Lego Marvel Super Heroes (3DS) Guide How to Play
Game Modes
Story
As you play through the game’s Story mode, you must use the provided characters to complete challenges and unlock new levels.
The Story is divided into 15 chapters. Each chapter contains three levels.
When you start a new chapter, only the first level is unlocked. Play through the first level to unlock the second level, then play through the second level to unlock the third level. Finish all three levels to unlock Free Play for the entire chapter.
Unlocking new chapters is a bit more complicated. You must complete the preceding chapter, but you must also collect a specified number of Gold Bricks. Every level contains 10 challenges, and you’ll earn a Gold Brick for each challenge you complete. If you haven’t earned enough Gold Bricks to unlock the next chapter, you must revisit the available levels and complete more challenges before you can continue the Story.
Gold Brick Requirements
| Chapter Name | Gold Bricks Needed |
|---|---|
| Sand Central Station | 0 |
| Baxter Building | 10 |
| Oscorp | 20 |
| The Raft | 30 |
| Stark Tower | 50 |
| Hydra Base | 60 |
| Asgard | 70 |
| X-Mansion | 90 |
| Castle Doom | 100 |
| Doctor Doom’s Tanker | 110 |
| New York Power Station | 140 |
| Island M | 170 |
| Asteroid M: Space | 200 |
| Asteroid M: Showdown | 230 |
| Heroes vs. Galactus | 260 |
During Story mode, you can activate Tag Moves, but you can’t take direct control of your Tag partner. If you can’t complete a challenge with a level’s default hero, you must revisit the map as a more suitable character during Free Play.
Free Play
When you finish a chapter during Story mode, Free Play is unlocked for all three of that chapter’s levels. During Free Play, you can revisit a level with any character from your roster.
Early in the game, very few characters are available for Free Play. Complete certain challenges to unlock new characters, then purchase those characters from the Shop to add them to your roster.
When you revisit a level during Free Play, select characters with different key abilities to explore new areas and complete unfinished challenges. When you use any character other than the level’s default hero, the default hero serves as your Tag partner. During Free Play, you can take direct control of your Tag partner—use the Touch Screen controls to have your hero and Tag partner switch roles as you play through the level.