Overview:
- Estimated difficulty: 2/10
- Offline: 40 [1000]
- Online: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 1000: 30-40 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 [Story and Free Play] plus free roaming
- Missable achievements: None [Level Select]
- Does difficulty affect achievements: No Difficulty
- Unobtainable/glitched achievements: No
- Do cheat codes disable achievements: No
- Stackable achievements: Yes. You can play both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions and earn 1000 in each version.
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DLC: The Masters of Evil
- Difficulty: 1/10
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Time to 100
: 30 minutes
- Unobtainable: None
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DLC: Classic Captain Marvel
- Difficulty: 1/10
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Time to 100
: 30 minutes
- Unobtainable: None
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DLC: Classic Black Panther
- Difficulty: 1/10
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Time to 100
: 30 minutes
- Unobtainable: None
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DLC: All-New All-Different Doctor Strange
- Difficulty: 1/10
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Time to 100
: 30 minutes
- Unobtainable: None
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DLC: MARVEL's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Difficulty: 1/10
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Time to 100
: 30 minutes
- Unobtainable: None
Thanks to VGFAQ and packattack04082 for use of their videos.
Introduction:
“Avengers Assemble! The best-selling LEGO Marvel videogame franchise returns with a new action-packed, Super Hero adventure. Join the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers team and experience the first console videogame featuring characters and storylines from the critically-acclaimed films and more. Play as the most powerful Super Heroes in their quest to save the world.” – from xbox.com
Traverse through 15 sprawling levels and 8 hubs that take you to such locations as Washington D.C., Manhattan, Sokovia, S.H.I.E.L.D. Base and Asgard. Levels include scenes from the movies The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The First Avenger, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Unlock and play as your favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe characters, each with special and unique abilities.
All LEGO games follow the same formula. First you play through the story, then replay the levels in Free Play to get 100% in them then you tackle the hubs one at a time. This game is no different. Utilizing this method will maximize your time and you will complete the game sooner. Or, you can shake things up and play in any order you like!
Cheat Codes:
As with all previous LEGO games, using cheat codes do not disable any achievements. At any point in the game, press > ‘Extras’ > ‘Enter Code’. Then enter in the code of your choice below. You can also enter codes in The Collector’s room on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Hellicarrier.
Note: If you use the red brick codes, you still have to locate and purchase the red brick in the game for it to count towards the 100%. And it is possible that using any of the character codes could screw up the character quests in the hubs by them not appearing properly. Use these at your own risk.
Refer to this post for a list of cheat codes.
Character Abilities:
Sometimes in Free Play you need a certain character to perform a certain task and you don’t know who to use. This list has most of the abilities listed and which character you can use. Chances are you are going to use the same character for an ability all the time, but alternates are listed in case you want to mix things up.
Refer to this post for a list of abilities.
Step 1: Story Mode
There are 12 story and 3 bonus levels to play through, each taking roughly 20-30 minutes, so you’re looking at approximately 8 hours to complete this step. These levels are not difficult at all but you may become stuck in certain areas as to what to do next. If that happens, there is a Youtube walkthrough playlist linked in Step 3 to assist you.
Don’t worry about any collectibles or attaining True Avenger the first time playing as you cannot gather most of them through your story playthrough anyway. Plus, you need certain characters to access certain areas of the level that aren’t available to you in your first playthrough. Just sit back and enjoy the story. You will unlock a minimum of 16 achievements in this step, possibly 17 (“True Avenger”).
Step 2: Free Play Mode Preparation
Note: To have the ability to select characters in Free Play by holding , you first have to complete all 15 story levels. Otherwise, you must visit the blue or red platforms in each hub and change your character that way. From then on, while remaining in that hub, you can hold
to change your character, but lose this ability when you leave.
With your story playthrough complete, there is one thing you need to do to make Free Play run smoothly, and that is obtain characters with abilities you are missing. Luckily, you unlock all but two abilities you need for Free Play while playing through the story. The only remaining abilities you need are characters who can Dig and have Cosmic Powers.
- Dig Ability - You can purchase Damage Control for only 10,000 studs and he is available early on in the game in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Base hub. Other dig characters include Squirrel Girl, Tigra, Moon Boy and Reptil, who are unlocked by doing side missions in the hubs.
- Cosmic Power Ability - You unlock Ultimate Ultron when you complete the level ‘Ultron Undone’ but you must purchase him for 500,000 studs. A cheaper alternative is to unlock the character Korvac in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Base hub. He doesn’t cost anything and is probably the most versatile character in the game as he has all but a few abilities (flight, laser beam, cosmic powers, use electric panels, super strength and pass through grates, to name a few). You will probably be using this character a lot.
Characters with the abilities Grow, Shrink and Regenerate Health are also not unlocked while playing through the story, but these are unnecessary to obtain any collectibles in Free Play.
Step 3: Free Play Mode
It is recommended that you complete the story first before going back and playing any levels in Free Play.
Once you have completed the story, Free Play opens up for all the levels and the hubs. Since you have all but two character abilities, you can do them in any order, but it is suggested that you complete Free Play in the levelsbefore the hubs to get them out of the way first while they’re still fresh in your mind.
Each story level contains four gold bricks: completing the level (which you should have gotten playing the level the first time), attaining True Avenger, finding all 10 minikits and rescuing Stan Lee. Each level also contains three character tokens and a red brick. Playing through each level again should take about the same time each as it did playing through the story, so it’ll take about 8-10 hours to accomplish this step. Play through each level and complete them 100% before moving onto the next one so you don’t have to backtrack and play it again.
Full 100% for all levels and hubs (playlist courtesy of VGFAQ)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRXv9MVYcSxac0fB7jZuQomWe95XGrrM
Step 4: Hubs
Note: When you start each hub race, there are times for Bronze, Silver and Gold. To obtain a vehicle token, you must finish the race with a Gold medal.
Note: Some character quests do not appear in the hubs until you’ve completed the story levels (characters unlock when their corresponding movie level is completed). It is highly recommended you complete the story before tackling any hub collectibles.
You gain full access to 5 of the 8 hubs after completing the level ‘Earth’s Mightiest’. The last three are unlocked through your progress of the Avengers: Age of Ultron movie levels. When you have access to all 8 hubs, visit each of them in a single session to unlock “Globe Trotter”.
Each hub has side missions, fetch quests, puzzles and small battles to unlock character tokens and gold bricks. Races award you with vehicle tokens. For each of these, you will need certain characters with unique abilities. Luckily, you unlock all but two abilities in your story playthrough. The only other abilities you need are a character that can Dig and a character with Cosmic Powers (see Step 2).
You can tackle this however you like; complete one hub at a time or do one category at a time (rescue all Stan Lee’s, complete all races, etc.). However, it is recommended that you complete one hub 100% before moving onto the next one to reduce backtracking and to maximize your play time, but it’s all up to you. To see the total number of what you’ve already completed in the hub that you are in, press on the controller and the pause menu will show your current progress and percentage. You can toggle your hub completion versus your total game completion by pressing
.
This step will take you approximately 12-15 hours to complete, depending on how you utilize your time.
Step 5: Mop Up & 100%
To see what percentage you have, press and it is at the top of the screen. Make sure you purchase every variation of the characters, purchase all the vehicles and red bricks, acquire all the gold bricks, and so on. Use the bullet list in “I'll Do It Myself” as a checklist and make sure you’ve obtained everything.
If you haven’t unlocked the remaining achievements in your playthrough, now is the time to do it. Aside from attaining 100%, there are some random achievements to complete:
- There are 16 character related achievements
- “You Asked For It” - stop 10 crimes in Manhattan
- “Perfect Pannapictagraphist” - view all minikit comic pages
- “Going Knowhere” - activate all 18 red bricks at the same time
- “Be Worthy” - create and play as a custom character equipped with Mjolnir
The Masters of Evil Level Pack
Introduction:
Baron Zemo and his Masters of Evil are up to no good when they attempt to lure out the Avengers and defeat them in this re-telling of the classic 1963 comic book adventure.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
To get 100% in this DLC, you must play through it twice; once in Story mode and once in Free Play (to collect all the minikits). Certain characters are required for Free Play so to ensure minimal playthroughs, make sure you have the required characters before playing.
Classic Captain Marvel Level Pack
Introduction:
After an exploding alien machine grants her amazing super powers, Carol Danvers became the interstellar Super Hero known as Captain Marvel! Now, when arch-enemies reappear in her life, it’s up to Captain Marvel to save the city of New York!
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
To get 100% in this DLC, you must play through it twice; once in Story mode and once in Free Play (to collect all the minikits). Certain characters are required for Free Play so to ensure minimal playthroughs, make sure you have the required characters before playing.
Classic Black Panther Level Pack
Introduction:
In a re-telling of T'Challa's origin story, Black Panther and his sister Shuri must evade the chaos of an invasion of their home country Wakanda and save their mother from the clutches of the villainous Klaw.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
To get 100% in this DLC, you must play through it twice; once in Story mode and once in Free Play (to collect all the minikits). Certain characters are required for Free Play so to ensure minimal playthroughs, make sure you have the required characters before playing.
All-New All-Different Doctor Strange Level Pack
Introduction:
Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange and his powerful ally Clea must travel to the Dark Dimension and fend off the villainous Mordo and Dormammu.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
To get 100% in this DLC, you must play through it twice; once in Story mode and once in Free Play (to collect all the minikits). Certain characters are required for Free Play so to ensure minimal playthroughs, make sure you have the required characters before playing.
MARVEL's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Level Pack
Introduction:
The team finds itself in a dangerous position after failing to make peace with the enigmatic Inhumans. The Inhumans have now occupied the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and it's up to the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to neutralize the threat and uncover the secrets of Afterlife.
Abbreviated Walkthrough:
To get 100% in this DLC, you must play through it twice; once in Story mode and once in Free Play (to collect all the minikits). Certain characters are required for Free Play so to ensure minimal playthroughs, make sure you have the required characters before playing.
Conclusion:
LEGO games can be a tedious completion, but if you stick with it, you’ll get to 100% in no time! Enjoy!
[XBA would like to thank bLaKgRaVy for this Roadmap]