Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

mrmike2's Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360) review

Not quite Marvel Ultimate Alliance

 I was intrigued by the box of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 when in EB games, because like most first and second generation Xbox 360 users it came with the system. I thoroughly enjoyed it and could have cared less that it looked like an indie game. It reminded me of the good old days when during the winter when I would sit in the basement with my friends and play X-men II: Rise of Apocalypse. Unfortunately Marvel Ultimate alliance 2 is nothing like Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

 Unlike the previous Marvel Ultimate Alliance the creators have taken two steps forward and two steps back. In many ways the first game was better than the second. The second destroyed any hope for customization with two costumes that make no difference and four non-changeable abilities.  The original Marvel Ultimate Alliance had a plethora of different abilities which you could change the button on to make it more comfortable for yourself. What Activision did no other company could do they killed the series. You don’t sell the iphone as the new macbook so why should Activision be able to sell me Spartan: Total Warrior as the sequel to Marvel Ultimate Alliance.

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