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Out 6 September, Marvel promises episodic Avengers Initiative will be 'mobile gaming event of the year'

Starting with Hulk swipe

Out 6 September, Marvel promises episodic Avengers Initiative will be 'mobile gaming event of the year'
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Not many companies would be brave enough to launch their game using the phrase "The mobile gaming event of the year is here".

But that's exactly what Marvel is saying about its new game Avengers Initiative, which is due out on 6th September.

Few specific details have been released, although from the video footage provided, it looks like an arena-based 3D beat-'em up in which you take the role of the Hulk, beating up the usual array of Avenger universe baddies, including Wendigo, Abomination, Kronan, and the Skrulls.

You'll also get to level up and gear up as you progress, providing some RPG elements.

There's more of them

Marvel has said the game is "built exclusively for touchscreen devices" so the controls should be well balanced.

Certainly, there's no UI shown in the video so we're guessing it will take an Infinity Blade-style approach in terms of gesture controls.

Perhaps the most significant part of the announcement, though, is that the Hulk game is only the first part of what will be an episodic roll out of other Marvel characters including Captain America and Iron Man.

We're guessing, but it would seem logical that these might offer completely different gameplay experiences. Neatly, the other episodes will also be free, although there's no news about pricing for the initial download.

Boasting high-end graphics, Avengers Initiative will be released for iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPad 3 and various Android devices.

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