1. citizenx

   10

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

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2. PatrykG

   8

   Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a great game, for instance you can play as your favourite superheroes and villains. The graphics are not as good as the story and missions, because the missions in MUA2 really kicked ass, MUA1 also kicked ass. What else was good about the game is the boss battles, because they are really fun fight the villains everybody loves or hates. The bad thing is the game is too short, it only took me about four days to complete. But overall MUA1 gets 8/10.… Expand

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3. niconline

   7

   Overall, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is a real treat to all types of gamers, along with fans of comics. While nothing new is brought to the industry, the four-player campaign is something that has been shown successful, and definitely was a great feature to implement. This is recommended to anyone who likes violence, RPGs, and large casts of characters.… Expand

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4. RyanW.

   3

   I returned this after a night of play. This is a button-masher and the Marvel characters are really just skins for what are basically two character types: distance and melee. Playing as wolverine feels exactly like playing as the Thing. Playing as Iron Man feels exactly like playing as Spiderman. Yup-gameplay has all the depth of Gauntlet. The RPG element adds little-powers improve as ememies get stronger-you would scarcely know it was there if you let the process automate itself (an option). With all the characters on the screen at the time it is hard to tell if you are trying to beat up a bad guy, or say Iceman. Level design looks boxy, like it was done with some really basic kit. Graphically, it is (was) the ugliest game I owned for the 360. The plot and dialogue are all very kitchy and aimed squarely at the younger gamers. I'm glad I unloaded it before becoming too invested in it.… Expand

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