<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	O
team	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
mainly	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Cinematic	O
Universe	O
's	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
Inhuman	O
teenager	O
Kamala	O
Khan	O
,	O
who	O
gains	O
superpowers	O
during	O
A-Day	O
,	O
a	O
celebratory	O
day	O
for	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
which	O
ends	O
in	O
tragedy	O
following	O
a	O
terrorist	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blamed	O
for	O
the	O
disaster	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
disband	O
and	O
allow	O
science	O
corporation	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
threatens	O
to	O
eliminate	O
all	O
Inhuman	O
individuals	O
,	O
Kamala	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
reassemble	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
to	O
combat	O
this	O
new	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
roster	O
consisted	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Stark	I-Application
/	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Steve	O
Rogers	O
/	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Bruce	B-Application
Banner	I-Application
/	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
,	O
Thor	O
,	O
Natasha	O
Romanoff	O
/	O
Black	O
Widow	O
,	O
and	O
Kamala	O
Khan	O
/	O
Ms.	O
Marvel	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
characters	O
being	O
added	O
in	O
free	O
post-launch	O
updates	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
added	O
story	O
expansions	O
and	O
new	O
regions	O
to	O
be	O
explored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
4	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
combat	O
and	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
its	O
repetition	B-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
substantial	O
content	O
,	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
18	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
players	O
able	O
to	O
upgrade	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
will	O
shut	O
down	O
all	O
servers	O
and	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
,	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costumes	O
have	O
been	O
sourced	O
from	O
"	O
all	O
corners	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
universe	I-Application
"	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
in-game	O
or	O
bought	O
separately	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
features	O
a	O
roster	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
roster	O
of	O
playable	O
heroes	O
consists	O
of	O
Tony	B-Application
Stark	I-Application
/	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
Man	I-Application
(	O
Nolan	O
North	O
)	O
,	O
Steve	O
Rogers	O
/	O
Captain	O
America	O
(	O
Jeff	O
Schine	O
)	O
,	O
Thor	O
Odinson	O
(	O
Travis	O
Willingham	O
)	O
,	O
Bruce	B-Application
Banner	I-Application
/	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
/	O
Darin	O
De	O
Paul	O
)	O
,	O
Natasha	O
Romanoff	O
/	O
Black	O
Widow	O
(	O
Laura	O
Bailey	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kamala	O
Khan	O
/	O
Ms.	O
Marvel	O
(	O
Sandra	O
Saad	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
more	O
superheroes	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
via	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
including	O
Kate	O
Bishop	O
/	O
Hawkeye	O
II	O
(	O
Ashly	O
Burch	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
;	O
Clint	O
Barton	O
/	O
Hawkeye	O
(	O
Giacomo	O
Gianniotti	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
March	O
2021	O
;	O
T'Challa	O
/	O
Black	O
Panther	O
(	O
Christopher	O
Judge	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
;	O
Peter	B-Device
Parker	I-Device
/	I-Device
Spider-Man	I-Device
(	O
Sean	O
Chiplock	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
;	O
,	O
Jane	O
Foster	O
/	O
The	O
Mighty	O
Thor	O
(	O
Zehra	O
Fazal	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
June	O
2022	O
;	O
and	O
Bucky	O
Barnes	O
/	O
Winter	O
Soldier	O
(	O
Scott	O
Porter	O
)	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opposing	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
is	O
the	O
corporation	O
Advanced	O
Idea	O
Mechanics	O
(	O
A.I.M.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
takes	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
place	O
in	O
society	O
as	O
a	O
peacekeeping	O
force	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
cure	O
for	O
what	O
is	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Inhuman	O
Disease	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
DLC	B-Protocol
missions	O
introduce	O
more	O
villains	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
Super-Adaptoid	O
,	O
Lyle	O
Getz	O
(	O
Darin	O
De	O
Paul	O
)	O
,	O
Maestro	O
(	O
Darin	O
De	O
Paul	O
)	O
,	O
Ulysses	O
Klaue	O
/	O
Klaw	O
(	O
Steve	O
Blum	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Brock	O
Rumlow	O
/	O
Crossbones	O
(	O
Fred	O
Tatasciore	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
J.A.R.V.I.S.	B-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Kamala	O
attends	O
a	O
celebration	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
Avengers	B-Application
Day	O
"	O
which	O
unveils	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
second	O
headquarters	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
and	O
their	O
own	O
Helicarrier	O
called	O
the	O
Chimera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blamed	O
for	O
the	O
tragedy	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
A-Day	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
disband	O
and	O
a	O
company	O
named	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
search	O
leads	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Chimeras	O
damaged	O
remains	O
in	O
which	O
she	O
finds	O
Hulk	B-Application
who	O
attacks	O
her	O
before	O
reverting	O
into	O
Banner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
convinces	O
him	O
to	O
assist	O
her	O
in	O
proving	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
innocence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
compound	O
to	O
retrieve	O
J.A.R.V.I.S.	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
two	O
are	O
confronted	O
by	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Hulk	B-Application
defeats	O
him	O
before	O
he	O
and	O
Kamala	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Chimera	O
to	O
reactivate	O
J.A.R.V.I.S.	B-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
and	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
reunite	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
find	O
Stark	O
at	O
his	O
family	O
estate	O
,	O
he	O
bears	O
a	O
grudge	O
against	O
Banner	O
because	O
his	O
testimony	O
of	O
A-Day	O
incriminated	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Witnessing	O
the	O
attack	O
,	O
Thor	O
intervenes	O
and	O
rejoins	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
J.A.R.V.I.S.	B-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
Believing	O
A-Day	O
really	O
was	O
their	O
fault	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
fragment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
relays	O
this	O
information	O
to	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
and	O
rallies	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
heartfelt	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reassembled	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
deduce	O
that	O
Rappaccini	O
hired	O
Taskmaster	O
to	O
hijack	O
the	O
Chimera	O
and	O
steal	O
the	O
Terrigen	O
Crystal	O
,	O
which	O
unearthed	O
the	O
buried	O
object	O
in	O
the	O
bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avengers	B-Application
storm	O
his	O
San	O
Francisco	O
fortress	O
,	O
but	O
MODOK	O
activates	O
the	O
object	O
—	O
a	O
massive	O
Kree	O
Sentry	O
—	O
and	O
overpowers	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
her	O
recovery	O
,	O
Kamala	O
returns	O
home	O
to	O
her	O
father	O
Yusuf	O
who	O
allows	O
her	O
to	O
discreetly	O
join	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
Maria	O
Hill	O
rallies	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
to	O
undermine	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Ms.	O
Marvel	O
and	O
Hulk	B-Application
learns	O
that	O
Abomination	O
attempt	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
gamma	O
army	O
by	O
transforming	O
the	O
people	O
at	O
small	O
town	O
of	O
Utah	O
with	O
gamma	O
bombs	O
around	O
its	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
JARVIS	B-General_Concept
deactivated	O
the	O
gamma	O
bomb	O
timers	O
,	O
Hulk	B-Application
defeats	O
Abomination	O
,	O
then	O
send	O
him	O
and	O
his	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
stopped	O
the	O
unstable	O
Bifrost	O
,	O
the	O
fake	O
Thor	O
,	O
who	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
brother	O
,	O
Loki	O
,	O
escapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
true	O
nature	O
and	O
confirmation	O
of	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
return	O
,	O
then	O
raids	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
the	O
last	O
piece	O
of	O
data	O
which	O
Taskmaster	O
was	O
about	O
to	O
upload	O
to	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tachyon	B-Application
storms	O
occur	O
across	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
investigate	O
and	O
discover	O
their	O
relation	O
to	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
outpost	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
learn	O
that	O
Hawkeye	O
had	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
while	O
investigating	O
Nick	O
Fury	O
's	O
disappearance	O
and	O
its	O
relation	O
to	O
the	O
tachyon	B-Application
storms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Captain	O
America	O
offers	O
her	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
Bishop	O
leads	O
the	O
team	O
on	O
a	O
raid	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
they	O
discover	O
Rappaccini	O
is	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
future	O
version	O
of	O
herself	O
and	O
that	O
Hawkeye	O
apparently	O
works	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consulting	O
Pym	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
agree	O
to	O
travel	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
rescue	O
Hawkeye	O
and	O
end	O
Rappaccini	O
's	O
experiments	O
before	O
they	O
tear	O
reality	O
apart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Agreeing	O
to	O
let	O
Hawkeye	O
travel	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
return	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
to	O
ensure	O
he	O
succeeds	O
and	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
Rappaccini	O
's	O
time	O
gate	O
after	O
defeating	O
a	O
Super-Adaptoid	O
created	O
by	O
her	O
future	O
self	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Hawkeye	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
Bishop	O
destroys	O
the	O
gateway	O
and	O
agrees	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
as	O
a	O
full-time	O
member	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
debriefing	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
Hawkeye	O
reveals	O
that	O
Rappaccini	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
thwart	O
a	O
Kree	O
invasion	O
with	O
Fury	O
's	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
latter	O
realized	O
the	O
battle	O
was	O
a	O
lost	O
cause	O
,	O
he	O
sent	O
Hawkeye	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
prepare	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
for	O
the	O
invasion	O
before	O
it	O
occurs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
can	O
tell	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
more	O
,	O
Hawkeye	O
suddenly	O
falls	O
unconscious	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
time	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkeye	O
then	O
suddenly	O
awakens	O
and	O
formally	O
rejoins	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
as	O
they	O
resume	O
their	O
mission	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avengers	B-Application
recover	O
Hawkeye	O
's	O
belongings	O
before	O
meeting	O
with	O
Pym	O
at	O
a	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkeye	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
SIM	O
card	O
to	O
analyze	O
,	O
discovering	O
it	O
contains	O
information	O
about	O
tachyons	B-Application
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
alter	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pym	O
modifies	O
a	O
Quinjet	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
time	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
can	O
go	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
and	O
find	O
Fury	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
the	O
robots	O
serve	O
someone	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Supreme	O
Leader	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
avoid	O
them	O
as	O
they	O
make	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
another	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
his	O
troops	O
,	O
the	O
future	O
Hawkeye	O
appears	O
and	O
offers	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
present-day	O
Avengers	B-Application
change	O
the	O
future	O
out	O
of	O
guilt	O
for	O
refusing	O
to	O
help	O
when	O
the	O
Kree	O
invasion	O
occurred	O
and	O
inadvertently	O
allowing	O
the	O
other	O
Avengers	B-Application
to	O
be	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
help	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
learn	O
Fury	O
's	O
last	O
known	O
location	O
—	O
Substation	O
99	O
—	O
and	O
go	O
there	O
to	O
investigate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
the	O
Maestro	O
,	O
this	O
timeline	B-Application
's	O
Hulk	B-Application
who	O
was	O
driven	O
mad	O
with	O
power	O
after	O
absorbing	O
excess	O
radiation	O
from	O
the	O
nuclear	O
fallout	O
that	O
destroyed	O
most	O
of	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maestro	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
knows	O
about	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
plan	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
future	O
and	O
attempts	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
ultimately	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
no	O
hope	O
of	O
rescuing	O
Fury	O
,	O
future	O
Hawkeye	O
asks	O
his	O
present-day	O
self	O
to	O
never	O
give	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
so	O
that	O
this	O
future	O
does	O
not	O
happen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hawkeye	O
vows	O
do	O
to	O
so	O
,	O
abandoning	O
his	O
retirement	O
plans	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
Avengers	B-Application
return	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
venture	O
into	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
a	O
model	O
Roy	O
A.I.M.Bot	O
assembles	O
the	O
team	O
for	O
a	O
briefing	O
to	O
stop	O
Rappaccini	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
cube	O
's	O
unstable	O
power	O
on	O
her	O
Project	O
Omega	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
bring	O
about	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
future	O
Hawkeye	O
warned	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Rappaccini	O
's	O
machine	O
becomes	O
more	O
unstable	O
,	O
she	O
uses	O
the	O
cube	O
's	O
power	O
against	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
despite	O
potentially	O
threatening	O
reality	O
and	O
Hawkeye	O
's	O
warning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
mourning	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
Hawkeye	O
,	O
the	O
Resistance	O
,	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
work	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
present	O
Fury	O
's	O
whereabouts	O
and	O
properly	O
use	O
Project	O
Omega	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
impending	O
Kree	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
five	O
years	O
since	O
the	O
tragedy	O
of	O
A-Day	O
caused	O
Wakanda	B-Language
to	O
re-isolate	O
from	O
the	O
world	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
T'Challa	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
king	O
of	O
his	O
home	O
country	O
and	O
the	O
current	O
Black	O
Panther	O
,	O
leads	O
his	O
people	O
into	O
battle	O
against	O
invading	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
forces	O
and	O
a	O
private	O
army	O
led	O
by	O
Ulysses	O
Klaue	O
,	O
a	O
longtime	O
enemy	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
whose	O
father	O
Fritz	O
Klaue	O
was	O
killed	O
trying	O
to	O
steal	O
Wakanda	B-Language
's	O
precious	O
resource	O
vibranium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
stopping	O
an	O
invasion	O
led	O
by	O
Crossbones	O
at	O
Wakanda	B-Language
's	O
shielded	O
capital	O
Birnin	O
Zana	O
,	O
T'Challa	O
and	O
his	O
sister	O
Shuri	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
to	O
investigate	O
Klaue	O
's	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
corrupted	O
Vibranium	O
in	O
Wakanda	B-Language
and	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T'Challa	O
attempts	O
to	O
use	O
Wakanda	B-Language
's	O
Kimoyo	O
network	O
to	O
locate	O
Klaue	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
latter	O
hijacks	O
and	O
damages	O
it	O
before	O
capturing	O
and	O
killing	O
Shuri	O
's	O
research	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T'Challa	O
orders	O
the	O
Wakandans	O
to	O
evacuate	O
to	O
Birnin	O
Zana	O
before	O
joining	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
in	O
confronting	O
Klaue	O
at	O
Azzuri	O
's	O
Temple	O
,	O
only	O
for	O
Klaue	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retaliation	O
,	O
Klaue	O
and	O
his	O
army	O
storm	O
Wakanda	B-Language
's	O
vibranium	O
mound	O
while	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
stop	O
Klaue	O
's	O
army	O
from	O
corrupting	O
the	O
vibranium	O
core	O
,	O
T'Challa	O
fights	O
Klaue	O
in	O
close	O
combat	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
latter	O
falls	O
into	O
the	O
vibranium	O
chambers	O
and	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
being	O
of	O
pure	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crossbones	O
retreats	O
while	O
T'Challa	O
and	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
defeat	O
Klaw	O
,	O
who	O
disintegrates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Birnin	O
Zana	O
's	O
shields	O
are	O
restored	O
,	O
T'Challa	O
joins	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
passes	O
the	O
throne	O
to	O
Shuri	O
,	O
making	O
her	O
Queen	O
Regent	O
of	O
Wakanda	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
discovered	O
by	O
Shuri	O
that	O
Klaw	O
survived	O
his	O
last	O
encounter	O
,	O
albeit	O
weakened	O
for	O
a	O
time	O
being	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
always	O
return	O
many	O
times	O
to	O
get	O
revenge	O
on	O
Wakanda	B-Language
and	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Zawavari	O
and	O
Okoye	O
,	O
Avengers	B-Application
immediately	O
disperse	O
Klaw	O
and	O
defend	O
the	O
Vibranium	O
Mound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
continue	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
A.I.M.	O
,	O
Peter	B-Device
Parker	I-Device
and	O
Liz	O
Allan	O
apply	O
for	O
internships	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
only	O
to	O
learn	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
and	O
Allan	O
ask	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
for	O
help	O
with	O
Parker	O
becoming	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
to	O
help	O
the	O
heroes	O
expose	O
A.I.M.	O
,	O
while	O
Liz	O
joins	O
the	O
Resistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Liz	O
's	O
half-brother	O
Mark	O
Raxton	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
undercover	O
for	O
his	O
sister	O
's	O
sake	O
to	O
gather	O
pieces	O
of	O
information	O
for	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
about	O
A.I.M.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
gaining	O
a	O
new	O
suit	O
as	O
a	O
reserved	O
Avengers	B-Application
member	O
,	O
Peter	O
gets	O
a	O
phone	O
call	O
from	O
Aunt	O
May	O
before	O
he	O
goes	O
swinging	O
across	O
the	O
city	O
at	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
 '	O
success	O
in	O
retrieving	O
the	O
Cosmic	O
Cube	O
from	O
Monica	O
and	O
preventing	O
the	O
Future	O
Imperfect	O
timeline	B-Application
from	O
happening	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
successful	O
alliance	O
with	O
Wakandan	O
army	O
,	O
Nick	O
Fury	O
resurfaces	O
from	O
the	O
shadows	O
and	O
returns	O
to	O
lead	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
preparing	O
their	O
current	O
missions	O
in	O
their	O
home	O
timeline	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
unexpectedly	O
encounters	O
a	O
female	O
Thor	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Jane	O
Foster	O
from	O
the	O
alternate	O
present	O
timeline	B-Application
and	O
was	O
transported	O
to	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
universe	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
Monica	O
's	O
tampering	O
the	O
tachyon	B-Application
affected	O
her	O
timeline	B-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
explains	O
that	O
in	O
her	O
timeline	B-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
Thor	O
Odinson	O
lost	O
his	O
left	O
arm	O
in	O
presumably	O
a	O
previous	O
battle	O
instead	O
and	O
alternate	O
Jane	O
was	O
diagnosed	O
with	O
cancer	O
after	O
A-Day	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
Odinson	O
retiring	O
from	O
the	O
Thor	O
role	O
and	O
entrusting	O
it	O
to	O
her	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
keep	O
cancer	O
in	O
her	O
on	O
hold	O
via	O
Mjolnir	O
after	O
it	O
chose	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
the	O
alternate	O
Jane	O
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
reassembled	O
Avengers	B-Application
team	O
in	O
his	O
stead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
outcome	O
leads	O
to	O
Jane-Thor	O
'	O
s	O
involvement	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
universe	O
when	O
she	O
and	O
Loki	O
were	O
about	O
to	O
end	O
a	O
deal	O
of	O
their	O
temporary	O
alliance	O
before	O
the	O
former	O
is	O
unexpectedly	O
pulled	O
by	O
a	O
tachyon	B-Application
anomaly	O
that	O
affected	O
her	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
discover	O
a	O
creature	O
who	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
MODOK	O
,	O
enclosed	O
in	O
a	O
strange	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
attempts	O
to	O
fend	O
off	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
once	O
again	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
to	O
their	O
surprise	O
,	O
the	O
real	O
MODOK	O
appears	O
before	O
her	O
and	O
transports	O
himself	O
and	O
Monica	O
away	O
before	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
can	O
do	O
anything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
Red	O
Room	O
caught	O
them	O
having	O
a	O
relationship	O
"	O
forbidden	O
"	O
to	O
their	O
rules	O
,	O
Bucky	O
remains	O
unfound	O
,	O
while	O
Black	O
Widow	O
was	O
eventually	O
rescued	O
by	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
founding	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
after	O
Captain	O
America	O
was	O
found	O
on	O
ice	O
years	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
after	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
re-assembled	O
,	O
and	O
Captain	O
America	O
was	O
found	O
alive	O
thanks	O
to	O
Kamala	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
is	O
informed	O
that	O
M.O.D.O.K.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
defeated	O
by	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
M.O.D.O.K.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
presumed	O
death	O
that	O
allows	O
Avengers	B-Application
to	O
find	O
Bucky	O
's	O
exact	O
location	O
,	O
Bucky	O
is	O
offered	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
to	O
redeem	O
himself	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
helping	O
him	O
find	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
brainwashing	O
protocols	O
from	O
his	O
head	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
in	O
January	O
2017	O
which	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
began	O
7	O
August	O
and	O
ran	O
until	O
9	O
August	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closed	O
beta	O
came	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
from	O
14	O
August	O
to	O
16	O
August	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
open	O
beta	O
for	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
users	O
also	O
being	O
available	O
during	O
this	O
weekend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
final	O
open	O
beta	O
took	O
place	O
from	O
21	O
August	O
to	O
23	O
August	O
for	O
all	O
launch	O
platforms	O
apart	O
from	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
15	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
to	O
4	O
September	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
adjust	O
and	O
polish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
four	O
editions	O
;	O
a	O
Standard	O
Edition	O
,	O
an	O
Exclusive	O
Digital	O
Edition	O
(	O
only	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
a	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Earth	O
's	O
Mightiest	O
Edition	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
three	O
editions	O
being	O
playable	O
from	O
1	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
releasing	O
on	O
4	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Xbox	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
on	O
18	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
players	O
are	O
entitled	O
to	O
a	O
free	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
developed	O
several	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
adding	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
missions	O
that	O
continue	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
playable	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
,	O
exclusively	O
to	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
studio	O
head	O
Scot	O
Amos	O
stated	O
the	O
exclusivity	O
of	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
came	O
from	O
Marvel	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
existing	O
partnership	O
,	O
and	O
clarified	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
only	O
console-exclusive	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
announced	O
playable	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
was	O
Hawkeye	O
(	O
Kate	O
Bishop	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
expansion	O
,	O
Operation	O
:	O
Black	O
Panther	O
-	O
War	O
for	O
Wakanda	B-Language
,	O
which	O
added	O
Black	O
Panther	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hero	O
Event	O
:	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
-	O
With	O
Great	O
Power	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
November	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
official	O
support	O
for	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
would	O
end	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
Comics	O
has	O
published	O
five	O
tie-in	O
prequel	B-Application
comics	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
collection	O
called	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Road	O
to	O
A-Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
comic	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
was	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
#1	O
on	O
11	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Thor	O
#1	O
on	O
8	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Hulk	B-Application
#1	O
on	O
5	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Captain	O
America	O
#1	O
on	O
18	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
concluding	O
with	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
Black	O
Widow	O
#1	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
book	O
,	O
titled	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Extinction	O
Key	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Greg	O
Keyes	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	B-Application
focused	O
on	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
take	O
place	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
A-Day	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
sets	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
in	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
novel	O
follows	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
as	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
prevent	O
an	O
ancient	O
organization	O
called	O
the	O
Zodiac	O
from	O
acquiring	O
an	O
infinitely	O
powerful	O
weapon	O
capable	O
of	O
warping	O
the	O
very	O
fabric	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
space	O
—	O
the	O
Zodiac	O
Key	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
book	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Art	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
contains	O
concept	O
art	O
,	O
storyboards	O
and	O
artist	O
commentary	O
,	O
an	O
intimate	O
study	O
of	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
,	O
plus	O
a	O
detailed	O
view	O
at	O
the	O
different	O
environments	O
and	O
missions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Thor	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hulk	B-Application
also	O
received	O
alternate	O
designs	O
exclusive	O
to	O
certain	O
retailers	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
being	O
glow-in-the-dark	O
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
also	O
loosely	O
adapted	O
for	O
Lego	B-Language
Marvel	O
Avengers	B-Application
sets	O
releasing	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
events	O
depicted	O
are	O
not	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
5	O
inch	O
basic	O
figures	O
of	O
Thor	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Hulk	B-Application
,	O
Taskmaster	O
,	O
Abomination	O
,	O
Captain	O
America	O
and	O
Ms.	O
Marvel	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
6	O
inch	O
Marvel	O
Legends	O
figures	O
of	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Ms.	O
Marvel	O
,	O
Hulk	B-Application
and	O
Abomination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
2.5/5	O
stars	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
was	O
just	O
the	O
single-player	O
story	O
campaign	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
amazing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
sells	O
you	O
on	O
its	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Avengers	B-Application
and	O
introduces	O
the	O
charming	O
and	O
endearing	O
Ms.	O
Marvel	O
to	O
players	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
said	O
"	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
squanders	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
what	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
fun	O
superhero	O
romp	O
by	O
grafting	O
on	O
an	O
annoying	O
,	O
overly	O
repetitive	O
games-as-a-service	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
as	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
heroes	O
offers	O
decent	O
thrills	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
campaign	O
tells	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
enough	O
story	O
,	O
but	O
odds	O
are	O
good	O
you	O
'll	O
get	O
bored	O
long	O
before	O
you	O
grind	B-Application
your	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
top.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
weeks	O
following	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
Avengers	B-Application
saw	O
a	O
large	O
player	O
drop	O
due	O
to	O
audiences	O
frustrated	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
problems	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bugs	O
,	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gene	O
Park	O
of	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
noted	O
that	O
only	O
over	O
a	O
thousand	O
players	O
were	O
playing	O
Avengers	B-Application
on	O
PC	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
an	O
early	O
and	O
worrying	O
symptom	O
of	O
a	O
dying	O
live	O
service	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Tassi	O
enjoyed	O
his	O
initial	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
over	O
time	O
grew	O
frustrated	O
over	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bugs	O
and	O
underwhelming	O
,	O
grind-heavy	O
loot	O
system	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
too	O
broken	O
to	O
effectively	O
play	O
right	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fahey	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
not	O
her	O
powers	O
and	O
abilities	O
that	O
make	O
Kate	O
Bishop	O
great	O
in	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avengers	B-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
In	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
September	O
,	O
and	O
second	O
highest	O
launch-month	O
dollar	O
sales	O
of	O
all-time	O
for	O
a	O
superhero	O
game	O
behind	O
Spider-Man	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
initial	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
failed	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
for	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
publisher	O
reporting	O
an	O
estimated	O
loss	O
of	O
$63	O
million	O
for	O
their	O
latest	O
fiscal	O
period	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
president	O
Yosuke	O
Matsuda	O
described	O
Avengers	B-Application
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
disappointment	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
