Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy launches today and for those of you on the fence after the travesty that was Marvel's Avengers, you'll be happy to hear that Eidos Montreal's space-faring action-adventure has been met with rave reviews. Reviews for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy started to roll in yesterday, ahead of today's release, and the game has received mostly favorable reviews.
Among the positive reviews was our own Josh Wilding, who wrote in his four-out-of-five star review for Comic Book Movie:
Guardians of the Galaxy delivers everything a Marvel fan could want from a game featuring the iconic team, and a rockin' soundtrack, soulful story, and amped up gameplay ensure this action-packed cosmic caper is worth experiencing.
I actually had the chance to review the game for another site as well and expressed similar sentiment. One of the best things about Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is the simple fact that it's a straight-forward action adventure with no tacked on microtransactions or convoluted multiplayer systems.
As it currently stands, the PS5 version of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy sits at an 81 Metascore with 71 critic reviews. Here are some of the highlights:
PlayStation Universe - 95
Eidos Montreal has crafted one of the best superhero games. Their attention to world-building and characterization should be followed by many studios to come. Exciting combat that blends action RPG elements with strategic player commands and breathtaking visuals and animations is something to behold. But what truly sets this title apart is the fantastic writing, not just for the Guardians themselves but for every character you come across. If you weren't a fan of the franchise before, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy might just change your mind.
DualShockers - 85
Guardians of the Galaxy is everything that Marvel's Avengers should have been, offering players a single-player focused adventure with some of your favorite comic book characters. Mixed in with solid gameplay and continuous witty banter between your teammates, Guardians of the Galaxy will leave you already excited for what you would expect to be the inevitable sequel.
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IGN - 80
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy nicely balances a goofy, action-filled adventure with some genuinely heartfelt story moments, and the choices you’re given can add some surprising personal twists to your particular playthrough. Its combat and level design are relatively simple if still consistently entertaining, but it’s the relationships and banter between its characters that keep everything fresh as they evolve. It isn’t going to set the world on fire, but Guardians of the Galaxy is still another convincing example of how much fun a linear, no-frills, single-player campaign can be.
Comicbook - 80
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a good game that wants to be, in Peter Quill's words, metal. It doesn't quite reach that mark, but compared to other recent Marvel video games that aren't Spider-Man, it succeeds more often than it fails. If you've liked other incarnations of the team's lovable misfits and misanthropes, you'll like what the developers have done here. And even if you're only somewhat aware of its Marvel background, there's a lot to love already here that a fresh coat of bug-fixing polish will only make better.
GameSpot - 70
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy doesn't feature an engaging combat system, save for the moments where the team huddles provide a loose connection to the much more engaging narrative theme of the strength of communication. The game instead shines via its storytelling, which is enhanced by a talented collection of voice actors and a wonderful soundtrack. If this game is your introduction to the titular heroes, it's not the best first impression, but sometimes when the galaxy needs to be saved, you can settle for good enough.
In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, you play as Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, in an original, all-new storyline that takes you across the Marvel cosmic universe. It's primarily a linear action-adventure although there are some light RPG elements, including dialogue choices that could have some slight impact on how the story unfolds as well as character abilities you can unlock. Although you only control Star-Lord, you can assign orders to your fellow Guardians, maximizing your team's full potential in combat.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is now available on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch (via the Cloud).
