Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix

Marvel Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix (or simply Superhero Adventures: Intergalactic Grand Prix) is a of the superhero genre developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega, Marvel Entertainment and Disney Interactive for, , Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

Story

 * The animation of the game's scenario and characters are equivalent to the ones of Disney INFINITY, while story cutscenes use the 2D animation of the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Premise
Having retired from hosting gladiatorial battles in his kingdom out of boredom, the Grandmaster is now hosting the Intergalactic Grand Prix, an auto racing competition endorsed by the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Nova Corps where the winner is to be declared the Galaxy's greatest traveler. Earth's superheroes and supervillains eventually participate the tournament, which also becomes a battle for the fate of the Universe when the grand prize is revealed to have a powerful link with the Infinity Stones, which some of the most powerful and dastardly villains participating the Grand Prix (including evil tyrants Doctor Doom and Thanos) are after.

Plot
In space, the Fantastic Four (Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm / Human Torch, and Ben Grimm / the Thing) redeem the Silver Surfer, who helps them defeat his former master Galactus, and imprison him in the Negative Zone. Watching the event, the Grandmaster, ruler of Sakaar who had recently retired from hosting gladiatorial battles out of boredom, collects a fragment of Galactus's energy-harvesting devices, and uses it to create a trophy, which he chooses as the grand prize for the Intergalactic Grand Prix, a superhuman auto racing competition which is being endorsed by S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Nova Corps, and where the winner is to be declared the Galaxy's "Ultimate Traveler".

Two months later, the Fantastic Four and other superheroes (including Spider-Man and his gang, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy), were informed about the Grand Prix, and signed up for the competition, with their acquaintances being employed to represent the heroes: including Peter Parker's girlfriend Mary Jane Watson, who is the racing flag girl. Supervillains (including tyrants like Thanos, Doctor Doom and Kang the Conqueror) are also participating after being convinced by the Grandmaster's brother Taneleer Tivan the Collector that the grand prize can harness the power of the Infinity Stones, prompting the heroes to work hard on the race, and ensure the Stones will be safe. During which, after discovering mysterious silver stone fragments scattered in New York and collecting them before the villains do, Spider-Man and Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel discover the Silver Surfer having been separated from his surfboard (which was blasted into pieces during his latest battle against Galactus) and rendered powerless, and agree to help him recover.

As the heroes endure a series of racing matches, challenges and battles during the Grand Prix, they also recover the fragments of the Silver Surfer's surfboard, which supervillains are attempting to use for their advantage in the Grand Prix. They also work to collect the Infinity Stones, which are scattered across numerous areas in the contest. Over the course, the heroes also begin to suspect of a diabolical conspiracy concerning other unregistered villains who also seek the surfboard's fragments and the Infinity Stones, with Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel deducing that the Collector is the mastermind. After the heroes defeat the supervillains in a match taking place in Thanos's home world of Titan and retrieve nearly all fragments and five Stones, the Collector reveals to be in possession of the Power Stone and the last fragment of the Silver Surfer's board, and uses them to create his own super-powered vehicle, and search for the Grand Prix's grand prize (with which he plans to obtain and harness the Infinity Stones, and become the galaxy's mightiest being) in the Negative Zone. He also abducts the Silver Surfer to lead him to the prize.

Knowing that the board fragment and the Power Stone combined will revitalize Galactus, and free him from his imprisonment, Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel (accompanied by Mary Jane) pursue the Collector in a race across the Negative Zone (from where they later escape before Galactus is awakened), and defeat him in a battle at the Heart of the Infinity, recovering the board fragment and the Power Stone, and saving the Silver Surfer. As the Collector is arrested by the Nova Corps, the heroes are declared winners of the Intergalactic Grand Prix. The Silver Surfer departs into space with his rebuilt board in good terms with the heroes. Spider-Man uses the grand prize to create an Adamantium/Vibranium inhibitor statue which is used to contain and seal the Infinity Stones' power, and send them back to the Heart of Infinity where they belong. Having enjoyed their adventure during the Grand Prix, the heroes wage a friendly race in New York to celebrate their victory.

Gameplay
Similar to other kart racing games like the Mario Kart franchise and Crash Nitro Kart, players compete in customized tracks in races with eight or twelve characters and vehicles. During the races, players can pick up Power-ups to gain advantage, or perform special techniques to gain a speed boost. Each character has a personalized projectile item (such as Spider-Man shooting webs, or Thor throwing his hammer) which can be obtained from power-up items, and a special ability (called an "Super Boost", based on the "All-Star Moves" from Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed) unique to them which they may use to their advantage (such as Spider-Man using web-gliders on his karts and Captain America ramming his opponents with his shield), which they can obtain if their power matter in the right corner of the screen is full. The gate matter is filled up by attacking and defeating opponents with the power-ups, performing successful air tricks, and/or collecting Stark Coins which are scattered around the tracks. In Battle Arena, the Super Boost is replaced for "Super Battle Mode", on which the character's kart is transformed into a weaponized hovering mech suit for a short period of time.

Also, similar to the Sonic Riders trilogy, skills are determined by the vehicles chosen by characters: motorcycles are the only vehicles capable of jumping, and can grind on rails. Hovering vehicles can fly through boost rings for higher and/or inaccessible areas and shortcuts. And bigger, heavier vehicles like Hulk's monster truck can crush and destroy certain obstacles when close.

The Story Mode features a open world third-person platform adventure style (similar to Crash Tag Team Racing), where in which player (taking control of superheroes like Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, and Hulk) explores the environment to interact with non-playable characters, collect items, and complete tasks to participate in racing events. Stark Coins can also be found in the environment, and used to unlock content from Princess Shuri's workshop.

Game Modes

 * Test Drive: Taking place in a Horizon Labs facility, this level serves as the Training Tutorial level for the game. It is also played in Story Mode.
 * Racing Tracks: the Game Modes in Racing Tracks consists of:
 * Quick Race: Players can select any track of their choosing to play. The maximum number of racers on a track at any one time is between eight or twelve. It can also be played in Local and Online Multiplayer Mode. There are also two Quick Racing Modes: on Individual (where players race against each other individually) or on Team (where players compete while split between teams, similarly to Team Sonic Racing).
 * Time Trial: The Time Trials vary depending on which game mode is chosen: in Quick Race trials, player vies for the fastest lap. The best time is then saved as a ghost, which the player can race against in later trials. In Story Mode, player must complete a lap within a time limit.
 * Blipped Out: In each 15 seconds, the racer in the last position will be eliminated from the race. Last racer who remains wins.
 * Follow the Leader: Player must follow a flying NPC in the track and collect the power-ups and items he/she drops in the track. Player will fail if he/she loses the leader's trail and/or stays behind for too long.
 * Hot Pursuit: Player must pursue and destroy an elusive NPC and enemy within a time limit. Player will fail if he/she loses the enemy's trail and/or runs out of time.
 * Treasure Hunter: Player must collect a number of items in the track and complete one lap within a time limit. While the mission starts with a 1-minute time limit, a collected item will award player with 10 extra seconds.
 * Demolition Worker: Player must ram and destroy a number of target items in the track and complete one lap within a time limit. While the mission starts with a 1-minute time limit, player earns 10 extra seconds with each successful hit.
 * Battle Arenas: Up to four or eight racers fight customized battles, launching weapons during combat in one of the special battle arenas. Like the Quick Races, the Battle Arenas can be played in Individual mode or Team mode, and can also be played in Local and/or Online Multiplayer Mode. The battle modes consist of:
 * Knockout Battle: Racers battle each other to survive until the last one stands.
 * Spoils of War: Racers battle to collect as many Stark Coins as they can within a time limit. One player will win by collecting most coins.
 * Minion Mayhem: Racers battle to destroy as many enemies as they can within a time limit. One player will win by destroying most enemies, which can be destroyed with Power-ups, or by ramming them.
 * Survival of the Fittest: Racers battle each other and score within the time limit. Player with the higgest score wins.
 * Grand Prix: Players compete in a racing cup with a number of tracks for the Bronze, Silver, and Golden trophy. It can also be played in Local Multiplayer Mode. There are two different types of racing cups:
 * Normal Cup: Players compete in one of the six racing cups with each consisting of five tracks.
 * Intergalactic Cup: Unlocked after clearing Story Mode. Players compete in all racing cups and tracks.
 * Story Mode: Player participates the game's main storyline, and completes missions and races to progress and unlock new tracks, characters and vehicles in six chapter. In each chapter, player explores a hub area on foot, while participating races and battle arenas associated with a Grand Prix Cup. Story Mode also supports two players for cooperative activities. There are also two game modes/missions which are exclusive to Story Mode:
 * Rival Race: Taking place in racing track events, the Rival Races will pit player against an individual playable character who must be defeated in a race to succeed.
 * Boss Battle: The Boss Battles take place in both racing tracks and battle arenas, and will pit player against a non-playable villain whom player must eliminate. Also on this mode, racers can only respawn five times when defeated by the bosses, and will fail the mission if they are defeated a sixth time.
 * Multiplayer Mode: It has two modes: Local, which can be played with 2, 3 or 4 players in the same console with a split screen, and does not require internet access, and Online, which can be played with 12 players connected to internet in individual consoles.

Collectibles and Power-ups

 * Stark Coins: Stark Coins are scattered across the game's tracks, and can be used to fill up the Super Boost matter, with each Coin filling up 10%. Outside the races, the Coins can also be collected in the Story Mode's hub area, and used to unlock special content in Shuri's workshop.
 * Power-ups: The power-ups are shaped as blue balloons with S.H.I.E.L.D. logos in them. They power-up obtained with be randomly selected:
 * Target Lock: Allows the player to execute the character's projectile attack.
 * Target Lock ×2: Allows the player to execute the attack twice.
 * Target Lock ×3: Allows the player to execute the attack three times.
 * EMP Wall: One of the trap items. It allows player to summon a EMP wall to immobilize rivals from behind, and block upcoming attacks.
 * EMP Wall ×2: Allows player to drop two EMP walls.
 * EMP Wall ×3: Allows player to drop three EMP walls.
 * Fake Detour Sign: One of the trap items. It causes the rivals from behind (if they are hit) to automatically and unintentionally steer left or right off the track.
 * Stark Sentry Drone: Similar to the Blue Shell from the Mario Kart games, the Stark Sentry Drone is used to chase after and blast the lead racer. In the Battle Arenas, the drone automatically aims and fires at the racers approaching the one obtains it.
 * Shield Emblem: Allows the racer to protect himself/herself from opponents' attacks with a protective force field.
 * Bronze Star: Fills up 25% of the Super Boost matter.
 * Silver Star: Fills up 50% of the Super Boost matter.
 * Golden Star: Fills up 100% of the Super Boost matter.

Non-Playable Characters
Those appear in the Story Mode's cutscenes and adventure hubs, and also in the tracks' background.
 * The Mary Janes; consisting of:
 * Mary Jane Watson: The most prominent supporting character in Story Mode. She serves as the flag girl for racing events, and appears as a hologram alongside her fellow band mates during Ghost-Spider's Super Boost move.
 * Betty Brant: She appears as a hologram alongside her fellow band mates during Ghost-Spider's Super Boost move. Also appearing in the Story Mode's cutscenes, Betty interviews superheroes about their experience in the Intergalactic Grand Prix.
 * Glory Grant: She appears as a hologram alongside her fellow band mates during Ghost-Spider's Super Boost move. She is also one of Shuri's assistants in her workshop, and is shown operating with motorcycles (and other two-wheelers).
 * Sarah Stacy: Gwen's 13-year-old younger sister, and the drummer of the Mary Janes. She appears as a hologram alongside her fellow band mates during Ghost-Spider's Super Boost move. She is also Jane Foster's nursery assistant.
 * Silver Surfer: He appears primarily in the cutscenes, but returns as a DLC playable character.
 * Zoe Quill: The 6-year-old daughter of Peter Quill / Star-Lord and Gamora. Appearing in the story's cutscenes, she can also be interacted with in the hub areas.
 * Jane Foster: She is the nurse for injured racers. Foster later becomes playable via DLC content in her Thor form.
 * Shuri: She is the owner of a workshop where players purchase the game's content, including the racers' outfits and gear to unlock new karts.
 * J.A.R.V.I.S.: He serves as the instructor of the Test Drive level.
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Nick Fury: He is one of the administrators of the Intergalactic Grand Prix.
 * Maria Hill: She serves as the racers' informant during Story Mode.
 * Phil Coulson: He serves as one of the racing announcers.
 * Nova Corps:
 * Irani Rael / Nova Prime: She is one of the administrators of the Intergalactic Grand Prix.
 * H.E.R.B.I.E.: He is occasionally seen assisting the Mary Janes and Shuri.
 * Happy Hogan: He is the owner of AvengersLand (a theme park based on the Avengers which serves as the first chapter's hub area), and provides transport for the heroes to next hub areas.
 * Hank McCoy / Beast: He is one of Shuri's assistants, who helps in operating with the four-wheeled vehicles.
 * Aunt May: She is seen in the background of the "Midtown Speedway" track, and in the Story Mode's cutscenes.
 * Lucky the Pizza Dog: He is interacted with in the Story Mode's adventure hubs, and is seen hitching a ride in Hawkeye's Lucky Shot car.
 * Black Bolt: He is seen sitting in his throne during the Attilan track, and can be interacted with in the King of Halls.
 * Medusa: She is seen sitting next to Black Bolt in the Attilan track, and can be interacted with in the hub of the Hall of the Kings.
 * Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch: She is the creator of the Harbinger's Hex, a virtual reality dimension created with Chaos Magic which is one of the Story Mode's hub areas. Wanda and Vision later become playable via DLC content.
 * Vision: He can be interacted with in the Harbinger's Hex. Wanda and Vision later become playable via DLC content.
 * The Grandmaster: He is the host of the Intergalactic Grand Prix.
 * Robbie Robertson: He serves as one of the racing announcers. Interactions with him reveal that he took over as chief editor of the Daily Bugle after J. Jonah Jameson resigned in shame of the Man-Wolf incident.
 * Max Modell: He can be interacted with in Shuri's lab.
 * Namor: He is another benefactor of the racers. First appearing in the hubs and cutscenes, he returns as a playable character via DLC.
 * Odin: He is another benefactor of the racers.
 * Zeus - Another benefactor of the racers.
 * Ego the Living Planet - He provides the "Ego Trip" racing track.
 * Stan Lee - He makes some appearances in the game, such as in cutscenes and the hub areas. His dialogues are provided by archive audio from his previous cameos.

Bosses
Non-Playable characters who are fought against in Boss Battles during Story Mode. Each boss is fought against by two or more of the playable characters at the end of one of the story's six chapters:


 * Judas Traveller - the first boss, who is controlling Venom and Carnage with the Necrosword. He is fought against in the "Midtown Speedway" track of the first chapter.
 * Deathbird - the second boss, who is summoned by the Collector as a challenge for the superheroes. She is fought against in the "Grandmaster's Sakaarian Coliseum" battle arena of the second chapter.
 * Apocalypse
 * Sauron
 * Arcade
 * Taneleer Tivan the Collector - the game's main antagonist and final boss, he plots to obtain the grand prize for the Intergalactic Grand Prix to take control of the Infinity Stones, and become the most powerful being in the universe. Fought against in the "Heart of Infinity" Battle Arena, the Collector pilots a mech suit powered by a fragment of Silver Surfer's surfboard.

New York Cup
Taking place in the key areas of New York City.

Kingdom Cup
Taking place in the Marvel Universe's most popular kingdoms.

Chaos Cup
Taking place in the more chaotic areas.

Warrior Cup
Set in warrior-themed, military domains.

Dark Empire Cup
Set in supervillains' domains.

Dark Galaxy Cup
Set in more evil territories in the Galaxy.

Multiverse Cup (Ultimate Cup Edition DLC)
A special cup taking place in the Multiverse, with three tracks on behalf of the crossover guest racers.

Battle Arenas
Each Battle Arena is additional part of one of the six racing cups.

Voice Actors

 * Robbie Daymond as Peter Parker / Spider-Man
 * Kathreen Khavari as Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel
 * Brian Bloom as Steve Rogers / Captain America, Matt Murdock / Daredevil
 * Eric Loomis as Tony Stark / Iron Man
 * Rick D. Wasserman as Thor, Namor (DLC)
 * Travis Willingham as Bruce Banner / Hulk, Groot, Ben Grimm / the Thing, Hank McCoy / Beast
 * Wally Wingert as Hank Pym / Ant-Man, Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Janet Van Dyne / Wasp, Alex Power (DLC)
 * Catherine Taber as Susan Storm / Invisible Woman
 * Lacey Chabert as Gwen Stacy / Ghost-Spider, Gwen Poole / Gwenpool (DLC)
 * Mae Whitman as Sarah Stacy
 * Misty Lee as Doreen Green / Squirrel Girl, Aunt May, Irani Rael / Nova Prime
 * Vanessa Marshall as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow, Gamora, Jack Power (DLC)
 * Chris Cox as Clint Barton / Hawkeye, Happy Hogan
 * Jennifer Hale as Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, Maria Hill, Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch (DLC)
 * James C. Mathis III as T'Challa / Black Panther
 * Roger Craig Smith as J.A.R.V.I.S., Vision, Sonic the Hedgehog (DLC)
 * Laura Bailey as Jean Grey / Phoenix, Mary Jane Watson, Julie Power (DLC)
 * Kirk Thornton as Norrin Radd / Silver Surfer, Shadow the Hedgehog (DLC)
 * A. J. Locascio as Johnny Storm / Human Torch, Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Billy Kaplan / Wiccan (DLC)
 * Jason Spisak as Wade Wilson / Deadpool, H.E.R.B.I.E., additional voices
 * Yuri Lowenthal as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, Theodore "Teddy" Altman / Hulkling (DLC), additional voices
 * Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales / Kid Arachnid
 * Erica Lindbeck as Felicia Hardy / Black Cat, Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk, Deathbird, Jane Foster / Thor (DLC)
 * Steve Blum as Logan / Wolverine, Norman Osborn / Green Goblin, Galactus, Kraven the Hunter
 * Liam O'Brien as Dr. Stephen Strange, Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
 * Lex Lang as Victor Von Doom / Doctor Doom, Samuel Sterns / the Leader
 * Jim Meskimen as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto, Wilson Fisk / Kingpin, Ultron, Din Djarin the Mandalorian
 * Graham McTavish as Loki
 * Patrick Seitz as Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider, MODOK, Emil Blonsky / Abomination
 * Kari Wahlgren as Madame Hydra, Amora the Enchantress, Medusa, Anya Corazon / Spider-Girl (DLC)
 * Troy Baker as Marc Spector / Moon Knight, Blackheart, Yondu Udonta (DLC)
 * Tara Strong as Betty Brant, Zoe Quill, Katie Power (DLC), Tandy Bowen / Dagger (DLC)
 * Kimberly Brooks as Shuri, Glory Grant, Greer Grant / Tigra (DLC)
 * Trevor Devall as Rocket Raccoon, Ares
 * Kevin Michael Richardson as Venom, M'Baku / Man-Ape, Robbie Robertson, En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
 * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson
 * Chris Diamantopoulos as Morbius, the Living Vampire, Arcade, Mickey Mouse (DLC)
 * Phil LaMarr as Nathaniel Essex / Mister Sinister, Max Dillon / Electro, Tyrone Johnson / Cloak (DLC), Sam Wilson / Falcon (DLC)
 * Daran Norris as Hercules, Judas Traveller, Ego the Living Planet
 * Jonathan Adams as Ronan the Accuser, Kang the Conqueror
 * Fred Tatasciore as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin, the Mandarin, Skurge the Executioner, Cletus Kasady / Carnage, Max Modell
 * Tom Kenny as Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus, Ulysses Klaue / Klaw
 * April Stewart as Karla Sofen / Moonstone, Zora Vukovic / Victorious, Mary MacPherran / Titania
 * Robin Atkin Downes as Baron Helmut Zemo, Tony Masters / Taskmaster, Sauron
 * John DiMaggio as Odin, Rhino, Eitri
 * Alex Désert as Nick Fury, Thanos
 * Jeff Bennett as the Grandmaster, Taneleer Tivan the Collector
 * Stan Lee as himself (archive audio and dialogue)

DLC Voice Actors

 * Haley Joel Osment as Sora
 * Ashley Eckstein as Ahsoka Tano

Disney Interactive logo variations
It features Donald Duck and Goofy on a kart for two, as they wage a race with two individual teams (Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope Von Schweetz and a individual video game duo) in which Stan Lee is the flag man, Kitty Pryde, Korg, and Uatu the Watcher are the cheering crowd, and the Disney Interactive title is presented as the red lights and green light to start the race. As the other two duos ride forward, Donald's and Goofy's kart malfunctions for a moment before it boosts on uncontrollably. The video game duo featured in the logo will vary depending on the console version of the game:
 * The Nintendo Switch version will have Mario and Luigi.
 * The Xbox One/Xbox Series X/S versions will have Banjo and Kazooie.
 * The PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5 versions will have Ratchet and Clank.

Easter Eggs and References
There are several references and Easter eggs from the Marvel Universe (including the Marvel Cinematic Universe films), as well as from Disney's products and Sega's games, including cameo appearances of characters.
 * Stan Lee makes some small appearances in the game's background, with archive audio dialogues from his previous cameo appearances.
 * The presentation of the Disney Interactive logo for the game is similar to the Illumination logo presentation for The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
 * Whenever he is defeated in a race before his kart respawns after being destroyed, Deadpool occasionally mimics Goofy's holler.
 * Posters of Sonic the Hedgehog series games (including racing titles like Sonic Riders) can be seen in the New York Cup tracks.
 * In the Story Mode cutscene where Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Rocket and Groot decide to consult Doctor Strange for information about the Silver Surfer's board fragments, Ms. Marvel stares at a sorcerer-themed poster in the streets. The sorcerer in the picture resembles Yen Sid from Disney's Fantasia segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
 * When after an attempt to decipher the Silver Surfer's fragments through the astral plane leads to him, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel, Rocket and Groot being confronted by their silver doppelgangers, Doctor Strange laments that "they will not be easy to bargain with", a reference to his confrontation with Dormammu in the 2016 film, where Strange notably quotes: "Dormammu, I've come to bargain.", which has also become an internet meme.
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Other media

 * Race to the Top! - a three-short-episode animated miniseries, airing on YouTube and Disney+. It it released to promote the game.
 * The Prelude - a limited prequel comic book series with eight issues revealing details about the game's story.