Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | |
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Box art
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Developer(s) |
Vicarious Visions (PS3, X360, PS4, XONE, PC) n-Space (PS2, NDS and Wii) Savage Entertainment (PSP) |
Publisher(s) | Activision |
Distributor(s) | Marvel Entertainment |
Director(s) | Dan Tanguay |
Writer(s) |
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Composer(s) | Trevor Morris |
Engine | Vicarious Visions Alchemy |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Nintendo Wii Xbox 360 PlayStation 4 Xbox One Microsoft Windows |
Release |
Xbox 360 & DS PS3 & Wii PSP PS2 PS4, Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Aggregate scores | |
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Aggregator | Score |
GameRankings | 76% |
Metacritic | 73% |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
1UP.com | B- |
G4 | |
Game Informer | 7.5/10 |
GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
GameTrailers | 7.2/10 |
GameZone | 8.5/10 |
IGN | 7.7/10 |
Xbox 360 & DS
PS3 & Wii
PSP
PS2
PS4, Microsoft Windows
Xbox One
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 is an action role-playing video game, the sequel to Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. It was released September 15, 2009. The game was jointly developed by Vicarious Visions (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), n-Space (Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Wii) and Savage Entertainment (PlayStation Portable), and is published by Activision. The game features characters from the Marvel Comics universe and follows elements of the Secret War and Civil War story arcs. It was later released on July 26, 2016 for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows, and on July 28, 2016 on Xbox One by Zoë Mode.
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 were generally well received, averaging above 70% at aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic. The Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable fared much poorer, averaging between 45% and 65% for their respective platforms.
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 borrows much of its gameplay from its predecessor. The game allows players to select a team of four given characters from a larger pool of heroes and villains; team members are interchangeable and may be swapped during gameplay. General gameplay mechanics are similar to those of the X-Men Legends series. The game is played from an isometric dungeon crawl perspective, supporting up to four players simultaneously. The Vicarious Visions version on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PC consoles of the game also feature online play via the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Windows Live/Steam respectively.