Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is a video game that consists of 16 releases
Reviewed on Sept. 18, 2009
It trades its predecessor's goofy fan-service enthusiasm for something approaching relevance and seriousness, but MUA2 still packs a superhero punch.
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Beginning with the events of Marvel's Secret War and going into Civil War, players will take control of several Marvel characters in this follow up to the first Ultimate Alliance game.
Overview
Unveiled via press release in February 2008, the follow-up to the Marvel Ultimate Alliance introduces even more characters and features. The subtitle "Fusion" refers to the combining of your heroes' powers. (The subtitle has since been dropped.) 
The new Alliance.
The new Alliance.
Story and Attitude
The game features a story mode that begins with the Secret War story arc and progresses quickly into the acclaimed Civil War storyline. An attitude mechanic has been added to the conversations, players can choose between Aggressive, Defensive, or Diplomatic responses in conversation, with different responses leading to acquiring different boosts for your team.At a certain point in the story, the player can choose to side with Pro-Registration or Anti-Registration, which leads to changes in the story and access to exclusive characters. Iron Man, Songbird, and Mr. Fantastic are exclusive to the Pro-Reg side, and Captain America, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are exclusive to the Anti-Reg Side. There are some slight differences to the ending depending on which side you choose as well.
Confirmed Characters
On Disc Characters
- Captain America
- Daredevil
- Deadpool
- Gambit
- Green Goblin
- Hulk*
- Human Torch
- Iceman
- Invisible Woman
- Iron Man
- Jean Grey*
- Luke Cage
- Mr. Fantastic
- Ms. Marvel
- Penance
- Songbird
- Spider-Man
- Storm
- The Thing
- Thor*
- Venom
- Wolverine
- Nick Fury
Downloadable Content
Console Exclusive Characters
*To unlock these characters, you must find 5 of each character-specific collectible. For Hulk, it is the Gamma Regulator, for Thor, it is the Asgardian Rune, and for Jean Grey it is the M'kraan Fragment.
Gameplay
Fusion System
A big part of this game is the fusion system. Each character can combine his powers with another one to make a super powerful attack. Teaming up now becomes an essential part of the gameplay. With all of the characters being able to combine powers with one another, there will be hundreds of moves that can be used. Each move is different, some being used to clear a room quickly, some being used on only one enemy, and even the ability to revive fallen comrades. One example of these attacks is when Iron Man and Hulk combine powers. Hulk rips a hunk of rock or material from the ground, Iron Man superheats it, and then Hulk throws it at your enemies, creating an explosion.
| Game Name | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 |
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| Original US Release |
Sept. 15, 2009
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| Original US Release |
Q4 2009 know the real date? |
| Aliases | MUA2 |
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OFLC: M
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| ESRB |
ESRB: T
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| PEGI |
PEGI: 12+
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