Marvel Heroes debuts One-Shot standalone tales

Marvel Heroes has yet to introduce a large number of characters, so they're introducing new standalone One-Shot stories. The first one stars Wakandan ruler The Black Panther.

Ozzie Mejia

May 17, 2014 5:00 PM

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Gazillion Entertainment is pushing forward with its Marvel Comics-based MMORPG, Marvel Heroes. The game has received frequent updates, including an expansion to the game's original story. But there are still a large number of Marvel heroes, villains, and supporting characters that have yet to make their debut. Recognizing that they may not fit into the current storyline, Gazillion has decided to unveil new One-Shot stories.

"A One-Shot story is a new type of content for the Marvel Heroes game that allows us to tell stories in the Marvel Universe that can take place within and outside our game's main storyline and timeline," reads the post on the Marvel Heroes website. "One-Shots are not entire chapters in the story, but are rather small snap-shots of the Marvel Heroes Universe. They allow for the inclusion of new super villains, new motion comics, and new types of enemies who otherwise may not be added to the main storyline for some time."

Just like comic book one-shot stories, the Marvel Heroes One-Shots will feature standalone stories that introduce some lesser-known characters. The first One-Shot, called "Vibranium Mines," takes players to Wakanda, as the ruling Black Panther must stave off an insurrection attempt from M'Baku the Man-Ape. The Man-Ape will also have help from Frightful Four alum Wizard and Spider Slayer creator Spencer Smythe, who are looking to cash in on Wakanda's precious Vibranium cache.

One-Shots are available to players at level 20 and above and can be accessed from any waypoint's 'Terminals' tab.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?