This is the sweet spot of licensed games: genuinely fun, family-friendly, and packed with enough Marvel fan service to keep kids engaged for hours. The LEGO formula works beautifully here—take superhero action, strip out anything scary or intense, add goofy humor, and let kids play together on the couch.

The gameplay isn't deep. You'll button-mash through waves of enemies, use the right character to solve obvious puzzles, and collect approximately one billion studs. But that simplicity is part of the appeal for younger players, and the sheer variety of characters keeps it fresh. Playing as Hulk feels different than playing as Spider-Man or Deadpool.

The real magic is in co-op. This is a game designed for two people to share a screen, and it shines when a parent and kid (or two siblings) are working together. No online toxicity, no strangers, just you and your player two figuring out how to break enough stuff to progress.

It's showing its age a bit—2013 graphics and some clunky vehicle sections—but it holds up better than most games from that era. If your kid is into Marvel and you want something you can actually play together without cringing, this is a solid pick.