Marvel Legends Showdown (initially namedMarvel Superhero Showdown) is a collectible tabletop game in which the primary component isaction figures and cards. It was a collaboration betweenUpper Deck Entertainment and Toy Biz (Now known asMarvel Toys).
The game was played on at least a 3×4 grid ofPanel cards. Panel cards broke into two categories;Locations (Places in the Marvel Universe) andPlot Twist (Special events that occurred on that space) The goal was to move around the Panel card grid and knock out your opponents character withPunches,Kicks, or shooting them with an included projectile launchers. Once you did three damage to a character he/she was out. The more characters on each side, the larger the Panel grid had to be. (2 on 2 a 4×4 grid, 3 on 3 a 5×5 grid, 4 on 4 and 6×6 grid and so on)
It was released in 2005 with two starters and two waves of five boosters each. The set was renamedLegends Showdown to tie it in to the popularMarvel Legends figures. The first two starters and booster sets were re-released with the new name, plus 2 new starters, 3 rider packs, and two new waves of boosters (Though these two waves 3 and 4 had limited release, seen in comic shops andKayBee Toys shelves rarely). Toy Biz changed its name toMarvel Toys and then sold the rights to all Marvel action figure properties toHasbro. Marvel Legends Showdown was not one of the product lines that transferred over.
The Starters included 2 figures, 2 projectile launchers, 3 power cards for each figure, 12 Panel cards, and 2 dice.
Boosters included a figure, a projectile launcher, 3 power cards for that character, 3 power cards for other characters in the wave, and 1 panel card.
All characters had at least 6 Power Cards, but some may have had up to 10 or 12! (Spider-Man had 3 different figures, starterSpider-Man had cards 1-3, Black Costume Spider-Man from the Booster had cards 4-6, and sometimes had cards found only in the boosters.)
