


His blasters have four alternate firing modes. The player can utilize Star-Lord's elemental guns to defeat enemies. In Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, the player assumes control of Peter Quill / Star-Lord from a third-person perspective. In this screenshot, Star-Lord / Peter Quill and his fellow Guardians are combating a creature on the planet Seknarf Nine. The title's commercial failure was a notable factor in Square Enix's decision to sell off Eidos-Montréal to Embracer Group in 2022. Despite being an unexpected critical success, the game underperformed financially and failed to meet Square Enix's expectations. It was nominated for multiple year-end accolades by several gaming publications.

Criticisms, however, were directed at its combat and gameplay. While initial anticipation for the title was low due to the lackluster reception of Marvel's Avengers, the game received favorable reviews from critics, with praise for its narrative, cast performance, music, and characters. The orchestral soundtracks were recorded at Abbey Road Studios.Īnnounced in June 2021, the game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming in October the same year. Richard Jacques composed the game's soundtracks, while an original album inspired by 1980s music was released by the game's audio director Steve Szczepkowski. While the game features a light-hearted tone, the underlying story focuses on the themes of trauma and grief. Narrative and teamwork were cited as the important pillars for the game's development. Marvel actively encouraged Eidos to create their own version of the Guardians, and collaborated closely with the team. Unlike Avengers, the game is strictly single-player with no downloadable content or microtransactions. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was the second game to be released under the multi-game partnership between Marvel Entertainment and Square Enix, with the first being Marvel's Avengers by Crystal Dynamics. The player assumes control of Peter Quill / Star-Lord, the team's self-proclaimed leader, and issues commands to other members of the Guardians including Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and Groot. In the game, the titular team, while attempting to capture a beast for a wealthy collector, accidentally unleashes a seemingly harmless being, inadvertently setting in motion a series of catastrophic events that threaten the peace of the universe. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, the game is set in an original universe. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2021 action-adventure game developed by Eidos-Montréal and published by Square Enix.
