Nexon and Marvel’s new strategic card-battling mobile game
Marvel Battle Lines has officially launched. The free-to-play game is the latest in a long line of Marvel-based titles developed for mobile devices but offers one unlike that of which we’ve seen before.
While collectible card-battling games are nothing terribly new,
Marvel Battle Line puts a unique spin on it with gameplay that’s set on a 3x4 grid. Players then compete with a custom deck of 12 character and ability cards inspired by hundreds of iconic Marvel heroes and villains. Of course, it’s how you defeat your opponent in the game that sets it apart from other card-battling offerings. Nexon previously explained:
The goal of a match is to strategically place cards in consecutive order on the 3×4 grid that makes up the field of play to create powerful battle lines and combinations that will damage their opponent’s health meter. Players will begin each turn with four cards in their hand and have the ability to swap their cards, play an action card or end their turn by either placing a character card in the field of play or moving a card already deployed to an adjacent tile to attack an opponent’s card. The first player to bring their opponent’s health meter to zero using combinations of battle lines with their deck of characters – three across, three adjacent, four down, an L-shape, etc. – will win the match.
A celebratory launch trailer was released today, but it doesn't fully capture what seemingly makes
Marvel Battle Lines so great - the unique gameplay and some fantastic artwork that is clearly inspired by the comics we hold so dear. We get a glimpse of some of the card character art, but you can get a proper look at the game's visuals in
this gameplay video.
The Cosmic Cube has been shattered, plunging the Marvel Universe into chaos! Now, you must join forces with Super Heroes and Villains, including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, and more, to collect the shards and restore the universe. Collect over 100 of your favorite Marvel character playing cards including Captain America, Thor, Daredevil, Venom, Doctor Strange and Thanos. Build your perfect deck and send characters into action in single-player mode, or go head-to-head with players across the globe in pulse-pounding PVP competition. Set your strategy and send them into action in this legendary card collecting battle game.
Marvel Battle Lines is free-to-play and now available on iOS and Android.