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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is the second game in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series, and is loosely based on the events of the Civil War comic book story line. It brings with it a larger roster of heroes and villains to play as, as well as more ways to utilize your team in battle.
Details
- Released
- September 14, 2009
- Developer
- Vicarious Visions
- Genres
- Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
- Publisher
- Activision
How it plays
Up to 4 players
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
If you go in not expecting to play the game of the year then you're going to get a hell of a lot of fun out of MUA2.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 retains much of the formula that made the original games the best of their genre. It has a massive roster of comic book favorites, a slew of recognizable locations, some well-designed boss battles, and an intricately crafted storyline that touches upon every cornerstone of the Marvel pantheon. What holds it back from true greatness is a wretched camera and a few missteps with the dialogue system. Outside of that, this is a fine return for one of Marvel's great gaming franchises. Ultimate Alliance is still the best it is at what it does and what it does is very nice.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 features a deep, rich gameplay experience by offering total team customization, where players create their own team name, icon and vehicle, as well as establish their team reputation as they play throughout the story.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a good first step for a complex 3D brawlers on the DS, but as the game is tailored to none of the strengths of the platform, many problems exist. If you have a friend who's willing to pick the game up and join you for the playthrough, then a great time could be had. Most players, however, will play through the game solo and be bored with it before the conclusion.
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...
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order packs a ton of fan-favorite Marvel characters and locations into its eight or so hour campaign, but it unfortunately fails to bring anything else of value to the table, resulting in a shallow but still enjoyable romp that'll keep any Marvel fan entertained for…
It might not be the biggest Nintendo title this month (looking at you, Fire Emblem: Three Houses), but it is a gem that should definitely not be missed. We ourselves have pulled out the game and played through a chapter or completed a few Infinity Challenges over the past few days to aid our long train journeys and have loved every second of playing it, so we are sure you will too.
The voice acting of Ultimate Alliance 3 deserves a mention for how fantastic it is. I thought Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite had some wonky voice-work, as have some of the recent Marvel cartoons, but Ultimate Alliance 3 uses a lot of the best voice actors that some of these characters have ever had. Yuri Lowenthal returns as Spider-Man after his stellar performance in Spider-Man PS4, Wolverine is once again voiced by the legendary Steve Blum (who I could never imagine a replacement for), and Nolan North continues to be the best voice for Deadpool.
It's a tricky thing when green-lighting a sequel that the original development team won't be around for. This goes for any medium, but maybe most importantly for a video game. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 has fallen into this trap, but only slightly. With original developer Raven Software too busy working on the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie tie-in game to take the helm of this sequel, publisher Activision turned to developer Vicarious Visions. Luckily they are very familiar with the franchise...