<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Quebec	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
after	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
The	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
2012	O
film	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
THQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle	O
for	O
Earth	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
narrated	O
by	O
Uatu	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
save	O
the	O
planet	O
Earth	O
,	O
The	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
must	O
battle	O
a	O
shape	O
shifting	O
extraterrestrial	O
race	O
known	O
as	O
The	O
Skrulls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motion	O
gameplay	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
unleash	O
super	O
attacks	O
,	O
velocity	O
boosts	O
,	O
breakers	O
and	O
frenzies	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
and	I-Device
Nunchuk	I-Device
or	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
's	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
and	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Avengers	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
four	O
distinct	O
modes	O
of	O
play	O
:	O
Campaign	O
,	O
Versus	O
,	O
Arcade	O
and	O
Challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
additional	O
eight	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
the	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
account	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
features	O
20	O
different	O
characters	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
three	O
unique	O
super	O
power	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
gameplay	O
is	O
performed	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
or	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
Nunchuk	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
gameplay	O
performs	O
attacks	O
by	O
controller	O
motion	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Campaign	O
mode	O
:	O
Viewing	O
the	O
action	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
requires	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
for	O
play	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
to	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
camera	O
in	O
the	O
option	O
menu	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
mode	O
:	O
Vs.	O
mode	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
Wii	B-Device
remotes	I-Device
with	O
nunchuk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
both	O
players	O
choose	O
to	O
use	O
Wii	B-Device
remotes	I-Device
,	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
in	O
split	O
screen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
with	I-Device
the	I-Device
same	I-Device
name	I-Device
as	O
The	B-Device
Avengers	I-Device
film	O
was	O
planned	O
for	O
concurrent	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter/brawler	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
,	O
with	O
THQ	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Australia	I-Application
developing	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
and	O
Blue	O
Tongue	O
Entertainment	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
to	O
develop	O
Marvel	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
format	O
and	O
gameplay	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
earlier	O
released	O
game	O
PowerUp	O
Heroes	O
,	O
also	O
by	O
UbiSoft	O
,	O
released	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
although	O
Marvel	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
has	O
expanded	O
gameplay	O
and	O
improved	O
gesture	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
the	O
game	O
mostly	O
works	O
as	O
advertised	O
,	O
occasional	O
missed	O
moves	O
and	O
finicky	O
menus	O
disappoint	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
some	O
surprising	O
polish	O
here	O
and	O
you	O
might	O
have	O
more	O
fun	O
with	O
it	O
than	O
you	O
'd	O
expect	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
games	O
where	O
the	O
controls	O
actually	O
work.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Globe	O
and	O
Mail	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
will	O
tire	O
you	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
just	O
ca	O
n't	O
quite	O
trick	O
us	O
into	O
believing	O
the	O
Black	O
Widow	O
could	O
really	O
kick	O
Thor	O
's	O
butt	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
too	O
bad	O
because	O
that	O
smarmy	O
Goldilocks	O
usually	O
has	O
it	O
coming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Marvel	B-Application
Avengers	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
does	O
get	O
a	O
bit	O
tiring	O
after	O
a	O
while	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
button-based	O
controller	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
fresh	O
way	O
to	O
tackle	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
also	O
gets	O
you	O
up	O
and	O
moving.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
both	O
console	O
versions	O
each	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
,	O
calling	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
least	O
worst	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
games	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
although	O
it	O
suffers	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
usual	O
control	O
issues	O
is	O
at	O
least	O
mindless	O
fun	O
while	O
it	O
lasts	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
later	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
has	O
slightly	O
less	O
control	O
issues	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
game	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
less	O
of	O
the	O
novelty	O
–	O
although	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
mindless	O
comic	O
book	O
fun	O
while	O
it	O
lasts.	O
"	O
</s>
