Who Wants to Play Marvel Ultimate Alliance

[Fragmintz]

I just picked up this game and want to play. Does anyone else have it? Once I get my internet set up (just moved into a new place), I want to do some co-op. Any takers?

[Jon Liu]

is this game good? I was thinking of going out to get it...

[BMC]

Me too. I almost rented it at Blockbuster this past weekend. I'm really curious about the gameplay, i.e. Diablo style.

[Kid Pyrrhic]

Its good. Really good.

I'm interested to see how some of the online stuff works regarding unlockable characters. Outside of the original cast, I've gotten DareDevil, Blade, Dr. Stange, Ghost Rider, Black Panther, and Silver Surfer (via the code).

Just a heads up, you can use the codes to unlock DareDevil and Silver Surfer but the other cheats disable achievements.

[Fragmintz]

It is REALLY good!!! And I'm not even a dungeon crawler fan - mostly FPS for me. Plus if you love comics (which I do) you will be in heaven b/c there are so many hidden goodies and fun stuff. Especially crafting some pretty crazy teams. Last night I played one level w/my X-men affiliates: Collosus, Iceman, Storm and Deadpool (DEADPOOL! How great!?!). Then I made an Avenger's B team: Warbird (or Ms. Marvel for those of us born before 1980), Luke Cage, Ironman and Spiderwoman (who is suprisingly awsome in

[NuclearCujo]

Will give it a rent if my local Hollywood video would Buy some new freaking games. I think besides Dead Rising,their whole stock is opening day titles.

[Peench]

Looks fun. The only game my wife ever played with me on a console was Gauntlet. She liked it b/c it was a simple button masher and she could steal my gold and health! If this is anything along the same lines and we can play cooperatively on the same screen (has anyone tried that yet?) like in Gauntlet, I might pick it up and see if she wants to play. Thanks for the info!

[Fragmintz]

So funny Peench b/c I told my wife last night that she should play w/me b/c it is a pretty easy game. I kept telling her "you could be Collosus" (b/c I thought she liked Collosus), but she would respond w/"maybe I don't wanna be Collosus.." In any case, this is a definite husband/wife game.

Plus the "potion grabbing" is mostly in the form of SHIELD coins, which copiously spill out of generic smashed metal objects and what not, and can be traded for new costumes & powers.

The basic button controls are green & red to hit, yellow to jump, blue to grab (pull right trigger w/buttons to activate powers) and left bumper to block. Then there are team commands, but on co-op they don't apply.

[Peench]

Very interesting. I'll have to see if she's interested. Thanks for the heads up.

Do all characters play onscreen at the same time like in Gauntlet? Or is it a split screen deal?

[Kid Pyrrhic]

Originally Posted by Peench

Very interesting. I'll have to see if she's interested. Thanks for the heads up.

Do all characters play onscreen at the same time like in Gauntlet? Or is it a split screen deal?

On screen. If a character travels too far off screen, they're warped back to the first player.

I finished off the game last night. I've nearly maxed out Ghost Rider's costumes. I typically use Super Naturals (Blade, Ghost Rider, Thor, and Dr. Strange), Avengers (Spider Woman, Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor) or New Fantastic Four (Cage, Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Spider-man)

My biggest complaint, though, is its not really like 40+ characters as much as its 25+ characters with alternate costumes (Like Captain America has a US Agent outfit).

[Peench]

Thanks for the info Kid! That's cool. I think my wife would really dig this. I'm gonna work on convincing her!

[Quo]

Originally Posted by Fragmintz

I kept telling her "you could be Collosus" (b/c I thought she liked Collosus), but she would respond w/"maybe I don't wanna be Collosus.."

I read this and instantly had deja vu. That sounds EXACTLY like something my wife would say. It's hilarious. Almost like "Even if I have no idea what's going on, you're not gonna tell ME what to do!"

Wait a minute... we're not sharing a wife are we?!?!?

[Fragmintz]

I hope not Quo b/c that would mean that she is not really "doing the laundry at her parent's house" right now, but rather in NC playing Ultimate Alliance w/you... creepy.

[Fragmintz]

BTW - check out this page - all achievements and goodies listed:

marvel page

[Serren]

Can four players play on the same screen at the same time locally?

Has anyone compared the 360 version with the original xbox version?

[Fragmintz]

Originally Posted by Serren

Can four players play on the same screen at the same time locally?

Has anyone compared the 360 version with the original xbox version?

Yes - Four players can play on the same screen locally and on Live.

I have not compared the 360 to the regular Box version, but there are different characters available on each version. I know that specifically w/PS2 and 360 there is a difference in Collosus being available at the start for 360, but not for PS2. He might be an unlockable.

All-in-all, the 360 version has better graphics and probably smoother gameplay - not to mention achievements (which we all know and love!)

[Kid Pyrrhic]

Four players can play locally, however, you can't play two players locally with two players over XBox Live (or any variation).

The biggest edges over the XBox version are the graphics and the addition of the comic book missions. The xbox version has cel shaded graphics while the 360 has realistic looking ones.

There are also a few Next-Gen versions (Wii, 360, and PS3) have Moon Knight and Colossus as extra characters.

[KEEZY]

Awesome... I'll queue this up, and hit you guys up when I get it in!