MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
December 1, 2025
Critic Score
80.1
26 critic reviews
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Critic Reviews (26)
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50.0
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45.0
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35.0
"Having found Tribute Games&s; previous release, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder&s;s Revenge, to be one of the best scrolling beat &s;em ups I&s;d ever played, I had high expectations for Marvel Cosmic Invasion. How could Shredder&s;s Revenge with Marvel characters …"
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78.0
Gameplay
92.0
Story
85.0
"Marvel Cosmic Invasion is another fantastic beat &s;em up from developer Tribute Games. With a large cast of heroes and the tag-team system, Cosmic Invasion offers a fresh experience for fans of the genre."
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70.0
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85.0
Story
65.0
"MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is an excellent excuse to play a satisfying beat &s;em up with friends. Covering a wide variety of content and characters from the comics, there&s;s an Easter Egg for everyone yet the gameplay can grow repetitive after …"
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75.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
80.0
"Tribute Games has done it again."
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68.0
Gameplay
55.0
Story
48.0
"With plenty of characters and great combat, there is a lot to love about Marvel Cosmic Invasion. The fantastic visuals and sound design shine through from Tribute Games and Dotemu. It&s;s just a shame that the game&s;s difficulty spikes and …"
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75.0
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90.0
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60.0
"Whether you’re stuck comparing every brawler to TMNT for the rest of time like me or not, Cosmic Invasion is still a great experience that proves once again that Tribute is the best there is at what it does - …"
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85.0
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80.0
Story
70.0
"In an era that has more options than ever for co-op gaming, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is well worth your time and money, whether you&s;re looking to spend a weekend together gaming or keep coming back to see everything the game …"
Read original review"Exciting side-scrolling action and a varied roster of heroes come together in a fun retro romp."
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78.0
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85.0
Story
62.0
"I can&s;t put my finger on why this game isn&s;t perfect, but it&s;s all the things I want in a modern beat &s;em up. You can your friends will have a lot of fun. Play it solo, only if you …"
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85.0
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90.0
Story
85.0
"MARVEL Cosmic Invasion delivers one of the best modern Marvel beat &s;em up experiences in years. With authentic character personalities, sharp animations, and nonstop comic-book energy, it feels made for longtime Marvel fans. A deeper X-Men and Fantastic Four roster …"
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92.0
Gameplay
86.0
Story
78.0
"Marvel Cosmic Invasion follows in the footsteps of Shredder’s Revenge by offering a smartly modernized take on the arcade games of yesteryear. It’s not the deepest package, nor does it completely shatter this genre’s reliable mold, but anyone bearing a …"
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68.0
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72.0
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64.0
"If you&s;re someone who genuinely likes the genre, or think that you and your friends will want to do several runs through the game&s;s 16 stages, then it&s;ll definitely be worth the price. However, if you only see yourself wanting …"
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85.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Marvel Cosmic Invasion soars with stunning visuals, slick beat-em-up gameplay, and an inventive lineup of diverse comic book characters."
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85.0
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90.0
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95.0
"A loving homage to the Marvel Comics of old, a fitting adaptation of the Annihilation Saga and an incredible beat &s;em up in its own right, Marvel Cosmic Invasion is simply fantastic."
Read original review"Marvel Cosmic Invasion is the work of developer Tribute Games, the studio that, in 2022, brought us Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder&s;s Rev..."
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30.0
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25.0
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20.0
"Perhaps the beat-&s;em-up genre&s;s best ever roster of playable characters, let down by an inconsistent campaign that&s;s wears out too fast."
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92.0
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88.0
Story
84.0
"Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a fantastic 2D beat ’em that cleverly leans into its bright and colorful comic book roots, that any Marvel fan of even finds a way to pay tribute to its 2D Fighting games in the process. …"
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75.0
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70.0
Story
65.0
"Marvel Cosmic Invasion does little to surprise, but it executes excellently on its retro beat-&s;em-up ambitions. Depth perception can be a problem, but we like how the tag-team format gives the game a bit more of a chaotic feel, especially …"
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65.0
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92.0
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78.0
"You can play as any character duo you like in any level; however, each level has an intended duo."
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95.0
Gameplay
85.0
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70.0
"With its inclusion in Game Pass Ultimate (a shame we have to differentiate) it’s definitely worth checking out."
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90.0
Gameplay
75.0
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85.0
"Pure cartoon fun, and all the better for it, Tribute Games has not only totally honoured the source material, but delivered one of the best arcade Marvel games ever made. The aesthetic is beautiful, and the effort involved in creating …"
Read original review"The stages and enemies aren’t going to blow you away, but Marvel Cosmic Invasion’s tag team action still has the juice."
Read original review"Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a perfectly fine game, one that pays homage to not only the beat-em-up genre but takes clear inspiration from seminal titles such as Marvel vs. Capcom 2."
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