Initially there was going to be one, created by THQ Australia, which got cancelled because THQ shut down that studio. Personally, I hope they're kicking themselves thanks to the box office of the Avengers movie. If you are interested, Kotaku has some interesting footage of the pre-alpha. Interestingly enough this game was going to be on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
I say 'interestingly enough' because there is now going to be an Avengers game released, by Ubisoft. Only on 360 on Wii U. Yeah, they've decided to drop what looked like a good and interesting game concept by THQ and go for gimmicky Kinect and Wii U stuff. Fun.
Regardless, there is a reasonably good (or at least addictive) Avengers game, that you can play right now. Right this very second in fact! For free! Marvel: Avengers Alliance!
Ok so it is a Facebook game. I will just wait a moment whilst you groan about that.
It's actually pretty good though. Yes there is the option to spend money, which probably does give you and advantage. I've only spent money once for this, and to be honest it was in a massive moment of stupid weakness. It was a special offer of $1 for 20 gold (normally $5 I think). Regardless. You can play this entire game for free, never having to spend money. Granted you might go slower than those who spend their whole pay check each month, but you're still going to be able to afford food after you play.
The wikipedia page refers to the game as a "Turn Based Social Game." Whilst that is accurate, I have considered it more of a "Semi-multiplayer Action RPG." In some ways it reminds me of a watered down Final Fantasy game. There is a storyline, and although it's not that deep, it isn't insultingly poor to the material either. It does a decent job of coming up with a reason for you to be constantly seeing these different characters.
The graphics are pretty decent, you can tell who each character is, and there are alot of characters. Which, is probably the biggest real issue. You'll want them. I have been playing since just before Avengers came out here in the US. I only just got Hulk. Granted I have a handful of characters, I could of gotten him sooner if I really waited. Except that you start realising that you need other characters. Different "classes" etc, and that one you're waiting for probably won't be as useful as this one that you don't really care about. Except you can spend money to help with that.
Characters are purchased with Command Points. Command Points aren't too hard to come by in game, you can get them as drops from bosses, and the boss reward has a chance of being Command Points too. Of course, it's easier to just by Gold. Gold is, well inexpensive really, but still more expensive than free. One Gold can be exchanged for two Command Points. So Hulk who costs ninety, suddenly is quicker to get.
The game also creates a decent reason to replay, not by simply making you need to grind to continue. Instead it rates the mission out of five stars. Each time you play it you add your score on. So instead of having to try from zero each time, you actually build up to five stars. Each star weilds a different prize, which you get regardless of if you over shoot it. So if you get two stars straight away, you get both one and two star prizes. Four stars gets you a Gold, five stars gets you five Command Points.
There are extensive walkthrough and guides available, such as The Marvel: Avengers Alliance Wikia which gives great ideas such as how to beat certain bosses, or how to improve on getting your Command Points.
Overall, for a free game, it does Marvel justice, and is a great thing to play in your down time. It's also a great thing to fill the void before the (probably terrible) Avengers game comes out for Kinect, or the free Marvel Universe MMO comes out. I really recommend trying Marvel: Avengers Alliance!
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