Marvel: Ultimate Alliance for PlayStation 2 Reviews by Gamers

Marvel Ultimate Alliance is truly the comic book fan's dream! With popular characters like Thing, Wolverine, Spiderman, Ironman, Thor and Captain America and less known characters like Ms. Marvel, Deadpool, Elektra and Luke Cage, Ultimate Alliance is the first Marvel game to expand the Marvel universe in such epic proportions.
The main drive to complete the game is to unlock every character possible, like Ghost Rider and Silver Surfer. As you play, you'll unlock classic costumes and new costumes for every hero that just keep adding to the Marvel fans excitement! You also find yourself battling against popular (and even the not so popular) villains from the Marvel comic universe, like Galactus and Dr. Doom.
The game is also driven by its fast-paced and exciting RPG-style brawler gameplay. What truly drives its fighting system is the fact that each hero comes equipped with his or her own special array of techniques and combos to add to the fray. This is clearly why the gameplay is so amazing. If it weren't for its fantastic group of playable characters, Ultimate Alliance wouldn't have much going for it and the gameplay would become monotonous and repetitive.

Marvel:Ultimate Alliance has been a very engaging game. I am normally very skeptical of any superhero game and to date, XMen:Legends was one of the best. However, Alliance takes it to another level. The ability to choose from up to 20 Marvel characters, each with unique his/her own unique powers, adds a lot of variety to the game. I find that if one group of characters isn't succesful in defeating a boss, I use a different combination. I consider myself an average gamer and so far, after playing perhaps 2 hours a day, I am not even 1/2 of the way through. There is a nice rpg format to the title, but the best feature is the overall playability of the game. So far this has been one of the better games released on the PS2. On a side note, there is a weak plot that gets you through from one act to another but it is enough to make the game engaging. I would be suprised and disappointed if this game did not receive accolades from the gaming industry. The graphics were good on the PS2 so should be even better on a next gen system.