Tuesday 10 April 2012




Marvel Ultimate Alliance


Xbox 360 Marvel Ultimate Alliance cover

Review

This game has a lot of great features and lots of different parts that will make game play last longer. There are 25 different heroes that can be played along the game, including the dlc characters its 33. This makes the game more in depth especially as each character has his or her back story level which is collected throughout the story. If you are a fan of marvel this is a great game and even if you’re not, the amount of detail this game entails makes everything so much more powerful. There is loads of information about all the characters. There is a marvel quiz in the game that asks about heroes, villains and things that have happened in the world of marvel. This game is up to four players so you could either take on super villains by yourself or group up a team to be reckoned with, and there is an option where you can create your own team and get extra stats for it. This game has puzzles adventure hand to hand combat with super powers included which is always a plus.
This game is for marvel fans and players alike the people who follow marvel will be happy to see that the extra features in this game are remarkable from 4 different suits for each character to extra missions and sub missions that explain more information about the heroes. For the players who don’t follow the marvel series or the comics and other games, you get to follow the story through new heroes and supers that you would have seen on the big screen. For example, your friendly neighbourhood spider man, iron man, the fantastic four and the god of thunder Thor. I was not really a massive follower of the comics or anything apart from spider man and the xmen but since I’ve played this game it’s opened me up to many more incredible heroes and I found my favourite one: Deadpool the hilarious red and black swordsman with a gift of the gab.
Rating
9/10


Characters

These are the playable characters, or should I really use the word heroes and if you get the dlc pack, villains too. You play four in your team so don’t worry if your too spoilt for choice you can just alternate through game play. Some of these characters are locked at the start of the game and you have to unlock them later but I’ll mark them on the list what is unlock able heroes are playable and what are unlock able Heroes.

Starting heroes
Unlock able Heroes
DLC heroes and villains
Iron Man
Ghost rider
The Hulk
Thor
Blade
Nightcrawler
Captain America
The Punisher
Cyclops
Wolverine
Nick Fury
Hawkeye
Moon Knight
Jean Grey
Magneto
Luke Cage
The  Black Panther
DR.Doom
Ms. Marvel
Silver Surfer
Venom
Deadpool
Daredevil
Sabertooth
The Thing


Mr. Fantastic


The Invisible Woman


The Human Torch


Elektra


Spiderman


Spiderwoman


Iceman


Storm







Hints

This game has lots of different items to collect throughout the game and the most important one is finding all the statues of the heroes which will unlock you Daredevil and The Black Panther.

Daredevil statues you will find these:

The Shield carrier- Down some stairs where you have to destroy 3 mechanisms at the first mechanisms.

Doctor strange’s mansion- On the top floor of the mansion were the book shelf is against one of the horizontal walls on the inside balcony.

Atlantis. Near a sunken submarine in a chest you must help someone who is stuck in a giant clam to get access to it and the chest is on a raised surface.
Doom’s Castle. There are 2 gated rooms before the moving wall the room with all the barrels is where a statue of daredevil is in between the stacked barrels and the far wall.

Black Panther statues – you will find these:

Mandarin level- Near the end of the level before you fight the mandarin not long after you finish helping Dr. Strange and unlock him as a playable hero. There is a room with four giant Buddha’s and behind one of them there is a Black Panther statue.

Asgard- At the biofrost gate level at Asgard once you come up to the first ship at the right end of the ship.

Asgard- In the hall of heroes on the right side of the room against the wall.

Strak Tower- After you push the large object over the
Ledge , go to the room where the glass breaks.  When you go inside, it is
Kind of behind a breakable object.

Complete all the comic book missions to unlock The Silver Surfer


Cheats

There are many cheats to this game that could help a lot if you are impatient but I would advise you don’t use these cheats straight away. This is because the game will last you a long time and also for the unlockable heroes, suits, abilities and more.

These codes need to be used on the main menu or on the save menu.

All abilities: Left, Right, Left, Right, Left , Right, UP, Down, Up , Down, Left, Right, Start
All heroes: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Left, Left, Start
All Costumes: Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Start
             
These codes need to be used on the review menu.

All Cinema tics: Up, Left, Left, Up, Right, Right, Up, Start
All Comic Covers: Left, Right, Right, Left, Up, Up, Right Start


Achievements

There are 58 achievements and the total gamer points for this game come to 1250.
.Mandarin falls- The mandarin was crushed by the forces of good
.Mephisto Defeat-Mephisto was struck down
.The trickster-Loki was defeated
.The power cosmic-The mighty galactus was toppled
.Doomed ending-DR.Doom was utterly defeated
.Scarlet Swashbuckler-Daredevil was unlocked as a playable hero
.Wakanda Royalty-Black panther was unlocked as a playable hero
.Agent of shield-Nick fury was unlocked as a playable hero
.Surfs Up-Silver Surfer was unlocked as a playable hero
.Dragon Slayer-Fin Fang Foom was defeated
.Blue screen of death-M.O.D.O.K was defeated
.Underwater Battle-Tiger shark and Attuma was defeated
.Swimming with the fished-The mighty kraken was defeated
.Defeated grey gargoyle-Grey Gargoyle was defeated
.Game over-Arcade was defeated
.Son of a devil-Black heart was defeated
.The executioner’s Blade-Executioner and Enchantress were defeated
.Giant Relief-Ymir fell to the forces of good
.Warrior’s Path-Gladiator was defeated
.Deathbird’s defeated-Deathbird was crushed
.Titan victory-Titannus was defeated
                                               
Secret Achievements
.Golden age of comics-Attained gold on all comic missions
.The ultimate superhero-Defeated 4000 enemies
.Marvel Geek- Answered 15 trivia questions correctly
.Comic God-Answered 20 trivia questions in a row
.Marvel Master-Answered 150 trivia questions correctly.
.I have a friend-Completed level one with at least one other player.
.Super hero team-Completed 25 levels with at least one other player.
.Excelsior!-Beat marvel ultimate alliance in hard mode.
.Fall to death-Threw 5 enemies of a ledge.
.Scared of heights-Threw 50 enemies off a ledge
.Widowmaker-Threw 500 enemies off a ledge.
.Battle Tested-Won 1 arcade mode level.
.Battle Hardened-Won 20 arcade mode levels
.Teh Mast3r-Won 15 arcade mode levels consecutively
.Mad Skillz- Won 3 arcade mode levels consecutively
.The Destroyer-Won 100 arcade mode levels
.Team work-Completed one level with 3 other players
.Ultimate team alliance-Completed 25 leve;s with 3 other players
.Fledging Superhero-Defeated 10 enemies
.Legendary Superhero-Defeated 100 enemies
.Pugilist-Performed 5 finishing moves
.Melee Master-Performed 50 finishing mioves
.Good Samaritan-Completed Skrull cityscape level without defeating a single enemy
.Dressed for success-Unlock all outfits to every hero
                                               
                                                DLC Achievements
.Gamma Garb-Unlcok all the hulk outfits
.Archer Apparel-Unlock all the outfits for Hawkeye
.Optic Outfits-Unlock all Cyclops outfits
.Teleport Threads-Unlock all outfits for Nightcrawler
.Mutant Love-Cyclops has spoken to Jean Grey
.Doom’s Duds-Unlock all outfits for DR.Doom
.Magnetic Regalia-Unlock all the outfits for Magneto
.Symbiote Skins-Unlock all the outfits for venom
.Creed’s Cloth-Unlock all the outfits for Sabertooth
.Doppelganger-Doom has spoken to himself
.Wrong Claws-Sabertooth has been mistaken for Wolverine
Fleeting Allies-Magneto has spoken to Xa


Hero’s information

Here are a few heroes backgrounds

Captain America: He was a normal man trying to do his bit for his country but didn’t have enough strength to physically help in the war, but an experiment was used on him that gave him the strength and the cunning to be even better than he ever imagined. With his strong heart and unquestionable bravery, he used his super human strength to fight in the war and battle Americas’ enemies, until he fell into the ocean and froze. His body was preserved until the present day and he was unfrozen by SHIELD (Nick Fury’s secret government agency). Now he uses his powers to fight crime and bring peace to America.

Iron man: Tony Stark is the alter ego of the man of steel. He works for his own company called Stark Enterprise; he made his suite while kidnapped by terrorists, which were trying to make him build a weapon that would be a threat to America or any other country that got in their way. This was the first suit that he built and since then he has made hundreds, all better than the last, his suit is run by the power that saves his life everyday keeping metal fragments from penetrating his heart. This suit is one of the most powerful inventions of all time. This metal suit can fly shoot rockets and use powerful electric attacks and most importantly the most powerful move he has, which is a shot of energy from the chest.

Spiderman: Probably the biggest worldwide known super hero so I won’t bore you with too much detail. He’s gotten his powers from a radioactive spider biting him and those powers are climbing up walls, swinging from webs that he either uses from cartridges which shoot from his web shooters attached to his wrists or are shot from his body coming out of the wrists. If anyone really likes Spiderman and would like to enjoy more about him and his powers I suggest the animated spider-man series it’s what I grew up on when I was a kid. It was amazing and it’s even watched by adults. I still have a couple of seasons which I got on DVD a couple of years ago.

Thor: One of the most powerful of the avengers (well, I believe that anyway). The son of Oden and air to the throne of Asgard where the Viking gods live, his powers are the control of thunder and lighting and has a weapon which is an extremely heavy hammer - which the only other hero that has ever managed to pick up is the hulk and even he strained!!! So yes it’s very heavy this also gives him the power of flight. The film that came out in 2011 did show the character well but obviously not like the comics or animations because, well let’s face it, the mainstream media don’t really follow the marvel heroes abilities and story line exactly like its written in the comics or shown in the animations or games. His nemesis is none other than his brother Loki, the god of mischief, he’s pretty powerful with his illusions but take my word for it - he doesn’t come close to Thor.

Deadpool: This, my friends, I think is the best hero/villain of all time. He’s a ‘the merc with a mouth’ and hilarious. He has the power of healing which came from the experiment wolverine went through but his healing power is even more powerful. There have been times were he’s had his head cut off and that couldn’t stop him! On top of this he is a master with the swords and close combat. There is also one more power that he has which is teleport which really puts him ahead of everyone else, well I think so. He wears a red and black morph suit and his face has been horrendously scarred so he keeps his mask on unless he wants to freak people out.  In this game i had him in my team every step of the way and he never let me down, wise cracks through the game and kicking ass. As his healing factor was derived from wolverine they have a messy past also they were both in a mercenary’s team with Sabertooth that really gives them a bond. Deadpool is in the film Xmen- Wolverine origins briefly, if you are a fan of this hero, watch the film but take him the way he is at the start of the film because they destroy his image in the end. He isn’t supposed to have some of those powers and the swords aren’t attached to him, they are katanas, like in this game. Ryan Reynolds played him in the film which was a great choice.

Wolverine: The stubborn, angry hero that loves shredding things apart - a lot of peoples favourite X-men character which, I agree, he has some seriously impressive powers. His original power was a healing ability which made him not age and could heal injuries in less than minutes or even fatality is a minor nuisance for this guy. He has claws which come out of his hands three on each hand, previously made of bone, until one day he had an experiment done on him as well which encased all his bones with adimantuim which is the strongest metal known to man. This makes him even more powerful which makes him even better and just to let you in on a secret having him on the team in this game pretty much makes it a lot easier. His nemesis is his brother Sabertooth he pretty much has the same powers but he has nails made of bone (sharp obviously) and the healing factor. Wolverine is one of the only characters shown in all 5 of the marvel X-men movies and Hugh Jackman is probably the best pick to play Wolverine’s character.

Iceman- This sub zero hero is a part of the xmen and he has the power of ice forming through use of ait moisture. And even cover him with a layer of ice which protects him. His real name is Robert “Bobby” Drake.

Storm- This powerful hero can control the weather meaning she can make it rain make tornados use lightning to defeat her foes, she also has the power of flight which  makes the use of thunder and lightning or any other weather even more powerful because she has an aerial view of her enemies.

Spider woman- Now many of you may think that she got her power from Spiderman or she’s related to him this isn’t the case she also has different powers than Spiderman apart from she can climb on walls like him. She also has the power of flight like many other heroes’ and she makes a pheromone that makes other people attracted to her. She can also shoot beams of bio-electric energy from her hands; on top of all of this she has immunity to all poisons and radiations.

The human Torch- Johnny Flash is this heroes alter ego and he is a part of the Fantastic Four a team that has beaten criminals for a very long time there nemesis is DR.Doom. The human torch has the power of flight and can create and manipulate fire, he changes form when he uses his powers in combat the fantastic four got there powers in space while doing a experiment on a storm in space and they got by this storm which changed their molecular bodies.

Mr. Fantastic- Reed Richards the leader of the Fantastic Four he has the powers to change his shape which means he can stretch his body or change forms to get through gaps in a door or making himself taller to attack a flying hero.

The invisible women- This hero has the power to make herself transparent which makes her invisible also she can make force fields which can protect her or other people. The invisible woman is married to Reed Richards the leader of the Fantastic Four and she is the second in command.

The Thing-This hero is a very powerful character and is made up of very dense rock which happened in space unlike the other members of Fantastic Four can turn their powers on and off where Ben Grimm i.e. the Thing. Reed Richards tried for ages to be able to turn Ben Grimm back to his former self, Ben Grimm is also a pilot.

Elektra- Elektra is very experienced in the art of close combat she uses sia for her close weapons she’s a daughter to a Politian which makes her close to crime because people try to bribe her father or intimidate him. Her father is killed by Bullseye another super that has perfect accuracy he uses daredevils stick to kill him. Elektra has a relationship with Matthew Murdock which is Daredevil and she also gets killed by Bullseye as well. She is brought back by her sensei later on.

Luke Cage- This hero is a very powerful super that has super human strength and very strong skin that is impenetrable the only type of bullet that could break his skin is adimantuim bullets.

Moon Knight- Another hero that has a skill in close combat and weapon mastery this silver hooded hero uses weapons and gadgets .He has not got any powers but he first was a heavy weight boxer and then joined the marines with this experience he became a mercenary and after a while he got into a fight with Bushman and lost he ended up by the feet of the moon god minutes later he was brought back to life. His friend believes that the moon god brought him back to be the moon knight with this he went to New York and join forces with Marlene and Frenchie his pilot. He became moon knight and defended his town. Moon knight’s alter ego is Marc Spector.

The Hulk- This green angry unstoppable hero is the strongest hero of all the marvel heroes unfortunately. Bruce Banner its alter ego can’t control the beast and when he turns into the hulk he is lost in a mist of rage. Bruce Banner got these powers from an experiment testing on radiation. The experiment went wrong and caused an explosion and he got a high dose of gamma radiation and now every time Bruce Banner gets angry The Hulk takes over and destroys anything that’s in its way the only person that can calm him down is his other half.

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