Marvel's Forgotten Mass Effect Clone Couldn't Escape the Avengers' Failure

The Avengers are massively successful on the big screen, with four films collectively making nearly $8 billion at the worldwide box office. But that cinematic success hasn't carried over to the video game world. Crystal Dynamics’ 2020 Marvel’s Avengers was a disappointment, with a tepid response from critics and players both. While the character writing was on point, its combat was a repetitive grind built around superfluous live-service elements. Avengers was the first game to come out of a collaboration between Marvel and Final Fantasy maker Square Enix.