Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

[Isildur´s Heir]

I still have to get it :o

[DoomRulz]

I still have to get it :o

:wow: What rock have you been living under??

[Banshee]

I got rid of my Wii version which sucked pretty hard. I think I'm going to buy a used copy for my 360, see if I enjoy that any better, which I think it will since this kind of game suits a regular controller more so.

[Isildur´s Heir]

:wow: What rock have you been living under??
Wow, i have more things to do than playing games....:wow: :grin: :whatever: :huh:

Besides, there are more games out there, and i can´t play them all at the same time.
I´ll get it on the 360 one day...

[DoomRulz]

Wow, i have more things to do than playing games....:wow: :grin: :whatever: :huh:

Besides, there are more games out there, and i can´t play them all at the same time.
I´ll get it on the 360 one day...

So do I, I'm just saying, hard to believe :oldrazz:

[Nathan]

So, if they actually some day start working on a sequel, would you like any significant changes? I've played this game recently for the first time with 3 other players and it was mostly total chaos. Just way too small areas with nearly not enough enemies for 4 superheroes to beat up.

For a sequel I'd like the levels and gameplay to be a mix between MUA and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Friend or Foe may not have been the best game, but the fighting, at least with Spidey, was a lot of fun. I also prefer the side-view more than the above-view. The stages also were big enough for 4 characters to go totally crazy, too bad it allowed only 2 player. Cinematics and villain introductions were also more dramatic and simply better all around.

What I want is simply to move a bit away from the Diablo-style like gameplay and turn it more into an arcade-style brawler.

[bored]

I'd like for fire to not hurt the Human Torch.

[Nathan]

It boggles my mind how they could've missed such a grave mistake.

[Savage]

More enemies would be nice, yeah. I mean really take on armies. Better voice actors or at least better dialogue for heaven's sake. Get a writer at Marvel to do the next game. Oh and conversations that make SENSE. When in blue hell did Elektra fight the Wrecking Crew? :huh:

[Sparta*]

More enemies would be good, there was never a shortage of enemies in XML2. Also, stronger enemies or an extra hard difficulty would be great :up:

[Savage]

Oh and of course the extreme attacks have to do more damage and there should be an option to turn off that linking extreme attack BS. Just because I use one doesn't mean I want to use all.

[Sparta*]

Yeah, and every character should have two extreme attacks. Also bring back a way to permanently set the characters on defensive, aggressive etc having to constantly press the buttons were annoying...and while you're at it, how about some actually smart AI?

[bored]

Oh, let's add that it'd be nice if, when a team consists of, let's just say Silver Surfer, Nick Fury, Spider-Man, and Storm, that Silver Surfer, a nigh-indestructible alien power-factory, isn't always inevitably the first one to die.

[Colossal Spoons]

^Hahaha

[Colossal Spoons]

I'd like for fire to not hurt the Human Torch.

You're on a roll :up:

[Sparta*]

Oh, let's add that it'd be nice if, when a team consists of, let's just say Silver Surfer, Nick Fury, Spider-Man, and Storm, that Silver Surfer, a nigh-indestructible alien power-factory, isn't always inevitably the first one to die.

Well his offense is insane and he does have a gnarly heal boost so i'm okay with it :up: If he was any better there would be no reason to play as anyone else lol

[Savage]

Yeah but that's why he's a secret character. The guy should be nigh-omnipotent. I mean I fight Scorpion with the Silver Surfer, I should be able to kill him by looking at him. :oldrazz:

[terry78]

They're doing the infamous Marvel power flucuation - the character is as strong or as weak as the story demands. If Silver Surfer or Hulk assisted Spider-Man with all his villains he would never have **** to do.

[Savage]

Yeah it was pretty funny when Thor got killed by Bullseye on my first go.

It's even funnier when Gladiator is zapped out of the air and all the heroes jump him like a gang of Crips or something. I always get a kick out of that.

[Sparta*]

Yeah it was pretty funny when Thor got killed by Bullseye on my first go.

It's even funnier when Gladiator is zapped out of the air and all the heroes jump him like a gang of Crips or something. I always get a kick out of that.

hahaha yeah the falls are ruthless in MUA lol being blasted out of the air while flying is hilarious

[Savage]

Yeah, they do like a barrel roll and go flopping on their stomachs. I've found some great unintentional hilarity with this game because of the sheer brutality of it for such tiny characters.

Hey, anybody remember those vehicles they said they might put in way back? How about some levels where you actually get to pilot the vehicles. I mean throw some variety in there. And bring back the training room. I want some versus matches here and I want to play some villains. That was a major part of the replay value of X-men legends for me and I want Wolverine vs. Hulk.

[Nightwing.]

i think the funniest thing is the fact that they tried to put high powered beings in the game....i mean you've got a potential team line up of Hulk,Silver Surfer,Dr. Strange and Thor....that combo of team could annihilate an entire planet in seconds....yet some stupid little stone troll can kill em all....or withstand their attacks? if your gonna have high end characters like that then give them their true power levels in comparison...thing could do more damage than surfer could

[Savage]

Yeah, it bugged me just how more power Luke Cage was than any other bruiser on there. I think only Captain America came second. Took some hard work to make things the way they should be.

[Colossal Spoons]

It's even funnier when Gladiator is zapped out of the air and all the heroes jump him like a gang of Crips or something. I always get a kick out of that.

Haha, yeah

[Dedpool]

So, if they actually some day start working on a sequel, would you like any significant changes? I've played this game recently for the first time with 3 other players and it was mostly total chaos. Just way too small areas with nearly not enough enemies for 4 superheroes to beat up.

For a sequel I'd like the levels and gameplay to be a mix between MUA and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Friend or Foe may not have been the best game, but the fighting, at least with Spidey, was a lot of fun. I also prefer the side-view more than the above-view. The stages also were big enough for 4 characters to go totally crazy, too bad it allowed only 2 player. Cinematics and villain introductions were also more dramatic and simply better all around.

What I want is simply to move a bit away from the Diablo-style like gameplay and turn it more into an arcade-style brawler.

Yes, while I've enjoyed it, it's felt as though I've been playing Gauntlet Legends with Marvel superheroes ever since XML1 came out. Changes in gameplay and fighting mechanics are in order.

I don't know why, but I get the feeling that Raven might try something like an MUA villains edition with the same gameplay style, which I wouldn't be too excited by.

I'd like for fire to not hurt the Human Torch.

...Torch is hurt by fire? :eek:

-pops in MUA-

[Nightwing.]

what i would love to see....Marvel teaming up with Squaresoft and creating a final fantasy style epic game with the same turn based fighting but having each character used to their full ability....i mean look at what those guys can do graphically....combine that with the marvel universe and add some amazingly stunning graphiocs for extremely powerful moves....speed up the turn based somewhat to almost realtime and you have the best game anyone could ever wish to play to come from Marvel.

[bored]

Yet another thing: if you aren't willing to give a character any good special moves, why did you want them in the game? It shouldn't be necessary to pump up all of Black Panther's attacks to the maximum amount just to be able to fight. And that goes for Blade, too. That one where he pulls out the gun? I understand he fires three times, but he rarely hits the same thing, and even then, I think by the time he got off enough shots to slow down, for instance, Aunt May, she'd probably have gotten in a good swipe of her umbrella*.


*which would kill the Silver Surfer

[Nathan]

I definitely want some characters to be more faithful to their comic counterparts. Though in order to not make the game a total breather, I'd probably have the game change the opponents you encounter in a stage according to your character line-up. So for example if you add Hulk to your team, you'll have to fight against opponents in Hulk buster armor that only Hulk can stun or inflict considerable damage to. You'll still encounter the same enemies as always, but stronger enemies are added as well.

So in short, you pick strong heroes, the game gets tougher to beat.

[TheCorpulent1]

That would make lots of sense.

It'll never happen.

[Dedpool]

It'll never happen.

Because.

That would make lots of sense.

:D

[Nathan]

What are your opinions on how the gameplay should be? Would you all still prefer the same Diablo-style formula or something new? I really want to have another game like the old X-Men and Spider-Man Arcade games, where you were fighting through enemy waves in a Final Fight-style manner.

[Dedpool]

The Diablo bit is okay as far as collecting items and upgrading characters goes, but in terms of visuals, yeah, I’d like to see something closer to an arcade brawler.

In fact, now that you bring up Final Fight, something like the Final Fight: Streetwise multiplayer wouldn’t be bad, only with a broader view of your surroundings, larger diversity in enemies, and greater environmental detail/interaction.

[TheCorpulent1]

Larger characters would be nice, but I think the Diablo-style view really suits the team aspect best. If the characters are much larger than they were in MUA or the XML games, they'd cover too much of the screen and it'd be awkward. An over-the-shoulder view would work really well if it were just a one-character beat-em-up, though.

[Nathan]

I thought Spider-Man: Friend or Foe managed the brawling aspect just fine and additional 2 players would've worked just as well. The stages were definitely big enough IMO.

0ITtZDITbH8

[Dedpool]

The intuitive camera angles were definitely better in FoF.

Especially when compared to the oft-times jarring angles in MUA.

[TheCorpulent1]

That looks pretty much like the characters are the same size as in MUA to me. The camera is just more intuitive, as Dedpool noted. I'm all for more intuitive cameras and just boosting the detail level of the character models, which was honestly pretty atrocious for MUA.

[PyroChamber]

Does anyone by chance have this game on PC, and if so will it work with Windows Vista? I saw it for PC at FYE, the box said it worked for XP but not Vista.

[Nathan]

Need a little help here. So I beat this game again and have started to play on hard. I'm now at the Omega Base and am getting just slightly pissed here. Has anyone got any tips on how to keep that darned Dum Dum Dugan alive?

[Sparta*]

The first play through on hard is actually pretty hard at a lot of points, including this one. I remember using the Surfer's radial attack to stun everyone, or Venom's flail to push all the enemies away

[Nathan]

This wouldn't be too hard if the darned AI would use their powers more often. All they do is to dogpile one single opponent while I try to keep Dugan alive. Do Silver Surfer's and Strange's regeneration boost work on Dugan as well?

[Sparta*]

This wouldn't be too hard if the darned AI would use their powers more often. All they do is to dogpile one single opponent while I try to keep Dugan alive. Do Silver Surfer's and Strange's regeneration boost work on Dugan as well?

haha God no...I tried that too :o

Yeah, the AI is simply retarded...just wait until you fight Loki on hard and your whole team gets fried down to death in 2 minutes

[Nathan]

Oh, joy... I'm already looking forward to that. Well, I'm going to try Ghost Rider's fear attack and Strange's Mind control, maybe that'll work.

[Sparta*]

Oh, joy... I'm already looking forward to that. Well, I'm going to try Ghost Rider's fear attack and Strange's Mind control, maybe that'll work.

Ghost Rider's fear attack would make them run away, but then they'd just all be waiting for you in the next area lol then they'd make short work of Dum Dum. Strange's mind control would be helpful. Also, Elektra, Invisible Woman, and Ms.Marvel's extreme attacks are good because they stun enemies for like a minute.

[Nathan]

Well as long as they are running away, they won't attack Dugan. I'd use it a couple times, try to get them into a corner and then unleash help upon them. And then there's still Corsair in the Shi'ar Mission... damn... Those damn Shi'ar already made short work of my AI Teammates on normal.

[Savage]

That looks pretty much like the characters are the same size as in MUA to me. The camera is just more intuitive, as Dedpool noted. I'm all for more intuitive cameras and just boosting the detail level of the character models, which was honestly pretty atrocious for MUA.

I thought the looks were fantastic actually. Well for the characters you get to play. Everybody else took a back seat and that bugged me. Guys like The Vision looked great while Hank Pym and Black Widow looked like complete crap (which leads me to believe that The Vision was intended to be playable at some point).

I wish they would design the characters like they would any other regular next gen model and then just pull the camera back. Is that so hard? These guys should look like Gears of War characters on close ups. Not Fisherprice toys.

[TheCorpulent1]

Exactly, the models were fine for the normal view, but if you get close they're blocky and gross. JL Heroes had much more refined models.

[Savage]

I figure you guys'll get a kick out of this since it's in the same universe as Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (at least it looks that way since it's the same CGI company, voices, and models...With the exception of Iron Man who's voice comes from the Ultimate Avengers movies).

http://www.marvelkids.com/

[Nathan]

Oh, nice. :up: Definitely a great vid.

[TheCorpulent1]

Saw it already. Looks pretty sweet. I really liked how Tony's armor is assembled around him.

[DoomRulz]

Does anyone by chance have this game on PC, and if so will it work with Windows Vista? I saw it for PC at FYE, the box said it worked for XP but not Vista.

It does, but you need to change the compatibility of the .exe file so that it operates under XP.

[Savage]

Saw it already. Looks pretty sweet. I really liked how Tony's armor is assembled around him.

Yeah, I can't wait to see more. They should really just go ahead and make a movie with these guys. After their work in X-Men Legends 2 and Marvel I've really become accustomed to their interpretations of the characters. A feature length film would be fantastic. Also take note that this is the first time they've ever done an Iron Man render I believe and he looks great. I want to see how they'd do The Fantastic Four.

[Havok83]

It does, but you need to change the compatibility of the .exe file so that it operates under XP.
no you dont. It works just fine for me on Vista without editing anything. Must be your system

[Dedpool]

This wouldn't be too hard if the darned AI would use their powers more often. All they do is to dogpile one single opponent while I try to keep Dugan alive. Do Silver Surfer's and Strange's regeneration boost work on Dugan as well?

Thor's Rage always worked well for me on that mission. Does nice chain damage, causes knockdown/back, and it keeps the enemies at a distance.

[Spider-Vader]

For MUA 2, I want Spidey to wise crack alot like Deadpool. I also want the ally AI to be better. I'm in Dr. Doom's castle & my whole team except me (Deadpool) freakin' dies on the sharp gates! If we unlock Silver Surfer through cheats do we still get the achievment points?

[Dedpool]

Tanks like Colossus and the Hulk are ridiculously useful on that stage. They can just freight-train right through the wooden gates when the spiked wall is closing in on you, and at an amazing speed, to boot.

[DoomRulz]

My biggest grievance with MUA was the camera. Often times I'd be in the middle of a battle and for w/e reason it'd get stuck on a corner or something and I couldn't see what was going on.

[Zoken]

I know I'd like the option of replaying with characters we've already leveled up, like in XM:LII. Perhaps specialized missions for different teams. say you have Hulk, Doc Strange, the Surfer, and Thor in your party. How much sense does it make for them to do something stealthily?

Or say you're using Elektra, DD, Deadpool, and BP. Does it make much sense for them to go up against the Wrecking crew?

[Dedpool]

Or say you're using Elektra, DD, Deadpool, and BP. Does it make much sense for them to go up against the Wrecking crew?

Under the right circumstances, it makes sense for Deadpool to go up against a two-year-old armed with nothing but a pacifier and baby rattle. :D

[DoomRulz]

Under the right circumstances, it makes sense for Deadpool to go up against a two-year-old armed with nothing but a pacifier and baby rattle. :D

roflmao, so true!!!

[DoomRulz]

I know I'd like the option of replaying with characters we've already leveled up, like in XM:LII. Perhaps specialized missions for different teams. say you have Hulk, Doc Strange, the Surfer, and Thor in your party. How much sense does it make for them to do something stealthily?

Or say you're using Elektra, DD, Deadpool, and BP. Does it make much sense for them to go up against the Wrecking crew?

Not in the least. And let me say that Elektra is useless in MUA.

[Zoken]

Under the right circumstances, it makes sense for Deadpool to go up against a two-year-old armed with nothing but a pacifier and baby rattle. :D You know what, under the right circumstances, It'd make sense for Deadpool to go up against tOAA... not saying he'd win, but he'd do it.

Not in the least. And let me say that Elektra is useless in MUA. She worked fine for me in Valley of the Spirits.

[DoomRulz]

She worked fine for me in Valley of the Spirits.

All the more power to you, but personally I didn't find her useful. She's really weak compared to the other characters.

[Zoken]

fair enough. Frankly, I hoped, knowingly in vain, for some fring characters. You know, characters no one really knows much about.

[DoomRulz]

fair enough. Frankly, I hoped, knowingly in vain, for some fring characters. You know, characters no one really knows much about.

Like who?

[Zoken]

Runaways, GLI, X-Factor

[Nathan]

I'd like for the next game to have some Thunderbolt characters.

[Dedpool]

Yes. I needs me some Bullseye and Swordsman.

[Nathan]

I was thinking more of Songbird. Definitely one of my favorite Thunderbolts characters.

[Dedpool]

We also need to see more of the Marvel Knights. Iron Fist, Punisher, Black Widow, and maybe Shang-Chi, if they can manage to set his fighting mechanics and specials apart from Danny's.

Plus, Widow was already featured in the PSP version of the game, so there's no reason she couldn't be easily integrated into the next console installment.

I'd love it if they could bring in some more of the XML characters, too, like Beast, Cable, and Nate Grey.

[Nathan]

What this game needs is some power diversity. Which means Quicksilver needs to be in the next game. So many power houses, brawlers, blasters, martial artists, but no speedster.

[Dedpool]

The Flash was a ton of fun to use in JLA: Heroes. My favorite character, probably. If they could do something like that, I'd play the hell out of him.

[Savage]

Cable definitely needs to be teamed with Deadpool. Which reminds me, there should be teams with less than 4 people. It's ridiculous that I need a fourth person every time for the Avengers when I just want the Holy Trinity.

We need more Marvel Knights, Thunderbolts (Classic and New), Young Avengers, and Avengers. Oh and definitely more cosmic characters. They were sorely under-represented. Beast should have been in the game because he was both an Avenger and an X-man. I was shocked to not see him in there after missing out on the last game.

[Sparta*]

Yeah, the sequel needs to have more diversity...they need more cosmic people and more varied powers. Quicksilver would be great to have because he would have original cool specials :up:

I definatley agree on Beast...being an X-man and an Avenger, he really should have been on the roster. Vision or Quasar would have been awesome too :up: Captain Marvel would be awesome because he was great in the PSP version, and Cable would be a fun addition

[Savage]

What this game needs is some power diversity. Which means Quicksilver needs to be in the next game. So many power houses, brawlers, blasters, martial artists, but no speedster.

Oh that's right. There was no Quicksilver, no Speedball, no Speed or anything. Sentry needs to be in there and we need these characters to have more than one type. What I mean is Thor is more than just an elemental character. He should be a bruiser as well and the same thing applies to Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, and The Silver Srufer. Captain America should not be dealing more damage than these guys.

[Dedpool]

Cable was jammin' on the PSP version of XML2. He's a must-have. :up:

The Young Avengers are a great idea. And Quicksilver is now at the top of my list, too. The next game could use more of the classic Avengers, like Pietro, Wanda, and the Vision.

[Savage]

There you go. These are classic characters that went missing all of a sudden. Hank and Janet Pym should definately be there, even if they have to be teamed up. They were part of the original Avengers for christ's sake. Oh and why did Iron Man get his original armor? So many missed opportunities with this game.

And who else here was pissed that Namor wasn't playable? I know I was. I mean I want an "Imperius Rex" extreme attack! :oldrazz:

[MangleBoP]

Oh that's right. There was no Quicksilver, no Speedball, no Speed or anything. Sentry needs to be in there and we need these characters to have more than one type. What I mean is Thor is more than just an elemental character. He should be a bruiser as well and the same thing applies to Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, and The Silver Srufer. Captain America should not be dealing more damage than these guys.

What pissed me of is Ms. Marvel has no Melee powers, when her strength is her main power in the comics. Throwing energy is still relatively new for Carol Danvers, and Sharon Ventura is strictly a bruiser.

[Dedpool]

And who else here was pissed that Namor wasn't playable? I know I was. I mean I want an "Imperius Rex" extreme attack! :oldrazz:

I think a lot of people were cheesed off by the fact that we were denied Namor and Vision, as they were heavily rumored to be playable characters in the final stages of production.

The hero/villain pack took my mind completely off that, though, I've gotta say. Hawkeye, Sabretooth, Venom, the Hulk? I was in heaven those first few days.

[Nathan]

I hate the fact that the 8 new characters are only available for the 360. Why aren't the PS3 and PC versions getting the same or new characters?

[Dedpool]

Well, there's really no excuse anymore. Not since the gold edition was released. It's a sleazy move on Activision's part. And pointless really, they should know that 90% of the people playing MUA are hardcore comic nuts, and thus would not even think for one moment about hesitating to download the packs on Live.

So there's no point in releasing a 360-exclusive gold edition. We've got the goods already, the only people they're servicing are that minute percentage that either couldn't afford the pack at the time, or hadn't bought the game yet.

[Sparta*]

Cable was jammin' on the PSP version of XML2. He's a must-have. :up:

The Young Avengers are a great idea. And Quicksilver is now at the top of my list, too. The next game could use more of the classic Avengers, like Pietro, Wanda, and the Vision.

Yeah, Cable, X-man, and Dark Phoenix kicked ass on the PSP version of XML2......Cannonball on the other hand wasn't so great

[Nathan]

Another thing I hope for the next game is that they change the melee combat back. I miss being able to launch my opponent into the air with Deadpool and then jump and triple kick them back down.

[Dedpool]

And Wolverine's healing factor. Thing's been completely out of whack since XML1.


But I’ll never understand that decision by Activision(unintentional rhymes ftw) to go exclusive with the MUA gold edition.

It serves absolutely none of their interests. They’re actually depriving themselves of that huge market of Sony gamers who would gladly fork over the cash for those eight characters.

Instead, they’d rather not leave out all two Xbox owners that either didn’t buy the packs for whatever reason or STILL hadn’t bought the regular edition of the game after almost an entire year. Lose-lose situation, what a waste. :down

MS must have slipped a big check in Activision’s pocket to make that happen.

[Sparta*]

Do you guys use a lot of the aerial fighting in MUA? For me there is nothing funner in that game then using a popup combo then using an attack that can hit enemies in the air (like cap's shield throw especially or torch's flamethrower or fireballs) It looks awesome seeing Cap throw his shield into the air as opposed to just straight all the time


MS must have slipped a big check in Activision’s pocket to make that happen.

ding ding ding right answer. It's all about the benjamins

[Dedpool]

I love aerial fighting with Torch and Thor.

[Sparta*]

I love aerial fighting with Torch and Thor.

Yeah, I like using the flying characters moves while they are flying (Doom is the best for that...if I have Iron Man's energy boost I never have him even walking, I just fly around and blast/chain lightning people down from the air lol) still though, aerial fighting is just as fun with people who can't fly but can attack airborne enemies with projectiles or other moves.

[Dedpool]

Silver Surfer is another awesome flyer to use, especially if you're playing solo. You can just rush through the levels with his silver dash, vaporizing everything in your path with the cosmic beam. Although his galactic might xtreme isn't very good when he's alone, seeing as it's a team boost.

[Nathan]

Do you guys use a lot of the aerial fighting in MUA? For me there is nothing funner in that game then using a popup combo then using an attack that can hit enemies in the air (like cap's shield throw especially or torch's flamethrower or fireballs) It looks awesome seeing Cap throw his shield into the air as opposed to just straight all the time

I do that all the time with Cap. It's so much fun. :up:

[Dedpool]

Cap's a blast once you become one with the shield. You'll start nailing every target on the screen without even trying. It literally becomes like an extension of his character, in the same manner as the comic book.

And reserve strength is easily one of the top three boosts in the game.

[Nightwing.]

Do you guys use a lot of the aerial fighting in MUA? For me there is nothing funner in that game then using a popup combo then using an attack that can hit enemies in the air (like Cap's shield throw especially or torch's flamethrower or fireballs) It looks awesome seeing Cap throw his shield into the air as opposed to just straight all the time

Yeah i love using Torch...engulf him in nova.fly in the sky and then use his pop up attack....anyone who runs beneath you gets scorched and if they dont they get obliterated with the attack....its ace...

[Sparta*]

Yeah i love using Torch...engulf him in nova.fly in the sky and then use his pop up attack....anyone who runs beneath you gets scorched and if they dont they get obliterated with the attack....its ace...

Yeah, that is awesome...Torch can really clean up. Its hilarious popping an enemy into the air and then using his flamethrower on them because they just spin around over and over in the air getting rocked by the flamethrow lol hilarity

[Dedpool]

Torch definitely got the most attention out of everyone in the design animation department. Just the option of being able to flame on/off made the game 5x better.

[Sparta*]

What did you guys think of Iceman in MUA? I thought he was good but a little dissapointing overall..........Hawkeyes ice move was way better then even Iceman's extreme attack

[Dedpool]

You could almost always find Iceman on my team in XML1&2, but he was nowhere to be seen in MUA. I hardly ever used him, if even one time.

[Sparta*]

You could almost always find Iceman on my team in XML1&2, but he was nowhere to be seen in MUA. I hardly ever used him, if even one time.

Yeah...he was leagues better in XML2...and his iceslide has gotten worse since XML1. His freeze beam is pretty much useless when Hawkeye can freeze everyone in a second..........

they could have at least made his icebeam pierce through enemies and freeze everyone it touches like it did in XML2 when levelled up...but nope...you have to freeze everyone individually in MUA which is just stupid (and don't even get me started on his 'extreme' attack which only has a 50% chance to freeze even then)

[Dedpool]

The only X-Men I really had any interest in were Wolverine and Colossus.

[Savage]

He's just as good as he's always been. Freeze a guy. Throw some ice. Same thing I do with Spider-man and it's why they make such a great team. Unlike Storm whom Thor makes obsolete, Iceman actually seemed unique and useful.

[Nightwing.]

I found Iceman a tad weak in comparison to XML.I think Iceman should have had some kind of spike armour he would grow into....or his size change....and some kind of ice wall wouldve been cool....to use as a shield....

I like Collossus in MUA...havent used Cyclops as i havent unlocked him and i see nightcrawler being a less armed version of Deadpool....

my team is a well rounded one....except i currently have a void....

Thing
Human Torch
Deadpool

on the psp version the fourth slot was taken with Captain Marvel....im trying to find a worthy character to fill that spot...at the moment its colossus but hes just like thing in terms of abilities...when i unlock hulk hell replace thing and when i unlock doom and mags ill choose between those two as to who ill use....

what are dooms and magnetos power sets?

[Sparta*]

I found Iceman a tad weak in comparison to XML.I think Iceman should have had some kind of spike armour he would grow into....or his size change....and some kind of ice wall wouldve been cool....to use as a shield....

I like Collossus in MUA...havent used Cyclops as i havent unlocked him and i see nightcrawler being a less armed version of Deadpool....

my team is a well rounded one....except i currently have a void....

Thing
Human Torch
Deadpool

on the psp version the fourth slot was taken with Captain Marvel....im trying to find a worthy character to fill that spot...at the moment its colossus but hes just like thing in terms of abilities...when i unlock hulk hell replace thing and when i unlock doom and mags ill choose between those two as to who ill use....

what are dooms and magnetos power sets?

I thought the villain and hero pack characters didn't need to be unlocked in the gold version?

Either way, I'll list the moves ( but I dont remember all their names)

Doom
-Doom Arc (chain lightning like storm but green)
-Charge up projectile (like Iron Man)
-Curse of Doom (lightning bolt)
-Mask of Doom (shoots beams out of his eyes...high critical chance)
-Doom detonation (explosion from his suit...damages all in range)

-Doom Shield
-Aura of doom boost

Magneto
-Levitation (just like many other characters but cooler for some reason)
-Charge up radial attack (like the invisible woman)
-Shrapnel toss (Same idea as Cap's shield, except you control a piece of metal)
-Shockwaves (sends shockwaves along the ground hitting enemies back)
-Energy blast (like ms marvel and invisible woman...hold forward to make more concentrated, hold back to make it wider)

-Magnetic shield
-Some other team boost

[Nightwing.]

is there no character in this game with a power like Captain Marvels from teh PSP?

he had a really cool move where energy fired in all directions from his body....nothing could get within a foot of him and im talking our foot not on the screen foot.....he was awesome....

[Sparta*]

is there no character in this game with a power like Captain Marvels from teh PSP?

he had a really cool move where energy fired in all directions from his body....nothing could get within a foot of him and im talking our foot not on the screen foot.....he was awesome....

That move is based off Iron Man's energy explosion move, except they changed the little explosions to cosmic beams that spread out in every direction (I know what you're saying though...that move is sweet! his next best move is where the cosmic energy comes ripping down from the sky hitting every enemy)

I really don't understand why they didn't make Captain Marvel playable on 360...he was bad-ass

[Havok83]

You could almost always find Iceman on my team in XML1&2, but he was nowhere to be seen in MUA. I hardly ever used him, if even one time.
I still used Iceman but he was defientl better in XML2. I didnt like how they changed up his moves

[DoomRulz]

Do you guys use a lot of the aerial fighting in MUA? For me there is nothing funner in that game then using a popup combo then using an attack that can hit enemies in the air (like cap's shield throw especially or torch's flamethrower or fireballs) It looks awesome seeing Cap throw his shield into the air as opposed to just straight all the time

I do every now and then. Only problem is when using aerial attacks energy is eaten up like crazy.

[Spider-Vader]

So does cheating for SS unlock the achievement?
I think for MUA 2 anti-heroes like Venom should be on the team already. Every S.H.I.E.L.D. cut-scene it should be your team not the regular team.

[Venomfan]

is there no character in this game with a power like Captain Marvels from teh PSP?

he had a really cool move where energy fired in all directions from his body....nothing could get within a foot of him and im talking our foot not on the screen foot.....he was awesome....
Silver Surfer has a move where lightning like stuff shoots out at like every enemy on screen knocking them back, if you keep doing it no one can get near you. Thor has one like that but for some reason it doesnt knock back(and i think its supposed to according to it's definition)

[Savage]

Really? That's weird. Mine gets a knockback.

[DoomRulz]

Silver Surfer has a move where lightning like stuff shoots out at like every enemy on screen knocking them back, if you keep doing it no one can get near you. Thor has one like that but for some reason it doesnt knock back(and i think its supposed to according to it's definition)

You have to hit the button repeatedly.

[Spider-Vader]

Can someone answer my question?

Also, I unlocked Blade earlier. I saved it & all, then I turned it off for a little bit. Then I downloaded the Villian pack, now he's gone. ???

[Dedpool]

So does cheating for SS unlock the achievement?

No, if you use the cheats, you can no longer unlock the achievements. Even if you erase your game data and start over, it'll be stuck that way permanently.

Actually, let me clarify that, you can still unlock the achievements after having used the cheats, but it must be done online with another player that has not yet unlocked said achievements either. Not sure why it works that way, but it does. I guess Live interprets both of you as not having unlocked it yet, so it gives the achievement to both players simultaneously when you do unlock it.

[skaar23]

is silver surfer the strongest character in the game? Cuz me and my friend kept arguing about it he doesnt think that its silver surfer.

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't think there's a "strongest character" in the game. Each character can be really good or crappy, depending on how you use them and how often.

[Dedpool]

Everyone has their own opinions, much like they do with the actual characters in the comic books, but most people will tell you either Silver Surfer or Hulk is the strongest.

There are those who would argue for Dr. Strange and Sabretooth also, though.

[skaar23]

ahhh sweet thanks guys.

[Savage]

My Ultimate Thor can pretty much beat all of you though. :oldrazz:

[Dedpool]

Personally, I think Sabretooth is even more fun to tear the world apart with than the Hulk. His berserker rage and talon frenzy are brutally lethal when coupled together, and great to watch.

[TheCorpulent1]

My Ultimate Thor can pretty much beat all of you though. :oldrazz:
Thor was my strongest character, too. I'd cut my own leg off before I put him in the Ultimate costume, but I used him pretty much straight through the game.

[skaar23]

nick furry is the best no one can beat him.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'd use Nick Fury if all of his good power-ups weren't attached to his god-awful Sam Jackson skins.

[Dedpool]

I never checked those skins out. Whenever I used him, I stuck with the stealth skin.

[skaar23]

and silver surfer were my other strongest character cuz i usually slow time and use the cosmic beam and cuz he has a healing power

[najnaimik23]

and silver surfer were my other strongest character cuz i usually slow time and use the cosmic beam and cuz he has a healing power

yea that a good combo i use that too

[Savage]

I liked Fury because I'd walk into a room invisible and just start sniping everybody. :woot:

I like Ultimate Thor's costume more because his hammer is forced to be reckoned with in that one. He makes Dr. Doom and his gang look like a bunch of wimps.

[Dedpool]

Whenever I got frustrated with a boss, like Loki, or the Destroyer armor, Thor's the guy I'd turn to. With the right amount of points put into energy and Thor's rage, he's unstoppable.

[TheCorpulent1]

I liked Fury because I'd walk into a room invisible and just start sniping everybody. :woot:

I like Ultimate Thor's costume more because his hammer is forced to be reckoned with in that one. He makes Dr. Doom and his gang look like a bunch of wimps.
Ultimate Mjolnir just looks cartoonish to me. It's so huge and impractical I can't take it seriously. :o

[spideyboy_1111]

Whenever I got frustrated with a boss, like Loki, or the Destroyer armor, Thor's the guy I'd turn to. With the right amount of points put into energy and Thor's rage, he's unstoppable.

you got frustrated in the game? did you never level up your players?

[Savage]

I actually like it better that way. It's really cringe worthy when some guy gets wailed on the head with that huge thing. I've maxed out all the Thor costumes of course (except for Beta Ray Bill) but I just really dig that hammer. I wish the new costume was downloadable. It really is about time we got some downloadable costumes for this thing.

[Venomfan]

You have to hit the button repeatedly.
then my version is messed, i have it for 360, and just because of that it sucks so much more than surfers. and i have to say Surfer is by far the most powerful character in the game, between that cosmic lightning like move and his blasts, most guys die in one hit

[Nathan]

I've got a question. How's the PSP version compared to the PS2 version? Did by chance anything get fixed like retarded AI or the camera? And how are the graphics? I thought XMLII looked better on the PSP than it did on the PS2, is this the same case with MUA?

[TheCorpulent1]

I actually like it better that way. It's really cringe worthy when some guy gets wailed on the head with that huge thing. I've maxed out all the Thor costumes of course (except for Beta Ray Bill) but I just really dig that hammer. I wish the new costume was downloadable. It really is about time we got some downloadable costumes for this thing.
I hope the sequel doesn't have costume-specific bonuses. I want to be able to play with characters using their best bonuses in my favorite costume for them. Being chained to a terrible costume just makes me not use the character at all, like with Nick Fury.

[DoomRulz]

I hope the sequel doesn't have costume-specific bonuses. I want to be able to play with characters using their best bonuses in my favorite costume for them. Being chained to a terrible costume just makes me not use the character at all, like with Nick Fury.

Agreed. I feel the same way about Wolverine. I love the powers his Ultimate costume has and use it most often as a result, but personally I don't like the look of it. It doesn't have that familiar feeling the Astonishing costume does.

[Savage]

Eh. Guess I just happen to like both versions of the characters. Sometimes I'm in the mood for creating a 616 team and sometimes I'm in the mood for making an Ultimate team. As of now though I'm the New New Avengers (Luke Cage, Spider-woman, Wolverine, and even black suit Spider-man). Got done reading their arc with The Hand and I was in the mood to bust some heads with Cage. :up:

[Nightwing.]

That move is based off Iron Man's energy explosion move, except they changed the little explosions to cosmic beams that spread out in every direction (I know what you're saying though...that move is sweet! his next best move is where the cosmic energy comes ripping down from the sky hitting every enemy)

I really don't understand why they didn't make Captain Marvel playable on 360...he was bad-ass

yeah that move was sweet too...the advantage to the PSP is i think you could port the characters over to the Playstation version....i wish they would give us Captain Marvel....he was a bloody good character and powerful too.

[TheCorpulent1]

Eh. Guess I just happen to like both versions of the characters. Sometimes I'm in the mood for creating a 616 team and sometimes I'm in the mood for making an Ultimate team. As of now though I'm the New New Avengers (Luke Cage, Spider-woman, Wolverine, and even black suit Spider-man). Got done reading their arc with The Hand and I was in the mood to bust some heads with Cage. :up:
I'm never in the mood for Ultimates or anything that reminds of me of Bendis' writing, so I tend to go for the classic costumes if at all possible. Problem is, their bonuses suck sometimes.

[DoomRulz]

I suppose the Ultimate costumes having the best bonuses shouldn't come as a surprise. I mean, just look at the game's title: Ultimate Alliance :whatever:

[TheCorpulent1]

That doesn't make Ultimate costumes suck any less.

[Savage]

Would you hate them less if they were associated with the regular universe and not ultimate?

[DoomRulz]

That doesn't make Ultimate costumes suck any less.

I know. I'm just stating the obvious.

[TheCorpulent1]

Would you hate them less if they were associated with the regular universe and not ultimate?
Not really. They're either really bad or too similar to the 616 versions to matter. Ultimate Spider-Man is dressed as 616 Spider-Man. Ultimate Cap is almost dressed the same as 616 Cap. Ultimate Thor's costume sucks giant, hemorrhoid-addled baboon ass. All of the Ultimate X-Men's boring-ass costumes suck, too. It's an exercise in extremes.

[DoomRulz]

Not really. They're either really bad or too similar to the 616 versions to matter. Ultimate Spider-Man is dressed as 616 Spider-Man. Ultimate Cap is almost dressed the same as 616 Cap. Ultimate Thor's costume sucks giant, hemorrhoid-addled baboon ass. All of the Ultimate X-Men's boring-ass costumes suck, too. It's an exercise in extremes.

This is new :oldrazz:.

Nice avvy btw, what is it?

[Havok83]

I hope the sequel doesn't have costume-specific bonuses. I want to be able to play with characters using their best bonuses in my favorite costume for them. Being chained to a terrible costume just makes me not use the character at all, like with Nick Fury.
Did people really invest in levelling up the costumes? I thought it was pointless and didnt change things much anyway.

[DoomRulz]

Did people really invest in levelling up the costumes? I thought it was pointless and didnt change things much anyway.

Whatever gave you that impression :huh: Anytime I use a costume that allows for Max Health or Increased Energy, I notice a major difference.

[Dedpool]

you got frustrated in the game? did you never level up your players?

You haven't played on hard difficulty, have you? :funny:

[Havok83]

Whatever gave you that impression :huh: Anytime I use a costume that allows for Max Health or Increased Energy, I notice a major difference.
I thought the game was pretty easy enough to not have to worry about extra boosts in teh costumes. I only changed them for visual variety. I never bothered with levelling them as I felt it was unnecesary. The characters were powerful enough as it was

[TheCorpulent1]

This is new :oldrazz:.

Nice avvy btw, what is it?
It's Wart fending off a girl squirrel's affections in Disney's The Sword in the Stone. :)

[Mister J]

The only characters I was acutely aware of their costume bonuses were ones like Deadpool, Iron Man and Wolverine, where you only got the healing/regenerative factor with specific costumes ...which was incredibly retarded. Choices among suits for other characters was mainly aesthetic. Although I did notice the added effects, I just didn't care that much.

[spideyboy_1111]

You haven't played on hard difficulty, have you? :funny:

...ummm ya i have

[Dedpool]

Hard difficulty is ridiculously challenging, even with your characters at level 99. And it's even harder if you're playing by yourself, because the AI is dumber than a pair of socks, and are usually good for nothing more than taking the first hit and dying.

[Havok83]

The only characters I was acutely aware of their costume bonuses were ones like Deadpool, Iron Man and Wolverine, where you only got the healing/regenerative factor with specific costumes ...which was incredibly retarded. Choices among suits for other characters was mainly aesthetic. Although I did notice the added effects, I just didn't care that much.
me too. I picked my costume based on how I wanted my characeters to look, not bc I was trying to go for teh bonuses. I dindt want to limit myself like that

[DoomRulz]

You haven't played on hard difficulty, have you? :funny:

Hard difficulty is more like 'easy as pie'. I didn't find it challenging in the least.

[Dedpool]

Hard difficulty is more like 'easy as pie'. I didn't find it challenging in the least.

If you were playing with friends, I could see how it wouldn't be so tough. Because I zipped through hard mode on Live fairly quickly with three other people, but alone, it's infuriating.

Do you have a 360?

[DoomRulz]

If you were playing with friends, I could see how it wouldn't be so tough. Because I zipped through hard mode on Live fairly quickly with three other people, but alone, it's infuriating.

Do you have a 360?

Nope, I play the PC version.

[spideyboy_1111]

friends make it harder for me... lol there dumb

[DoomRulz]

friends make it harder for me... lol there dumb

lol, if u want something done, you've got to do it yourself, right?

[Dedpool]

The main reason it's so hard without friends for me, is because the AI never uses any of its boosts, and all it does is run up and try to punch out its enemy, without any trace of strategy or combos. There's nothing more useless than a Dr. Strange who thinks he's Mike Tyson making a come-back. If it EVER uses a special of any kind, it's only the A-set.

I'm not sure if different consoles play any part in it, but I have the 360 version, and hard is actually hard.

[spideyboy_1111]

lol, if u want something done, you've got to do it yourself, right?

indeed... i just usually play it alone (it is more fun/challenging with friends though) but much easier with just me. i switch between all 4 during gameplay usually

[DoomRulz]

The main reason it's so hard without friends for me, is because the AI never uses any of its boosts, and all it does is run up and try to punch out its enemy, without any trace of strategy or combos. There's nothing more useless than a Dr. Strange who thinks he's Mike Tyson making a come-back. If it EVER uses a special of any kind, it's only the A-set.

I'm not sure if different consoles play any part in it, but I have the 360 version, and hard is actually hard.

I agree with your points about the AI, but I dare say that if you are using the right characters and right powers, you shouldn't have any problems. Whenever I'm surrounded, any sort of radial attack comes in handy. Like Thing's ground smash attack or Surfer's radial energy attack when he claps his hands together.

[Nathan]

I've got a question. How's the PSP version compared to the PS2 version? Did by chance anything get fixed like retarded AI or the camera? And how are the graphics? I thought XMLII looked better on the PSP than it did on the PS2, is this the same case with MUA?

So, anyone?

[Dedpool]

I've got a question. How's the PSP version compared to the PS2 version? Did by chance anything get fixed like retarded AI or the camera? And how are the graphics? I thought XMLII looked better on the PSP than it did on the PS2, is this the same case with MUA?

I didn't buy MUA for the PSP, because Captain Marvel, Widow, and Ronin weren't terribly important to me. Not as much as Cable or X-Man, anyway. But I did play it a couple of times, and from what I could tell, the camera pans were exactly the same, as were the AI learning curves. Graphics were better than the PS2, more comparable to the Wii version, I'd say.

[Nightwing.]

The PSP version was very enjoyable....the graphics were impressive and the character selection was good too....the thing that tips it for me though is the fact that you can use Captain Marvel....who imo is probably one, if not, THE most powerful character in the game....he can wipe out whole screens without even thinking about it....hes awesome....next is Torch as he can do alot of damage....i tried and tested all the characters and i found

Daredevil,Black Panther, Blade, Elecktra, Wolverine, Captain America,Hawk Eye,Black Widow,Nick Fury, Ronin and Spiderman all to be very similar....same types of moves and lacking that something

Deadpool was the best out of the Vigilante selection....

As for brute strength I found Thor, Iron Man, Luke Cage all meh....Thing was a cut above them as he seemed bigger and had more about him

The energy guys like Ms. Marvel,Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider and Invisible Woman all lacked again....for big hitters they didnt do enough damage on a full screen level....Captain Marvel did.

And finally with the rest of the characters Iceman,Mr. Fantastic,Storm were kind of limited...no decent attacks.....Torch could pop from the ground,flame on,fly and attack at the same time....he just fit so well in the team....such a great team player....

im waiting to unlock my new heros and villains to see what kinds of teams i can make that will work....

[Savage]

The main reason it's so hard without friends for me, is because the AI never uses any of its boosts, and all it does is run up and try to punch out its enemy, without any trace of strategy or combos. There's nothing more useless than a Dr. Strange who thinks he's Mike Tyson making a come-back. If it EVER uses a special of any kind, it's only the A-set.

I'm not sure if different consoles play any part in it, but I have the 360 version, and hard is actually hard.

Is my game the only one that doesn't do this stuff? The AI characters on mine actually use their specials. :huh:

Hard is only difficult if you're starting from scratch. I'm constantly upgrading my characters and costumes and only run into a brick wall with the evil Fantastic Four. Man is that a difficulty leap. It's like Doom decided "Well you've been jumping bosses this whole time so let's see how you like a taste of your own medicine." Then if The thing and Mr. Fantastic aren't wailing on you on the ground then Invisible Woman and The Human Torch are blasting you out of the sky. They're worse than Galactus. Why do these guys even need the Neumonic inducer?

If I have to fight an Evil Defenders or Evil Avengers in the next game I'm boned.

Though I will admit these group battles are fun. There were only two in the entire game. We need to see more of this. Imagine fighting The Thunderbolts before unlocking them.

[Nathan]

Yeah, there definitely should've been more team battles. Though short, I really enjoy the battle against the Wrecking Crew.

[Dedpool]

The battle against Arcade was one of my favorite. Mostly because I think I just like seeing someone get shot out of a cannon, heh. And its fun making a giant robot hit itself in the face.

[Savage]

Oh I am always looking forward to the Wrecking Crew battle. That's just good stuff. It's what a comic book fight should look like. I mean these guys got up close and personal and grabbed you and really unleashed hell. Most of the other bosses just shot crap at you. We should have seen more kicking and dodging from Bullseye, for one thing.

Kurse and Ulik also provide a good fight.

[Dedpool]

Yes, I was most disappointed with Bullseye's AI performance out of just about all the bosses. One of the worst cases of an outnumbered pile-up battle in the game. Destroyed all sense of cinematic appeal.

[TheCorpulent1]

Kurse was a fun fight. I remember one time when my other characters had gotten killed off somehow, I was running around with my last dude trying to stay away from Kurse yelling "COME ON, GIVE ME THE ****ING HAMMER!!" to my TV.

[Savage]

Yeah it's these guys that are the real threats. I mean I beat Mephisto with Dr. Strange alone while guys like Kurse, Ulik, Super Skrull, and Paibok had me running for the hills. That just shouldn't happen.

[DoomRulz]

My biggest challenges were Ultra Scorpion + Lizard and Blackheart. Everyone else was pretty ez.

[Dedpool]

Loki and Mysterio for me. Most annoyingly relentless bosses in the game. Blackheart would have been one of them, too. But all you have to do is destroy those soul chamber things, and he's toast.

[TheCorpulent1]

I think Mephisto pissed me off the most out of any boss in the game.

[Savage]

Really? Mine kept coming back.

[Sparta*]

I had the most trouble with Loki, and Paibok/Super Skrull!! (Loki wouldn't have been overly hard if you had any help from the team instead of them just sitting there and dying from Loki's chain lightning)

[Dedpool]

Really? Mine kept coming back.

The soul chambers, you mean? Hmm, I don't know, maybe they come back if you don't kill him quickly enough. None of them ever returned for me, though.

[Dedpool]

I had the most trouble with Loki, and Paibok/Super Skrull!! (Loki wouldn't have been overly hard if you had any help from the team instead of them just sitting there and dying from Loki's chain lightning)

Yeah, Paibok was no swiss picnic, either. Took me at least three tries to take him down.

[Savage]

That was one dynamic team. Super Skull would completely disappear and then punch me in the mouth. You can really tell which bosses some thought was put into and which ones they said "Let's just throw some lasers in there".

[TheCorpulent1]

Galactus was a hell of an opponent for the chase scene. Then he got all super-easy at the end part.

[Sparta*]

I've got a question. How's the PSP version compared to the PS2 version? Did by chance anything get fixed like retarded AI or the camera? And how are the graphics? I thought XMLII looked better on the PSP than it did on the PS2, is this the same case with MUA?

The AI is just as retarded I think, but the camera seems a little better. I thought the graphics were better on the PSP then the PS2 (I first had the ps2 then saw how wretched it looked and later upgraded to the 360...there was no way I wasn't going to have those sweet 360 graphics after I saw screenshots) Hope that helps!!

[Savage]

Galactus was a hell of an opponent for the chase scene. Then he got all super-easy at the end part.

He was easier than the friggin' ice giant.

[TheCorpulent1]

The Ymir fight looked awesome, even though it was really easy.

[Asteroid-Man]

any news on the sequel?

[Savage]

ABSOLUTELY not.

[DoomRulz]

Actually ya, I forgot about Loki...HE was the hardest boss lol

[roach]

I just hope in the next one they make the conversations intuitive...there should be no reason why an Asguardian tells Thor he isnt worthy to enter the Hall of the Fallen Heroes or that Thor asks Lady Sif "Where are we?"

[Savage]

Yeah, it's ridiculous how many of these conversations feel like these people have never touched a comic book and are just making it up as they go along. "Blade and Mandarin. That sound good to you?" "Yeah. Go for it." "What about Iron Man?" "Iron Man? lol What has he got to do with Mandarin?"

[Dedpool]

I loved the convo Deadpool has with himself in XML2 if he's on your team when you run into him on the streets. "Hey, didn't I see you in the bathroom mirror this morning?"

[Savage]

I found it funny how I'd pick Sue Richards and try to talk to Reed and he'd basically act like he's never seen this woman in his life. I just thought "Wow...that's...unfortunately pretty accurate."

[Dedpool]

Heh, yes. :O

I'd bet Reed could recite Newton's third law of reciprocal motion before he could remember Sue's maiden name.

[Spider-Vader]

What's up with the game not saving unless I'm connected to Live?

Deadpool & Wolverine are my favorite characters so far. They usually never die. Elektra died like 1 minute after I put her in the team. :-X

[Savage]

Yikes. That's strange. The live thing. Not the Elektra thing. :oldrazz: She is pretty much a melee character. Her powers aren't exactly spectacular.

I've personally become accustomed to Luke Cage, Captain America, Thor, and The Thing. Those guys really know how to scrap. Mr. Fantastic is also a great character.

[Nathan]

I didn't buy MUA for the PSP, because Captain Marvel, Widow, and Ronin weren't terribly important to me. Not as much as Cable or X-Man, anyway. But I did play it a couple of times, and from what I could tell, the camera pans were exactly the same, as were the AI learning curves. Graphics were better than the PS2, more comparable to the Wii version, I'd say.

The PSP version was very enjoyable....the graphics were impressive and the character selection was good too....the thing that tips it for me though is the fact that you can use Captain Marvel....who imo is probably one, if not, THE most powerful character in the game....he can wipe out whole screens without even thinking about it....hes awesome....next is Torch as he can do alot of damage....i tried and tested all the characters and i found

Daredevil,Black Panther, Blade, Elecktra, Wolverine, Captain America,Hawk Eye,Black Widow,Nick Fury, Ronin and Spiderman all to be very similar....same types of moves and lacking that something

Deadpool was the best out of the Vigilante selection....

As for brute strength I found Thor, Iron Man, Luke Cage all meh....Thing was a cut above them as he seemed bigger and had more about him

The energy guys like Ms. Marvel,Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider and Invisible Woman all lacked again....for big hitters they didnt do enough damage on a full screen level....Captain Marvel did.

And finally with the rest of the characters Iceman,Mr. Fantastic,Storm were kind of limited...no decent attacks.....Torch could pop from the ground,flame on,fly and attack at the same time....he just fit so well in the team....such a great team player....

im waiting to unlock my new heros and villains to see what kinds of teams i can make that will work....

The AI is just as retarded I think, but the camera seems a little better. I thought the graphics were better on the PSP then the PS2 (I first had the ps2 then saw how wretched it looked and later upgraded to the 360...there was no way I wasn't going to have those sweet 360 graphics after I saw screenshots) Hope that helps!!

Thanks, you all. I've been thinking a while about whether to get the PSP or not. I might maybe get it in a week or so.

[Savage]

The PSP's a pretty good investment. Especially when you're on the go. I love playing X-men Legends and Street Fighter Alpha 3 on that thing and I still need to get MUA.

[Dedpool]

If I hadn't already bought it for both the PS2 and 360, I'd have probably bought up the PSP version. I just didn't feel like buying it a third time, really. Especially when I've already got XML2 on PSP, and that includes Deadpool :D. I might get MUA for it eventually, though.

SFA3 Max for the PSP rocks. Maki and Yun. :up: :up:

[Nathan]

Btw, how much time past after the first XML before we got the first news about a Sequel? It really bugs me that we haven't heard anything about a MUA2 yet.

[Dedpool]

It wasn't very long, XML was released sometime in the Fall, I think, and I remember hearing about XML2 for the first time that same year.

This lack of news on a sequel may have something to do with Microsoft and Cryptic owning the rights to all of Marvel's characters in the gaming industry, in light of this new Marvel Universe Online MMORPG coming along. Activision may no longer be allowed to publish Marvel games until they have the rights back.

[Savage]

SFA3 Max for the PSP rocks. Maki and Yun. :up: :up:

Oh I'm a Guile and Charlie fan. :oldrazz: I'm more into the charge characters.

[Dedpool]

I like Guy and Cody best. Just that Yun and Maki were exclusive to Max and Upper in the SFA series, you could only play them on the Gameboy Advance and PSP.

[Savage]

Oh I took advantage of that right away. :woot: I just like to go for power with these fights cause it's more fun. One good pow in the face. It's why I like picking guys like Luke Cage in MUA. :up: Although I am a major Sagat and Adon fan. Those two rock.

Oh and Ingrid can burn in hell. :down:

[Dedpool]

:funny: Yes, Ingrid was one of those "wtf:huh:" characters. Sagat is my favorite villain in the series, and really I prefer to think of him as an anti-hero. Badassery at its finest.

[Savage]

Oh Sagat is definitely an anti-hero. What's his motivation for working with Bison anyway? I don't think I got that. He's just one of Ryu's rivals and I leave it at that. Only Bison and Vega seem to be truly evil. Balrog's pretty much a greedy mercenary.

[Dedpool]

Oh Sagat is definitely an anti-hero. What's his motivation for working with Bison anyway? I don't think I got that. He's just one of Ryu's rivals and I leave it at that. Only Bison and Vega seem to be truly evil. Balrog's pretty much a greedy mercenary.

Sagat knows Bison can find anyone in the world. Ryu isn't the easiest guy to find, either. He never stops moving. Bison exploits his eagerness to fight Ryu by promising that he will ensure they meet, when all he's really interested in is having the strongest fighters in the world at his command.

It's a mutual exploitation, heh. They're both using each other.

[Savage]

And the retarded thing is they never resolve that issue. Sagat didn't even return for the third tournament.

People don't come to this thread for Street Fighter though. How about that Marvel? :oldrazz:

How about ripping off Justice League Heroes and having a fight in space. I'd love see guys like Nova and Quasar taking down Annihilus ships or Kree or something. Yes, I have been reading Annihilation again and I need my Nova fix!

[Dedpool]

Nova is awesome. :up:

There was a short fight in space against Starbolt and Warstar, and you get to fool around on the outter hull of a Shi'ar ship for a while, but it was pretty brief.

[Savage]

Oh that doesn't count. :oldrazz: Which reminds me. Those two are bastards too. My god is that a hellish team. I was so glad when Warstar literally took a walk off the ship once.

[Dedpool]

Freakin' aye, I found my AI teammates taking a walk off the ship often enough to actually call one of them a profane four-letter explicative. A computer that doesn't know I exist.

[Savage]

Funny enough I've never had that issue with my AI. Don't know why but my teammates are less prone to death than the ones you guys have.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance was a good start but I believe that they can really go far with the next installment. The button input thing should show different scenarios for one thing. Similar to the fight in The Punisher game where you'd beat The Russian on different things. Slam his head through a tv, slam a door on his. That kind of thing. Galactus shouldn't be such a pushover. I think that was my biggest issue since he was marketed to be such a big deal and then all you had to do was hit the right buttons.

[Dedpool]

Galactus shouldn't be such a pushover. I think that was my biggest issue since he was marketed to be such a big deal and then all you had to do was hit the right buttons.

I enjoyed the chase more. They clearly had him in mind for the next game, though, considering the cliffhanger ending, which I loved. We've got to see ol' sockethead make a return.

Such insignificant creatures. They dare steal from Galactus? For that, I shall destroy their planet!

[Savage]

Hey they did the same thing with Sinister in X-men Legends 2. Maybe they just enjoy creeping people out with cryptic endings. :oldrazz: I'd honestly like the next game to be a mix of both games and just call it Marvel Legends. Team up Sinister with Galactus. Now there's an idea. Sinister, Thanos, Annihilus, all working together for Galactus? Now that's a force.

And I'd like Elektra and the Hand to be a boss this time around. Maybe they can implement the whole Skrull thing that's going on. I honestly think Elektra would work better as a boss than as a playable character. Especially a boss with an army of ninjas to blend in with and kick your ass.

[Dedpool]

Hey they did the same thing with Sinister in X-men Legends 2. Maybe they just enjoy creeping people out with cryptic endings. :oldrazz: I'd honestly like the next game to be a mix of both games and just call it Marvel Legends. Team up Sinister with Galactus. Now there's an idea. Sinister, Thanos, Annihilus, all working together for Galactus? Now that's a force.

I'm for that. :up:

Legends has a nicer ring to it.

And I'd like Elektra and the Hand to be a boss this time around. Maybe they can implement the whole Skrull thing that's going on. I honestly think Elektra would work better as a boss than as a playable character. Especially a boss with an army of ninjas to blend in with and kick your ass.

For that, too. :up:

...As long as they leave out the rest of the garbage floating around their writing at Marvel these days.

[Savage]

I dunno. Some of that stuff can make for some great conflict and even gameplay innovations. For one thing I'd like to see Maria Hill replace Black Widow and halfway through the game replace Nick Fury himself in some kind of sub-plot.

Civil War I think can be interesting. Pick a side, put your team together, you play certain stages. Pick the other side and you get to play stages that the other side wouldn't get to. Things like that that would only help with the replay value and achievements.

[Dedpool]

The idea of superheroes fighting superheroes in a video game is interesting. Maybe they'll create a game where you can pick a side between good and evil. But then you have the question of who would the bad guys actually fight, in terms of hordes?

It's not as though there's an army of superheroes(well, actually there are, but they couldn't possibly incorporate EVERY single one into a game, not enough space on the disk). And the SHIELD agents would only stay fresh for three levels, at best.

Civil War, in its most basic state, wasn't a bad concept. It was the execution that screwed the whole thing up. And the personal things that went on in the wake of the story, that affected individual characters.

[Nathan]

How about ripping off Justice League Heroes and having a fight in space. I'd love see guys like Nova and Quasar taking down Annihilus ships or Kree or something. Yes, I have been reading Annihilation again and I need my Nova fix!

That would be nice. Another thing I'd like them to rip off would be the mission design. There should be a Level where you have to form several teams to go on different Missions at the same time. Let's say for example, Moleman sends an army of his monster into town. While team A is busy holding the monsters back, Team B would go underground trying to stop the Moleman.

[Dedpool]

Speaking of multiple teams and different missions, I'd also like to see some non-linear play implemented into the sequel. I love being able to choose what I do and where I go first. Of course, you sort of had that at the beginning of every act, but I want to see them expand on that to an even larger scale.

[Nathan]

Speaking again about gameplay changes. I've played Marvel Nemesis recently, I know the game wasn't the greatest, but could anyone maybe imagine a MUA game with similar gameplay? I played with Iron Man and he was still so totally awesome. Getting knocked to the ground and countering with a Plasmabolt while I'm still lying on my back, shoulder slamming opponents into walls and throwing pillars around, it really doesn't get better than that.

I really want the next MUA game to fully take advantage of the next-gen capabilities and make me really feel like I'm controlling a superhero.

[Dedpool]

Raven took a step in the right direction with MUA after XML by making character movement more diverse. Most of the characters have a quasi-unique manner of moving and attacking, but there's still a little bit of generic cookie-cutterism going on in some of the movesets.

Basing the fighting mechanics closer to a fighting game, like you're saying, is something that would improve gameplay quality, and replayability, subsequently. Because you'll never feel like you're playing the same character twice.

[roach]

Also expand the player character lists...I'd like to play as Hank Pym or The vision....or do a game version of the Secret Wars...heroes and villains placed on a world by an all powerful being to fight it out seems ready for a game version

[Nathan]

The next game should also expand on the teamwork aspect a lot more. Imagine fighting a Sentinel or another generic giant robot. In order to inflict big damage you have to knock him down. Each hero on his own would really have to lay the smackdown on him to knock him down, but with teamwork it would be an easy task. You'd have Spidey, who can barely put a dent into the robot, web up his feet while a powerhouse or blaster slams/shoots him into the chest, knocking him back.

[Dedpool]

Fighting the Sentinels in Nightcrawler's flashback mission from XML was friggin' awesome. As was Beast's flashback with the original X-Men battling Juggernaut in the mansion.

That does sound good, though. Cooperative attack actions to achieve an ultimate goal.

[Nathan]

I wish the would've made a return. The Frost Giants weren't really much fun.

[Nathan]

You know what else the game needs? A friendly fire option. It would prevent players from just going crazy with their powers and also add some challenge. You'd have to be really careful with your powers because otherwise you could eradicate your entire team. I think that would really be fun, though it would probably be a pain in the ass with MUA's chaotic gameplay.

[Dedpool]

Heh, yeah that would be a nice feature. One for the hardcore gamers who want a little realism with their fantasy. So long as, yeah, it's an option. I can see that posing a big point of concern with the Hulk, lol.

"Ohhh ****, everyone get back, Brian's about to use Hulk Smash!!"

[Nathan]

That's why I'd always have Sue Storm on the Team.

"Forcefield! NOW!" :D

[Mister J]

They should overhaul the X-Treme attacks too. Something that was more useful would be nice, but at least get rid of the 'if one person uses theirs, everybody uses theirs'. Weak.

[Dedpool]

Yes, big mistake adding that team X-Treme nonsense. It's great for when I'm playing alone and I've got all of my characters' X-Tremes saved up, but when I'm playing online and some idiot uses it at the most INOPPORTUNED moment, it is most irritating.

[Mario_Galaxy]

I'd hate when three of them would be right next to the boss and get him with their X-tremes,and then the fourth guy is about 20 feet away and destroys a garbage can.

And Spidey SERIOUSLY needs a new xtreme attack

[Spider-Vader]

Do the devolpers know any "small" villians that aren't related to Spidey somehow. Fighting Scorpion, Shocker & Rhino two times was ridiculous.

[Blacklight]

Do the devolpers know any "small" villians that aren't related to Spidey somehow. Fighting Scorpion, Shocker & Rhino two times was ridiculous.
Yeah I wanna see at least one villain from each playable character's comic series.

[TheCorpulent1]

They need to hire Dan Slott or Tom Brevoort as consultants.

[Savage]

Now you're thinking. I can't believe these guys had zero consultants for this game. They just winged it and it shows. They used the same 4 villains twice for christ's sake and I think we all know that there were plenty of villains who could have filled those slots.

[Spider-Vader]

Lizard was used twice?
What's up with Blade being gone after I downloaded the villians pack? I even tried to unlock him again & the Crane Game does not work.

[DoomRulz]

Lizard was used twice?
What's up with Blade being gone after I downloaded the villians pack? I even tried to unlock him again & the Crane Game does not work.

Scorpion was. Can't remember who the 2nd was.

[TheCorpulent1]

Lizard was used twice?
What's up with Blade being gone after I downloaded the villians pack? I even tried to unlock him again & the Crane Game does not work.
Dude, it's Blade. Did it really matter all that much?

[Spider-Vader]

Yes, I'd be closer to the all-costumes achievements.

[Blacklight]

Are the achievements really that important? I wanna use cheats.

[Nathan]

I will never understand what's so great about achievements.

[Savage]

Dude, it's Blade. Did it really matter all that much?

It matters after I've just watched a Blade movie and need my fix! :cmad: :csad:

[Spider-Vader]

Ghost Rider is also gone. I liked him. :(

[Savage]

WTF? That's messed up. I hope you can get them back if you start a new game. If not then to hell with it. Erase the files and start over or something.

[Spider-Vader]

I'll play on Easy once I beat it on Normal.

[Dedpool]

I will never understand what's so great about achievements.

Just another set of numbers to keep track of, really. :rolleyes:

[Nathan]

Damn, I just got my ass kicked by Mandarin's warriors. Walked a bit too far, suddenly got surrounded, dogpiled and got the **** beaten out of me. The only characters that survived the onslaught were Deadpool and Sue. Then I had another Team I started to play with. Cap, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel and Thor, I was in an Avengers mood. Survivors... zero.

[Savage]

Jesus. What setting are you on? Can't say I've had trouble with the thugs in this game, ever.

[Nathan]

I'm playing on hard. Maybe I just leveled the wrong skills, but it takes a while to do some considerable damage.

[Dedpool]

I like using the classic Avengers when playing through Mandarin's castle. Especially once Hawkeye was made available. They just fit the scenery so well.

And man, that boss battle took me FOREVER to figure out. Who'd have thought you had to lure one of those spider bomb things onto the teleporter pad? Until I caught on to that little trick, Mandarin was by far the most frustrating boss in the game. You simply cannot beat him without at least one flying hero. Non-negotiable.

[Nathan]

I tried it again and this time it was surprisingly easy. The only person that died this time was Iron Man. That was because I was running into a goon that had enhanced damage and took me down with a few good hits. Even with Ultimos Plating that gives you +50% Defense.

[Dedpool]

Iron Man is one of the most diverse attackers in the game. Between his Uni-Beam(which I really think was supposed to be his Repulsor Rays, heh) and Speed Overdrive, he can be just as effective a melee fighter as Cap, while still retaining his penchant for energy projectiles.

Those little lasers are deadly, too. With enough points put into them, you don't even have to use up half of your energy reserves to clear out a room full of enemies, the ricochet effect will do all the work for you.

[roach]

I just wish they keep the AI characters from falling off ledges..My Cap has killed himself twice in Hell and once in Asgard

[Dedpool]

My guys killed themselves aaaaall the time in Mephisto's realm and on the outer hull of the Shi'ar ship. I kept worrying about them drifting off the screen and killing themselves in Atlantis, too. Thankfully they can't screw you over there.

[roach]

It especially pisses me off when the character can fly...like Iron Man or Thor

[Nightwing.]

I havent experienced that yet...my AI is always switched on so that i can wander off and theyll attack who theyre meant to or they follow closely behind....but no doubt ill be on here complainin when it does happen :p

[roach]

it usually happens when one character has to fly over to a spot by themselves

[Nightwing.]

ah that bit....but you can order them to stand still cant you?

and i know what you mean cos whilst i was chasing winter soldier he set trip mines and whilst i jumped them the other guys just ran through them...which also made it stupid cos theres no way to get them over that....its a pointless obstacle