Mark Bozon
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When you look at the total package, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is hands-down one of the best first-person shooters out there, and a truly amazing offering across any system. With that being said, our score comes with a disclaimer. For those planning to check out everything Modern Warefare 2 has to offer – online competition, full co-op Spec Ops mode, as well as the campaign – you’re looking at a no-brainer purchase. For the strictly single player crowd, however, Modern Warfare 2 is surprisingly short, and doesn’t live up to the standard set by previous Call of Duty games. The campaign can be completed in as little as four and a half hours, and the missions make better scenarios and moment-to-moment adrenaline rushes than they do a cohesive, well-told story. If you’re going solo, you’ve officially been warned. Look at the complete Modern Warfare 2 experience though, and there’s no denying its rightful place at the top.
The Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series has potential on DS – just not in this form. From the opening minutes of the game it’s apparent that there was too much to cram in, and with the limited horsepower of the DS the four hero design just doesn’t come across. You never feel outnumbered, and instead battle against your own team’s AI issues as you navigate 3D worlds with a clunky map and very little opposition in your way. For as much fun as it is to create your team and run around with the squad of your dreams, the game just doesn’t deliver on its promises. Odd little combat bugs, the lack of a reactive map that aligns itself with the game’s camera , and the inherent issue of having four superheroes face off against just a handful of henchman at a time makes Ultimate Alliance 2 an unimpressive take on the already-suffering (in my opinion) series. Hopefully Ultimate Alliance 3 brings about some big changes to the gameplay, as there’s potential in both developer n-Space and in a Marvel-based DS action RPG. Ultimate Alliance 2 just doesn’t deliver on that potential.