Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (Sony Playstation 3, 2006)

Marvel Alliance for PS3 is a great game that will be very difficult for you to put down.

+PROS: Amazing graphics in an HD display, I personally notice a huge difference from playing this game on other consoles. It also has a very good storyline that keeps you interested. Many playable characters from the start. One cool feature is how you can create a team (group) such as the XMen, Fantasic4, etc. Its like creating your own comic book dream team. You can mix any of your playable characters and give them their own logo and team name.

-CONS: There are certain points in the game where you have to use the motion sensor in the sixaxis controller, most of the time it is wayyyy too difficult to complete these tasks (so turn off this feature). The game almost seems too easy after the first couple hours of playing. On the "normal" level, I didnt die until 8 hours into the game (sometimes you just feel like your characters are invincible).

In the end, if you are into action/rpg games, this is a game you must try out. Especially for those who are comic book fans.

I like the game. It is fun to pick and choose what four Characters you want to battle with. I have only played for about an hour, but the game is fairly easy to understand and play. The controlls are not to complicated which I like because I usually don't play RPG games. If you like the Marvel universe.
you will like this game.

The camera view is open but can be confussing at times with all the action going on around you this may be common for a RPG so it may just be something that you get use to.

Other than that the game plays smooth, it is fun to wield the powers of the super heros.

I recommend this game for any one who likes an adult take on comic books.

this game packs in a multitude of characters to try out from the usual suspects like the fantastic 4 to the most recognizable characters in the marvel universe like spidey and wolverine. the gameplay is very easy to learn and fun to execute. basically just press 2 or 3 buttons in a row to execute a combo or button mash to achieve the same result. in my opinion, next to the marvel vs series, this is the best marvel non-fighting game of any genre that has ever come out. the cutscenes are amazing, the graphics aren't spectacular, but in a game like this, there isn't a whole lot of landscape to work with which isn't a bad thing, but if it were marvel oblivion edition then the graphics and landscape would be more important. great game, easily worth the 30 dollars or so brand new if any seller on here is charging more for a game 2 years old from any genre unless it's extremely rare shame on them, just get it used from an honest seller. well worth it for any marvel fan. B

if you have an xbox 360 go get the gold edition, it includes the hulk and venom
unfortunately ps3 owners don't get any exclusives so if you have both get the xbox 360 version for the gold only otherwise u can always download the character pack off live, not a fan of xbox but in this case it's not going to make or break me, i recommend the gold if you have one.

This game is really good game if you would like have some clean childhood fun. However the game becomes extremely repetitive. Basically 90% of the game, you just walk through some rooms, beat up a bunch of enemies, and continue on to the next room. You do this several times, before you can get to a boss. Then you repeat the whole process again and again, until you finish the game. My brother and I finished the game on normal difficulty in 3 days. (Hard difficulty is locked, until you finish on normal)

Positive
- Cut Scenes have excellent graphics
- Game play graphics are reasonable
- Create your own teams
- Play the story line in Co-Op
- Loading times are decent
- Choose the abilities you want to use and upgrade

Negative
- I can count the amount many people are playing online with my hands
- Online, is just playing the story line again, but with up to 4 real people on your team
- Fighting is really repetitive, cannot stress this enough.
- Has to save the Game twice, once for your position in the game, and then save again for all your items.

Pros
+ Awesome HD graphics!!!
+ Tons of characters & powers to learn.
+ RPG from the Marvel universe.
+ Co-op & online play.

Cons
- A lot of Marvel characters either are not playable or M.I.A.
- Fighting can tend to be repetitive.
- Effects glitch towards higher levels. (Requires a system restart to fix. Happened several times.)

Comments
This is only the beginning of games involving the entire Marvel Universe. Real time strategy will keep even an RPG hater interested enough to play through. There are only about 5 real CGI cutscenes and they look amazing. One of the biggest disappointment may be no Hulk or Punisher as well as a lot of other characters who won't be included. But most people will have their hands full trying to decide who to pick for their team anyway so it may be for the better.

Verdict
Must play for any fan of Marvel comics if not a must have title.