After the 25-minute prologue, you will have access to the War Table and will be able to play through two single player missions. With the Hulk and Ms. Marvel, the former sees them travel to the Pacific Northwest in search of the Olympia Archive and JARVIS, while the latter moves them to Russia to “uncover the secrets of SHIELD hidden deep underground.” One of these missions also includes a boss fight with Abomination.
After completing the single-player content, the beta version opens and allows players to tackle a variety of other activities in cooperative mode (or only with AI if they prefer). These are divided into three mission types: HARM Rooms, Warzones, and Dropzones. Depending on the activity, these can take anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours.
HARM rooms are holographic training grounds similar to the X-Men hazard rooms and are wave based challenges. The beta version features three HARM rooms, each with increasing difficulty. Complete all three and you’ll receive a special nameplate that you can use in the full game.
Warzones are the dungeon-like missions of Marvel’s Avengers, and there are five available to play in the beta version. Individual locations and targets were not revealed as part of the War Table broadcast, but we do know that you will face both robotic and human enemies. Warzones also include loot-containing bunkers and collectible comics, and players must solve puzzles to enter.
Finally, the beta will also feature an unspecified number of Dropzones, which are among the shortest and most focused mission types in the game.
Today’s broadcast also revealed that Hawkeye will be a post-launch character and that the beta will give you some Fortnite rewards.To learn more about Marvel’s Avengers, check out our practice with a mission from Thor and Ms. Marvel, the game’s unique approaches to character design, and why the team chose MODOK as their main villain.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK news and entertainment writer.
