<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Order	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2019	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
series	O
,	O
following	O
2006	O
's	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
2009	O
's	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
game	O
produced	O
without	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
previous	O
publisher	O
Activision	O
,	O
whose	O
license	O
to	O
publish	O
Marvel	O
games	O
expired	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
has	O
sold	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
cooperatively	O
locally	O
either	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
docked	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
system	O
or	O
undocked	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
systems	O
,	O
or	O
online	O
with	O
friends	O
or	O
random	O
player	O
lobbies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
itself	O
,	O
as	O
evident	O
by	O
the	O
characters’	O
normal	O
attacks	O
and	O
their	O
damage	O
properties	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
lack	O
of	O
universal	O
normal	O
grab	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
’s	O
Warriors	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
either	O
story	O
progression	O
or	O
optional	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Order	I-Device
is	O
an	O
original	O
story	O
written	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
disregards	O
the	O
stories	O
and	O
continuity	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
various	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
storylines	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2008	O
Guardians	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
series	O
,	O
Spider-Verse	O
,	O
New	O
Avengers	O
,	O
the	O
2017	O
Defenders	O
series	O
,	O
Shadowland	O
,	O
Avengers	O
:	O
Ultron	O
Unlimited	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
Avengers/Defenders	O
War	O
,	O
Inhumans	O
,	O
Ta-Nehisi	O
Coates	O
's	O
Black	O
Panther	O
,	O
Uncanny	O
Avengers	O
,	O
The	O
Infinity	O
Gauntlet	O
,	O
Illuminati	O
,	O
Avengers	O
Assemble	O
,	O
Infinity	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Strange	O
:	O
Damnation	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Dark	O
Phoenix	O
Saga	O
,	O
and	O
Jack	O
Kirby	O
's	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Together	O
they	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Time	O
Stone	O
from	O
the	O
Sinister	O
Six	O
led	O
by	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
during	O
a	O
breakout	O
at	O
the	O
Raft	O
;	O
the	O
Mind	O
Stone	O
from	O
Ultron	O
when	O
he	O
assaults	O
the	O
Avengers	O
Tower	O
;	O
the	O
Power	O
Stone	O
from	O
the	O
Hellfire	O
Club	O
and	O
then	O
again	O
from	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Mutants	O
,	O
who	O
briefly	O
steal	O
it	O
during	O
a	O
Sentinel	O
attack	O
set	O
up	O
by	O
Ultron	O
on	O
Professor	O
X	O
's	O
Institute	O
for	O
Gifted	O
Youngsters	O
;	O
the	O
Reality	O
Stone	O
from	O
Dormammu	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
Dimension	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Soul	O
Stone	O
from	O
A.I.M.	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
MODOK	O
,	O
when	O
Winter	O
Soldier	O
briefly	O
secure	O
the	O
stone	O
,	O
and	O
manage	O
to	O
escape	O
to	O
Wakanda	B-Language
for	O
reinforcements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Black	O
Order	O
find	O
them	O
in	O
Wakanda	B-Language
,	O
Thane	O
gives	O
himself	O
and	O
the	O
Infinity	O
Stones	O
over	O
to	O
them	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
heroes	O
 '	O
safety	O
,	O
but	O
Proxima	O
Midnight	O
nonetheless	O
teleports	O
them	O
to	O
Asgard	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
face	O
Hela	O
and	O
Surtur	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
HYDRA	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
Red	O
Skull	O
,	O
defeating	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
aid	O
of	O
the	O
Valkyrie	O
,	O
Odin	O
,	O
and	O
Loki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
after	O
Thanos	O
and	O
Thane	O
's	O
disappearances	O
,	O
Doctor	O
Doom	O
attacks	O
Wakanda	B-Language
,	O
seeking	O
the	O
Soul	O
Stone	O
in	O
Black	O
Panther	O
's	O
possession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
are	O
overwhelmed	O
by	O
the	O
Negative	O
Zone	O
's	O
native	O
Insectoids	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
rescued	O
by	O
the	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
long	O
trapped	O
at	O
Negative	O
Zone	O
while	O
chasing	O
Doom	O
across	O
dimensions	O
before	O
the	O
heroes’	O
war	O
against	O
Thanos	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
features	O
a	O
base	O
roster	O
of	O
36	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
members	O
of	O
various	O
superhero	O
teams	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Avengers	O
,	O
the	O
Guardians	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
the	O
Web	O
Warriors	B-Application
,	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fourteen	O
additional	O
characters	O
from	O
Marvel	O
Knights	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
being	O
a	O
hidden	O
character	O
are	O
featured	O
as	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
via	O
the	O
post	O
launch	O
Expansion	O
Pass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
X-Men	B-Device
characters	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
via	O
free	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
every	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
contents	I-Protocol
can	O
only	O
be	O
unlocked	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
specific	O
challenges	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
through	O
story	O
progressions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pass	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
which	O
revealed	O
plans	O
for	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
story	O
missions	O
,	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
from	O
Marvel	O
Knights	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
and	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
starting	O
in	O
fall	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic	O
Con	O
2019	O
,	O
Marvel	O
announced	O
that	O
additional	O
characters	O
Colossus	O
and	O
Cyclops	O
from	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
would	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
via	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
revealed	O
the	O
four	O
characters	O
coming	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Knights	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
"	O
Curse	O
of	O
the	O
Vampire	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
"	O
Rise	O
of	O
the	O
Phoenix	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
detailed	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2019	O
and	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fantastic	B-Application
Four	I-Application
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
,	O
"	O
Shadow	O
of	O
Doom	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Order	I-Device
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
73/100	O
from	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNN	B-Architecture
's	O
Jacob	O
Krol	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
An	O
all-around	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
with	O
few	O
setbacks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
shared	O
the	O
best-selling	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
during	O
July	O
2019	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
4th	O
in	O
the	O
ranking	O
,	O
behind	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
and	O
Madden	B-Application
NFL	I-Application
20	I-Application
.	O
</s>
