Sentinels of the Multiverse Review
Price: $9.99
Version Reviewed: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPad 2
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You've just recovered from barely fending off a pack of bloodthirsty velociraptors when suddenly some intergalactic warlord shows up. He launches into a trite rant about his plans to take over the Earth and begins teleporting in legions of his ugly alien soldiers who advance on you and your friends. Then, without warning, a volcano erupts, spewing ash and burning lava into the sky. Yep, it's just another Tuesday for the Sentinels of the Multiverse.
Game setup involves selecting a team of superheroes, an archvillain for them to face, and a location where the battle takes place. Each of these three elements comes with its own deck of cards representing the special abilities, equipment, events, and/or the foes the heroes will fight. As one would expect, the heroes win by reducing the archvillain's health to zero. Meanwhile, the villain can win by either knocking out all of the supers, or by fulfilling some special victory condition specific to that particular baddie.
Sentinels' artwork, which rather echoes the feel of a lot of indie superhero comics I've read in my day, comes across a bit on the low-rent side but it definitely lends the game a very unified and distinct look. There are even fictional histories for all of the characters and cards are sprinkled with quotes from back issues of books that have never seen print - at least not in THIS universe. The panels of the game's layout and the page-flipping effect as the turns progress nod respectfully at the fictional source material. It's just a shame that there's not a bit more pomp when winning, rather than just a simple splash screen.
Still, small issues aside, Sentinels of the Multiverse is another great adaptation that continues to bridge the divide between tabletop and tablet screen. And considering the original has released several expansions during its lifetime, I wouldn't be surprised to see some DLC beefing out the experience before long. This is a solid recommendation.