Common Sense Media Review
By Carolyn Koh
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Kids play superheroes in mildly violent online game.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 9+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Play
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Marvel Super Hero Squad Online
What's It About?
MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD ONLINE is based on the television series of the same name. Players get to take on the roles of characters from the show while exploring familiar areas and battling villains. There is also a trading card game that has the characters battling it out as you play the cards, as well as a house (the helicarrier) that kids can decorate where collected characters live.
Is It Any Good?
Marvel Super Hero Squad Online has managed to hit all of the things most kids like to do in games. There are objects to interact with in the landscape, superheroes to collect and level up (each superhero has his or her own special animations and power attacks), and places from the television series that they can explore. Plus, the game is wonderfully easy to play, offering both keyboard and mouse controls. Kids who are fans of the Marvel Universe and of the Super Hero Squad show will particularly enjoy this game.
Parents should know that there are three components to the game: the free game, the paid subscription, and gold coins that parents can purchase for kids so they can unlock portions of the game or characters they want.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about superheroes. What is your favorite super power? What would you do if you had super powers?
Families can also talk about violence. Does a game like this feel less violent than others of its kind because there's no blood? Does cartoon violence have less of an impact on you than live action violence?
Game Details
- Platforms : Mac , Windows
- Pricing structure :
- Available online? : Available online
- Publisher : Gazillion Entertainment
- Release date : July 18, 2011
- Genre : Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG)
- Topics : Superheroes
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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