Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

[Pure Mongrel]

Greetings True Believers!

As a comic book fan as a kid, (and with a recent return to comic reading) the influx of Super Hero based games is certainly making some of my childhood dreams a reality.

Super Hero games of the past have mostly been ... well ... crap, but the soon to be released tiles are promising this is all about to change.

One title that looks promising is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Official Game Site

IGN: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Preview


IGN Video: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Xbox 360 Behind the Scenes - Stan Lee

Based on the "Civil War" story arc written by Marc Miller, with plenty of well known playable characters (Spiderman, Iron Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Deadpool ... just to mention a few ), and a focus on how combining various characters together to see how their powers compliment, this game is set to surpass the first Marvel Ultimate Alliance in many ways.

IGN Video: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Xbox 360 Trailer - Conflict Trailer

How they play on the Civil War story arc is what I am eager to see. For those non comic book readers out there a bit of back story;

The Civil War marked a huge turning point for the Marvel Universe. Without going into to much detail;

Due to the actions of a band of would be "reality tv heroes" that caused the death of many innocent civilians (including a school full of children), the American Government was forced / coerced into passing a law that required all super powered beings to be registered. On top of this, if a hero wanted to be active, s/he had to become a member of a government team. If not, that super being would be arrested and detained.

This in turn created a huge rift in the super hero community. Those that did not agree with the new law, (led by Captain America) saw this as an infringement on their civil rights and feared that they would be used as government enforcers used for political purposes instead of for the good of the people, went under ground.

Those that agreed with the new policy (led by Iron Man) saw the new law as a way to protect the populous as well as give the super hero community proper training, support and accountability.

War between the two factions broke out as the pro-new law heroes were charged with hunting down and detaining the anti-new law heroes. This of course led to some very large and bloody battles causing the end of many friendships, the end of organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D and the Avengers and even the death of many characters (good and bad).

The effects of the civil war is still felt today in the Marvel Universe as while many heroes are still on the run, a former master villain has convinced the governement that he is the answer to all their security needs, and is secretly trying to take control of ... well ... everything.

If you get the chance this book is a great read and contains some outstanding artwork.

So who is looking at getting this title ... and if so, Who's side will you be on?

In Australia, if you pre-order it at EB Games (and GameStop in the US I believe) you get Juggernaut as a bonus playable character.

If you pre-order it at JBHI FI you get Thor as a playable character.

Excelsior!

[exploit]

I am getting this for sure

[Pure Mongrel]

Hopefully it can be played co-op

[exploit]

I hope so, will make it even better.

[Pure Mongrel]

IGN: Touring the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Universe

This is looking really good! Can't wait to see the other models.

[Pure Mongrel]

[exploit]

When you get a chance PM can you pre order this for me so i get Thor aswell, will then send the money to your account like normal cheers bud

[Pure Mongrel]

I will pre-order it tomorrow or Saturday for you dude.

[Bawheidbob]

what is it all about beat em up or ?. Had a look at the site but could not really tell

[Pure Mongrel]

Easiest way to describe it I guess is "Balders Gate" with Super Heroes.

Top down view party of 4 characters (interchangeable) and you "quest" through levels.

This one is based on a huge comic book event that had major ramifications to the Marvel Universe so the story line is interesting (assuming you like super hero stories ), especially as the lines between who is a "good guy" and who is a "bad guy" is blurred.

A big emphasis has been placed on how character powers can be used in a team up situation. So part of the fun is discovering new attacks by combining different characters together.

So if you like doing quests, beating a path through minions to get to boss fights and tinkering with your party to get the right combos, this game may be for you.