Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an Action/RPG being made by RavenSoft (published by Activision), and is in the same vein as the previous two X-Men Legends games by the two companies. Previously referred to as "Marvel Legends" , the game will star 20+ playable characters and boasts over 140 Marvel Cameo appearances. The game is due to launch in Fall 2006 to run alongside the similar DC Comics release of Justice League Heroes from Eidos Interactive.

Features

Over 140 characters from Marvel Universe
- 20+ playable characters
- Cameo characters
Team customization
- Players own name
- Icon
- Team reputation
- The longer a specific combination of characters work together, the more united and powerful they are as a group
Battling in mid air, underwater and on ground
- Fully destructable and interactive environment
Online and Co-operative mode
- Up to 4 co-operative
- In co-operative mode, featuring both online and offline play, players will have to fight for the most kills in order to get the experience points at the end of the level. Unlike Rise of Apocalypse, in which players can only play danger rooms that have been unlocked or single player progress, players can now play through the whole level from start to finish.
17+ locales
- Players will have travelled around the earth and universe back and forth by the end of the game
- Special comic book missions, revisiting a moment in a character's past and facing a classic arch rival.
Decision Making - Alternative Ending
- Decisions made will affect the ending result
- confirmed example: Help Namor save Atlantis, or let it crumble into civil war
Special Skins
- Different costumes will alter stats of characters.
Controllable Powers
- Mentioned in an interview that some powers may be "controlled" by the analogue stick. Example: When Captain America's shield is thrown, its movement may be manipulated with the analog stick and whilst the attack button is held down.

Characters

! colspan="4" | Villains

Namor

Playable Characters

NP Heroes

IGN recently revealed that they have an official agreement with Activision to disclose several of the 100+ NPCs in the game. The first set of revealed characters can be seen here. Nightcrawler was confirmed as an NPC by an email sent to fans who had signed up for updates on the official site and Jean and Namor were both confirmed in a similar way.

Voice Actors

Quinton Flynn - Spider-Man (Confirmed by Flynn in publicity for another project)

Steve Blum - Wolverine (Blum is set to reprise his role from the previous two X-Men Legends games.)

The voices of Jean Grey and Bruce Banner will be determined by an online open audition, running on the official website from 26th May 2006 until mid-July. Update: It seems they have found a voice for Bruce, so now they are looking for a voice for Namor and Jean Grey. ^*. It is unknown why Jean is not being voiced by Leigh Allen Baker, who provided her voice in the X-Men: Legends games.

Versions

As of this writing, the game is due to be released for 6th and 7th generation consoles, although the graphical engine and looks will differ. For the 6th gen consoles, characters models will be similar to X-Men Legends: cell shaded and almost cartoonish. The 7th generation versions will feature next generation gaming, with full 3D models and amazingly realistic characters and environments.

PSP

The PSP version will include graphics reduction, different characters, and extra features:

4 exclusive playable Marvel characters.
6 special comic book missions
Microphone support (voice chat), via which players can speak with other players online
"16x9"inch widescreen ratio aspect
Player Statistics
Enhanced G.U.I
EXCLUSIVE prequel missions
PSP™-Enabled Community Website that include player stats
User Interface Enhancements to take advantage of the PSP™ design

GBA

Marvel :Ultimate Alliance's graphics will be reduced to a much lower graphics quality for the GBA version.

Just like the other version, players can switch between any character during the game. Players can also create their own team involving only 3 characters.
The same exact gameplay as in other versions; players can do major upgradings on characters and tactics, as well as build their reputation points.
Exclusive to the GBA version: players can call in a striker, which performs devasting attacks on-screen enemies.
Interactive enivorments; players can take advantages and use this to track their enemies.
Some additional gameplay modes added including: Shield Simulator, Time Challenges, Scavenger Hunts, and a Survival mode.

Locations

From the early screenshots and preview provided through out the early stages and works, certain locations are already confirmed:

Notes

Judging by the appearances of The Thing, Thor, and Captain America, the characters will follow the trend started by the X-Men Legends games, and feature the characters largely in their costumes from the Ultimate line of comics. However, it should be noted that villains like Doctor Doom, Scorpion or Galactus appear in their classic form, whilst Nick Fury will also appear in his classic form, though he previously appeared in X-Men Legends II as his Ultimate version. It has also been noted that characters will have altered stats depending on their different skins. Example: Wolverine may have a higher speed rating in his Patch uniform than he has in his Classic blue and yellow Costume.

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