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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Comments by Kristan Reed

29 November, 2006

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kissthestick
29/11/06 @ 12:02
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2 more days till December!
Macross
29/11/06 @ 12:05
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yeah its my birthday too, yay :D
Steroyd
29/11/06 @ 12:07
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It's just hard to resist the temptation of Marvel Comic Book Characters.

Just 168 days for the new Spiderman Movie. :D
Darren
29/11/06 @ 12:09
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Good review. I'd rate it higher at 8/10 personally as I bought it when it first came out and just could not stop playing it until I'd completed it (which took me about four days of intense play on Normal).

Like the Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games on the Xbox, Marvel Ultimate Alliance was insanely addictive for me so much so that I decided to pick up X-Men II for the Xbox for £7.50 from GAME, a game I missed when it was first released, and I couldn't stop playing that either!!! LOL

I absolutely love these kind of action RPGs and they're fantastic fun in co-op mode too...
cooper
29/11/06 @ 12:13
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Pixies references are always welcome :-)
Rambaldi
29/11/06 @ 12:15
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Yes, but is the PS3 version TH3 R£EA1 N£XT G£N!!!???
Genji
29/11/06 @ 12:20
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It's a blast in multiplayer. I wouldn't bother playing single player.
Darren
29/11/06 @ 12:21
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The PS3 version supports 1080p if that's what you mean but also comes complete with framerate issues apparently, like quite a few of its other multiformat games it would seem from the reviews I've read. So the real-gen on the PS3 means being able to play games at 1080p but with a shit framerate. Great innit?
Phreedh
29/11/06 @ 12:26
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Looking forward to playing this. Bought it when I bought GoW this weekend and so far I've been busy kicking Locust ass. Only put it in for a quick spin one evening.
w00t
29/11/06 @ 12:42
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One of the problems I had with X-Men Legends II was how claustrophobic it became with more than 2 players on one console. The view was a little too zoomed in. If this has managed to fix that problem it's a certain sale for me.
chupachups
29/11/06 @ 12:53
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"So the real-gen on the PS3 means being able to play games at 1080p but with a shit framerate."

Sounds like PC games which have potentially massive picture resolutions but you can't use those resolutions cos they're jerky.
haowan
29/11/06 @ 12:56
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Great fun this, it's mildly buggy and some of the boss difficulty spikes are silly. But great nevertheless.
gamesb*tch
29/11/06 @ 13:00
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That review is plain fixed... 7 out of 10...

a) which game were you playing, or
b) it must be 5/10 points better than the demo

I am shocked.
glaeken
29/11/06 @ 13:02
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Shame it did not score an 8. That would have made the comments section come alive.
wonton
29/11/06 @ 13:03
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suprised raven have produced something decent recently after quake 4 and sof2
Darren
29/11/06 @ 13:04
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@haowan - "Mildy buggy"? I never encountered a single bug in all the time I played it and I played it quite a lot so for me it's one of the most polished, glitch-free Xbox 360 games I've played to date. :?

What bugs are those then?
gamesb*tch
29/11/06 @ 13:07
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One of the major bugs is that it's shite... definitely a toss up between this and Eragon for last-gen shite 360 game of the year... however if you like pointless, unrewarded hacking...
Darren
29/11/06 @ 13:10
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You're a bit of a killjoy aren't you? LOL
alexg
29/11/06 @ 13:15
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Framerate issues are an Xbox trademark.

Are Sony trying to copy that too?

Those bastards;)
Salvia
29/11/06 @ 13:18
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Hmmm...an XBox360 game review...I know; let's slag off the PS3!

Well done retards.
glaeken
29/11/06 @ 13:31
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In fairness to the retards one of them took a swipe at the Xbox as well for the sake of balance. One even just hated this particular game without hating either lump of hardware.
zErOb_cOOl
29/11/06 @ 13:33
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Not sure if I agree with the final verdict in the review, in that repetetive combat and poor graphics (especially on the PS2 version I've been playing) cripple this game for me. I couldn't care less what's around the next corner to unlock if the game itself is relatively poor. I managed about 20 minutes on co-op mode with a mate on this game, then I ducked out through sheer boredom, even though I love the Marvel franchise and other superheroes.
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foxy2006
29/11/06 @ 13:41
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so, zelda review in the morning then

8 of of 10 methinks
Putty Man
29/11/06 @ 13:42
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I've now given up hope on a Tiger Woods 2007 review for the 360, but a Rainbow 6 Vegas one would be nice.



....oops, I'm in the wrong forum....or am I just thinking out loud onto a keynoard.....
Razzajazz
29/11/06 @ 13:45
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It is pretty fun, but mindless. I don't care though, 'cos I'm a marvel whore! Any game where I get to be Deadpool is good enough in my book! :)

Seriously, spot on review, guys! It's never going to set the world alight, but it is, like every decent dungeon crawler, horribly addictive. And while the graphcis may not be bleeding-edge, the presentation definitely is. I've got to play it again because the ending made me feel so bad!
Feanor
29/11/06 @ 14:19
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"So the real-gen on the PS3 means being able to play games at 1080p but with a shit framerate. Great innit?"

RR7 has no frame rate problems. Maybe Raven Software just aren't very good at programming for the PS3 yet.
jellyhead
29/11/06 @ 15:07
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Pc version is only £18 from Play.
Worth getting or should i spend some extra cash and get NWN2?
gamesb*tch
29/11/06 @ 15:21
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/what zErOb_cOOl said
Darren
29/11/06 @ 15:51
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@Feanor - RR7 does have framerate issues when running at 1080p according to one review I read... GameSpot or IGN I think...
dudefella
29/11/06 @ 16:05
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I got the PC version and I'm loving it. In the last Act right now, so it's all coming to an end soon, sadly, but I think it's great. The PC version has 2 very distinct graphic modes: There's an Advanced Lightning button in options that makes it look completely next gen, very shiny and all that, and without that it basically looks XBOX1 quality at a high resolution. It looks quite tasty on high settings, imo. Can't imagine playing it on a keyboard though, I use a PS2-style gamepad. I'd have given it an 8/10 probably, but good review!
krudster [mod]
29/11/06 @ 16:12
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What's with the one-man hate campaign Dom? People are allowed to like this game y'know! :)
jellyhead
29/11/06 @ 16:39
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Cheers dudefella, might have a dabble.
Nithron
29/11/06 @ 17:35
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Singleplayer really is boring as all hell, i'm afraid.
Serious kudos for putting Deadpool in it though - that guy's fantastic, but he's NEVER in any games!
I did feel kinda cheated that the lineup of actual playable characters wasn't that great, though. Also; i was promised Agent X as an unlockable skin for Deadpool in a preview, but it's not even in there... *grumble*
greenfeld69
29/11/06 @ 17:54
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Garbage game. Too much going on, boring.
dudefella
29/11/06 @ 19:04
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Also, can any PC users comment on online games? I can't find any, but that may be because I acquired this game through... illicit means. I'm sorry! But it wasn't out here yet and I didn't know if I'd like it! :(
Keyz
29/11/06 @ 20:49
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Sounds really good. I love the X-Men Legends games so i think i'd like this.
KungFu
30/11/06 @ 10:16
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Nice use of a Pixies reference there :)
darshannon
30/11/06 @ 12:52
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XM:L2 was not that good at all. I really loathed the way, characters used to level up every 5-10 minutes, and managing a party was a pain in the bottom. Oh, and there were LOOOOAAAAAADIIIIIIING TIIIIIIIIMEEEEEES, since I was playing the PSP version. Not to mention, that the gameplay itself was pretty boring and repetitive, and levels - poorly designed.
So, if this one is more of the same (and it is, judging from what I've seen in the PC version and read in the review), than... meh. I think, I'll pass. It's a pity, though, because I was kinda looking forward to this game.

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