'Marvel Future Fight' takes part in 'Secret Wars' with latest update

Marvel Future Fight Secret Wars — Some of the new characters appearing in the "Secret Wars" update for "Marvel Future Fight." www.ew.com

“Marvel Future Fight” is about to get even bigger, as the game’s latest update brings player’s to this year’s biggest comic book event; “Secret Wars.” The comic event features a number of alternate realities being put into one earth ruled by Doctor Doom. The series is written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Esad Ribic, while “Future Fight” writer Peter David will be adapting it into the Marvel mobile game.

According to Entertainment Weekly, characters from various realities in “Secret Wars” will be playable or be alternate costumes for existing characters. One example is Captain Marvel, who will have an alternate costume from the “Carol Corps” mini-series that sprung off “Secret Wars.” Other popular characters like Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man will also be getting new costumes based on various “Secret Wars” mini series’.

New characters coming to the game include Sister Grimm from “The Runaways,” Marvel mainstay She-Hulk and a new character called Singularity. All three characters are currently in a team comic called A-Force, which will continue after “Secret Wars” has ended. The team consists of almost every female superhero in the Marvel universe.

Product Reviews has also confirmed that the Green Goblin and Malekith will be added to the game’s “Villain Siege” mode, along with three new villains from “Secret Wars.” The three villains are the Maestro from the “Future Imperfect” series, The Kingpin from “Armor Wars” and Zombie Venom from “Marvel Zombies.”

It should also be noted that developer Netmarble would be increasing the difficulty level of Villain Siege in this latest update. While getting through the stages will be more of a challenge than before, the rewards will be even greater, as players will be able to unlock the biometrics of the villains they face and recruit them for their team.

Other improvements coming to “Future Fight” include much better communication with Alliance members and a new tournament mode called “Taskmaster’s Killiseum.” All of these and more will be available on Aug. 26 for both iOS and Android devices. The game itself is a free download, so those who haven’t picked it up yet can do so now.