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Marvel Ultimate Alliance is worth the buy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 13, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance tells the struggle of a large group of various Marvel super heroes that have come together as they chase and battle both highly recognized and fairly unknown enemies in an attempt to foil Dr. Doom's ultimate plan for world domination: to steal the god Odin's powers and use them for evil.

If you ever played X-Men: Legends then you'll get the right idea for this game. You pick a group of up to 4 mutants from a pool of about 25 heroes that include the X-Men, Avengers, and run around a level meleeing enemies or blasting them with projectiles, collecting S.H.I.E.L.D credits which are used to help level up your skills and make your outfit stronger (there are 4 costumes for each character you can unlock and some of them are pretty cool while others are dumb), solving small puzzles, playing mini-games that require you to press a certain button that pops up on screen, and collecting items. The items you collect can be used to enhance your character such as adding strength or focus, unlock bonus levels called "Comic Missions" where you play as a certain character in a situation that resembles a comic that character was in, unlock concept art, and unlock loading screens. Additionally there are bonus objectives such as saving data from a computer, rescuing Odin, and others that will give you both experience points and will affect your ending. So pay attention to the objectives.

Also when you meet certain criteria such as finding 5 action figures or beating all the Comic Missions you can unlock hidden characters like Daredevil, Black Panther or Silver Surfer. While in-game you can find Ghost Rider, Dr. Strange, Nick Fury & Blade.

Oh I forgot to mention that in each "safe zone" such as Stark Towers there are these trivia computers that give you free experience points for each question you answer right about the Marvel universe... and trust me its not really all that easy for newbie comic readers once you get into the higher levels.

The high replay value stems from the amount of things to collect, the leveling up of each character, finding the hidden characters and it's online abilities. Thats right - you and 3 others can play through the entire campaign working together or go into "Arcade" mode and compete for the highest score for that level. Its pretty fun and rather interesting to see where others are at in the game when they need help and set up a co-op server.

The best part of this game, in my opinion, was when you're in MurderWorld and you have to play a version of the old Atari version of the original Pitfall. Easily one of the best reasons to play Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

The X-Box 360 achievements are easy to earn in this game for the most part. It really just requires you to play through the game to get most of them but then there are a few like unlocking heroes or throwing enemies off ledges or performing finishing moves.. trust me, they are easy.

Graphically speaking, Ultimate Alliance is so-so. The levels are nicely detailed and the character models of the super heroes and villians look great but when you go up close to other characters they look blocky and muddled. Glactus looked deisel.

But no game comes without flaws. For starters the sound effects fade in and out during cutscenes. For example you'll see an explosion but won't hear anything. Secondly, a good majority of the dialouge is in text boxes without voices (dont get me wrong, sometimes they talk but not all the time). Secondly, your allies AI is just bad - you can command them to be on the defensive or offensive but no matter what you tell them to do they will still run after enemies and get their faces pounded. The worst example of this is in the Comic Missions where you have to protect someone cause if they die then the mission ends but all they do is run into harms way. Finally, the camera can sometimes just randomly change spots which can be quite awkward and frustrating at times.

Overall, Ultimate Alliance is definitley a game worth owning because there is so much to do, its fun playing as and facing a wide variety of Marvel characters, it lengthy, not TOO hard, and it's online capabilities is fun. Not to mention there are quite a few endings pending on the bonus objectives you complete. I give it an 8.4 for everyone.

Fun coop play for kids

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a huge comic fan, but I got this came to play in co-op mode with my 5 year old son. He's not huge into comics either, but certainly knows Spiderman and the Fantastic 4 from recent movies. This game is great fun to play with him side-by-side. On easy, it's a little too easy for an experienced gamer, but for a kid fascinated by the scenery, it's just right. The controls are easy enough to operate too, even their super powers. We are having a blast and might play through again later on a harder difficulty.

On the plus side: the story keeps you moving through and shows some relation to the action. Load times are pretty quick and spaced out. Tons of characters to choose from. Easy enough of easy for anyone to win.

On the minus side: you spend a lot of time just talking to people to piece together the sub plots. Not knowing who half of them are is more distracting than fun. The upgrade system is confusing unless you're very familiar with the characters and their powers. Some of the bosses are just confusing - several times I had to consult online guides to figure out what to do.

There are also lots of side levels (Pitfall!) and extras you can pick up along the way. If you want to search every little piece out, game play will last twice as long. But running and grabbing gets about 1/3 of the extra items.

Unless you want to play with a kid or unless you're a die-hard Marvel comics fan, you'll want to skip this one. Or just rent it. In co-op mode with a star-struck boy, it's a great time.

it is what it is

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 08, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you've played X-Men Legends, then you already know exactly how you'll feel about this game, as it is basically the same with a new coat of paint. That is, if playing with all these Marvel characters is exciting for you, then go for it--but frankly, this is basically a glorified platform or arcade game, where you move around a maze and smash things and pick up coins like you were Sonic the Hedgehog. That can be fun--but expect little more, as this is clearly not next-generation gaming. The character upgrade system is needlessly complex, and often the powers are redundant (you probably don't need twelve different ways to punch something). And perhaps most glaringly irritating about this game is the absolutely horrendous voice acting and overall story. This thing is covered in cheese, and not in a good way. I think the developers of this game really need to move on to a new way of looking at video games.

Best multi-player game yet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy Marvel games, you'll love this one. The characters have awesome moves and powers. You can mix-n-match your team of 4.

Marvel-ous!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm on my 3rd playthrough, and not just because I want all of the achievements for Xbox Live. I played the first time with the original Fantastic Four and the second time with the New Fantastic Four. This time, I'm using an all female power squad consisting of Storm, Invisible Woman, Storm and Ms Marvel. Since I unlocked all of the costumes in the first play, and since all unlocked items carry over, and also since playing the Hard mode allows you to start with whomever you wish in whatever costumes you wish with whatever powers and items you had at the end of Normal mode, I'm well set for play three. Even playing three times is not really repetitive because things change with the difficulty level you choose. One tip, you cannot go from Easy to Hard without playing Normal. I found that out the hard way, though it is logical to think that is the way it is. I've heard there are differences in Hard vs Normal, I'm looking forward to finding out. Judging by the first boss, who was a cakewalk before and this time KO'd half my team, I'm going to need to adjust my strategy this time around.

best rpg I ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 31, 2008
Author: Amazon User

First off, the storyline is awesome. Not like some games where you go on missions and start hammering away. For instance on the first mission the baddies attack it as a diversion so they can blow a different joint. Moving on,the attacks for the characters are absolutely fab I like the level up system it is great. The punchlines are not horrid like Spider Man FOF yet they are not overly long and dreary. The bad news is the ultimate mastermind ( Docter Doom) is to easy even on hard difficulty!! Also the Silver Surfer is too hard to unlock. The graphics are great. The bad points are worth it because everything else is lovely.

Lots of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a hardcore gamer but when I got the XBox 360 for my husband as a birthday/anniversary/Christmas gift I became interested in trying a few games. Ultimate Alliance came free with the XBox. After I saw my husband play it, I decided to try it. I liked the fact that you have several characters on your team & can change them out as needed. I had always enjoyed watching the X-Men animated series, as a kid, as well as several other Superhero shows. This game reignited my interest in them & I have started watching their re-runs on TV.
The game's animations are very good & the story line is interesting & entertaining. The game isn't hard to get the hang of & moves at a good pace. My husband is constantly on the Xbox, now, so I rarely get the chance to play. I'm seriously thinking about getting the PC version, so I can play whenever I want.

Definatley a fun game.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun and entertaining, all the while presenting you with new challenges throughout the game. If you enjoyed X-men legends on the other consoles, then you will like this game. The only difference is this game is very easy and that one wasn't. The graphics are nice and are different than most of the games you will play, has a cartoony feel to it. The story is pretty simple and easy to follow. The game also has nice legnth, lasting an easy 12 hours of gameplay. It begins to grow tiresome towards the end though. To me it would have been better if the missions were longer and there were less of them.

THIS IS NOT HALO 3, GEARS, or any of the other major platformers. This game isn't in that league but is certainly worth checking out. It came free with my X-box 360, so I was pleasently suprised. The other game Forza Motorsport is also not that bad. Its awesome getting free stuff I might add. All in all, if your a fan of the series like I am or just enjoy team based games, then this game I would reccomend.
Overall 7.5-8.0

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