Marvel Ultimate Alliance

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Activision
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance PC

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000I0PWKA
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: DVD-ROM
• Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,237 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: PC

Marvel : Ultimate Alliance lets you control the biggest, most powerful Super Hero alliance the world has ever known. Choose from heroes like Spider-Man, Wolverine, Blade and Elektra, to form and customize a four-member strike force. Then partner, battle and interact with more than 140 characters from the entire Marvel universe. Various actions you take may have an impact on how the story will end. It is an alliance of the ages, undertaking an epic multi-mission quest, with an innovative combat system to enrich this legendary experience.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for Marvel fans, November 14, 2006

By 

obediah (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (DVD-ROM)

Marvel Comics is in the midst of a popularity explosion on the big screen and they're capitalising on that by releasing a game that allows fans to control all the major superheroes including Spiderman, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Ironman and the X-Men. At its core the game belongs to the "hack and slash" genre.The designers manage to keep the game interesting by incorporating various games within the game and putting in twists and tricks when it comes to killing the boss characters. This helps ensure that the game doesn't descend into a mindless button mashing affair and the huge cast of characters ensures that the replayability of the game is high.

The graphics of the game are good but not extraordinary. The game has many beautifully rendered cut sequences, some of which are a pure joy to behold. The sound quality is good and the voice acting is passable. The game does have a multiplayer mode but this is not one of its main strengths. When you join someone else's game you are forced to use one of their saved games. All characters have to be on the same screen concurrently and so this makes for some awkward camera angles, particularly if characters are on opposite sides of the screen.

Although the game is designed such that it can be enjoyed by fans and non-fans alike, my five star rating is primarily directed af fans of the Marvel franchise who will find the game an absolute pleasure from beginning to end.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A dream come true, January 6, 2007

By 

Robert Frost (TX United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (DVD-ROM)

This is probably the most enjoyable game I've played in years. I don't have a console so I only play the PC versions of games and don't play a lot of those - but this is the game that convinced me to buy a gamepad controller for my PC.

If you are a fan of the Marvel universe, or want to be, you will be enthralled by this game. Every character you've ever loved will make an appearance. You'll get to forge your own team and see them perform.

The cinematic cutscenes, between acts, are absolutely fantastic. I so wish they would mag a CGI Avengers movie with those models - Captain America has never looked so real.

The story is written by long time Marvel writer/editor CB Ceybulski (spelling?). This man knows the characters and history of Marvel.

You'll get to visit Marvel locations like a S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum, Asgard (home of the Norse gods), Hell itself, the moon, a circus, a Chinese palace, and Atlantis.

You'll get to choose from the different costumes the heroes have worn over the years (play Spidey in his black symbiote costume before you see it in Spider-man 3 this summer!)

My only worry is that I'm in Act 4 - so the end can't be that far away. I hope they release an expansion pack!!

My computer is about 3 years old and has had no problem running the game, although you will need about 8GB of hard-drive space to install it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vast improvement from X-Men Legends II, February 18, 2007

By 

Benjamin A. Pfiester (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (DVD-ROM)

If you played X-Men Legends II Rise of Apocalypse, then definitely purchase this game! It is built on the same engine as X-Men Legends II (XL2) with similar controls, swapping characters, acquiring rings, etc.

Instead of playing with X-Men characters, you can play with an array of Marvel super heroes from Spider Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Ghost Rider, All the Fantastic 4, Elektra, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, plus obscure characters like Spider Woman & Mrs. Marvel.

The overall game play is a lot smoother than XL2. There were a lot of times when XL2 froze and I basically had to reboot my computer and lose unsaved progress. I have not had one issue with this game. In fact, the only slight knock is the fact that you have to have the cursor on an enemy in order to attack them.

This game is a great history lesson into the backgrounds of Captain America & Iron Man and you get to pick up cool comics, and artwork just like XL2. Shows almost the entire Marvel catalog! I haven't unlocked all the characters yet, but I hope you get to use Blade!

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