Marvel Ultimate Alliance (PS2)

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Parental Guidance

Activision

Release date: Thursday 2nd of November 2006

Manfacturer maximum age: 216
Manfacturer minimum age: 132 months

RRP: £14.99
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Amazon.co.uk Review:

In a nutshell:
X-Men Legends expands into the whole of the Marvel universe with a game featuring more heroes, villains and superhero brawls than a hundred mighty Marvel crossovers.

The lowdown:
It was hardly the deepest action role-player around, but with X-Men Legends, developer Raven found the perfect balance for most comic book fans, between simple action and an expectedly convoluted storyline featuring as many characters as possible. This is basically the same game turned up to 11, as you initially take control of Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man and Wolverine in a battle against Dr Doom and his newfound allies. The graphics are perhaps not quite as detailed as they could be but the scope of the story and the variety of the settings more than makes up for it. Considering how much the game packs in there’s few Marvel diehards that will be disappointed by this.

Most exciting moment:
Although the game works perfectly well on your own it’s really at its best when playing with friends. Depending on the system, you get both online and four-player options, with each player controlling a hero. Many of the superpowers can be combined into a single special move making team work a must (until there’s a fight over a health power-up anyway).

Since you ask:
Although all the obvious heroes are included as playable characters some of the more obscure unlockables include Black Panther, Daredevil, Nick Fury and Silver Surfer. There’s also four exclusive characters for the PSP version (including Captain Marvel and Hawkeye) and more for the Xbox 360 such as Colossus and Moon Knight.

The bottom line:
The ultimate celebration of the Marvel universe in interactive form.-HARRISON DENT

Fun but easy game
Review date: 2008-01-01 Rating: 8 out of 10

I was an avid reader of Marvel comics when this game came out so i was looking forward to playing as some of my favourite super heroes in one game.The game itself is very good,you start off with four already picked heroes in your team but soon you can change these heroes around for different ones.The controls are very easy to understand,there is not much to controlling one character.I found that the game was still a bit easy even on the highest level of difficulty therefore making the game very easy to complete.The game is still very fun with a load of characters to fight and play as.The simulation discs are fun when you get to pick a team to fight with but when you only fight with one person,you usually end up just running through the whole level because there are too many bad guys to deal with at once.The graphics and sound are o.k while the gameplay is really good.

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Simplistic,but fun
Review date: 2007-06-01 Rating: 8 out of 10

Marvel:Ultimate Alliance is not the most complex game out there,and yes,the graphics are a little disappointing,but this game is far superior to Justice League Heroes.
Ultimately,I think it comes down to whether you are a Marvel or DC fanboy.
The gameplay mechanics are,overall,pretty simple.Attack,combo,attack generally does the trick.In fact,it reminds me of the TMNT arcade game of the early '90's,so simple is it's style.
All in all,pretty dodgy,but what saves it is a couple of cut scenes I would pay money to see at my local multiplex,and an overly complicated storyline that does more than enough to hold the attention.
There are various combinations of heroes that deliver special bonuses (the FF obviously,Wolverine,Elektra,Deadpool+Blade=ASSASSINS)although the late,great Captain America is a must choose because of his ricocheting shield ability.
Buy it!JLH may be more fun for the serious gamer(though I doubt it)but if you love Marvel,you'll love this,despite any flaws you may think it has.
The choice of heroes alone,and the option to create your own team is irresistable,unlike JLH where you have a preset 2-at-a-time gameframe.
This is the one!And while there is plenty of room for improvement,this is the one to beat right now,for sheer enjoyment if nothing else!

Oh, this could have been perfect...
Review date: 2007-05-15 Rating: 8 out of 10

After playing (and loving) the original X-Men Legends game, I had high hopes for this game, as it was also from Raven software. The depth of this game is awesome, with some great touches that will please the comic fans. What lets this game down though is the graphics; how a game can be graphically inferior to a similar one released two years earlier is beyond me, especially as it's from the same studio. Whereas the look of XML was clear, crisp and "comicy", MUL suffers from that soft-edged blurring that seemed to afflict PS2 games in their early days. It feels to me like the developers spent so long cramming in all the neat touches and different superpowers that they forgot to spend any on a decent interface.
Overall then, the depth and number of characters make this worthwile. However, if you've never played the original XML, you may want to pick that up instead.

much better than i expected...
Review date: 2007-03-19 Rating: 10 out of 10

this game was brilliant, there is a wide range of characters to choose from, with unlockable constumes, traning simulations, it is great. good game to play if you are bored and want some fun, once you start playing the game its hard to stop, you get so into the story line.
great graphics, awesome movie clips as you progress through the games levels and alot of epic boss battles.
very very VERY enjoyable game.

WOWZA!!!!!
Review date: 2007-01-10 Rating: 10 out of 10

i got this game 4 xmas and it is absolutely fantastic!!! wow gr8 story line and the abilty 2 change characters is just superb!
the camera angle is a bit different 2 sum games but it works rly wel with the game. wen u combine certain characters u can sumtimes get special teams e.g. Spider Woman + Ms Marvel + Elektra + Storm = Femme Fatale and u get a +5 damage score or sumthing like that (i cant rly remember). All in all this is a gr8 game with many different ways of playing it. good 4 all ages as u can play it in easy, normal or hard. BUY IT NOW!!!! :)

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Recording label: Activision
Manufacturer: Activision
EAN: 5030917037047
Binding: Video Game
Release date: 2006-11-02
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Manfacturer maximum age: 216
Manfacturer minimum age: 132 months
Platform: PlayStation2
Brand: ACTIVISION

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