

You can even float all the way up to the Helicarrier, stationed above the city, where all the collectibles are stored. The flying mechanic takes a while to get used to, but once you're au fait with Iron Man's blasters, you can zip around Manhattan in a flash.

The missions usually take place in contained locations - prisons, secret hideouts, Stark Tower, and so on - but Free Play lets you roam around the entirety of New York City. What's more, the missions are visually cluttered as a result, and that means that it all looks a bit muddy on the Switch, especially in handheld mode.īecause Super Heroes is at its best when you're able to freely switch between X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers, Free Play is undoubtedly the best part of the game. You'll get a lot of pop-ups about needing "magnetic powers" or "web-slinging characters", and it can be frustrating if you know exactly what you need to do, but you're just not allowed. Lego games want you to replay all the levels, so the missions are cluttered with stuff that you can't use yet.

The plot can sometimes feel like a paint-by-numbers tutorial in which you're penalised for trying to skip ahead, though.
