Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

MARVEL:

Ultimate Alliance

R E V I E W

S.H.E.I.L.D. Is forming an ultimate team of super-human beings to save, not just the world, but the universe, from Dr. Doom. Leading you is the head of S.H.E.I.L.D., Nick Fury. With the likes of Spider-Man, Thor, and Wolverine on your side, you are definitely prepared for anything. As you venture through different worlds that Dr. Doom has taken over with your customized team, you will go through many trials that make you stronger before the final battle with Dr. Doom.

G A M E P L A Y --- The gameplay in this RPG very well put together. The graphics could possibly be a bit better, but it is an (almost) top-down/3^rd person RPG. Probably the main complaint would be how the camera is controlled. You use the nunchuck, by tilting it, to control the camera. While this seems like a good thought, it can be pretty frustrating at times. The sound could also use some improving, but there are a lot of positive points about the game. Now that we have the negative points aside, let’s look at the good side of the game. It is very fun to play, but challenging at times as well, so you never get bored. The character variety is a huge point! There are over 20 characters to play as! Another thing is the Multiplayer. You can have 4 people playing co-op at the same time on the same screen. Playing multiplayer can be very fun, especially if your stuck and need help from some friends! The motion controls are in good use from my view, but some say they are “over-used”. Lastly, the length is pretty spot-on. It could take you anywhere from 10-30 hours to beat the main story, plus there are a lot of separate things to do as well!

O F F E N S I V E  M A T E R I A L --- First off in the opening scene Nick Fury says “What the h*** is going on here?!” and in the ending cutscene he says “You did a h*** of a job, team.” That is the only cursing in the game though, so that’s pretty good for a game of this quality, and very mild. It can easily be overlooked or muted by using your TV remote. Some of the female characters outfits can be a bit skimpy. Particularly Storm and Electra. The good thing though, is you can either not play as these characters (very easy to do) or just change the outfit (also very easy to do)! Violence is throughout the game, but it is not too bad, and there is no blood. Magic is just barely used by the enemy shamans that you have to fight, and Thor has his magical hammer.

O V E R A L L --- Overall, I stick with the ESRB on this one. I recommend this game to anyone 13+, because of the cursing, and difficulty of the game. On the JMRS I give it an A- It is an extremely fun game if you like RPG’s or action games! It is cheap too! Only $5 for Xbox 360, $15 for Wii, and $20 for PS3 at GameStop. It is also available for almost every game console! So whatever you have, you can probably get it. So what are you waiting for? Go pick it up!

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, GBA, PC)

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