MARVEL Cosmic Invasion offers a thrilling experience for fans of beat ’em up games by integrating light RPG mechanics. Players can level up their characters and unlock their full abilities, providing an engaging twist to classic gameplay. This guide outlines a quick and effective method to elevate your hero roster to its maximum potential right from the start.
NOTE: Strategy tested with multiple characters over the course of two complete playthroughs (8+ hours) in the game’s 1.0.0.12208 Steam version. Video and screenshots captured from the same version
How to Max Out Characters Quickly
Progressing through the stages and defeating bosses after building up long combos allows characters in MARVEL Cosmic Heroes to reach level 10. This unlocks health and focus upgrades, a unique Passive Skill, and a new color palette. A straightforward method to achieve max level quickly involves a swift run through the New York stage, a process that takes under five minutes.
The 2000-Hit Combo Strategy
Aiming for a 2000-hit combo is the key to maxing out characters instantly. Although it sounds challenging, the combination of the game’s relaxed combo rules and a specific enemy encounter towards the end of the first stage makes it achievable with little effort.
- Select Beta Ray Bill for his effective basic combo attacks, which are ideal for juggling multiple enemies and launching them to the side when needed.
- Progress through the first stage until you reach an encounter with a swarm of bugs near the end.
- When the red danger indicator appears on the right, move to the corner and start Beta Ray Bill’s basic combo by tapping the Square/X/Y button with slight pauses. His swift, wide-reaching punch allows you to juggle bees as they come on screen.
- Keep juggling the bees through the final wave. Once it ends, execute Beta Ray Bill’s finishing combo to send the bugs to the left side, utilizing wall-bouncing to continue the juggle. Avoid other attacks to maintain the combo.
- As your combo surpasses 2000 hits, let the enemy drop and finish the stage. Any character, regardless of starting level, will reach level 10 instantly.
Executing the above strategy also unlocks the “Maxed out Superhero!” Trophy/Achievement.
All MARVEL Cosmic Invasion Level Up Rewards
Each level up grants heroes various stat boosts and a unique Passive Skill. Standard character progression is as follows:
| Level | Perk Unlocked |
|---|---|
| 2 | Extra HP |
| 3 | Focus upgrade |
| 4 | Extra HP |
| 5 | Passive skill |
| 6 | Extra HP |
| 7 | Focus upgrade |
| 8 | Extra HP |
| 9 | Extra HP |
| 10 | New palette |
Maxing out characters, while not necessary for game completion, provides health and focus upgrades that simplify the challenging final campaign stages. Spending a few minutes to maximize your heroes’ levels can significantly ease the toughest parts of the game.
For further insights into the game’s mechanics and progression, explore our MARVEL Cosmic Invasion Ultimate Guide and our detailed MARVEL Cosmic Invasion review.
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