Hasbro’s Marvel Gamerverse, Contest of Champions, Marvel Vs Capcom figures, call them what you want, are a boon and a life raft to Marvel 3.75″ action figure collectors, that have now gone nearly two years well under served. After a much scaled down 2017, 2018 has seen a Deadpool set, and these. Think back to when it all started, around 2009, the wave after wave, the amazing character after amazing character, addressed in plastic and added to the Marvel Universe catalog. We are a long way from that Kansas my Toto-like friends, but there is a lot of promise in this figure line. What Hasbro was able to put in the box for $19.99 is a solid value prospect. Tons of articulation, accessories, and …two figures per! Hit your Targets, pick these up, show your support, and let’s help Hasbro bring the Marvel 3.75″ figure line back to form!
Marvel Gamerverse Spider-Man Vs Mr. Negative 3.75″ 2-Pack
Round four of Gamerverse figures is here to wrap up this run with two beautiful figures in Mister Negative, and white spider Spider-Man (from the Sony Playstation 4 game Spider-Man) (which is just unreasonably good) (for serious, there is no reason for a game to be that amazing or like that good). (it’s like Spider-Man is in your freaking room). Both figures do incredible justice to their on-screen counter parts, and warrant that you should purchase them. Immediately if possible, but read on and you decide.
The best Spider-Man body out there was used for this bad boy. Full of articulation, and in game Spidey feels a bit bigger and bulkier, especially in this costume, than waif Spidey, so, nailed it here.
That white spider looks fantastic. Dead on.
Clean sharp lines throughout, solid paint application except for one spot.
Comes with a web accessory! Comes with an accessory!
The Bad
You’ll note in some pictures, thanks to a quality control issue, Spidey is missing some stripes
Many hours in, staring at that gorgeous new white spider costume, I have only one complaint, and it may just be me “I’m a guy so I’m color blind”, I feel like the blue should be darker to match the game version.
Mister Negative
The Good
Killed it here with character likeness. The shimmer face and hands echo exactly what’s on screen.
Bright white, simple suit looks perfect.
Solid articulation, though torso movement is limited by the jacket.
The Bad
It’s a damned shame we aren’t getting release information on any other Marvel 3.75″ figures at this point, because I could think of a few characters that would be amazing on this mold. You are really just a few strokes of white paint and a head swap away from modern Moon Knight (the one in a suit). Man, I wish Hasbro would make that character…
The Rest
Good vs. evil on an epic scale with Spidey squaring off against his PS4 nemesis Mister Negative. The figures get it right, as they have done in each of the two packs featured in this Gamerverse figure lineup! Hasbro has done an outstanding job of character treatment, and they have gone ahead and proven that for $19.99 they can pack a ton of value into a box. It’s time for retailers and fans to take notice that 3.75″ is not only viable, it’s freaking amazing, and we need more of it! I’ve got teams to finish! (New Warriors please, how bout’ them Annihilators!).
Strange days have found us. When MUReview first started up in 2011, we couldn’t post Marvel Universe 3.75″ figure news fast enough. There was a wealth of figures, wealth of information, wealth of 3.75″ love and goodness. Fast forward 7 years, 10 months into 2018, year after year we had hit after hit until about 2017…then we only really had 7 hits (technically 12, but 5 fell in the last two weeks of 2016). This year, a Rainbow Deadpool set of figures, which we loved, and this series, Gamerverse, featuring 6 new figures (2 in 2017 make it 8). Is this the spark that will re-ignite the retail flame for Marvel 3.75″ figures? I have no idea, but I hope so, because it’s a fantastic series, read on.
That stunning red hair! Great color, great sculpt!
Especially shown in the comparison picture, look at how far face sculpt and detail have come! She’s beautiful!
Costume is well designed and well executed to match her Marvel Vs. Capcom appearance.
Widow comes with two guns and…TWO HOLSTERS! The belt looks fantastic too.
Her hair cut covers one eye, unlike a few previous releases, the covered eye is painted! Attention to detail!
Bracelets add to the classic and MvC Black Widow look.
Paint and paint design is sharp and clean.
The Bad
Black Widow features excellent arm and leg articulation, but does not feature any chest articulation.
Belt tends to ride up in the process of posing.
Ryu
The Good
Amazing articulation here, he’s able to move in all the modern ways, including everyone’s favorite chest articulation! What’s interesting here is that his gi (I think it’s a gi, right?), goes over his shoulders and “ties” at his belt, and doesn’t really restrict movement at all.
White costume has a dirty brown tinge to it. A very impressive effect in paint.
Look at how detailed those tiny feet are!
Face detail is game – spot on.
The detail in his hair is pretty nuts.
Close fisted hands included, swapping is easy.
Hadooken hands come factory attached and allow Ryu to pose as if he’s tossing his famous ball of energy, which…
Is included! An independent ball can be attached to a motion effect, it’s just so freaking cool looking!
The Bad
The worst part about this figure, is that there is no known Ken figure on the horizon. I get the theme of the line but…where there is Ryu, there should be Ken. That’s what my mid-90s brain tells me.
The Rest
Hasbro continues their “something a little different” line with 6 Gamerverse figures in 2018 (Iron Man / Mega Man hit Target in 2017, and as I understand it, they did pretty well, and I dug em!). This line features Marvel characters and gaming characters. The two figures in one pack for $19.99, plus some accessories is a solid value, and per the above, Hasbro is once again cranking out highly detailed, fun, and cool action figures in the 3.75″ scale. But, do you need them? Yes. Unequivocally, yes. Buy them for me. Buy them for you. buy them so Hasbro makes more Marvel 3.75″ figures! I still got teams to finish people! Seriously though, outstanding figures, great detail, high value price point. No brainer here. If you collect 3.75″ figures, pick this and the other Gamerverse figures up!
Availability
The initial Gamerverse / Marvel Vs. Capcom 2-pack Iron Man and Mega Man were Target exclusives. These won’t be Target exclusives, but I did find them at my local Target just two days ago for $19.99 each. I bought one of each and they had at least two more of each on the peg including the original 2017 release. You can also pick up this set at Entertainment Earth by clicking here!
When Marvel goes big, they go huge! We are about to see the results of that huge on screen February 16th 2018 when Black Panther hits the big screen for all to see. Before then though…the litlgeeks got the toys! Thanks to Hasbro for sending us this amazing package full of fantastic new Black Panther toys. To support this hotly anticipated movie, Hasbro brings us gorgeous figures, fun role play items, and even a transforming Panther Jet! Let’s check it out!
Shuri’s Strike Gauntlet features firing NERF darts!
Loading is easy, firing is a pull of the fist trigger.
Fits on litlhands perfectly
includes three darts, one can be loaded, one can be stored in the Gauntlet.
Group Photos
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Way back in 2009, Hasbro started a 3.75″ action figure line featuring everyone’s favorite Marvel heroes. I took notice immediately, and it didn’t take me long to develop my love of Marvel Universe figures into a place called MUReview.net. In case you wondered what the upper case M and U stood for, there it is. Maybe a little silly on my part, I couldn’t have imagined how many people would just call it MOOO Review. Fast forward to 2017, and who would have thought, our little corner of the Internet has outlasted at least the name of the toy line that launched it. We’ve even gone on to expand what our name means, covering far more than just 3.75″ Marvel figures over the years, covering far more than even just Marvel over the years. We’ve talked movies, video games, DC, Star Wars, Transformers. But it all ties back to Marvel Universe and the 3 and 3/4 inch figures of that line. 3 and 3/4 inch figures Hasbro managed to pump out quite a few of in 2017, quite a few really nice ones at that!
Hasbro’s first jump into video games, to support Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite, and it made the list! This figure is incredibly well designed and he looks outstanding for it. Kind of has that “just jumped out of the screen into your living room” vibe. Hasbro did an outstanding job with this guy, and I’m hoping that it leads to more Marvel Vs. Capcom figure packs in 2018!
In 2014, Wolverine died, X-23 took up the mantle and became Wolverine. In 2017, we got a figure of said X-23 as Wolverine and she is stunning. Her swirling hair, and bi-clawed hands look perfect. The only thing she’s missing is the foot claw…wouldn’t a retractable one be pretty neat?
One of the coolest Iron Man armors to come along in a while gets a nice treatment. Very well executed figure, but I do have the complaint of not being able to swap out the right hand for something normal.
All New All Different Maestro if yer nasty! This bad boy added some bulk into the 2017 Marvel Legends 3.75″ character lineup. While I still pine for a savage land type Maestro with a ton of trophy accessories, being able to add him to my collection in this scale is 100% a win! His armor is beautiful.
One of two figures this year I got to love in both 6 and 3.75 inch. This bad boy has fewer accessories than his taller brother, but he looks the same amount of fantastic, very faithful to the character.
Did i I just say finally? Maybe under-utilized above. FINALLY! Executioner! The bald guy that was promised so many years ago! He’s a fantastic figure, looks great, and he even came with an exceptional redesign of Enchantress.
This pony-tailed Magneto has a cape that might be one of the best in scale. His frame is excellent to represent the character, and you can even headswap with old school MU Magneto, for classic Magneto on a way better body!
The other 6 inch / 3.75 inch figure to win my heart in 2017. I don’t know that I’ve ever read a page of the books that this Spidey is in, but I love the figure, I love the character design, and the execution on the figure in both 6 and 3.75 inch scales is Legendary (see what I did there?).
Hopes for 2018
There isn’t much announced for the 3.75 inch scale in 2018. The Rainbow Deadpool set, which should be a retail wide release got pushed out of 2017, so we can expect that. Everything else though, blank slate. My main hope for this line is that it continues. It is the one that started our site, it is the one that is the literal basis for decoration of my basement. There are still so many figures that need to be done in this scale, New Warriors, classic Guardians of the Galaxy, how about a Herald’s of Galactus box set? I’m worried but fairly certain it will be a quiet year in 2018 for Marvel 3.75″. I’m hopeful though. After 6 inch Marvel Legends had a quiet year or two, it came back to be one of the biggest collector toy lines ever. Either way, we will have a ton of great toys to buy in 2018, so let’s buckle up and see what’s next!
Marvel Legends 2016 Wave 1
2016, a new frontier in toys. …Well, it’s kind of the same frontier, with different packaging and a different name for the line, still though. In 2016 Marvel Legends (3.75) wave 1, Marvel fans are showered in the glory of some very long awaited characters arriving to the plastic medium. Featuring long held fan favorites that help to start and fill out teams, as well as never before seen outfits for some previously released characters. There is so much to want here! Wave 1 includes Captain Marvel (Danvers), Ulik, Triton, Yondu, Spider-Man Noir and Iron Man Mk I. Completists should also note that the case assortment includes a Black Panther figure clad in solid black (re-issue / re-paint) and a House of M Spider-Man (re-issue, paint looks a little brighter than the original). For financial reasons, I have stopped trying to keep up with re-issued figures, and I do not collect on card, so the packaging doesn’t do much for me beyond getting to open it…but again, if you have to have everything, you have to grab Black Panther and House of M Spider-Man (again). It should be noted for clarity, the price point for Marvel Legends 3.75 is $12.99 per figure, NOT $19.99. There were rumors spinning out of control last week due to a typo on the Hasbro site, and I hope that if it’s not already put to bed, this serves to do so.
A note on packaging
The Marvel Universe 3.75 inch action was re-branded Marvel Infinite in 2014. Now, in 2016, Marvel Infinite becomes Marvel Legends. This aligns the 3.75 inch line with the larger 6 inch line in name, branding and packaging. A first since all this Marvelous plastic has been put together in pretty much any form. With this re-brand, comes new packaging. Some folks weren’t thrilled with the simplicity of the Marvel Infinite packaging. I think the new Legends packaging takes steps to remedy that, presenting front character card art and a dynamically, well shot, action figure photo on the back. A healthy description accompanies each card back, something that, as an avid 80’s GI Joe collector, I greatly appreciate. Overall, I consider the re-branded packaging a definite improvement over the Infinite line.
Ulik
The Good
Ulik’s is captured in excellent fashion. The A-Bomb / Abomination mold used displays his hulking size perfectly with one caveat (see “the bad”).
Obey the beard! It looks great here!
Ulik’s Pounders look fantastic.
Thanks to the recycled mold, fans of articulation will be very pleased, Ulik has joints as far as the eye can see and his pose-ability is limited only by balance.
Ulik’s nifty harness…on this mold…change the feet, shave him and give him a haircut…I smell Charlie-27.
The Bad
The Abomination mold has a neck / shoulder section going up and outward from the body. Ulik is a little hunchy and short necked.
Ulik has been portrayed many different ways in the comics, clearly only one of those many was captured here. Simply preference, but I like the harness he has with the skull on the front.
Captain Marvel
The Good
I’m gonna go with one of the last things I noticed first. The incredible detail on both boots and gloves with the gold colored studs. Something that in this scale, you might not expect to be there, but when it is, it’s mind blowing.
Nice, solid, thick clean paint lines.
Hair texture is comic accurate.
The sash is FAAAABULOUS!
The Bad
One micro meter off on the placement / direction of the eyes can take a slick pretty face and turn it a little sideways. Captain Marvel teeters on that edge, but I’m sure it’s going to be a little different with every figure based on QC.
Long gone are the days of nifty hand energy blasts.
Like many new figures, limited articulation is noted, no chest swivel, no wrist articulation.
Triton
The Good
It’s the little things you miss on the first pass. The detailed forehead, fins and eye brows, very interesting capture of minute detail.
Well captured comic likeness in his facial expression.
Another very clean paint application.
The Bad
I feel like he should be more scaley.
I would have liked to see the purple stripe continue down his leg.
A trident type accessory a’ la Sub-Mariner would have been a nice to have.
Yondu
The Good
Marvel Legends brings you the real and true Yondu! The one from the ORIGINAL Guardians of the Galaxy, complete with star badge! (in fine paint detail!).
The Mohawk. I’ve seen it done in custom form and everyone has come close, but this iteration of Yondu knocks it out of the park. Matches the length of the head, feels right in the hand.
Sharp paint lines detail Yondu’s torso markings.
The bandolier from the quiver accessory marks the line between the sides of Yondu’s torso perfectly.
Bow fits great in the hand, and with some clever positioning you can definitely make it look like Yondu has knocked his arrow.
With Yondu out and Vance Astro coming, I can only hope that Hasbro has the best of intentions towards finishing out the classic Guardians of the Galaxy lineup. Martinex, Starhawk, Aletta, Charlie-27, Firestorm..FIRELORD!!
The Bad
The limited articulation is felt when you try to pose bow with arrow.
Hasbro hasn’t already released all of the other classic Guardians.
Spider-Man Noir
The Good
Folks should be thrilled, this dark and broody looking Spidey is based off of the same mold as WWII Captain America, which means, he’s all kindsa bendy all over the place, he’s got poses for days!
The different textures on the head are very detailed and you can consider me impressed.
The darkness of this character is captured perfectly in plastic form here.
The Bad
This would have been a good opportunity to throw in some accessories, a gun, maybe even a trench coat.
Iron Man MKI
The Good
Iron Man MKI is a repaint of the gold Iron Man released in the Classic Avengers 3-pack so long ago.
The grey paint accentuates the rawness of the armor very well.
Lots of depressions in the sculpt to show dings and dents.
The Bad
Weird issue, never seen it before, and it may just be the one I got, but the left hand hangs very loose in the socket.
I always felt like this particular armor should be a little bulkier.
If you aren’t careful, that antenna is freakin’ gone!
The rest
Marvel Legends (3.75) comes out in 2016 with a bang of great figures that I’m happy to own including characters that I have been salivating over for some time. We already know the lineups of wave 2 , wave 3, and 2 waves of comic packs. Check out this roster!
Outside of the above, there has been more than a mention of Lock Jaw. It’s 2016 and Hasbro is on fire. If they can get everything above out the door this year, I will be both very happy and very (much) poor(er)! Bravo Hasbro 3.75 team on a great line launch, can’t wait to get my hands on what’s next!