Marvel United: X Men Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel takes a look at the X Men Marvel United!

Intro 0:00
Overview 1:30
Final Thoughts 11:03

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[Bassishify]

I did the all-in KS for EVERYTHING this last time around so I’m excited to get this next spring!

[jessicahenson]

I like it when Tom says, "Get it." He's never disappointed me yet!

[evanstrong]

on the kickstarter i got literally everything for original game and xmen. i never splurge like this. but the game is so fun, lightweight, quick to play, cooperative and that makes me confident I will actually USE all of the stuff that comes with it! cant wait. great game for family and friends with plenty of modularity

[fan-i-am]

Tom: "I wanna see Wolverine, Captain America and Falcon going up against....you know....Magneto himself. That sorta thing sounds fun."
Me: "Metal claws, metal shield and metal wings against the Master of Magnetism? Hmmm"

[gkpr]

Went in for 1 wave shipping and desperately waiting for that stuff. I can’t wait to get my hands on this stuff.

[Akihito]

How awesome is it that after all the Kickstarter expansions release for this set, one can ACTUALLY play as Magneto, Dr. Doom AND Apocalypse as Heroes against a villain?!? Now THAT is a team-up!!

[Spencer_Beard]

After seeing the most recent Top 100, and seeing how this game made some hosts' top 10's, I decided to go back and watch the review videos. I remember not knowing anything of the game, yet finding it on clearance for $16 at a Walmart and took a risk on it. Then I saw a sale on Amazon for the X-Men expansion for $20, and got it. It's been a fun, light co-op for my kids and I to play. I didn't realize that some of the Dice Tower staff would end up liking it so much 😊

[charlieestrada]

I’m happy to say I’ve shown this game to friends who aren’t marvel fans, in fact they don’t particular care for most of the MCU movies let alone the comics, but they LOVED this game, and before the first game had even finished they were on amazon looking to buy it! This is a great game for gamers, non gamers, marvel fans and non marvel fans!

[richardsaunders]

Very nice review! I agree that I don’t love the included solo mode: there are too many exceptions to normal gameplay (like, half a page of special rules/exceptions!) I just play two characters. I could see three characters opening up the strategic space a little, but I like playing solo with two characters for simplicity.

[OldSkoolAnimeFan]

Too many Kickstarter exclusive characters for me to want to pick this up. I would like to play a game that has all of the characters I want to play. Not just be lucky enough to find out about a Kickstarter campaign to get all the ones I like and want to play as. I am not against exclusive items like upgraded foil cards, plastic tokens instead of cardboard, or alternate art. Locking characters behind what is essentially a timed paywall just turns me off to a game. Also going to the secondary market to play massively overpriced mark-ups is just lunacy.

[NowUndefined]

I got my shipping notification from the KS last week. It'll be here on Tuesday, I can't wait!

[romainnaim]

I cannot wait to see where this one sits in Tom’s next top 100!

[UEHTTE]

Guys, need your advice, which game should I be getting: Marvel United or Marvel Champions?
I know those are two different games, but what's your take on that?

[roadjcat]

I missed out on the original and have been getting new characters and villains slowly but surely, secondhand. I got most all the expansions for this one and am super excited for all of it.

[cubsnextyear]

I currently own both base boxes and that is all until the latest Kickstarter fully fulfills. I definitely think the X-Men set gives you more out of the base box than the original.

[Jito]

For MU:X-Men, I decided to wait for Wave 2 shipping. There's still so much of the first MU that I haven't even tried out yet. This is a truly massive game if you go all-in. I really hope this isn't an annual thing, my wallet already hates me, and I'm running out of space in my tiny 1-bedroom apartment.

As an aside, while I'm not a big fan of the chibi style, I don't hate it. On a separate note, is it pronounced 'chee-bee' as Tom said, or 'chib-ee' with the first part pronounced like 'bib'? I've always pronounced it as the latter.

[WretchinWilson]

This is a great review because it's exactly what I needed to hear. I love the X-Men and I went all out on that Kickstarter for this, getting EVERYTHING X-Men. I got Wave 2 shipping and it'll arrive right in time for one of my milestone birthdays! And I can't wait to play this with the family.

[TheErnieforss]

13:50. Cant wait to see dice throne has to offer. I think that will probably the best super hero battle game that feels chunky yet easy to learn.

[wishmeheaven]

Thank you, Tom.
Which do you recommend if one will need to pick only one of the two: Marvel United (X-men) or Starcadia Quest..?

[typedeaf]

vs Legendary Marvel? It looks like a new edition of Legendary. What does it do better than Legendary?