Marvel : Ultimate Alliance - 8/10
At first sight in the EB Store, i thought "cool, a marvel street fighter game, that'll be good 4 player on the weekend with friends". It was only when i got it home that I was (at first) bitterly disappointed in my impulse purchase. I soon realised this game was an action X RPG.
I grit my teeth, and gave it a go (although i love diablo, baldur's gate, etc.), I had no understanding of how a marvel game, could be good in the style of such a genre.
So straight away I was quite surprised, the controls are easily learnt, yet still intimate enough to bring the pride up like "yeah, what a combo".
With just enough action, but still the Diablo style RPG feel, and the character building\choice with enough depth for i reckon (without actually testing it out) 3 plays over.
The graphics are good enough, though if you're the kind of person who wants candy coated visuals, then really, you've bought the wrong console. Although I don't play on a HD TV, the visuals are still good enough to me (I don't ever remember playing an RPG style game that had visuals which blew my mind, and quite frankly, it never really mattered).
The game doesn't have all that much "bring you back" factor, although maybe that's just because i've played SO MANY RPG's that the genre has started to wear a little old on me. If your'e a person who likes action beat 'em up, marvel comics, or RPG, then this game is worth a play. If perhaps you are a person who likes all three (like me), then this game is a must have on your dvd shelf.
All round, I don't think this game got what it deserved from the reviews i've read around the internet world. It's a mish mash of styles and concepts i agree, and at times I felt like the developers lost a handle on the game they wanted to create, but that's expected, particularly with an hybrid game of this nature, and being on a totally revolutionary console/controller.
Final word, I'm happy i bought it, and will probably never trade it in, once i find people who respect this game like i do, i'm sure there'll be a few endless nights of 4 player co-op!!!
Controls - 7/10
visuals - 6/10
gameplay - 8.5/10
game-depth - 6/10
Sound - 6/10
Overall - 7/10
Submitted by davery11
03/21/2007
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