#Marvel ultimate alliance pc review ps3#
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Getting stuck in a corner with your teammates locking you in and not moving, enemies standing still for minutes at a time.just to name a few.Īctivision did pull out its best hand to get as many heroes into M:UA, but they still played favorites. There were quite a bit of small technical errors that disrupted gameplay, which was unexpected for an Activision published title. If you do this, be wary of choosing your team for the ‘team experience points,’ which get halved every time you change any character. Work with all of them and pick the ones you like. Forget about picking your favorite heroes. Group powers will almost always win over individual strengthĪ pleasure over most RPG’s was the wide assortment of easily exchangeable characters. It’s typical to face off against large numbers of enemies

#Marvel ultimate alliance pc review ps3#

Whether IGN’s story of the year for PS3 award was correctly given is questionable however. At least M:UA closes all of its plot points.

The storyline, in fact, started very amateurish but halfway though it becomes apparent, like an episode of Lost, that everything connects. A cringing experience ensued early on, but dialogue and storyline evolved. M:UA really wants those players who spend hundreds of hours looking for every special item and gaining experience points.Ĭorny Marvel lines return from the previous games. Different powers, costumes and gear means that any four character team will work unless just beating the game is in mind. 25 characters are available, all of them with very different attributes, for the most part. At least the 360 version has achievement points and a much larger online community through Xbox Live.Īt its heart, M:UA is as free as any RPG around. Graphics are practically identical, the characters are the same, and even the tilt functions for the PS3 can (and should be) shut off.

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The first thing to point out is that the differences between the PS3 version and the 360 (and even the PS2 and Xbox) are negligible. Using special abilities can get you out of a tight jam and is fun to do Whether you spend time finding your favorite team, chugging through the story, or playing through the extraneous content, there’s something for everyone with plenty of time and patience for button mashing.īoss fights often seem one sided when surrounding the supervillian A ravenous mixture of strategic RPG and action beat-‘em-up, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance proves that superheroes can still be fun.