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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 | 
| From: Activision Publishing
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  169 reviews
Sales Rank: 829
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.9 x 0.6
MPN: 047875834552
Model: 83455
UPC: 047875838413
EAN: 0047875834552
ASIN: B001UW9ZW6
Publication Date: September 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Demolish and interact with everything in your path. Pummel your enemies by launching crushed cars, lampposts, machinery and anything else you can pick up in your way. | | • | Create and customize your ultimate team. Assemble your dream team from the Marvel Universe and select from over 24 playable characters, each with specialized powers. | | • | Cooperate with your ultimate alliance. Take full advantage of the Marvel Universe by playing Cooperative Mode with up to four friends, both online and offline. | | • | Pick a side in the ultimate ideological rift that could yield irreparable consequences for the Super Hero community! Support the pro-registration side and defend national security, or choose to be anti-registration and fight for personal liberties. | | • | Combine Super Hero powers for devastating results. Team up with Human Torch and Thor to create a spectacular fiery tornado. Over 250 unique fusions arm you with an unimaginable arsenal for unprecedented battles. |
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Product Description
PS3 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Amazon.com Product Description
The largest army of super heroes in gaming is Back. The highly anticipated sequel to 2006's Marvel:Ultimate Alliance, heralded as the best Marvel super hero game of all time, and selling more than 4 million units worldwide, is finally here with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2. Inspired by the acclaimed Marvel civil war storyline, this action-RPG delivers once again on a colossal cast of characters, thrilling gameplay and impassioned alliances. This next-gen gaming experience leaves the fate of the Marvel universe and humankind, in your hands. Lines are drawn. Sides are chosen. And the ultimate question remains: Whose side are you on? 
Choose a side in the Marvel civil war.
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Create your ultimate team.
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Combine abilities into Fusion powers.
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The Marvel universe is being torn apart. You and your team of Marvel super heroes help Nick Fury launch a secret pre-emptive strike against Latveria and Lucia Von Bardas only to have to thwart her retalitaory attack on New York City. Coupled with other super hero incidents, public sentiment turns against super heroes. The Superhuman Registration Act becomes law and super heroes must register as weapons of mass destruction, and become licensed government agents with the United States government. Lines are drawn as Iron Man leads the pro-registration faction, while Captain America spearheads the stand on anti-registration. You must pick a side and fight to determine the fate of the universe and humankind. So, whose side are you on. Playable Characters
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 will feature a wide array of playable heroes and villains, some of which are available from the beginning of the game, while others will need to be unlocked. Although the final list was not available at publishing time, some of the faces from the Marvel universe that players can count on seeing include: Daredevil, Green Goblin, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Mr. Fantastic, Deadpool, Juggernaut, Thing, Spider-Man, Storm, Songbird, Thor, Iron Fist, Wolverine, Venom and Gambit. Gameplay
As with the original Marvel Ultimate Alliance, the new version of the game is an action RPG in which players create their own fighting team made up of four super heroes/villains. The makeup of teams can be changed as the player chooses, and characters can be leveled up as they gain experience and the game progresses. In addition, the separate powers of super heroes can be combined, or "fused," resulting in unique abilities that are devastating in combat. The game contains over 250 of these fused powers that only await the right combination in battle to be released. Key Game Features - Create and Customize Your Ultimate Team - Assemble your dream team from the Marvel universe and select from over 24 playable heroes and villains, each with specialized powers.
- Cooperate with Your Ultimate Alliance - Take full advantage of the Marvel universe by playing Cooperative Mode with up to four friends, both online and offline.
- Choose a Side in Marvel’s Civil War - Pick a side in the ultimate ideological rift that could yield irreparable consequences for the super hero community. You can choose to support the pro-registration side and defend national security, or throw your support behind the anti-registration cause and fight for personal liberties.
- Fight Fear with Fusion - Combine super hero powers for devastating results. Team up with Human Torch and Thor to create a spectacular fiery tornado. Over 250 unique fusions arm you with an unimaginable arsenal for unprecended battles.
- Wield Next-Gen Superpower in Fully Destructible Environments - Demolish and interact with everything in your path. Pummel your enemies by launching crushed cars, lamp posts, machinery and anything else that you can pick up in your way.
- Online Support - Enjoy multiplayer, voice and voice messaging support via PlayStation Network.
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 To Play with friends :S September 5, 2010
Leonardo Ruiz (Venezuela)
I love this game... when I'm playing with friends, this one is the one and only game I have found that has a four coop campaign (offline) that is fun. :D Totally Recommendable when you have some friends around...
 A Game w/ A LOT To It. But That's Both Good & Bad August 24, 2010
Greg Sword (Atlanta, GA)
MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 (MUA2) was one of the very first games I got with my PS3 and it was the first one I played, since I'm a big fan of Marvel Comics, have been since I was a wee tot, and I still collect a few of them to this day. Having no prior experience to judge it against, I liked it well enough at the time and enjoyed playing through it a second time, as the game more or less requires this to complete the story. However, I never finished it the second time. Partly because I played it on Legendary difficulty (the hardest setting) which, towards the end became extremely difficult to beat some of the boss battles, and partly because, well, I started getting bored with it. Despite the many things to do in the game, the different story paths, the number of characters and the variety of mini-games, etc., I just found myself losing interest and wanting to play other games I had sitting on my shelf. That's not to say this is a boring game - it just depends on what you're in to. I'd say it's more of a mixed bag. Some good, some bad. But let's start first with.....
THE GOOD: In a nutshell, there's a lot to do in this game. On the surface, this seems like a pretty straight-forward, role-playing, hero smash-down, using the iconic characters (and many lesser-knowns) from the Marvel Comics Universe. But once you get into the game it soon becomes apparent that there's more to it than you'd first suspect. The first and most noticeable layer of depth the game has going for it is that the main storyline is split into 2 separate, playable paths, each of which requires a separate and full play-through of the game to experience. This has to do with the basic plot of the game, which deals with the hero and villain communities alike being divded between and amongst themselves due to a political agenda. Think of it as Democrats vs. Republicans for superheroes, but it serves its' purpose. Next would be all of the various combinations of super-powered attacks that you can employ. Not only does each character have their own repertoire of super-powered attacks beyond 'punch' & 'heavy punch' but by combining the powers of the various characters in any myriad of combinations, you also form powered 'fusions' to attack your enemies with in any of 4 basic but impressive and dazzling ways. But it's not just the attacks that have depth to them, due to the sheer number of characters in the game, and depending on who you're playing at the time, you can answer questions differently in the sections where you encounter and talk to major players in the game. The end result always ends up being the same, but it's interesting to hear how each character talks to the next. Additionally, there's the option to unlock different costumes for each character (some of which are very cool, some of which are not ), upgrade each character's strength, power and stamina, and of course, swap characters in and out at will. In addition to everything pertaining to the characters, there are mini-training missions you can send your characters on, Trivia games you can play regarding the Marvel universe, and of course, items to find and collect. It's essentially a role-playing game with an action / adventure element, set to the backdrop of the world of Marvel superheroes, so it can be a very fun and at times challenging game to play at times. But then there are the 'other' times.....
THE BAD : Unfortunately, what is best about this game is also what is worst about it - there's a LOT to it. Almost too much. Too many characters to play, too many possible combinations of fusions, too many costumes to try & get, too many upgrades (because there's ones for each character), too many trivia questions and just too much to try and do in 2 playthroughs, because, as I mentioned previously, after 2 playthroughs, I was pretty much 'over' this game. And it's a shame because it's not a bad game; just a little overwhelming. Take, for instance, the characters themselves. There's just too many of them. Yeah, sure, this is Marvel comics and their universe and as we all know, it's called a 'universe' for a reason. But it seems like there's just too many characters to play like Songbird, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, She-Hulk and others. Add to that, that you can play a good bit of the villains too (this has to do with the overall plot), plus the fact that some major Marvel names are nowhere to be found (Cyclops , anyone?) and it just feels like way too much. Even the trophies / achievements feel like there are just too many. At just under 60 trophies or achievements to achieve a Platinum or 100% completion, it feels like way too much. And it's not just that there's too many characters or too much to do. As previously hinted, the game makes some bad choices. As I just noted some major Marvel characters are either not in the game at all or have to be unlocked by finding a number of regular items throughout normal play. Characters like Thor, The Hulk and Jean Grey. These are primary staples of the Marvel Universe, so why are they absent from the get go and only available if you put in the time and effort, when lesser characters litter the map? And tacking right on to the characters themselves are some of the alternate costume choices for them. Some of them are pretty cool, but some, most definitely, are not. I don't want to spoil the surprise for anyone, but there were a few that after achieving the requirement to unlock the costume and seeing what it was, I was quite disappointed and saying to myself " they chose that over ___ !?!?!" In addition to there being 'too much' to the game, and having some bad choices, the game also feels like it has some things added into it for the sake of giving the player more to do, but as I think I've made clear - that just isn't necessary. For example, the trivia mini-games and training missions. With a game that requires two playthroughs and has the sheer number of characters it does, were these things REALLY necessary? They may be fun in a novel sort of way, but they certainly weren't necessary. Not in my book at least.
THE BOTTOM LINE : MUA2 is a pretty decent game, if not very good. The graphics and sound effects are good, the heroes are fun to play and the variety of them works both in the game's favor and against it. If you're into this type of game and especially the Marvel universe, you'll find hours upon hours and many, many playthroughs worth of fun in this. On the other hand, if you're approach to these kinds of games is a little more casual (as I found mine to be), you'll definitely enjoy it, but you'll likely get bored with it after a time. Or at least overwhelmed, which will lead you to being apathetic about it. All in all, I'd recommend you rent or borrow it before you buy it.
GOOD BUT NOT GREAT August 12, 2010
FRANCISCO CARDENAS (CELAYA, GTO MEXICO)
As you all know, this game is based on the CIVIL WAR events, the story line is great, and if you have played the first game that came out in 2006, and liked it, I'm sure you are going to like this one. One thing that I really liked is the fact that you have to complete some tasks to get some characters and the DLC that you can get. It is a very fun game which will take you to finish between 8 and 12 hours, both campaigns; the only thing that I didn't like was the ending, it just appeared out of nowhere, if you get my meaning, I think that they just ran out of ideas or budget and just put an end to the game, if it weren't for that this baby would have got 5 stars.
So, if you are a Marvel fan and want to combine powers of heroes and villains, give this baby a try.
PLAY ON!!!!!
DLC is Back for 2010!!!! August 1, 2010
Adam D. Bobo (Ratcliff, AR)
The title says it all. The DLC for this game is back for the rest of 2010, after that it's gone for good. Now is the time to buy this game and get the DLC. The DLC offers playable characters Cable, Psylocke, Magneto, Black Panther, and Carnage. Juggernaut is also available for download. As for the game I'm enjoying it a great deal. The fusion attacks range from ridiculous to just plain awesome(my favorite being Spiderman webbing all the enemies together and Cable blasting them away). Each of the characters "level up" and can make their attacks stronger. If your a Marvel or superhero fan I highly recommend this game.
Fun game but short July 23, 2010
Joseph L. Flint
The game was a lot of fun. The graphics were good. I found the game to be short. I'm not a gamer and I beat it in two weeks.
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