If you come into Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 with your eyes open and expectations in check, then I think you'll have fun with it. The Ultimate Alliance video games are basically extensions of X-Men Legends, with a four-character team going through an action-RPG hybrid. I had been ambivalent about the first X-Men Legends, but I also thought that X-Men Legends II all but perfected the formula. So it was with high hopes that I put the Ultimate Alliance 2 game disc into my PS3. At first, I was quite disappointed. The learning curve seemed unusually steep for me, even though I had played through X-Men Legends II about a hundred times. Gradually, over two days, the game started to feel more fun.
The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first MUA but with a few extras. The game allows you to choose whose side you are on, and just who's on your team. Most notable about the game is the huge roster of Marvel characters at your disposal, from the usual like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Wolverine, and Deadpool; to the Green Goblin, Songbird, Venom, Iceman, and more besides The game looks good, plays great, and there's voice acting that ranges from good to hideously campy, but the biggest drawback remains the fact that not much has changed from the core gameplay of the original. The only real difference is that the RPG elements have been stripped down a bit. Other than that though, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 still delivers the goods, as it warrants replayability with the branching storyline, and there's plenty of unlockables and side missions to keep you busy as well.
The gameplay is pretty much the same as the first MUA but with a few extras. The game allows you to choose whose side you are on, and just who's on your team. Most notable about the game is the huge roster of Marvel characters at your disposal, from the usual like Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Wolverine, and Deadpool; to the Green Goblin, Songbird, Venom, Iceman, and more besides The game looks good, plays great, and there's voice acting that ranges from good to hideously campy, but the biggest drawback remains the fact that not much has changed from the core gameplay of the original. The only real difference is that the RPG elements have been stripped down a bit. Other than that though, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 still delivers the goods, as it warrants replayability with the branching storyline, and there's plenty of unlockables and side missions to keep you busy as well.
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