HIGHLIGHTS
- Marvel Rivals’ Closed Alpha Test starts on May 10-20, featuring five modes and the “Dawn of Legends” tournament with a $22,500 prize.
- The game’s roster includes 20 new characters, like Adam Warlock and Black Widow, with five new maps.
- The dual playstyle of Cloak and Dagger with teleportation and light powers adds a new dimension to Marvel Rivals.
NetEase Games developed the Marvel Rivals and has also been involved in other Marvel games developed by Marvel Super War and Marvel Duel.
Marvel Rivals is a Super Hero team-based PVP shooter game, where you can form an all-star team of Marvel characters.
The game features destructible, ever-changing battlefields set in the dynamically changing Marvel Universe.
Marvel Rivals Early Access Provide 5 Different Modes
Marvel Rivals is preparing for a Closed Alpha Test, which will start on May 10th at 5:00 PM (PDT) and will run until May 20th at 11:59 PM (PDT).
If you’re interested to sign up for the Closed Alpha Test, visit its official website of Marvel Rivals.
There are, however, limited spots; not everyone who signs up will not be able to join it at the time.
The Closed Alpha Test will have five modes for players: the Tutorial, Quick Match, Pocket Universe, Custom, and Competitive.
Then there is this 6v6 “Dawn of Legends” tournament with a prize pool of $22,500, and the top 32 factions will be tagged with the title “Dawn of Legends”.
Significantly, if you can’t sign into it, you may get additional opportunities to receive an invite.
Further, there are in-game event pages where players who reach certain milestones during test play can get extra invite codes.
Additionally, there is a Content Creator program and live streams on Twitch, where more invite codes and rewards are up for grabs.
Marvel Rivals Introduces New Roster With Namor And Loki
The new roster for Marvel Rivals is now confirmed, featuring a wide variety of characters from the Marvel Universe. The list of some confirmed characters that you can play as are:
Namor: He controls the water, using a trident and manipulating opponents’ positions.
Loki: He is sly, deceiving, and can transform into his opponents to morph their abilities.
Magik: He is strong, wielding a powerful sword and being able to change into his stronger form for higher damage.
Similarly, Groot can stun and hold foes with his roots; Rocket Raccoon has fire weapons for blasts and burns.
Luna Snow has ice abilities to freeze and skating agility while Black Panther is agile and attacks with claws for close combat.
Iron Man uses repulsor blasts, with high agility and damage output while Hulk can switch between Bruce Banner and Hulk for different combat styles.
Contrarily, its roster will be ever evolving, so there will always be new gameplay and characters to explore in the coming months.
20 Introduced Characters And 5 Maps In Marvel Rivals
Recently, the Marvel Rivals game has had an expansion of 20 new characters.
According to a leak, these characters look to shake things up in this game’s roster, here is the list of new characters:
- Adam Warlock
- Black Widow
- Blade
- Captain America
- Cloak & Dagger
- Hawkeye
- Human Torch
- Invisible Woman
- Iron Fist (Lin Lie)
- Jeff the Landshark
- Moon Knight
- Mr. Fantastic
- Psylocke
- Squirrel Girl
- The Thing
- Thor
- Ultron
- Venom
- Winter Soldier
- Wolverine
Further, there’s an assumption where the character will join the existing lineup, offering new abilities, new ways to play, and new strategies.
However, along with the new characters, the leak also suggests five new maps for players to explore:
- Hydra Erebus Base
- The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda
- Klyntar
- Empire of Eternal Night
- Krakoa
Cloak And Dagger: The Unique Addition In Marvel Rivals
Cloak and Dagger are a duo more famously known as “Light and Darkness incarnate” within the Marvel Universe.
They are a crime-fighting team that received their powers from exposure to experimental drugs.
In the game Marvel Rivals, they seem to be one character that players can switch into.
Nevertheless, Cloak teleports around the battlefield, and Dagger can manipulate light-based abilities.
Significantly, the game seems to be a hero-shooter where players can create their Marvel squad and use unique team-up skills in different battlefields.
There’s a hype around the game’s community for their addition, talking about their playstyle, abilities, and character design.
Contrarily, the addition of a duo for Cloak and Dagger is going to be a very interesting layer in Marvel Rivals gameplay.
