New hero shooter Marvel Rivals looks like Overwatch with Marvel heroes

polygon.com:

A new team-based multiplayer hero shooter starring the superheroes and supervillains of the Marvel Universe is on the way from Marvel and NetEase Games. It’s called Marvel Rivals, and it will pit two teams of six heroes against each other on battlefields like Asgard and Tokyo 2099 that are built around destruction.

Marvel Rivals is being developed for PC by a team composed of developers who have worked on the Call of Duty and Battlefield franchises. The game has Overwatch vibes, being a free-to-play game with an expanding lineup of heroes and villains to play as, but is played from a third-person perspective. Eighteen heroes and villains are confirmed for the roster so far: Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Groot, Hulk, Iron Man, Loki, Luna Snow, Magik, Magneto, Mantis, Namor, Peni Parker, Rocket Raccoon, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Storm, Star-Lord, and The Punisher.

At least 12 of those characters will be playable in an upcoming alpha test. And given the massive population of the Marvel Universe, expect that number to grow to include many more fan favorites.

What makes Marvel Rivals potentially more interesting — and decidedly Marvel — than other hero shooters is its Team-Up moves, in which multiple characters can combine their powers for awesome effect. For example, you can pair Guardians of the Galaxy members Groot and Rocket Raccoon to become a rootin’-shootin’ duo, or Hulk can lend Tony Stark powerful gamma radiation to power up his repulsors. (So far, there’s no confirmation that there’ll be a Wolverine-Colossus fastball special, or a Hawkeye-Ant-Man arrow ride, but come on, those have to be coming at some point!)

In Marvel Rivals’ announcement trailer, we see a variety of comic book heroes and villains using their trademark abilities in combat. Doctor Strange creates portals for his team to travel through. Loki transforms into other characters, gaining their superpowers. Spider-Man unleashes a flurry of thwips to ensnare the opposing team as part of his ult.