Chaining together combos is crucial, and while I've played a great deal of this type of game before, it's still just as addictive as it's ever been. Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign for Xbox 360 game reviews & Metacritic score: Assemble a team of Marvel’s biggest super heroes and villains and battle with Puzzle Quest’s trademark match-3 and story-telling gameplay in a game. Certain abilities, such as Black Widow’s aggressive recon, are invaluable since they keep the opponent from using their abilities by removing a certain number of colored gems from their stash (shocker, but Juggernaut is a pain in the rear once he gets going). Build up enough purple combos and you can activate Hawkeye’s take aim ability, which will clear a whole row, or combo enough green to light up the opposing squad with a large scale lightning strike, courtesy of Storm.
For those unfamiliar, you still build up certain colors to activate character specific abilities which have a variety of special effects.
While the core gameplay is relatively unchanged, that doesn't mean there haven’t been some enhancements to cater to Marvel’s universe.
i just got this for 360 and gotta say they did a pretty good job making it literally puzzle quest with marvel. The original Puzzle Quest (and its sequel) were wonderful blueprints for how to meld tried and true match 3 (or 4 or 5 in some instances) gameplay with light RPG elements that are easy to pick up but offer some nice depth as well. Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign Console Release.
