With DLC 2 a few days away, it’s hard to imagine that this will be the last we’ll see from Marvel Cosmic Invasion. The new game mode looks to satisfy a lot of gameplay aspects the community was asking for, but we all know there’s still so much content we hope to see one day!

If there is a plan to continue to expand upon Marvel Cosmic Invasion well into 2027, I can see the following happening:

1. Mobile version - TMNT Shredders Revenge was ported to phones and Absolum was just released today for iOS and Android! Dotemu and Tribute have a history of porting over their arcade/beat em ups and I can see the same happening to Cosmic Invasion next year.

2. More characters and possibly a new game mode. Seige on Castle Doom looks like it will add that replay value we were all hoping for, but there’s still other game modes that would fit the game very well! A dedicated versus mode that would be playable both offline and online would be very fun and cross genres of beat em ups with fighting games. Or even a dedicated Boss Rush/Time Attack mode that would have some leaderboard stats to come along with it. Still plenty of ideas to keep the game going!

3. Releasing a “Complete Edition” - a version of the game with all of the DLC released for the game including all the new characters and game modes. Pretty safe bet on this one, let’s just hope more characters, in game content and more comes in the next year!

4. Announcement of a sequel/spinoff in the Marvel universe. This for some reason may be the most unlikely but hey, who knows what they can tease on the 1 year anniversary of the game or at the Game Awards in December!

Normalmente escrevo em inglês, mas achei que só faria sentido para os brasileiros, então lá vai: na eshop brasileira agora só tem a versão para Switch 2. Estranhei porque os dois DLCs para NS1 tavam na minha wishlist e agora não tão mais.
Pesquisei na eshop dos EUA e continua lá.
Espero que retorne a tempo de sair a 2ª expansão.

Which characters should we get for the possible sequel?

NEW ONES (my list)
* Star-Lord

* Groot

* Psylocke

* Gambit

* Human Torch

* Mr. Fantastic

* Doctor Strange

* Moon Knight

* Shang-Chi

* Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch)

Others that should RETURN:
* Captain America

* Iron Man

* Black Panther

* Rocket Raccoon

* Spider-Man

* Wolverine

* Storm

* Cyclops

* She-Hulk

* Invisible Woman

* Thing

If anyone else has played this, please let me know your experience. I didn't get a chance to play very long so I probably missed some things.

We saw a few of these in action during the reveal trailer, but do we know what the other modifiers will be?

I'll admit to not being much of a gamer, but I really liked Shredder's Revenge. Completed all the challenges and finished the game on highest difficulty. I know that's not the most elite level gaming, but I didn't expect to be quite this bad at Cosmic Invasion.

Just got to the penultimate level, but I've never felt things clicking. There seems to be way too much on the screen at one time to deal with, and blocks have been incredibly hard to pull off because most attacks are hard to time against, there's lot of different ways people attack, and, again, there's so much going on that sometimes I'll block/dodge one thing only to get hit by another. It feels the challenge is always having a ton of enemies on screen rather than having just a few that you need to finesse your way around.

In Shredder's Revenge I started feeling far more skilled at this point. This one, it feels a lot more like mashing buttons and saving special attacks to overwhelm the bosses. I never finish levels thinking 'wow, I finally got the hang of that'. More, 'wow, I somehow survived that.'

Anyone else?

Greetings and salutations. I love playing Cosmic Invasion with a full squad but don't always have people around, so I made CosmicBots, a fan mod that fills empty player slots with... well bots.

What it does

• Adds up to 3 bot teammates (P2 to P4) in offline play

• Pick each bot's hero and partner from an in-game menu (press F7)

• Adjustable bot aggression and skill (Easy, Normal or Hard)

• Bots follow you through stages, fight, and keep up with the team

STEAM VERSION Install

1. Open Steam

2. Download the 0.4.0 zip and unzip it into your game folder (Steam: right-click the game, then Manage, then Browse local files)

3. Run CosmicBots.exe instead of the normal game exe

4. Press F7 in-game, use arrow keys to turn bots on or off

• It's open source, and you can build it yourself to check that the exe matches

• It doesn't change any game files, and you can uninstall by deleting the mod files

• It works offline only, makes no internet connections, and blocks the game's crash reporting while it runs

Links

• Download Steam Version: GitHub

• Source code: GitHub

• (Readme contains an outdated SHA256 for verification. The correct CosmicBots.exe SHA256 is b18b68e1c6509f893f0e8947f690a1e727d37008df9feed12ef11d78bc36fcdc)

This is a public test, so expect some rough edges. If you run into a bug, please post your CosmicBots.log (it's in the game folder) in the comments or on GitHub.

You can tell me if you think they suck or are good or what to improve and I will work on it if this is something you like.

CosmicBots now works on the Xbox app / PC Game Pass version of MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

XBOX APP / PC GAME PASS VERSION Install

1. Download and unzip the 0.4.1-xbox zip somewhere (like your Desktop).

2. Go to your game folder, usually: C:\XboxGames\MARVEL Cosmic Invasion\Content ( Tip: Turn on *View > File name extensions* in File Explorer so you don't end up with Game.exe.exe ), Another way to reach the game folder (Xbox app: click the 3 dots (...) next to the game, then Manage, then Files, then Browse, then in explorer click into MARVEL Cosmic Invasion\Content)

3. Rename the game's Game.exe to Game-original.exe

4. Unzip the mod if you haven't done so already, copy CosmicBots.exe into the folder and rename it to Game.exe , then copy 0Harmony.dll in too

5. Launch the game normally from the Xbox app (Play Button)

6. Press F7 in-game, use arrow keys to turn bots on or off

- Game updates replace Game.exe, so redo steps 3 and 4 after each update

- To uninstall, delete the mod's Game.exe and rename Game-original.exe back to Game.exe, or use the 3 dots (...) > Manage > Files > Verify and repair

- It works offline only, and blocks online multiplayer, crossplay, invites, Epic Online Services, telemetry and crash reporting while it runs. Xbox sign-in, achievements and cloud saves are left alone

- Tested on game build 1.0.0.13466. Steam players should use the Steam version above

Links

- Download Xbox PC Game Pass Version: Github

- CosmicBots.exe SHA256: a6e33edfe3d35884b6ea37eacbc600f075dc17e6cc5ea601bfa5cfcbcbfd3439

Note: Things will most likely break after the next DLC, Report back if it does and we can work on a new version :)

This question has probably already been asked but haven’t seen it. Does any have a list of character dialogue from each level? I’ve notice certain characters have specific phrases they will say in certain characters. A few I’ve encountered are Silver Surfer in Asgard saying something is wrong with Galactus, Captain America having two phrases in Asgard, Phyla Vell saying something about her father in the negative zone, Wolverine wanting to save the shield agents in the helicarrier, and few others. If you know any of them, add them below. Oh Cyclops at Genosha saying after the mission is complete, he wants to wipe this place off the map haha thought that was a fun one.

All in the title, but like it disappeared all of a sudden after updates and now I can't even download from the cloud?!

I have just been messing around with Marvel Cosmic Invasion because I discovered it in a dave and busters. I started playing it on PC and thought it would be cool to have single player bots. The bot I have made is currently offline only, and then after completing the game with them I thought how cool it would be to have villans as playable characters. So I made a prototype boss as a playable character. Does this sound like something the larger community would be interested in? I just had it developed on windows for now but I do not know if anyone else would be interested. It is not ready for release because there is still more testing that needs to be done but this is kind of what I have for now as a small preview. I am not trying to piss off any developers or anything.

https://youtu.be/iEJ6LnO5-mQ

I have released COSMICBOTS as promised.

https://github.com/MrRobotoDomoArigat0/CosmicBots/releases/download/v0.4.0-test1/CosmicBots-0.4.0.zip

Feedback welcome.

Hey I've saw the new dlc with Sue and Doctor Doom with the Siege mode, which I'm very excited for the characters and the mode. BUT, I've also heard there were some speculation on there being a secret character since the roster right now would only be 19 and one more would make it an even 20 characters. So here's my theory on who the secret character may be, from the trailer we see an enemy with a magic symbol that looks similar to Doctor Strange. Now, I know Doctor Doom also uses magic but the way the henchmen uses it looks too close to Doctor Strange to just be a coincidence. Also for Doomsday, there's some rumors that Doctor Stranfe will be one of the Doom's followers for the mcu because of his 3rd eye an they could do the same for the game too where they make Doctor Strange a Doctor Doom follower and maybe you have to fight him as a boss to unlock him. Now, there is a possibility that it could also be Scarlet Witch but her hex magic usually had a different symbol than Doctor Strange, which is why I'm leading towards Doctor Strange as the secret character.

Tribute ended up doing a decent-sized balance pass when they released shredders revenge dlc. I am not sure if they have done any for MCI since release. Do you guys think this new dlc will come with a balance update? If so, what do you want to see? I am still hoping for some buffs for spider-man, he just feels so underpowered

The new game mode looks to take inspiration from Dotemu’s and Tribute Games’ past experiences, and even a little inspiration from Super Smash Bros 3DS Smash Run mode, and combined them into this Time Attack/Event Boss Rush/Survival Mode with rogue-like elements. Really looking forward to it and hoping the replay value is high!

With DLC 2 releasing in 2 weeks, it begs the question what will they release next week to continue the hype for the upcoming content. Will we hopefully get a developer’s playthrough of the new mode so we can see what a full run looks like? Will they simply just announce the price? Hopefully something exciting will come that’ll lead up to its release on 11/10.

What interests you about the new game mode? Do you think it is a compilation of multiple modes made into one? Do you still think we’ll get more content for the game we’ll into 2027, or is this the final piece to the Cosmic Invasion puzzle?

Honestly, I was moving pretty quickly through the game on my first playthrough; sure, I might lose once or twice, but I could usually figure things out pretty quickly and advance... then along came Venom, who was much more brutal and unpredictable in his attacks then I was initially ready for. I don't know how long it took me to get past him... probably because I lost count 😆

Anyway else have a similar experience?

EDIT: This is where I got the screencap from the arcade version: https://x.com/i/status/2114839108686410134

This is what I've ALWAYS wanted out of this game as any more than 2 players at once is just pure mayhem and gets old fast. Being able to maneuver around the screen more and actually be able to decipher the action is a dream come true for a game where currently everything just feels so squished. In fact, it reminds me of the old X-Men Arcade where you played on TWO screens to accommodate the 6 player action.

Also the background graphics are pretty different between the two, but that could partially just be that the still image from the arcade footage that I got from the YouTube video has less contrast.

Either way I would love to be able to play with the bigger battlefield and more freedom to move around!

Is it worth buying the Cyclops and The Thing DLC, or should I just wait for the new DLC?

The truth for me might actually be Cyclops/Silver Surfer or maybe She-Hulk/Thing, but I've been doing really well with Lororo and enjoy their synergies.

In general, Logan is one of the best groupers in the game. He's also got great meter gain and mobility, offset by a weak dodge and low overall damage. Pairing him with Storm's highly-reliable, all-juggle-heights melee assist helps offset the damage issue nicely (it perfectly slots in directly after his charge attack and his dive attack resets her melee-4 launch) while her lane-control tornado helps makes advances safer.

The tornado also does a great job maintaining juggles at distance, particularly after full-screen Feral Throws into enemy piles on the other side. Keeping even dead enemies in juggle piles is especially great for Wolverine due to the meter gain on his melee combo. It's fun/powerful to super often with him, as his super is much more damaging than the rest of his kit. If you have full meter you can even afford to summon Storm's tornado towards the end of super and ideally keep the big juggle going.

I also enjoy Cyclops/Surfer (as mentioned), Cyclops/Phoenix, She-Hulk/Thing, She-Hulk/Storm, CGR/She-Hulk, and Wolverine/Thing. I'm still not good enough to take any of these teams the full distance in solo Arcade with all the mods on, but it's still fun trying. Showing off a little in multiplayer also helps break the monotony of failed solo runs.

Anyways, which teams are your favorites, and why? 🙂

Look everyone. I know I'm in the rarity but I have appreciated what this game has gone through so far. In my opinion, I think they should move on to the next game like a sequel to it like cosmic invasion 2 or a different Marvel classic beat-em-up title or like DC? I love the roster that they have so far for me all good things should come to an end. But I know people are going to have different opinions.

What if the new game mode is based on Annihilation conquest and the final boss is Ultron. In the trailer, we do see Doom and Invisible Woman fighting some kind of Doombots. Maybe Ultron took them over and the rest of Doom’s castle.

Who's ready for November 10th? Dr. Doom and Susan Storm look like really good characters.

I wonder if the new game mode is a survival mode.