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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
- Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 2, PSP
- Price: $59.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Exciting action game where superheroes join forces.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is an action adventure game based on characters from the Marvel Comics universe. Signature characters such as Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Wolverine team together to thwart attacks on Earth. Players will take down enemies, ranging from robots to humans, with a variety of punches and kicks as well as with superpowers. The combat is pretty intense, but never bloody or graphic. The game is also playable online, a feature Common Sense Media does not recommend for children under the age of 12. While playing online, players can have open chat, so questionable language might be heard.
What's it about?
Based on the Marvel Comics storyline Civil War, the game begins with a fatal attack in Connecticut caused by a superhuman character. The government is forced to pass the Superhero Registration Act to keep track of these powerful beings, forcing a rift between supporters such as Iron Man and opponents such as Captain America. The heroes begin fighting each other before they realize a more dangerous enemy lurks, prompting them to work together again to protect the Earth.
Is it any good?
The title is a pretty simple beat-em-up where teamwork is crucial. In fact, building teams properly can lead to special bonuses. For example, playing as the Fantastic Four provides a stamina boost. Heroes can perform team strikes called Fusion Attacks used to deliver heavy damage to multiple enemies. While the game feels very similar to the original, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 presents an intriguing story as well as a proven gameplay formula that's fun and intense.
Visually, the game looks much better, as players will notice more details in heroes' costumes and mannerisms. On the standard difficulty, it seems pretty easy to coast through each levels and defeat the toughest of foes with little trouble. Players can also unlock a bevy of costumes, power boosts, and dossiers which provide extra details on each Marvel character. Once the single-player campaign is complete, players can opt to tackle it again in cooperative mode or alone on a tougher, unlockable difficulty. Fans of the original Ultimate Alliance should be pleased with the sequel.
Online interaction: The game has online chat during cooperative sessions, where players work together to win. Questionable language is possible.
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There are better games for the price.
Boring game play with repetitive action. It's hardly a challenge to beat NPC's.
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awsome
i have the 1st one and i need to get this one and i know this is vilont and some parents dont like the superhero named deadpool but buy it you kid will love you more
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Kid, 12 years old
March 16, 2010
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horrible game isnt for kids
i despised this game from the first second i played it. it is boring, suspiciously like an ad, and language filled. superheroes may seem good but theyll beat up someone at the drop of a hat.
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Complex story, easy gameplay
We enjoy playing this game with our 5-year-old son, though we do have the volume turned down for most of the cut scenes, because the language is sometimes inappropriate. If he does hear something, we try to explain that *we* don't use that language in our family. It is violent, but it's very obviously fantasy, and it gives a complex issue to think about as a family---how to see right and wrong and is there something in between? Everyone in the game is trying to do what they see as the right thing, and it's a positive message to stand up for what you really believe in.
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all ages
i think this game is one of the best marvel video games out there, well first of all they get this storyline from secret wars and civil war storyline, i havnt got the chance yet to read either of those comics yet but i hope to get around to it some day, well anyways the violence isnt bad niether is the language or sexual stuff, i absolutely loved this game and i would recomend it to any of those comic book fans out there, you will love it.
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waste of money
the game is extremely repetitive and does get boring eventually but it is fun unlocking new characters
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Comic game is fun
I think is one of the better comic-book games. Its fun, has alot of characters to play as, and the plot is from the comics. It is too violent for the younger kids, though.
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Fine if you don't have a problem with bad language
It shows team work and problem resolution. I don't know why they had to add foul language. It doesn't make the game any better.
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i didn't really like the first one. but this one was okay. it was better. but the real only reason i played it all the way through though, was because of deadpool.
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Kid, 12 years old
December 12, 2010
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a lot of bad words
well it does have at least 28 dam-s and some suc-s no to menshin some hel-s
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| Topics: | superheroes |
| Platforms: | Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 2, PSP |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Activision |
| Release date: | September 15, 2009 |
| Price: | $59.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Mild Language, Violence |
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