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A lot of action on a little screen

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 24 / 25
Date: December 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Over the years, video games based on comic book heroes haven't fared well. Name one good Batman video game, I dare you. Spider-man has had the biggest success rate in recent years, and the Hulk had a pretty good entry last year, but beyond that you're stretching things a bit. When X-Men: Legends came out a few years back, it was the start of a positive trend. Now everything has been set perfect by Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

Taking a roster of over 20 different playable heroes, MUA allows the comic book fan to create dream teams never considered before. A-List heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, the entire Fantastic Four, and Iron Man are joined by B-Listers like Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange, and even Blade. Imagine a team with Wolverine, Blade, Ghost Rider, and Deadpool...who could stop you? There are even those mega-powerful heroes like Thor, Silver Surfer, and Captain Marvel you can throw in. Oddly missing from the line-up is the Hulk, but I'm sure they had to save someone for the sequel.

The storyline is simple: Doctor Doom has amassed an army of super-villains in an attempt to gain the power of Odin. Nick Fury of SHEILD gathers his own group of super folks to fight the threat. That's where you come in. Create your team from the roster available to you and go one the missions he sends you on. Along the way, you see cameos from characters you'd never have believed you'd ever see in a video game.

Imagine a video game with twenty "Non-Playable Characters" (characters showing up in cut scenes or computer-controlled). Now scratch that, and imagine a game with 120 of them! Heavy-hitters like Galactus even make an appearance! In one mission, you actually have to save a planet he's destroying. I can't even begin to list the villains and heroes you'll see. Suffice it to say, you probably won't recognize them all, but if you're into comic books your mouth will drop at some of them. The cut scenes in this game are good, but some are just plain amazing. One in particular with Nightcrawler in Doom's Castle actually proves he just might be the best fighter of all the X-Men. It's a scene you'll be watching again and again.

To top it all off, the heroes you control have different costumes to choose from. Choose wisely, because these aren't just cosmetic changes. Each costume changes the primary powers of that hero, so while Spider-man may look cool in his normal "red-and-blues", putting him in the black symbiote costume (the one showing up in all the trailers for the new movie) will change the way that character fights. The costume choices here are amazing too, as some of the most obscure costumes you could imagine show up center stage here. Remember Blade's very first green costume when he showed up in comics in the 70's? How about Storm's mohawk years? Captain America's World War 2 costume, Daredevil's red and yellow suit, and even the original "cowboy version" of Ghost Rider are playable here.

As a final bonus, you can create and name your own team, populating it with whatever heroes you'd like. As you fight with your group of four, you gain reputation points which eventually allow you to add more members to your team. And you can even play with four people at a time, so everyone on the team can be a real person and do some massive damage to the enemy armies.

So which cosole is the best to play this on? PS2 players get the short end of the stick with only 20 playable heroes. Next-gen consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions get two bonus heroes (Moon Knight and Colossus). In the handheld circuit, the PSP version gets four extra heroes (Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, and Ronin). The only downside to the PSP version is that there are times when so much is going on you can't really tell which hero you're controlling. The PS3 version wins as far as detail in display. You can actually see the threads in Spider-man's costume! I've played the game on all consoles, and have to rate the next-gen version the best.

The beauty of this game is its high replay value. Because you can swap team members up and each has such distinctive power sets, the game can be played in an almost infinite number of ways.

Easily my favorite video game of the year, MUA is a title no true comic fan should be without. With such an incredibly strong start, it's hard to imagine how they'll improve on it with the sequel, but I can't wait to find out!

Unbelievable fun and adventure - a must own!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: January 03, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for Christmas and I have not put it down. Very very fun. You never get bored cause you can always choose to play a new character. I like Iceman for example since he can freeze enemies in their tracks. Then the rest of the team beats the @#$% out of him. Storm can cause hurricanes that get more powerful if you twirl the analog stick. Spiderman, the Thing, Ms. Marvel, Iron Man, the list goes on and on. They all make little comments throughout the game too, very funny.

Aside from the huge adventure and numerous very impressive cut scenes, there are so many unlockables. The coolest is the TRAINING SIMULATOR. While you play you will find various COMIC MISSIONs. They let you play as a single character. i.e. you no longer get 4 characters, only 1 superhero for a specific mission that relates to their comic world.

I have spent the last hour trying to complete the solo Captain America mission and even though I can diffuse the 3 bombs in time, I can't stop the nuclear bomb from launching. So after 3 attempts I tried the Wolverine solo mission, made it to the end but I couldn't protect the 6 cannisters of Omega base!!! I have only unlocked 3 comic missions of 40. I can't believe it. I will be playing this game for months.

What else can I say, there is so so so much to do in this game including ONLINE. You can play the game with random people online or adhoc. Very impressive game all around. I would highly recommend it to everyone.

P.S. I played the XMEN games on my xbox and never really got into them. But I really like this game.

This was the most fun i've had on my psp!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was a very fun game to play. While other games such as syphon filter may have better graphics, this was very impressive for such a small screen. Besides the few faults with this game, it is so much fun to be on a team of wolverine,spiderman, or many other choices. Gameplay is very smooth and the graphics are decent. This is a very addictive game that is essential to anyone looking for alot of fun superhero action.

Cool and entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game sounded fun on all the review sights but coming from a Diablo background I found this game thoroughly entertaining. There is a lot of flexibility once you complete the first mission and there is decent amount of replay value. Unlocking additional costumes and powers keeps its longevity especially when changing difficulty levels.
Great value and perfect when you don't want to spend several hours stuck on a level if you don't want to.

The best game that i play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: June 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

El mejor juego que he jugador, complejo pero no demasiado, se deja jugar por horas y horas, puedes desbloquear jugadores, las escenas finales son construidas de acuerdo al juego que realizes, los Uber Heroes que se desbloquean luego de jugarlo y terminarlo son fantasticos, el sitio web donde puedes ver tus puntuacion, en si todo o casi todo es fanstastico, solo 1 punto no es bueno, al finalizarlo regresas al castillo final y de alli no sales, sera un danio o asi mismo pensarian el juego !!!! se los dejo de tarea a ver si alguno lo sabe, por mi parte voy a terminar el juego en la consola wii tambien y luego les cuento.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game as a gift for my adult son who is extremely pleased with it.

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

great game! it's an rpg. If You've ever played god of war, its a lot like it except ur in a team. there are a lot of boss battles, in some u need to push buttons at the right time, theres a lot of crazy powers, there are some puzzles but not much and their easy

Excellent game you will never regret it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I got it for my 7 years son and he kept on playing for a week non stop!! if you know what I mean, and he was very happy by it. I got him several PSP games before but this was the top one.

I could not put it down!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is a really fun/addicting game. Re-play is equally as fun. I seriously played this game several hours a day for weeks. One of the most entertaining games I have played in years.

spent soo many enjoyable hours on this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

wow. what a great game this is. i put more time on this title than any other game for the psp. the action is intense-if a little bit repetitious and the boss battles are fun. the best thing about this game is the graphics. i cant beleive the small psp can kick this stuff out of its little self. the graphics are wonderous-especially on the sea world of attilan. i found myself just staring at the vistas and counting the bubbles that came with every movement. the umb for the game is worn out now from playing it so many times but im about to go and get another copy. ironman rocks in this game!!

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