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Revision as of 08:09, 18 August 2006
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | |
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Developer(s) | Raven Software Vicarious Visions Beenox Studios |
Publisher(s) | Activision |
Platform(s) | Windows, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, Game Boy Advance |
Release | Fall 2006 (Wii launch title[1]) |
Genre(s) | Action RPG/ Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer, Online |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an action role-playing game announced by RavenSoft and Activision for Fall 2006. The companies said the game, previously referred to as Marvel Legends features 24 playable characters and more than 140 cameo appearances.
Story
- Dr. Doom has formed a new Masters of Evil in order to steal Odin's power. They then launch an attack on a S.H.I.E.L.D. hellicarrier. Nick Fury sends out a distress call to all avaliable meta-humans. Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man, and Wolverine respond and proceed to eliminate Doom's forces . The heroes then travel to various locations in order to stop Doom's plan and, of course, save the world. This game occurs shortly after the events of X-Men Legends II.
Features
- Over 140 characters from Marvel Universe
- Team customization
- Battling in mid air, underwater and on ground
- Fully destructable and interactive environment
- Online and Co-operative mode
- Up to 4 co-operative
- In co-operative mode, featuring both online and offline play, players will have to fight for the most kills in order to get the experience points at the end of the level. Unlike X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, in which players can only play danger rooms that have been unlocked or single player progress, players can now play through the whole level from start to finish.
- 17+ locales
- Players will travel around the earth and universe back and forth by the end of the game
- Special comic book missions, revisiting a moment in a character's past and facing a classic arch rival.
- Decision Making - Alternative Ending
- Decisions made will affect the ending result.
- Special Skins
- Different costumes will alter stats of characters.
- Controllable Powers
- Extra characters are unlockable for the PSP, PS3, X-Box 360 and Wii. (Next-Gen receives 2, PSP receives 4)
Characters
Playable Characters | |||||
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Villains | |||||
Heroes (Status Unknown) | |||||
- * See below for confirmation
- ** Unlockable
Cyclops has been seen in Invisible Woman's background on the official site but his status is unknown. Black Panther was confirmed to be included in this game by the IMDb website page. Storm was mentioned in an article from April.
According to the official Xbox website [2], players can add heroes such as Hulk and The Punisher to their in game teams.
Mephisto was recently revealed to be a boss in a level taking place in his own realm by an interview held in Nintendo Power magazine and can be read here here.
In a recent Beta Testing session held by Vicarious Visions, loading screens contained characters such as Luke Cage, Mr. Fantastic and Nick Fury. The forum can be read here [3].
A voice for the mutant super-hero known as Siryn has apparently been revealed during an Irish television program, but her actual status in the game is unknown.
Players who pre-order the game from EB Games [4] or Gamestop [5] will recieve a Exclusive Bonus Code to unlock the Silver Surfer in game.
Black Panther, Cyclops, Daredevil, Deadpool, Iron Man, Luke Cage, Mister Fantastic, Spider-Woman, Storm, and Warbird were confirmed at the Unofficial Forum. [6]
Voice Actors
- Gabrielle Carteris - Elektra (Confirmed at IMDb website)
- Phil LaMarr - Uatu the Watcher / Black Panther (Confirmed at IMDb website)
- Quinton Flynn - Spider-Man (Confirmed by Flynn in publicity for another project)
- Steven Blum - Wolverine (Confirmed by a "leak" of the intro to the first level)
- Dee Bradley Baker - Nightcrawler (Rumored)
- James Arnold Taylor - Iceman (Confirmed by a teaser trailer released at Comic-Con in July 2006)
- Danica McKellar - Invisible Woman (Confirmed at IMDb website and was also the voice for Jubilee in XML1.)
- Grey DeLisle - Black Widow (Rumored and was the voice of Wasp in both the Ultimate Avengers animated movies)
- Amanda Byram - Siryn confirmed on Irish Television.[citation needed]
Versions
As of this writing, the game is due to be released for 6th and 7th generation consoles, although the graphical engine and looks will differ. For the 6th gen consoles, characters models will be similar to X-Men Legends: cel-shaded and almost cartoonish. The 7th generation versions will feature more detailed character models and environments.
The PSP version will feature slightly simplified graphics, different characters, and extra features:
- 4 exclusive playable Marvel characters.
- 6 special comic book missions
- Microphone support (voice chat), via which players can speak with other players online
- Player Statistics
- Exclusive prequel missions
Marvel :Ultimate Alliance's graphics will be reduced to a much lower graphics quality for the GBA version.
- Just like the other version, players can switch between any character during the game. Players can also create their own team involving only 3 characters.
- The same exact gameplay as in other versions; players can do major upgradings on characters and tactics, as well as build their reputation points.
- Exclusive to the GBA version: players can call in a striker, which performs devasting attacks on-screen enemies.
- Interactive enivorments; players can take advantages and use this to track their enemies.
- Some additional gameplay modes added including: Shield Simulator, Time Challenges, Scavenger Hunts, and a Survival mode.
Locations
From the early screenshots and preview provided through out the early stages and works, certain locations are already confirmed:
- Atlantis
- Skrull Throneworld
- Helicarrier (S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ)
- Latveria
- Attilan
- Asgard
- Mandarin Palace
- Murderworld
- X-Mansion
- Shi'ar Empire
- Hell (Mephisto's realm)
See also
External links
- 2006 computer and video games
- Computer and video games based on Marvel Comics
- Superhero computer and video role-playing games
- Wii games
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation 3 games
- Xbox games
- Xbox 360 games
- PlayStation Portable games
- Nintendo DS games
- Game Boy Advance games
- Windows games
- Computer and video games featuring cooperative gameplay
- Fantastic Four video games
- Spider-Man video games
- X-Men games