Marvel Ultimate Alliance | An Extensive Review
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- An extensive retrospective breakdown of a personal childhood favorite of mine. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance released in 2006. My reviews aren't usually this long but as you can see I had a lot to say about this game.
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Not only is this STILL one of the best Marvel games. It’s one of the best games of all time.
I wouldn’t say it’s best game of all time material but it’s definitely one of the best marvel games.
great game at the time, but I still loved Marvel Heroes over this
@@onesaucynougat7471the game aged pretty terribly. It was fun back then and I LOVED it but now it’s literal garbage. But it’s to be expected from a game THIS old . But will always hold a special place in in my heart
@@andrewgarfield9898 idk about garbage, I usually play it once each two years and it’s fun every time, only part that hasn’t aged well are the graphics.
This game is no where near garbage. @andrewgarfield9898
They seriously need to come out with 20 games with this formula, it never gets old
The character mods add such MASSIVE replayability to this game! ITS AMAZING!!!
I love the X-Men legends games a lot too. Storms my favorite character in all these games.
Loved those as well. I actually got into Marvel more from the games. The old shows and XMen Evolution as well but these games made me care about lore.
Rented X-Men Legends without knowing a whole lot about most of them. Then beat it, saw a commercial for 2, went to the video store immediately and they’d just gotten in the day before! If I’m remembering right that one had IronMan and DeadPool in them didn’t they?
Unfortunately playing through MUA 1 within the last month I’ve found Storm is one of the worst going pure stats. But doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use her. In Legends 2 I remembered her and Toad being 2 of my favorites.
MUA1 was a blast even with the “bad” characters. When the DLC for 1 came out I was floored because i was looking at strategies and saw some for Cyclops, Sabertooth, Hulk, Nightcrawler, and Magneto! Had no idea!
2 was great, better graphics, more fun story, loved the combos, but felt lacking… But Juggernaut, Gambit, Goblin then later Carnage!
3 is a lot of fun but is SUCH A GRIND! Not enough attention to each characters and felt very bloated.
A one-hour review of MUA. Can't thank you enough man!
One of my favorite videogames ever,remember playing it for hours every evening after school.Also loved UA2 on the PSP because it was much closer to the first one in gameplay aspects even though the animated cutscenes were far better.Miss these kind of games,great vid
I feel like the most unique DLC conversations are the mirror matches for Cyclops and Doctor Doom
Yeah they were pretty interesting. God Bless.
Cyclops is one of the best characters. That ricochet beam dominated crowds and the constant beam did the same for bosses. Doom was one of the worst unfortunately.
Cyclops, Sabertooth, Strange, Iron Man, Ice Man, Surfer, Thing, and SpiderMan were the ones I used the most!
Finally! Another video thats longer than like 10 minutes on this utter banger!
Great vid boss🎉❤
This was the first game I ever got for PS2 and has a very special place in my heart. Still one of my favorite pieces of marvel media outside the comic
This game was a big part of my childhood and really instilled my appreciation for how vast the Marvel universe is. You can see how pre-MCU the game is in tone and aesthetic, really love faithful it is to the comics. Great video and still one of the best Marvel games to this day
Man, I miss that game and the dlc characters.😔
Excellent review, I can subscribe every word. I have a similar story with this game (only that I played it mostly on PS3).
As a Marvel comic reader of the last 70s and 80s, MUA was simply delightful for me. The accuracy of the characters, the spirit of the story, those trivia questions, the stages (almost all the most emblematic Marvel places), etc...
Yes, the game is a bit straight, but as you well said it has enough details and challenges for replayability.
Love, love, love the soundtrack and the quarters design, especially Sancta Sanctorum, Asgard and Attilan.
9 out of 10, imho
Cheers and keep the good work 🎉
Thanks. Such a great game for sure. God Bless.
Played this with a friend of mine last year best time of our lives. So many nostalgic memories from this era and game
Same here. Its great on 2 player.
I’m still mad I saw a copy of the gold edition for like 8 dollars as a kid and not picking it up
Met one of my best Xbox live friends playing this game on the original Xbox. We still game from time to time. I remember seeing the at the time "next gen" console versions got exclusive characters, Me and my friend actually wrote and called to Activision asking if we could possibly get those characters on the original Xbox version. Needless to say, our calls went ignored but we tried! About a year or so later, we ended up getting the 360 version and running through it a few more times. Good memories!
Nice. Its one of those games that can really bring people together. God Bless.
This is a game I've played through multiple times on multiple systems. Love it. Even played through the GBA version a year or two ago for the hell of it.
Great video man, subscribed and playlist saved!
Finally a RECENT video about the best marvel game of all time Thanks for this
No problem thanks for watching.
Honestly, it fits even more too, since Doom is the main villain of Ultimate Alliance
Dude ur videos getting traction, keep it up . I watched a lot of ur content and it’s great. Keep it going
Thanks. I appreciate it.
please do 2 AND 3 when you get chance (if you haven't)
if part 3 had specific conversations (and was on better systems) it would be hands down my favorite.
Nice to see a recent review of the game. I grew up with the Wii version of it and a couple months ago found a secondhand copy for the 360, unfortunately I couldn't play it right away as I was in college and only brought my Xbox One. So when summer break came I decided play it with my brother and young nephew it was a blast.
Microsoft should get the remasters released again
one of my favorite games fr, i remember struggling so hard on the underwater boss fights quick time event when i was a kid
One of the best games ever. Played it on PsP
Was that version any different to the console versions?
@@nordicwarriorgaming4953 not really. I've never confirmed but heard certain characters were unavailable compared to the consoles. After my psp did its time, I play if every now and then on the emulator.
@@nordicwarriorgaming4953 It had 4 exclusive playable characters that never got ported to any other version of the game and they were Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Ronin. Otherwise I think the PSP version is basically just the PS2 version.
A true connoisseur I see, I too have have marvel ultimate alliance Gold edition but I decided to find and track down a physical copy it wasnt easy and I don't recommend it but if you can physical is always the best way to go
I got it digitally for 360. Spent a long time looking for a physical copy but couldn't find one for a decent price.
I love this game I have it on ps2, Xbox 360 for the gold edition and even on my computer for free with mods
What’s crazy is made this game 7 days ago and I just started playing it again a week ago.
only god knows how many hours me and my bois put on this game back on playstation 2 era xD
I have this on psp moded with all dlc minus kurt so instead i got psylocke and jean grey
How you been man!!! Been a long time! Great video btw! Played this not long ago.
I'm good thanks, good to see you bro. God Bless.
Love this game played it on psp last year and had a blast! ill try playing ultimate alliance 2 next great video:)
A "sinister" follow-up indeed, most amusing.
This game was a lot of fun
Easily the best game out of the 3 Ultimate Alliance games imo. Love the story. Literally everyone is in this game!
its great you shout out jetix my childhood thxs
Still in my top 10 and it's honestly never really been topped. The version that came out on the switch was a bit of a let down.
This game is the perfect marvel movie
How is it still so go at almost 20 years old?!
Absolutely the best marvel game if we mean best big picture marvel game. The Spider-Man games are killing it tho in really capturing what it means to be a specific character tho.
If anyone knows a way I can play this please let me know. They took it off the ps store so I can't get it that way. I don't know any other way I could play it again 😭
They might sell it on ebay.
On PC one can always learn to sail
been on an Ultimate Alliance high as of recently, was able to get all 3 MUA games on PC and both X-Men Legends games
One of the best games ever
Pls do a review for MUA 2 and 3 😀
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 becomes one of the best unofficial crossover experiences of all time on PC, with the extensive modding community that's continued to remain active ever since its original release in 2006 through MarvelMods (providing links to legal abandonware PC copies that work on modern computers, which can be modded on their website).
All the characters from the DLC, standard next-gen releases & PSP version are made playable in one place and accessible at the same time through the roster hack mods, the expanded game mod adds back in planned cut content from the original release alongside entirely new level & gameplay ideas repurposed from the X-Men Legends titles, a ton of quality-of-life improvements and the amount of modded playable characters to choose from both the Marvel and non-Marvel sides of the spectrum, is incredibly overwhelming and leaves one practically spoiled for choice.
The crossover potential of modded MUA1 is so great, that it puts all official game crossovers to shame with its vast scope and ultimately, makes an already legendary game even better with near-limitless replay value. Highly recommend checking out their stuff to anyone if you get the chance.
I would love to check them out at some point for sure. Thanks.
Excellent review! I hope you do the sequel soon, I loved the Civil War arc and fusions in that game but this game is the peak overall
Thanks. I will buy the second at some point.
I've always thought the 1st was better.
The 2nd one's artistic direction was hot garbage, along with watered down casualised gameplay.
Couldn't play it for more than 40 minutes.
@@LegsON I thought they could have done better with the storyline too.
@@yardknight4953 Absolutely, it was bad all-around.
Bad character models, bad colour pallete, bad level design, neutered gameplay, bad UI, lackluster story.
Is the best Marvel game ever and needs a remaster for current gen asap
I play this on series x it definitely Stands the test of time I main the x men just wish they had beast and rogue.
What are your thoughts on BloodRayne games,if you played them?
Never played them.
X-Men legends 12 are loosely connected to Marvel ultimate alliance one and two. There’s no story that connects them but vague hence that you can kind of find out within the world. Then that’s from my own research on the X-Men legends and Marvel legends games.
Too bad the series peaked with this. Even MUA3 just didn't have the bonus content (Single Character Backstory missions for examplw) to match.
Also, arguably, the era of comics this came out in was the last good one for Marvel over all. The 2010s would happen after, and the less said about not that but marvel now, the better.
It's not as if this era was without its problems. One More Day would happen the year after this game was released, not to mention the Civil War event, which, while iconic was terribly written (Marvel peaked in the Shooter era) but still over all it was a good time for Marvel comics with Ultimate Spider-Man and the DnA Cosmic Saga which were excellent.
Is the special edition same as the gold edition?
I think so but I'm not sure. I own the Gold edition digitally.
Currently playing this now on my ps5 haha
Games had less graphics and more content back then 😢
The good old days when games were fun to play.
Local co-op was amazing on this game.
True.
Need an unreal engine remaster, with combat from the Avengers game. Also overjoyed that mods exist for this game
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My favorite game ever
Yoooo i love this game sooo much
Da best marvel game to this day 💯
I’ll pay someone who has ultimate alliance on Xbox one
Time to dust up my ps2
It’s mind blowing that this game is no longer available for purchase
True. They removed it due to licencing issues I believe.
I was about to mention that Marvel vs Capcom 2 also had a huge selection of characters, then I remembered that half of that roster aren't even Marvel characters. XD
Only played Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on the Switch. Couldn't finish it with the growing difficulty.
This Nick Fury was the GigaChad. He’ll have Dooms head for what he did.
1st
I liked 2 better but one holds some special co op memories as a well
I think you're nuts. I just played the first Fantastic Four movie game on Gamecube and it's way more fun in the moment to moment combat than ANY of the cookie cutter top down games. Maybe it's because I so much prefer full camera control and 3rd person view, maybe it's because all four feel so different to play and serve such clear battle functions, or maybe it's simply the greater focus on less characters, but I'm playing X Men Legends 2 now, and I dearly miss the FF game. I can't play the sequel, my 360 is out, but I'd take that over this glorified mini map with more characters, but so much less distinction between them.
I love the 2000's era superhero movie games, my favorites make you feel like the hero, like the first Iron Man and how you choose which upgrades to tackle each mission with, its not a flat power scale, its a toolbox for problem solving. Captain America Super Soldier and Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters both are very fun and utilize the heroes ' power sets in fun ways that borrow from established systems, Arkham counter combat but with the Cap shield and God of War combos with a GL ring.
This game marks where I feel like that era ended, where every mission and every type of hero felt the same and it got boring. This was where a roster of names replaced any feeling of being the hero. And I miss my one good old toy, it was more fun than this shallow overflowing toybox.
I would say that the Wii version is the best from a gameplay perspective. You had access to all special moves and you could use uppercuts, sweeps and other moves without doing the combos.
Tell me that deadpool voice is raymundo from rocket power 😂 🤦🏻♂️ how did I never notice with how much I played these as a kid
Great game but obviously not... The marvel fighting games and spiderman games are much better. Punisher is much better too
I'm still playing it. Right now the PSP version for the bonus stuff. Male Captain Marvel rules!!!