Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

 Xbox 360
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 143 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 94 out of 143
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 143
  3. Negative: 12 out of 143
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  1. BatSasha52
    Aug 1, 2021
    10
    Very good tactics, designs, character abilities. Graphics are also not that bad.
  2. Daniel_N
    Feb 7, 2021
    8
    Before playing this game, I was unfamiliar with the majority of the Marvel Universe before this point, only knowing few characters like Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, the Hulk, and The Fantastic Four. However, this game was so much fun, I wanted to know the characters! I was practically obsessed with this game, and loved playing as the unique set of playable characters! This game is the reasonBefore playing this game, I was unfamiliar with the majority of the Marvel Universe before this point, only knowing few characters like Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, the Hulk, and The Fantastic Four. However, this game was so much fun, I wanted to know the characters! I was practically obsessed with this game, and loved playing as the unique set of playable characters! This game is the reason why I want to get into Marvel (MCU). A good story with a good set of characters, and challenging too! Also, loved playing in multiplayer.… Expand
  3. Marvelfan2002
    Jan 26, 2019
    10
    best marvel game ever i really recommend it i know its old but this game has been my childhood
  4. Beans
    Sep 24, 2016
    10
    REally great game. You should definitely think about buying this. Real fun

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  5. Stan12
    Sep 24, 2016
    10
    Preeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyy grrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaat gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

    Its a good game
  6. Theman1
    Sep 24, 2016
    10
    Great game
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  7. Kaprawiec
    Aug 9, 2016
    8
    Fun beat'em up with set of great heroes from Marvel universe. A bit too repetitive but definitely worth checking out for fans of Marvel. Especially fun when played in co-op.
  8. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 30, 2016
    8
    Marvel Ultimate Alliance
    Great Potential
    Marvel Ultimate Alliance is a dungeon crawler beat em up where you play as your choice of 4 marvels heroes, or a mix with online or local co-op out of 25 different characters to be unlocked with collectibles , secrets and story progression. You team up of course to stop doom from doing his usually doom thing of trying to take over the world…    Marvel Ultimate Alliance
    Great Potential
    Marvel Ultimate Alliance is a dungeon crawler beat em up where you play as your choice of 4 marvels heroes, or a mix with online or local co-op out of 25 different characters to be unlocked with collectibles , secrets and story progression.
    You team up of course to stop doom from doing his usually doom thing of trying to take over the world…
    your journey to stop him will take your characters to a variety of locations like Atlantis and asguard…
    unfortunately while the scenery does change at a decent pace, the gameplay doesn’t…
    This game is a monotonous and ridiculously long 17 hours…
    During this 17 hours you do the dungeon crawl thing of just killing everything for fairly minimal loot with very much welcomed but too thinly spread out puzzle and platforming sections …
    Bosses will drop rings for stat boosts, but that’s about it…
    There no real incentive to explore or even defeat all enemies other than unlocking new characters as leveling up doesn’t seem too significant... and if you have your favorite 4 unlocked, why even bother finding these hidden figures…
    As you level up your stats unnoticeably increase and you unlock new moves that you can assign to a button command.. you can also unlock suits by using characters or completing a comic mission hidden throughout the world…
    These optional comic missions tell the story of one individual character to give more insight on them to new fans and hit that nostalgia button of existing fans of characters.. And as stated already, completing these missions successfully will unlock a new suit for your character... and thankfully these suits are not just skins... they all have their own special perks which will actually give you a hard time choosing from… and you can upgrade these perks with the coins that enemies drop.. but again it doesn’t really feel too significant….
    Combat in this game is fairly basic, but characters do all handle and feel unique, some can fly, some have projectiles, some are straight up brutes… if you get too bored, which you definitely will, you can switch out your team at any time when you run into a save point…
    there’s also over 17 boss battles and mini boss battles in this game… but are essentially either a straight up beat em up brawl or dodge attacks and do a quick time event…. Which are surprisingly some of the more better boss fights as they throw in a splash of variety… but really aren’t that great and don’t require any real strategy…
    While Marvel Ultimate Alliance is a great love letter to the marvel fans, packed with material that even I can appreciate while not being a marvel fan.. I feel like the game drags on and keeps you in its lackluster locations far too long, ultimately making this game feel like a drag...
    That being said, if you’re a marvel fan I still believe this game is worth your money
    I give Marvel Ultimate Alliance
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  9. ElectroNick
    May 17, 2016
    8
    Everything I had mentioned in my review for the PS3 version applies to this as well with the only exception being that the graphics are better and more polished.
  10. AgentVenom117
    Feb 22, 2016
    7
    A pretty good game with an awesome story,however this is pretty much just a button masher and maybe about 30 minuets in you will probably get bored and move onto something else. But you can't help but come back to it whiten a day or so especially if you have 2-4 friends to play co-op with,check it out if you some cash to spend if you love marvel or just want to kill some time with friends.
  11. Khaosom
    Aug 1, 2014
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok I had really high hopes for this game after all the positive feedback it's received from here and actual critics. But I was sadly disappointed. I have played both Xmen Legends games and loved them both, even with the occasional flaw. This game started out ok, but didn't last. I decided just for fun to unlock all the playable characters. This left me feeling really disappointed. There were a total of maybe 12. Marvel has a huge world of characters yet the character list was shorter than a 10 year olds attention span. Secondly, the DLC is no longer for sale so the characters that are DLC only are no longer able to be reached. Now lets hit some of the characters, Wolverine and Deadpool both are mutants with a healing factor, so ideally it would be part of the character, but nope, it's part of costumes you can unlock. Another major flaw is the super attack you eventually unlock for every character, if you do yours everyone on your team that has it available follows suit, wasting possible 1 to 3 super finishers. Thirdly stairs.... Stairs in this game are so terrible that when you land on them while jumping you slide down them. Last on my list is Deadpools teleport ability instead of a double jump. While sometimes you could do it through doors others wouldn't allow you to, yet hitting a certain spot on the door and poof you're through. Then at a point you need to double jump to make a set of 3 gaps where dragon statues breath fire, Deadpool just sticks in mid air and swings his Katana's. All in all i payed 6 bucks for this game used in a bundle with Forza 2 and wish i hadn't. do not play this game!!!!… Expand
  12. William_H_Stone
    Jan 16, 2014
    9
    Marvel:Ultimate Alliance is a gem that should be bought by anyone who has a love for Marvel or any of it's characters. Before this game, Comic book characters were werent getting games that made gamers more interested into reading the fiction that the characters were based off of. X-men was garnering the attention of the common folk with their successful movies and its beloved and greatlyMarvel:Ultimate Alliance is a gem that should be bought by anyone who has a love for Marvel or any of it's characters. Before this game, Comic book characters were werent getting games that made gamers more interested into reading the fiction that the characters were based off of. X-men was garnering the attention of the common folk with their successful movies and its beloved and greatly played X-men Legends,along with its sequel,Rise Of Apocalypse. But who knew those two games would be the foundation for what was known for the only game featuring the most characters ever represented from Marvel in any video game ever? sure,about 24 or so characters were playable,and thats still alot of characters,but with every character you interact with fully voiced, it was still a sight to behold that the spectrum of villains and heroes,from known staples like Wolverine and Spider-Man,to lesser known characters like Vision and Winter Solider,were represented and depicted the way they have and should be. but i digress. the story here starts with the now widely known S.H.I.E.L.D Hellecarrier being attacked by Dr.Doom,forcing Nick Fury to call upon the collective team of Spider-man,Captain America,Thor,and Wolverine to step in and save the day.as the story progresses you will be taken to worlds like Asgard and Atlantica to the Skrull world and Latveria. one of the things this game does right is give you levels that take place in worlds respectfully designed and created depicting their known locales long enough to admire the scenery,but not so long as to overstay their welcome. one level will never feel too much like the last one before it. the story,although not entirely boring or original,does its job into justifying why and where you're going to where the game takes you. it serves it's purpose into keeping you involved or interested,if not anything else, reason to continue playing just to see where it takes you next. this game has also been released on virtually every platform,so accessibility to enjoying it is hardly a issue for anyone(except the GBA version,which is a colossal mess of a game).the graphics,no matter what version you pick up,is serviceable. while the Xbox360 is the best looking and the preferred console to play it on, the PS2,Xbox,and PSP renditions go down this Comic Book look and color,which works perfectly for the game,while the 360 shoots for a more realistic,detailed design. the gameplay should be familiar to anyone whos played the X-men Legends titles or a Diablo game. it sports an over-the-top view of a team of 4 super heroes you put together,unlocking more characters to play as you go on. while everyones powers arent completely distinct from one another,visually they depict the superhero well,and visually thats all you could ask for.it doesn't bring the game down,but it is somewhat of a disappointment,if not expected game design,seeing how they've crammed so much into one game alone. the gameplay is where this game is either made or broke. luckily,that is something that makes this game fun and involving. every character has powers showcasing the super in superhero.and as the game progresses they learn new powers through an RPG-like system of leveling up,so if you decide to play with the same superheroes throughout your adventure,you still wouldn't feel bored of playing this game. sure,the critics can complain about the game being repetitive, but i would reply by asking "wouldn't all games be repetitive?" in first person shooters,you're always firing at something. in RPG games,you follow a set structure to achieve the same goal. in Racing games,you're always going for first place.but then why doesn't it feel that way for those genres? same reason i would tell you for this game:it's because of the little details and the variation of the goals themselves and how they are depicted. sure,you'll be fighing one clone enemy after another,to which visually they differ from level to level,but are generally fought the same,sometimes they have shields you need to either remove or attack around,sometimes they have health regeneration that revive fallen enemies and continue healing themselves,and other times they have resistance to psychic abilities or elemtal attacks like ice and fire.then come the villains,who you will have to fight multiple times in a level. not the same villain,mind you,but for example, in the first level on the hellecarrier,you come across Scorpion. after him,you will then later on come across Nuclear Man and Winter Soldier. then you will come across Fing Fang Foom. so just when you get tired of fighting clone after clone,here comes a challenging and interesting cameo from a villain of the large world of Marvel to come and stop you in your goal. some people may say this is repetition cause in the most general sense this never changes level to level,but like i said,its the small details that make it feel different. the sound is servicable,but not oscar winning by any means. youll love MUA… Expand
  13. Compi24
    Jun 25, 2013
    9
    A mind-blowingly expansive story and lovely character diversity overcome some shoddy graphics. "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance" marks one of the greatest superhero games in gaming history.
  14. PatrykG
    Mar 20, 2013
    8
    Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a great game, for instance you can play as your favourite superheroes and villains. The graphics are not as good as the story and missions, because the missions in MUA2 really kicked ass, MUA1 also kicked ass. What else was good about the game is the boss battles, because they are really fun fight the villains everybody loves or hates. The bad thing is the gameMarvel: Ultimate Alliance is a great game, for instance you can play as your favourite superheroes and villains. The graphics are not as good as the story and missions, because the missions in MUA2 really kicked ass, MUA1 also kicked ass. What else was good about the game is the boss battles, because they are really fun fight the villains everybody loves or hates. The bad thing is the game is too short, it only took me about four days to complete. But overall MUA1 gets 8/10.… Expand
  15. niconline
    Oct 29, 2012
    7
    Overall, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a real treat to all types of gamers, along with fans of comics. While nothing new is brought to the industry, the four-player campaign is something that has been shown successful, and definitely was a great feature to implement. This is recommended to anyone who likes violence, RPGs, and large casts of characters.
  16. Zilcell
    Nov 7, 2011
    9
    It is an addicting game with a long storyline. You can play as so many different Marvel characters and that, combined with the great gameplay combat makes this easily recommendable.
  17. CarsonRGB
    Oct 4, 2011
    8
    Story: 5
    Characters: 10
    Graphics: 7
    Setting: 7
    Multiplayer: 9
    Soundtrack: 7
    Audio: 8
    Gameplay: 7
    Re-Playability Value: 7
    Fun Factor: 9

    Score: 7.6/10 = B
  18. citizenx
    Apr 10, 2011
    10
    I felt obligated to review this game after reading the user scores. I bought this game on a used shelf at gamespot, played it for like 10 minutes, then didn't touch it for a long time. Years even. Like most of the bad reviews, at first glance the characters don't seem that different from each other and the perspective seems a little too removed from the combat. The first level (which II felt obligated to review this game after reading the user scores. I bought this game on a used shelf at gamespot, played it for like 10 minutes, then didn't touch it for a long time. Years even. Like most of the bad reviews, at first glance the characters don't seem that different from each other and the perspective seems a little too removed from the combat. The first level (which I never got past at first) seemed almost generic and I thought the whole game was going to be like that. All of that first glance stuff is utterly wrong, and it is a tragedy that players didn't get deeper into it and spread the word. This is one of the most addictive games I have ever played. The music is varied and great, the game is epic long with many pretty locations. The characters follow a basic template, but vary in unique ways that you wouldn't expect from a game that looks like this. Just try using a couple and seeing the differences. Spider man swings from the ceiling, Thor flies, Captain America has his signature homing shield attack teleporters can warp through walls, iceman can cold blast fires out etc. It's more than enough to make the characters fun and not just seem like alternate skins. Especially when you consider that focusing on even just one character is pretty addictive. However a note: I suggest you either pick up the special edition (aka platinum edition), or gold if you can find a good price. You can't download the DLC for this game anymore, so you better get it with the purchase. Alternatively you could get the PC version and mods to let you use other characters including ones from PSP version, and even made up characters.

    Either way you will have a hard time finding online players. Get a friend involved or browse some still active forums for the game at sites like gamefaqs.    … Expand
  19. ringos
    Jul 21, 2009
    0
    Do not buy this game!!!!!!!i thought it would be ggod since it got such good reviews and Game informer gave it best comic book game ever, but it just sucked.you just go to one room, then press the same button over and over until everyones dead. Like ryan w. said every charector is either ranged or melee, and every member of each group plays the same. the graphics and camera sucks. IDo not buy this game!!!!!!!i thought it would be ggod since it got such good reviews and Game informer gave it best comic book game ever, but it just sucked.you just go to one room, then press the same button over and over until everyones dead. Like ryan w. said every charector is either ranged or melee, and every member of each group plays the same. the graphics and camera sucks. I don't see how anybody could possibly enjoy this "game".… Expand
  20. AnonymousMC
    Sep 21, 2008
    10
    Giving it a 10 to offset the low scores. This is a great game. If you love Marvel comics then you should own this game. The story does a great job of incorporating many characters and storylines. The character level ups and powers are all well done too. Also for fans of Xmen legends. Not the greatest in graphical terms but an amazingly fun game. Coop takes it to the next level.
  21. JohnG.
    Feb 1, 2008
    9
    From a gamer who has played X-Men legends and X-men legends 2, when I first put this game in my console I was uninspired at best. After playing the first couple levels I was hooked. This game has so many different aspects that keep the game interesting. For example: 1)You cannot play the hard setting until you complete normal 2) A vast array of characters with different moves 3) Pickups From a gamer who has played X-Men legends and X-men legends 2, when I first put this game in my console I was uninspired at best. After playing the first couple levels I was hooked. This game has so many different aspects that keep the game interesting. For example: 1)You cannot play the hard setting until you complete normal 2) A vast array of characters with different moves 3) Pickups along the way which allow you to unlock characters 4) The achievements make the game that much better If you play this game with 3 of your friends it makes the game extremely challenging and thus really exciting because the computer controlled AI does not really lose all that much of their health during gameplay.… Expand
  22. DarrenD.
    Oct 1, 2007
    5
    I was very dissapointed by this game. Not only was it very boring and repetetive but the graphics were like a PS1 game. I would rather play Superman returns than this.
  23. BryanM
    Sep 18, 2007
    8
    this is a pritty good game considering what kind of game it is. the graphics are not that great though becuase it is sapost to be a 360 game not a ps2 game. the controls are ok at best. there are a lot of charaters you can pick form and all have diffrent attacks. so if you have not played this game yet rent this game now.
  24. DavidH.
    Jun 12, 2007
    6
    A very bland title. Definitely not worthy of anything higher than maybe a 7, 8 if you're really in a good mood. While there is a nice wealth of unlockables and content, the gameplay itself is very 2 dimensional (no pun intended). The level design is awful; there is little more to do than mindlessly blast or hack your way through enemies. The attempts at introducing puzzles to the A very bland title. Definitely not worthy of anything higher than maybe a 7, 8 if you're really in a good mood. While there is a nice wealth of unlockables and content, the gameplay itself is very 2 dimensional (no pun intended). The level design is awful; there is little more to do than mindlessly blast or hack your way through enemies. The attempts at introducing puzzles to the fray are incredibly weak. Its a shame too considering how much effort was made to include so many characters from the Universe; but this game is in many ways a step backwards from the XML titles.… Expand
  25. SebastianS.
    Apr 24, 2007
    9
    Fun button masher that gets even better when your friends join. The game is meant to be an enjoyable romp more than an in-depth strategic fight system, but Marvel keeps gameplay between characters admirably unique. Iceman, for example, is definitely a ranged combatant, while the perpetually awesome Wolverine gets up close and personal. Possibilities for interesting synergy between Fun button masher that gets even better when your friends join. The game is meant to be an enjoyable romp more than an in-depth strategic fight system, but Marvel keeps gameplay between characters admirably unique. Iceman, for example, is definitely a ranged combatant, while the perpetually awesome Wolverine gets up close and personal. Possibilities for interesting synergy between characters exists--for example, Iceman's freeze rays allow for an instant kill on foes who receive a critical hit. Mr. Fantastic can use oversized fists to score a high critical hit rate. Put those two together and have some fun. Seasoned gamers will quickly discern exploitable powers & characters, but the game is still a blast. Have fun!… Expand
  26. JohnA.
    Feb 19, 2007
    1
    Really overrated. It's a repetitive button masher, with way too much text, and an annoying virtual camera that you have to continually correct. You basically run through levels killing the same creatures over and over. The character selection is missing favs like the Hulk and Cyclops, while including plenty of lame ones like Spider Woman, MoonKnight, and Luke Cage. The end where you Really overrated. It's a repetitive button masher, with way too much text, and an annoying virtual camera that you have to continually correct. You basically run through levels killing the same creatures over and over. The character selection is missing favs like the Hulk and Cyclops, while including plenty of lame ones like Spider Woman, MoonKnight, and Luke Cage. The end where you fight Doom is ridiculously repetitive and difficult, and is a hugely anti-climactic moment after hours of thumb crunching gameplay. Fighting the Fantastic Four over and over and over is a really LAME way to end a game.… Expand
  27. JacqueR.
    Nov 14, 2006
    10
    This game is very fun, very addicting, and very complete for any fan of the Marvel Universe. There are notable omissions from the game (Hulk, Punisher, etc..) but those are only because of contracts with other Developers. With 140+ characters used in the game, they are hardly missed. I only wish that Hawkeye wasn't a PSP exclusive to use on the 360. Fun single player mode, even more This game is very fun, very addicting, and very complete for any fan of the Marvel Universe. There are notable omissions from the game (Hulk, Punisher, etc..) but those are only because of contracts with other Developers. With 140+ characters used in the game, they are hardly missed. I only wish that Hawkeye wasn't a PSP exclusive to use on the 360. Fun single player mode, even more fun cooperating or competing against your friends!… Expand
  28. FalakD.
    Nov 10, 2006
    8
    The only reason that this game got an 8 was that one player with this game is just brutal. Your going to end up playing with your parents just to have some fun. Get your friends and this game will make you go crazy. Multiplayer is just so fun you'll forget that your actually playing. Another reason is the story line is kinda weird at first cause all their doing are throwing random The only reason that this game got an 8 was that one player with this game is just brutal. Your going to end up playing with your parents just to have some fun. Get your friends and this game will make you go crazy. Multiplayer is just so fun you'll forget that your actually playing. Another reason is the story line is kinda weird at first cause all their doing are throwing random monsters at you for you to fight them and that's it. But for real f you got siblings you might want to get this game because it is so jokessss!… Expand
  29. DaveR.
    Nov 7, 2006
    6
    I agree this is not next generation material. This is worthy of the original XBOX only. There was absolutely no wow factor during this game. The design was unimaginative and repetitive.
  30. RyanW.
    Nov 3, 2006
    3
    I returned this after a night of play. This is a button-masher and the Marvel characters are really just skins for what are basically two character types: distance and melee. Playing as wolverine feels exactly like playing as the Thing. Playing as Iron Man feels exactly like playing as Spiderman. Yup-gameplay has all the depth of Gauntlet. The RPG element adds little-powers improve as I returned this after a night of play. This is a button-masher and the Marvel characters are really just skins for what are basically two character types: distance and melee. Playing as wolverine feels exactly like playing as the Thing. Playing as Iron Man feels exactly like playing as Spiderman. Yup-gameplay has all the depth of Gauntlet. The RPG element adds little-powers improve as ememies get stronger-you would scarcely know it was there if you let the process automate itself (an option). With all the characters on the screen at the time it is hard to tell if you are trying to beat up a bad guy, or say Iceman. Level design looks boxy, like it was done with some really basic kit. Graphically, it is (was) the ugliest game I owned for the 360. The plot and dialogue are all very kitchy and aimed squarely at the younger gamers. I'm glad I unloaded it before becoming too invested in it.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#13 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#16 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#6 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 68 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 68
  3. Negative: 0 out of 68
  1. GamesRadar+
    80
    It's a well-made game that you can try again and again with numerous heroes and their plethora of powers. If you're a comic-book fan, this is probably the most satisfying videogame ever made for you.
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  2. Game Informer
    93
    The critical path is incredibly long and is joined by bonus comic missions for most of the characters. The teammate AI is very impressive, often getting to baddies before you even see them, but once again, Raven has designed a game that is better through cooperative play.
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  3. IGN
    82
    Despite a few welcome wrinkles to combat and character customization, this is pretty much the same game we have seen before. The level design and puzzles are a snooze, lacking any innovation. But who cares? This game is about gathering a few friends and laying the smack down on some villains.
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