NEED TO KNOW
WHAT IS IT? A platform fighter with an eclectic, iconic cast of characters.
EXPECT TO PAY Free-to-play
DEVELOPER Player First Games
PUBLISHER Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
REVIEWED ON Nvidia GeForce RTX3070, AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, 16GB RAM
MULTIPLAYER Yes
LINK multiversus.com
I’m Adventure Time’s Jake the Dog, standing on the edge of a Rick and Morty-themed arena. I’m about to beat Shaggy from Scooby-Doo into a bloody pulp while my teammate Arya Stark is casually stealing Batman’s face. A few years ago this would have given me severe whiplash, but in a world where tennis star Naomi Osaka is throwing hands at Naruto in Fortnite, nothing surprises me anymore. Well, except for one thing: MultiVersus is actually pretty damn good.
Believe me, I never expected it either. The initial reveal left me disinterested – it looked like another weaksauce attempt to be Smash Bros, and I’m not much of a platform fighter gal anyway. I much prefer my fighting games in a tight, enclosed 3D arena a la Tekken and Soulcalibur. I came into MultiVersus not expecting much, but found that Player First Games has begun to lay the groundwork for something remarkable.
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