Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (PS3)
- September 18, 2009 13:52 PM PST
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A Civil War is brewing in the latest game from the House of Ideas.
I mean, come on -- it has Deadpool. What more do you need?
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From genetics to injections to unlucky accidents, comic book history is filled with countless unique ways in which heroes and villains alike have earned unique special powers and abilities. Three years after the super-powered original, and loaded with expectations from True Believers everywhere, fans everywhere are asking if Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is a bonafide super-soldier, or an all talk merc with a mouth.
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Ultimate Alliance 2 is primarily empowered by a solid narrative hook, which is inspired by a couple of recent comic sagas (Secret War and Civil War, respectively.) These two blockbuster stories allow for a variety of settings and scenarios with plenty of fan-favorites from the 616 Marvel Universe. Following large-scale attacks on U.S. soil, Congress passes a bill that forces all super-powered individuals to register as law enforcement agents. The measure splits the hero collective, prompting Captain America to lead the resistance against the likes of Iron Man and the pro-registration forces.
Not only does such an approach toy with our perceptions of heroes and villains in the Marvel universe (and what is right or wrong), but it also allows for a split campaign, letting players choose a side and play distinct missions in the middle act as a result. Regardless of which side you choose, the game oddly eschews many of the top villains and antagonists in the Marvel roster for more obscure foes, but at least the die-hards might be pleased to see the likes of Molten Man and The Wizard.
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- Sep 15 2009 at 02:24:48:PM PST
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Looks fun, but I'll probably get it when it drops dow in price. I loved the first one.
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Don't forget to run spellcheck: Storylien - Never played the first one, but this looks pretty interesting. I can't deny my love for monotonous grinding, it's actually therapeutic for me and has been since Final Fight came out for the SNES.
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lovetelephone wrote:
Don't forget to run spellcheck: Storylien
Gah -- fixed :) Thanks for the note!
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Xbox 360 version of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is definitely the one to get.
I found out that the Xbox 360 version loads the fastest. The Xbox 360 transfers data at a rate of 16MB per second compared to only 9MB per second for the PS3.
As a result, the PS3 version of this game takes a terribly loooong 8 seconds to load each time you change characters. Yes, for eight long seconds you are staring at a blank screen on the PS3 version. This is just terrible considering the game takes about 20 hours to beat and you change characters literally hundreds of times.
The Xbox 360 version takes only 3 to 4 seconds to load each time you change characters. This makes a big difference in a game this long.
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