Videogames - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The must-have video game of the year is finally available

By Mulder, 26 october 2021

Fasten your seatbelts and prepare for an epic journey across the galaxy. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is now available on PlayStation®5 (PS5), PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and streaming via GeForce NOW. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Cloud version for Nintendo Switch™ is also available in select regions. To celebrate, the team has released a new trailer detailing what fans can expect to find in the game.

Developed by the team at Eidos-Montreal™, who worked closely with Marvel Entertainment, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a single-player action-adventure game that features an all-new story and a new take on Guardians of the Galaxy.

"It was absolutely incredible for the Eidos-Montreal team to work with Marvel Entertainment to bring Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy to life," said David Anfossi, Studio Director of Eidos-Montreal. "We can't wait for fans to experience Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy through the eyes of Star-Lord and show the universe what they're made of."

In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, play as Star-Lord, the self-proclaimed leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and manage your team in battle, exploration and conversation. Discover new worlds and new cosmic superheroes and supervillains. Upgrade Guardians and try on over 40 in-game outfits and more.

"We knew Eidos-Montreal would be the perfect partner to create an original, authentic and fun Guardians of the Galaxy experience, and the team did not fail," said Jay Ong, executive vice president and director of Marvel Games. "We hope fans will love this unique Guardians adventure and thoroughly enjoy their journey across the galaxy."

And finally, fight to a killer soundtrack with more than 30 hits from the 80s, including songs from Bonnie Tyler, Rick Astley, KISS, Hot Chocolate, Mötley Crüe and more. You won't be able to stop tapping your feet.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy brings a new vision of the Guardians to players. Comments from Bruno Gauthier-Leblanc, Art Director at Eidos-Montreal, reveal more about the care taken in designing each character to ensure they draw inspiration from the extended Marvel universe, while still fitting the game's original story. Bruno Gauthier-Leblanc said, "We wanted to keep the Guardians' design true to the story we created, while making sure they were instantly recognizable as the Guardians of the Galaxy that fans love. We've built this fun, dysfunctional family by combining elements from the Marvel comics with the backstory we've imagined for them, giving each Guardian a unique look that fits into the gameplay mechanics." Bruno reveals that the unique appearance of Star-Lord, the Guardians' self-proclaimed leader, is inspired by his rock-and-roll loving space pirate image. His outfit is full of '80s references, including tributes to his favorite rock band and namesake: Star-Lord.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy takes place in the aftermath of an epic conflict known as the Galactic War, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy invites players to walk in Peter Quill's jet boots for a light year and lead his band of mercenary outcasts across the cosmos in search of glory, riches, and a way out of the mess they've gotten themselves into, Grand Unifier Raker brings Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora, Rocket and Groot to the Universal Church of Truth, where the Guardians discover a ritual involving the mysterious Matriarch. Grand Unifier Raker explains that the Matriarch wishes to share with them a truth that can supposedly end all pain. As always with the Guardians, things don't go at all as planned and they manage to alienate half the galaxy... The Guardians will have to take it to the next level and show their worth to save the galaxy. The video also includes characters like the Xandarian Worldmind and everyone's favorite Russian space telepathic dog, Cosmo. In the Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy universe, Star-Lord is the name of Peter Quill's favorite rock band, which he later borrowed to use as his famous nickname.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is being developed by the experienced team at Eidos-Montreal in close collaboration with Marvel Entertainment to deliver an original and authentic experience inspired by over half a century of Guardians of the Galaxy history. This unique Guardians of the Galaxy adventure, inspired by the comic books, will take players on a fast-paced journey through space as Peter Quill and the Guardians become the last bastion protecting the galaxy.

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC (digital), as well as streaming via GeForce NOW.

(Source: press release)