Thor

Lore & Background

The game begins in medias res with Asgard being invaded by the Jötun (frost giants from Jotunheim). Thor, meanwhile, is training with Sif and his brother Loki. Their training is interrupted by the arrival of the Frost Giants. While Loki leaves to inform Odin about the invasion, Thor is left to fight alone after Sif is frozen by one of the arriving jötun. After quickly fending his enemies off and setting Sif free, Thor goes to Odin's castle to defend Asgard. The invasion is stopped, but Sif is fatally wounded in the process. After Thor is denied retribution for the invasion and Sif's condition by Odin, Thor disobeys his father's orders. He travels to Niflheim, aided by one of Loki's projected clones (revealed to be the mastermind behind the invasion). While Thor travels to Niflheim, it is shown that Odin manages to save Sif from death, and then he proceeds to enter the Odinsleep.

Reader's Guide

Thor battles through the numerous worlds of Norse mythology to save Asgard. The player uses Mjölnir, Thor's hammer, to fight enemies of an immense scale while controlling the elemental storm powers of lightning, thunder, and wind to vanquish enemies. Thor must overcome foes derived from the comics, including Ulik, Ymir and Surtur as well as other enemies. There are also a variety of collectibles to be found and collected, including Runes, Concept Arts, and alternate Thor costumes. The Nintendo versions received 'mixed' reviews, while the non-Nintendo versions received 'negative' reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Brett Day of 411Mania gave the DS version 8/10 and said it was 'quite possibly the best movie game I have ever played.'

Did You Know?

• Despite the game's existence outside of the canonicity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, some characters from the game, such as Surtur and Hela (from the Nintendo DS version), eventually appeared in the 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok.
• Sega cancelled the PlayStation Portable edition of the game without any explanation.