced to spend money if you want to have new characters and some old characters.., no - Play to Get Rewards concept... this is just my feeling.., if these are corrected - i would rate this game a 5 star
noname860484, the 12/09/2021
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Over 2 years playing and still enjoy it. Unfortunately, there are accessibility problems with the User Interface that they have continued to ignore. If you have dexterity issues then the same old poor original design and small touch areas for dialogue boxes / screen navigation make playing the game more difficult and harder for me to continue enjoying.
noname471816, the 12/09/2021
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Great in the beginning. But do to some characters levels being to much, some characters become obsolete. Some of new characters that come along just take over the whole game even when their levels are significantly lower. I would spent money when the company correct this on going issue that my self and others are asking for. Thanks, Fortier25
noname621289, the 12/09/2021
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Good game. Needs better chat system and cheaper packs. Also need to slow down on character releases. We need reworks of existing characters not more. If if it was picking 3 older characters to rework this month then a couple new characters the next and so on and so on. Slow down. This game has gotten better at giving resources so its easier for free to play gamers.
noname613387, the 12/09/2021
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