Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Game)

Avengers:Earth's Mightiest Heroes is a video game that was released on May 22, 2022. It's story is loosely based on the Acts of Vengeance story arc, following the Avengers form to stop Loki and his group of villains. The game has a number of side-quests alongside the main story for each of the major characters.

Hulk
Loki plots to find a way to escape his prison on the Isle of Silience on Asgard and defeat his brother Thor. He finds the hulk to be his way of doing so. As the hulk is leaping through the desert in New Mexico, Loki makes him see a stick of dynamite on the tracks in front of an approaching train. The hulk tries to snuff it out but miscalculates and crashes into the piece of train track. The hulk stops the train from crashing by propping himself on a boulder and lifting the damaged track up. Regardless of his heroic efforts, news outlets report that he was trying to destroy the train. Rick Jones believes the hulk is innocent and transmits a message to Iron Man to help him locate and protect the hulk. Loki attempts to divert the message to Donald Blake, Thor's human form. Iron Man still recieves the message as well as Blake. Blake transforms into Thor and flies off to Rick Jones' countryside house in New Mexico. Iron Man does the same. Ant-Man and the Wasp also recieve the message and fly off.

Meanwhile, General Thunderbolt Ross deploys a number of tanks and helicopters to take down the hulk. The hulk thwarts the military until a new weapon utilizing radiactive energy is used on him to get him to turn back into Bruce Banner. The hulk is forced to avoid this weapon while continuing to battle the other military forces. He eventually neutralizes the radioactive weapon and flees the scene.

Thor
The heroes all convene with Jones. During the meeting, Jones sees what appears to be the hulk outside. He goes on his own to confront him. He fights briefly before the hulk de-materializes out of sight. Thor realizes that his brother Loki must be up to something. He then leaves to Asgard to confront him. Upon arriving, he meets with his father Odin, who grants him permission to visit the Isle of Silience. Thor sets off in a boat. He realizes that Loki has set a multitude of traps for him. The first of which is long sprawling roots, which attempt to take hold of his boat and trap him. Thor has to steer the boat to dodge them.

The next trap set for him are volcanic bubbles being shot up towards him, which are capable of sapping the strength of any god. If hit, it lowers the damage Thor can deal on enemies. He bobs and weaves past them before his boat is eventually run aground on the Isle of Silence. He then begins to battle his brother Loki. Loki uses almost all of his tricks before calling upon the trolls to take Thor underground. He reveals to Thor he had promised them one of the great Asgardian gods. The trolls oblige and subdue him. Thor finds himself in a dark cavern where the trolls live. He is chained up and brought before Ulik, king of the Rock Trolls, who has led their war against Asgard since he was a boy. Thor breaks free of his confines before Ulik orders his minions to descend upon Thor. After defeating them, Ulik orders the rock trolls to snuff out the few candles they have to light the cave.

Eager to prove himself a victor against Thor, Ulik attacks Thor in sheer darkness with his own hammer made of Uru. Ulik, able to see in the dark, has a clear edge, however. Thor has to summon lightning every few seconds in order to get sight of Ulik and hit him. Eventually the cavern walls collapse from Thor's constant lightning blasts, and the two fight in broad daylight. Thor destroys Ulik's hammer and knocks him out, with the rock trolls cowering in fear. Thor says to them that Asgard has no quarrels with their people but men like Ulik will continue to make conflict inescapable.

Thor leaves to finally confront Loki. He sees Loki attempting to get away on his only means of escape, the boat Thor had arrived with. Thor strikes Loki back. In response, Loki uses his last trick of replicating himself ten fold. Thor is forced to try to find the true Loki. Eventually he does and tries to take him to show the heroes the true culprit. Loki refuses to comply and jumps off into the sea below. Thor believes him to be dead but realizes that Loki has taken the boat, the only possible mode of transportation to and from the Isle of Silence. Trapped, Thor calls on Heimdall to transport him off of the isle and back to Earth. Heimdall does so. Shortly after, Loki arrives and incapacitates Heimdall, travelling back to Earth as well.

While Thor was away, Iron Man had tracked down the Hulk and began to fight him. Thor arrives in time to break up the fight and tells Iron Man that his brother Loki was the man who framed the Hulk. The heroes gather around and decide to form the Avengers.

Captain America
Captain America and American soldiers assault a Hydra missile base led by Red Skull. As he pushes past German soldiers, Captain America realizes that a nuclear missile launch is imminent. Suddenly, Red Skull gets the jump on him and the two begin to fight. As the missile begins to take off, Rogers jumps onto it with a grenade in hand. He lodges it into a compartment into the missile. As the missile is blown up, Rogers is launched into the sea, kept frozen for half of a decade.

He finds himself being thawed by the Avengers. Nick Fury director of Shield arrives, having been informed by them of Captain America resurfacing alive. Rogers talks with Fury briefly and surmises that the Nazis must have won the Second World War. He attacks the heroes and attempts to flee. Nick Fury comforts Rogers afterward by saying the allies won the war, which finally gets him to stand down.

Rogers is introduced to the new base of operations for the Avengers, a mansion leased to them by Tony Stark, which is cared for by a butler named Jarvis. While the rest of the team is away, Captain America is left to explore the mansion. Suddenly, the mansion comes under attack from Baron Zemo and Hydra. After taking out the attacking Hydra agents in the crumbling mansion, Captain America faces off against Baron Zemo. After defeating Zemo, Captain America calls his fellow Avengers for help.

Iron Man
Returning from a business trip, Tony Stark's suit mysteriously malfunctions. Landing at Stark Towers, he checks his suit but detects nothing wrong. He then goes to a casino, where Whiplash and a group of goons attack him. He suits up using his suit which was compartmentalized in a briefcase. He defeats Whiplash's goons while protecting the civilians at the casino. He's then pitted against Whiplash. After defeating Whiplash, he receives a notification from Stark Towers from Pepper Potts, who tells him that it is under attack. Iron Man flies over and stops the attack, which is being undertaken by A.I.M. He was too late to prevent much of his technology being stolen in the attack, which makes him realize that the Casino attack was just a distraction and now his technology is being spilled all across the globe.

Giant Man
Hank Pym is busily working on an artificial intelligence program named Ultron at his lab when he is suddenly attacked by the ninja organization known as the Hand. He fights the Hand using his alternate pym particles which grow him in size rather than shrink him. He eventually faces off against a man who goes by Gorgon, one of the Hand's most esteemed fighters. After defeating Gorgon, Pym flees, beginning a chase across the New York City rooftops. Pym is able to get away eventually while the Hand takes possession of the Ultron A.I for an unknown reason.

The Wasp
The Wasp catches word of A.I.M launching on Shield's headquarters and goes to stop the attempt. She transmits a message to the other Avengers but doesn't hear back. Arriving at the headquarters, she realizes A.I.M plans to take the cosmic cube as it is an immense power source that can be used for a number of things.

Moves
Thor's main moves come from his hammer. Using Mjiolnir itself, Thor can toss it at an enemy from afar or hit a foe directly with it. As well, he can throw it and call it back to his hand, in the process of doing so he can snag an opponent by the foot with the strap and make them fall onto their back or launch them away. Mjiolnir can also block energy projections and explosions when it is spun in a circular motion in front of Thor. If objects are thrown into it, they are able to be grinded and spit back out. Spinning Mjiolnir before throwing it can also amplify the damage it does when it strikes an enemy.

Only with Mjiolnir equiped can Thor summon lightning attacks. There is the standard lightning bolt which can be summoned to hit an enemy. As well, a mini-storm can be summoned even inside enclosed environments, which deal a flurry of smaller lightning blasts. Another lightning based move is a lightning net, which can confine an enemy and continually electrocute them.

Moves
The first suit that is playable is basic in terms of abilities. It can deploy a heavy machine gun, which can protrude from either arm. As well, it is able use a mini-flamethrower and send out tear gas and explosive pellets. The suit can use simultaneously use the repulsors in both hands, while the repulsor in the center of the suit coming from the arc reactor can be the only repulsor used. As well, it requires a cooldown after being used and it cannot be aimed.

As the story progresses, the suit can be further upgraded using XP to include various abilities such as retractable blades, smoke bombs, EMPs, wrist-mounted lasers and missiles, taser-guns, a shoulder-barrage, high-speed thrusters, heat-scanning, invisibility, freezing blast, arm-cannons, deflector shields, box rocket launcher, rubber bullets, concussion pulses, and suit manipulation.

Moves
Captain America can utilize a number of combinations and moves even when not using his shield. In hand to hand combat, his strikes include a mixture of Muay Thai, Brazillian jiu titzu, savate, and shurikenjutsu martial arts. Using his shield, he can just regularly toss it towards an enemy and it will ricochet back to his hand. He can also send it flying towards a wall or nearby object and allow it to hit multiple foes at once as it ricochets. Besides throwing it, Captain America can also use his shield as a blunt weapon against his enemies. For defensive purposes, he can use the shield to deflect bullets and punches.

Moves
The hulk mainly specializes in melee combat. This can entail a number of special moves. These include using a thunderclap to stun an enemy, stomping feet on the ground to disrupt an enemy's movement, being able to grab hold of and use almost anything as a weapon, and grabbing an enemy by the legs and bashing them into the ground from left to right. When the hulk grabs an object to use as a weapon, in some instances, particularly with cars, he can split it in half and attack with the object in both hands.

Using his speed, the hulk can also do other moves, such as running into them head on. This move can also be used to break through walls and obsticals. He is also able to grab flying objects fast and change their course, such as missiles and artillery shells. His leaping can be used to great effect as well. He can break through roofs when in an enclosed environment and can also leap great distances when in the open world. When faced with hostile vehicles, such as tanks, he can leap vertically into the air and return to the ground, crushing the vehicle.

Basic Controls

 * 1) Broad Swipe - The default punch, can send regular enemies flying a few feet next to the Hulk
 * 2) Kick - The default kick, an enemy is kicked and sent flying straight in front of the hulk
 * 3) Grabbing - To grab an object or an enemy. To throw them, you have to press the same command to smash
 * 4) Smashing - Smashes the ground or enemies, but only enemies on the ground. Normal enemies can be instantly taken out by this move
 * 5) Jump-This is the default jump move which can allow you to jump from a few feet to a few meters, depending on how long you hold the command for the jump move
 * 6) Leaping -This allows for traveling over long distances. As with jumping, holding down the button for a greater amount of time allows for more distance
 * 7) Charge -Charging can knock down and stun multiple enemies at a time. The charging control can be held down for a greater attack. This can also allow the hulk to break through obsticals such as walls.
 * 8) Ripping object apart- Can be used to just rip an object apart to destroy it or can be used to divide the object so that it can be used on both hands as blunt weapons
 * 9) Climbing-The Hulk can cling to walls. He can only climb vertically and not horizontally.

Combos

 * 1) Hulk Smash- Jumping and smashing at the time can create an even more powerful smash attack which can take out one enemy while stunning others in the vicinity
 * 2) Hulk Smash 2- Performing the same move as Hulk Smash, then pressing the hit command three times, which will lead to him smashing the floor multiple times in a flurry of punches, leading to surrounding enemies being stunned and unable to get up for multiple seconds
 * 3) Thunderclap- Using the controls for ripping apart and hitting, the Hulk can thunderclap enemies. It's able to stun them and if in close proximity, send them flying a few feet away.
 * 4) Smash from side to side- Grabbing an enemy, pressing the hit command, then smashing will allow for the hulk to slam an enemy into the ground from side to side multiple time before throwing them away
 * 5) Liftoff- To send an enemy flying high vertically into the air, the hulk has to punch an enemy three times before kicking them once. This will send them flying into the air before returning back to the ground. It's possible to add on damage by kicking them once more as they go down.
 * 6) Nunchucks-Grabbing an enemy, the hulk will smash, briefly letting go of them, then kick them into the air using liftoff, and grab them once more, now by the feet. The hulk will then begin to swirl the enemy by the feet, knocking away other foes close enough.
 * 7) Collapsed bridges-Hitting an enemy, pressing the command to rip apart, and finally grabbing will allow the hulk to envelop his hands around the head of an enemy and crush it
 * 8) Helicopter- Performing the collapsed bridges move, the hit command can then be used, allowing the hulk to twirl around himself while swinging the enemy's body horizontally at any enemies
 * 9) Bonebreaker-The Hulk charges a leap halfway in front of an enemy. He kicks the enemy as he does so and while in the air he grabs them before he presses the smash command. This brings the enemy crashing down, dealing massive damage.
 * 10) Collapsed bridges 2- Performing half of the bonebreaker combo, leaping and kicking, the hulk can hit them midair, press the command to rip apart, before grabbing the enemy and crushing their head before landing

Hulk in the Microverse
An alien ambushes Bruce Banner and shrinks him down to the point where he now inhabits the microverse, a world under most people's noses due to the fact it is so small. The Hulk fights against a strange massive boar. After defeating it, the citizens of the microverse hail him as a hero and their queen chooses him to be her king.

The Hulk finds happiness in the microverse and can finally be left be. His peace dosen't last long as a coup takes place which aims to overthrow the queen. The queen is killed during the coup, despite the Hulk's best efforts. His heart broken, he seeks to leave the microverse. A wizard offers to save the Hulk's queen or send him out of the microverse. The Hulk seeks both options, but the Wizard stops him, saying that magic can be reserved for a person only once. Considering the options, the Hulk decides to make the hard choice and leave the microverse, knowing that people Banner cared about never see him again. Leaving the microverse, the Hulk defeats the alien which sent him on the journey in the first place.

Arrows and Iron
Hawkeye is performing archery feats in front of an audience at a fair. They are unimpressed and soon a Ferris wheel which as broken loose grabs their attention instead. Iron Man is informed of this and goes there to stop it from wreaking havoc. He is successful in stopping it before it can sink into the Atlantic Ocean, garnering the praise of bystanders. Wanting to prove himself as a hero as well, Hawkeye tries to stop an ongoing jewelry robbery. His attempt is botched and police believe Hawkeye to be the true culprit of the robbery. Iron Man flies to stop Hawkeye.

Hawkeye tries to explain himself to Iron Man. Iron Man refuses to believe him and the two begin to fight across the city rooftops. Hawkeye uses his various trick arrows against Iron Man, including a nylon net arrow, a bolo arrow, putty arrow, and sonic arrows. Eventually Iron Man subdues Hawkeye and leaves him for the authorities. Iron Man realizes as he leaves that Hawkeye has "a good heart", and says that if he ever wants to join the Avengers, he can show up at their doorstep.

Avengers Hotline
Beside side-quests, the Avengers Hotline serves for small missions which you can undertake as any Avenger. These missions entail robberies, saving civilians, and cleaning up Hydra agents. These missions can be found all around New York City and allow for the player to explore the city as any Avenger.

Loki DLC
Set before the events of the game's main story, the Loki DLC's story takes place during Loki's first plot against Thor. Here, Loki is able to defeat his brother by encasing his hammer in impregnable magic, preventing Donald Blake from ever transforming into Thor again. Afterward, he's free to spread mischief across New York City as he pleases. Donald Blake is able to trick Loki eventually to remove the spell on his hammer. Blake then transforms into Thor once more and sends Loki back to Asgard.

Besides the story within the Loki DLC, Loki is able to be a playable character, where it's revealed he's been allowed to travel around Asgard but cannot go to Earth.