There are obvious similarities between some of the characters, but they do a good job of differing them. Basically, if the character has had a movie or television show, he or she is probably in this game. This includes all the expected Avengers, from Iron Man to the Hulk, a number of popular X-Men (including my favorite Nightcrawler), and even multiple Spider-folk including Gwen, Miles, Peter and Venom. A tremendous number of characters are in the game by default, with more coming as DLC. The game really shines in the variety of playable characters. It's fairly standard gameplay for a beat-'em-up, and there are appealing gameplay loops of beating up foes and getting stronger. They also have an extreme attack that can be used once their EX bar fills up. Each character has a light attack, a strong attack, and four special moves powered by an energy bar. In MUA3, you create a team of four different characters, either for co-op or with AI characters. All of the Marvel heroes, from the Avengers to the X-Men to Elsa Bloodstone, must team up, beat the bad guys, and return peace to the world. Interference from the Guardians of the Galaxy means that they end up scattered across the Earth, with supervillains aplenty getting their hands on them. Thanos is after the Infinity Stones and has sent the Black Order (those guys from "Infinity War") after them. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 will be sold individually for $39.99 or together as a bundle for $59.99 on each of the three platforms.The story of MUA3 is depressingly predictable. The Ultimate Alliance games may not be new, but their resurfacing highlights what we're missing. It's increasingly weird that Marvel has almost no presence in present-day video games despite the fact that its movie and TV offerings are exploding. Just like the earlier versions, the Ultimate Alliance re-releases allow up to four players to group up, either online or in front of the same TV. If you know that Daredevil, Black Widow, Moon Knight and Luke Cage (among others) formed the Marvel Knights then you can get a secret stat bonus for grouping them all together. The game doesn't tell you what the lineups are, but fandom is its own payoff. There are also bonuses for forming known super-teams using the available heroes. Hero powers can be combined to recreate comic book contrivances like Colossus and Wolverine's Fastball Special. That nerdiness extends to the gameplay as well. If you don't get the reference, it's fun nonsense. but you meet Karnak, you unlock Beta Ray Bill's outfit, you fight Fin Fang Foom. You play as all the heroes you know - Cap, Spidey, Deadpool, Wolverine, etc. Each game is filled with deep cuts that reference the furthest corners of Marvel lore. The thing that makes the Ultimate Alliance games cool is their unrestrained nerdiness. Marvel's confirmed that minimal enhancements were made to the graphics, interface and overall performance of each - mostly, the games are just optimized for new hardware. The two re-releases are complete versions of each game. As you punch your way to justice, you pick up baubles and alternate outfits that further power you up. That's Ultimate Alliance.Ĭhoosing from a pool of 20-plus Marvel heroes, you form your own super-team and take on a massive roster of super-villains and their cronies. Think Diablo, a fantasy action game driven by the ever-present lure of sweeter, more powerful loot, only replace the magic and monsters with Marvel heroes and villains. X-Men' is the next major Marvel Comics battle
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