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Here comes a super hero action RPG. In fact it will be the first one that has motion sensing. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an Action/RPG being made by RavenSoft, and is in the same vein as the previous two X-Men Legends games by the two companies. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance stars 20+ playable characters and boasts over 140 Marvel Cameo appearances. You will get to create your own Team players will get to make there own Icon's, Vehicles, and team name. In this adventure you will fight the most the feared villians in Marvel History including Venom. Fight all over the place in this world under water and in the skies. The Wii version adds in full use of the Wii-mote in gameplay (including camera control and special attack moves) and two additional playable characters not seen on current-gen systems. This is just a little bit about the new Marvel game so for all you Marvel Fans.Read full review
The tacked-on motion controls and lack of online support take some of the shine off this otherwise dependable superhero adventure. The Good: Huge, eclectic cast of Marvel heroes and villains; deep, yet largely optional character-customization system; great variety of environments. The Bad: Wii controls feel clumsy and tiresome; graphics suffer from indistinct textures, nasty aliasing; only console version without online multiplayer. Your starting lineup in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance consists of Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, and Wolverine, but after a few levels playing with these heroes, you're given the option to create your own custom team. At first you'll have about 18 different heroes to choose from, and they represent a good cross-section of high-profile heroes and more obscure fan favorites. Old-schoolers like the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and several X-Men are there, as are a number of heroes who are likely unknown to those who don't keep up with comics, such as Moon Knight, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, and Deadpool. As you progress you'll run into other heroes such as Blade, Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, and the Silver Surfer, who will in turn join the cause. Part of the fun of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is the sheer variety of places the game takes you. While the X-Men Legends games seemed stuck mostly in dungeonlike corridors and sewers and such, here you'll visit some of the most spectacular and mythical locations in the Marvel Universe, including Mephisto's Realm, Asgard, Mandarin's palace, the Skrull homeworld, and, finally, Dr. Doom's sinister Latverian castle. Many of the environments really do look as if they came straight out of a comic book. If you can get past the clumsy controls, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a well-made and accessible action RPG. It captures the essence of the Marvel universe, an incredible feat considering the breadth of the source material, though there are just enough omissions to easily justify a sequel. Still, its control problems are fundamental, and they definitely get in the way of what is otherwise a really solid experience.Read full review
Pros + Innovative controller scheme. + Tons of characters & powers to learn. + RPG from the Marvel universe. Cons - No online play even though the Wii is fully capable. - A lot of Marvel characters either are not playable or M.I.A. - Fighting can tend to be repetitive. - Only slightly better graphics than current gen consoles. Comments This is only the beginning of games involving the entire Marvel Universe. Real time strategy will keep even an RPG hater interested enough to play through. There are only about 5 real CGI cutscenes and they look amazing. One of the biggest disappointment may be no Hulk or Punisher as well as a lot of other characters who won't be included. But most people will have their hands full trying to decide who to pick for their team anyway so it may be for the better. Verdict Must play for any fan of Marvel comics if not a must have title.Read full review
This game is really a lot of fun. Using Marvel characters allowed by the game, the player constructs a team and battles the Masters of Evil, a band of Marvel super-villains plotting to take over existence. While the title and format of the game apply to the Marvel Ultinmate universe, the game allows the player to select different costumes for the characters as they are fiting in the game play mode. The game sequences (some of which are truly spectacular) are all done with the Ultimate editions of the characters. All around, though, the game play is fun and the usage of the characters would be any comic fan's dream. Unfortunately, the game does allow only certain characters, so the player doesn't have infinite choices, but I figure this is only a minor drawback. Admittely, I'm already a comic fan, but I found this game thoroughly enjoyable.Read full review
If you ever like arcade style game play where 4 characters are going through a level beating up the bad guys while you all work cooperatively then you will love this game. The game play is fun on the WII and very interactive, However there were some drawbacks. 1. The game was designed using WII's new interactive, movement prompted game play where you must perform a movement to cause the character to do something. This became very aggravating for me because each character had different moves and it was very difficult to remember what movement did what. After playing for 30 minutes I was very eager to return to my button mashing game style. 2. The graphics were disappointing versus the same game on the PS3. I personally wished I spent the extra cash to get this game on the PS3 and not the WII. Don't get me wrong, the game is fun and playing with 4 people heightens the enjoyment, but I would rather play it with buttons then movements to cut the frustration.Read full review
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