LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

(Game #2 of my 2025 100% Marathon.)
This game gets a bad rap primarily when compared to Marvel Super Heroes 1, but personally I really enjoyed it. The open world is pretty fun to explore once you accept the premise of 20 different locations all smushed together. 100% is particularly tedious with the insane amount of collectibles, and I would not envy anyone who insists on doing it without a guide. Story missions are more or less standard for Lego games. Good game for general Marvel or MCU fans.

As someone who really enjoyed the first LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, I decided to play the second one out of curiosity and hope for a similar experience. What I loved about the original was the open-world Manhattan, the huge character roster, and the way it brought the Marvel universe to life in classic LEGO style. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 builds on that, but in a slightly different way. The game technically still takes place in Manhattan, but this time it’s part of a time-and-dimension-hopping version called "Chronopolis," which combines locations from Ancient Egypt to the futuristic 2099. It adds a lot of variety, even if it doesn’t feel quite as cohesive as the original. This time around, the story is completely original, with Kang the Conqueror as the main villain. The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy join forces to stop him, traveling through different timelines and facing various iconic villains along the way. While the plot didn’t grip me as much as the first game’s more straightforward narrative, it still offers plenty of fun moments for Marvel fans, especially those who enjoy the multiverse and time-travel themes. Gameplay sticks to the familiar LEGO formula: light combat, puzzles, and character-based progression. It can feel a bit repetitive at times, but the classic LEGO humor and unique character animations help keep things entertaining. There’s a ton of side missions and collectibles, which will definitely appeal to completionists. The character roster is once again massive, bringing in heroes and villains from all over the Marvel universe. While some fan favorites like the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool are missing from the base game, there’s still a strong variety especially with the Guardians of the Galaxy taking a bigger role. And of course, DLCs expand the lineup even more. There are a few technical issues (such as a known crash bug on certain PC setups), which can be annoying, but most have workarounds. Console players will likely have a smoother experience overall. In the end, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 doesn’t quite capture the same magic as the first game, but it still offers a fun, colorful, and content-packed adventure for fans of LEGO and Marvel. If you enjoyed the first one like I did, I think it’s still worth giving this sequel a shot. With its humor, huge character list, and alternate Marvel worlds, there's definitely fun to be had here.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a fun follow-up to the original game, but it doesn’t quite reach the same level. It still delivers an enjoyable LEGO experience, just with a few things that hold it back.
The gameplay sticks to the classic LEGO formula with puzzles, combat, and exploration. It’s still fun and easy to get into, but it can feel a bit repetitive after a while compared to the first game.
The roster is once again a strong point. There are a lot of characters to unlock, including some more unique and lesser-known ones, which adds variety and gives you more options when playing.
The different locations and the Chronopolis setting are interesting, but they don’t always feel as memorable or as fun to explore as the open world in the first game.
Overall, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a solid game, but it feels like a step down from the original. It’s still enjoyable, just not as memorable or exciting.
Gameplay: 7/10 | Overall: 7/10

34 hours in a LEGO game without 100% completion means there is a spreadsheet somewhere with a list of minikits I gave up on. I have no regrets.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is exactly what it looks like. If you have played a TT Games LEGO title before you know the loop already: smash everything in the environment, collect studs, unlock characters, solve simple puzzles, repeat. The formula has not changed in any meaningful way since 2005 and at this point that is simultaneously the game's greatest strength and its most honest limitation. It is comfortable in the way that only a game that has been doing the same thing for twenty years can be.
What saves it from being purely mechanical is the scope of the Marvel license and how clearly the developers enjoyed using it. Chronopolis is a fun hub world built from stitched together time periods and locations, and the roster of playable characters is enormous to the point of absurdity. You will unlock characters you have never heard of and characters so obscure they feel like a dare. That breadth is charming even when the characters themselves are functionally identical to play.
The story is light and self aware in the way LEGO games always are, and Kang the Conqueror makes for a better villain than most games give him credit for. The humour lands more often than it misses.
The collect-a-thon padding in the back half is real and relentless. Some of the minikits are hidden in ways that border on unreasonable without a guide. I know this because I looked up three of them, decided life was too short, and moved on.
A perfectly pleasant game that asks nothing of you and delivers exactly that.
7/10. Good for what it is. You already know if it is for you.

I mean, it's kinda annoying that in almost every level there's a boss fight other than that, it's ok.

I AM GROOOT!
Instead of buying new set of LEGOs or other crap just get this game. 262 Marvel characters and plenty of hours of brick mayhem. Story is about Kang the conqueror taking control over multiverse. Map have different zones which resemble known locations from Marvel universe. If you don't know how LEGO games are played then it's a mixture of action, beat'em up, puzzles and a bit of platforming. Definitely fun to play but some people might find it too easy. Each character have unique abilities. Overall decent especially for coop.
Even as minifigure Blackbolt would blow you out of your shoes like dog dodongo

Lego Marvel Superheroes 2 is a decent game but it's not anywhere near as better than first Marvel Superheroes game because it had the X-Man but other then that I had a good time playing the second game however there a few frustrating parts in this game such as a few of the bosses getting stuck and getting soft locked because I used the wrong character and the performance isn't as good as the first but still worth playing it.