The Chinese New Year is upon us, and while Dracula may be terrorizing Marvel Rivals for Season 1, the devs made room for what they’re calling the Spring Festival event.
Just like Overwatch does with the Lunar New Year, Marvel Rivals is also bringing in a new game mode, and it’s definitely NOT Lucio Ball. Check this out:
“May the golden lion’s mane guide your fortune and bring you strength this season. Join the celebration now and let the magic of the Spring Festival unfold!”
As fans have pointed out, the new game mode Clash of Dancing Lions looks just like Overwatch’s limited game mode, but there are some specific differences. Instead of playing an entire team of just one character, Dancing Lions has players pick between three people in a team; them being Black Widow, Iron Fist, and Star-Lord.
While Lucio himself is pretty mobile, the characters in Dancing Lions all have different mobile abilities like Widow and her sprint, Iron Fist and his Dragon Kick, and Star-Lord with his flight. The trick is having the players try to be a cohesive team with their different abilities—which makes it a tad more complicated than Lucio Ball.
The question is whether the rest of the player base will have fun with this mode. If anything, the skins look cool, and it should be a nice break from the usual matches.
The Spring Festival event launches for Marvel Rivals on Jan. 23. The game is now available for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PS5.
