Marvel Ultimate Alliance

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2009-09-15

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is an action role-playing video game, the sequel to Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. It was released September 15, 2009. The game was jointly developed by Vicarious Visions (PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Xbox 360), n-Space (Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Wii) and Savage Entertainment (PlayStation Portable), and is published by Activision. The game features characters from the Marvel Comics universe and follows elements of the Secret War and Civil War story arcs. It was later released on July 26, 2016, for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows, and on July 28 on Xbox One by Zoë Mode.

Gameplay:

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 borrows much of its gameplay from its predecessor. The game allows players to select a team of four given characters from a larger pool of heroes and villains; team members are interchangeable and may be swapped during gameplay. General gameplay mechanics are similar to those of the X-Men Legends series. The game is played from an isometric dungeon crawl perspective, supporting up to four players simultaneously. The Vicarious Visions version on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC consoles of the game also features online play via the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Windows Live/Steam respectively.

The power system also has been improved, allowing two characters to combine powers, yielding a new attack, known as a ”fusion”.[7] Each playable character in the game has a unique fusion with every other playable character in the game. An example is Captain America using his shield to reflect Storm’s lightning bolts. Players have the ability to level up characters and earn new abilities and powers. The Vicarious Visions version on PS3, 360, PS4, Xbox One and PC consoles features an updated character progression system, with each character having four core powers that evolve as the character levels up. The n-Space version on Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable consoles of the game resembles the character progression system found in the original Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and original X-Men Legends, except the power set numbers are different, whereas the Nintendo DS version’s power set number is limited to 4 powers limited like in the original X-Men Legends.

Synopsis:

A trailer released at E3 shows a military operation originating in Latveria, home of master villain Doctor Doom. “The story starts with Secret War. We’re using Nick Fury’s invasion of Latveria as a jumping off point. The rest of the story is derived from the consequences of those actions”, stated Dan Tanguay, creative director for Vicarious Visions.

The game then follows the Civil War story arc: a fight between heroes and villains causes an explosion in Stamford, Connecticut, killing 612 civilians (including a number of school children). The government labels the incident ”super powered negligence”, and the public demand a Superhuman Registration Act. The government passes the act, and all meta-humans are forced to adhere to or disobey the law. In the game, players are able to choose between the Pro-Registration side, headed by Iron Man and Mister Fantastic, or the Anti-Registration side, headed by Captain America and Luke Cage. Several other characters are ’locked’ into a specific side.

Songbird is locked to the Pro-Registration side for the Vicarious Visions (PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One and PC) versions, with Ms. Marvel and Thor locked to the Pro-Registration side for the n-space (PS2, PSP and Wii) versions. Iron Fist is locked to the Anti-Registration side for the Vicarious Visions (PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One and PC) versions, with Daredevil and Storm locked to the Anti-Registration side for the n-space (PS2, PSP and Wii) versions. These ten characters are locked into their specific side, but the others are playable on either side of the conflict. Multiple endings are available, and are determined by the side chosen at the beginning of the game. Tanguay stated that the story follows into the aftermath of the Civil War.

Characters:

The game includes some format-specific characters, with additional characters released as downloadable content. In addition, each character on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions has one alternate costume that can be unlocked during the course of the game. Stan Lee, co-creator of Marvel Comics and creator of many of the characters, also lends his likeness and voice to New York senator Lieber; this marks the first time Stan has made a physical cameo in a video game. On April 1, 2009, Aunt May was announced to be a playable character on the official website as part of an April Fool’s joke.

Several playable characters also appear as bosses throughout the game, such as battling Iron Man if the player chooses the Anti-Registration path, or facing Captain America on the Pro-Registration path. Other playables are unlocked by defeating them, such as Deadpool, Green Goblin and Venom.

Juggernaut was available as a pre-order bonus incentive for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. A patch was released to allow those who do not have Juggernaut installed to play with others who have the character. On October 9, 2009, downloadable content was announced for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, which included new characters and comic missions, as well as new achievements. It was released on November 5, 2009, for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Additionally the once pre-order exclusive character Juggernaut was available for $1.99/160MSP. The content was removed from both networks on December 31, 2009, with Activision claiming the content was ”a limited time offer”. On July 1, 2010, Activision re-released the DLC on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network shortly thereafter, at Xbox Live where it was released on July 3, 2010, and at PlayStation Network where it was released on July 20, 2010. Players could purchase both the five-character DLC pack and the Juggernaut pre-order character for the same cost previously mentioned. Activision, however, stipulated that the content would only be available until December 31, 2010. The expansion packs returned to the European PlayStation Network in January 2012, but were not added back to Xbox Live. In January 2014, the packs were removed once again from the PlayStation Network. As of September 2015, the Xbox 360 Games on Demand version includes all downloadable content. As the 2016 re-release is based on its primary version developer, Vicarious Visions, it included both of all exclusive and downloadable contents from the said version by default.

Playable Characters:

Black Panthercd
Bladea
Cablecd
Captain Americaeg
Carnagecdf
Cyclopsa
Daredevileg(ab)
Deadpoolef(c)
Gambit
Green Goblinef
Hulke
Human Torche
Iceman
Invisible Womane
Iron Maneh
Iron Fistcg
Jean Grey
Juggernautcd
Luke Cageeg
Magnetocdf
Mr. Fantasticeh
Ms. Marveleh(ab)
Nick Furyef
Penancef
Psylockeacd
Sentryb
She-Hulkbh
Songbirdf(a)h(c)
Spider-Mane
Stormeh(a)
Thinge
Thoreh(ab)
Venomef(c)
Wolverinee

Bosses:

- Common

A-Bombc
Absorbing Mana
Diamondback
Electroe
Equinoxc
Grey Gargoylea
Grim Reaperc
Havokc
Justicec
Lizardab
Lucia von Bardase
Magnetoab
Man-Apea
Moonstone
Quicksilverab
Radioactive Mana
Scorcher
Scorpiona
Shocker
Tinkerer
Titanium Manc
Whirlwindc
Winter Soldiera
Wizardc

Pro-Registration:

Bishopc
Black Widowg
Bullseyef
Lady Deathstrikef
Molten Mancf
Multiple Man (John Madrox)a
She-Hulkf(c)
War Machinec
Wonder Manf(c)
Yellowjackete

Anti-Registration:

Cablee
Cloakab
Colossuscf
Daggere
Firestarcf
Goliathe
Herculese
Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox)c
Patriotc
Prodigyc
Spider-Womancf

Other Characters:

Jack O’Lantern
Maria Hill
Namorita
Nitro
Nova

^a Exclusive to PS2, PSP and Wii
^b Exclusive to Nintendo DS
^c Exclusive to Vicarious Visions versions (PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One and PC)
^d Originally Downloadable content exclusive on PS3 and Xbox 360, later part of Xbox 360’s Games on Demand Edition
^e Characters on Nintendo DS
^f Also appears as a common boss. If it’s ”f(?)” that means it’s for specific consoles
^g Playable lock for Anti-Registration. If it’s ”g(?)” that means it’s for specific consoles
^h Playable lock for Pro-Registration. If it’s ”h(?)” that means it’s for specific consoles

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