Looks pretty cool. I never was into M:UA or the X-men Legends games as much as I had hoped or thought I would be based on how much I've enjoyed previous similar action rpg-lite titles like Baldurs Gate: DA and Champions of Norrath. Probably a rental and maybe a $20 purchase for me.
fumanstan
02-05-09, 04:35 PM
The trailer looks neat, but I had a lot of trouble getting into the first one and haven't finished it. The game play was kind of tedious and repetitive, which is a shame since I love the characters and Marvel.
mugwump
02-05-09, 07:11 PM
Can't wait! My sons and I have played through the first one twice so we're looking forward to this new one. What struck me about the first one was how much I recognized the characters and settings even though I hadn't read comics since the early 80s. The sequel looks like it's based on the Civil War storyline which I haven't read so it should be interesting.
Demontooth
02-05-09, 07:23 PM
We were playing the first one 4-player style and I kept dozing off in the middle of the game.
tonymontana313
02-05-09, 08:08 PM
I like the fact that they're going with the Civil War storyline in this one. Day 1 pick up for me.
lordwow
02-05-09, 08:53 PM
I really liked X-Men Legends 1. Played the crap out of it. Co-oped through it multiple times and whatnot.
XML2 was good, but not great. It was a cool idea to add all the extra powers, but it ended up being annoying IMO.
MU:A Was better than XML2, but I just found myself bored with it. Been there done that. This game will have to have some major reworkings/new additions for me to buy it.
atxbomber
02-06-09, 07:23 AM
These games do get pretty repetitive after awhile, but I haven't played any of them in some time, and my wife is absolutely obsessed with them, so I'll probably be picking it up on day one.
I'm actually kind of pissed at the first one because it never gave me the achievement for answering all the trivia questions. It gave it to my wife when we were in co-op, even though I'm the one that answered them all (and didn't have to look them up because I'm a freaking dork). :suicide:
mdc3000
02-06-09, 09:03 AM
Looks great...even though there wasn't much to it, I had a blast playing the first one. Definitely getting this.
Giantrobo
02-06-09, 11:19 AM
It'll hold me over until DC gets their shit together. :lol:
Suprmallet
02-06-09, 04:31 PM
Why do the graphics look worse than in the first game? Unless the game gets 10s across the board, I'm not going to bother with it.
fumanstan
02-06-09, 04:33 PM
Why do the graphics look worse than in the first game? Unless the game gets 10s across the board, I'm not going to bother with it.
They look better to me. Better effects and more detailed character models. :shrug:
Mongo Montoya
02-07-09, 12:42 AM
Played the hell out of the first one with a couple of my friends, day 1 pick up for all of us.
Deftones
02-07-09, 12:36 PM
hmmmm. the first one had an awesome plot, but was repetitive as all hell. i'll have to see the reviews before i pick it up.
Wazootyman
02-08-09, 05:30 AM
Should be a whole lot of fun. I'm a sucker for brawlers, even if they do get repetitive. The Civil War storyline should be awesome. I wonder if they'll do two stories (pro-registration, anti-registration) and then have the alternate stories link up.
dx23
02-08-09, 08:00 AM
Should be a whole lot of fun. I'm a sucker for brawlers, even if they do get repetitive. The Civil War storyline should be awesome. I wonder if they'll do two stories (pro-registration, anti-registration) and then have the alternate stories link up.
I think they'll do that. They'll have the separate storylines, with some common ones between the two factions and multiple endings depending on the side you took and the accomplished goals.
kurupt
02-08-09, 09:08 AM
Looks fantastic. I've been a sucker for this series since the first X-Men Legends. Day one purchase for me as well.
Breakfast with Girls
02-08-09, 12:23 PM
I love these superhero action-RPG games. X-Men Legends I and II, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, even Justice League Heroes. Picking this up when it comes out.
Pretty decent trailer. I liked the first one a lot. I'll be keeping an eye out for this. One odd thing I noticed was no villains in the trailer. Weird.
FantasticVSDoom
04-15-09, 03:07 PM
Well, that trailer sold me... Cant wait to kick ass with Danny Rand!!!
dx23
04-15-09, 04:18 PM
Pretty decent trailer. I liked the first one a lot. I'll be keeping an eye out for this. One odd thing I noticed was no villains in the trailer. Weird.
I don't think we are going to see many bad guys in the game because this is based on the Civil War storyline which were mostly hero vs hero battles.
dx23
05-19-09, 12:31 PM
The official site is up and they are revealing the characters slowly.
http://marvelultimatealliance.marvel.com/#/Home/
There are conflicting report on when the game is going to be released. According to Gamestop is September 1 2009 but Amazon.com has a 9/30/09 listing.
And they have taken the Fusion out of the title officially. The game is now simply Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.
pinata242
05-19-09, 01:34 PM
Those are probably just each website's policy when the only release date is a month.
Matthew Ackerly
05-19-09, 01:48 PM
The Punisher better be in this one.
DJLinus
05-22-09, 08:00 AM
There's a preview of M:UA2 in the latest issue of Game Informer and someone involved with the game said that Juggernaut would be a pre-order exclusive character.
Gah! Juggernaut was one of my favorite characters back in my comic collecting days and it'd fun to play as him, but I rarely ever buy a game at launch, as I usually wait until a price drop or two (and then buy it cheaper used). I'm still working my way through the first M:UA and am having a ton of fun with it - I'm currently just about to fight Galactus - so maybe I'll suck it up and pay full price for the new game.
K&AJones
05-22-09, 08:10 AM
I've recently played thru the first one with some fellow DVD Talkers and actually enjoyed it. Took awhile to adjust and take the long third person view.
Now with the new one I liike the fact they're going with a closer third person view, much like the new Wolverine game where with combat you'll see more and be able to adjust. The new Deadpool movie looked pretty good.
Bandit03
05-22-09, 08:29 PM
Character models are looking good :up:
Suprmallet
05-23-09, 12:42 AM
I watched the teaser again, the graphics aren't as bad as I first thought. Consider me intrigued once again.
darkside
05-27-09, 06:04 PM
I'm definitely interested in this. I am playing through the first one again with the added Heroes and Villains pack and it is still a lot of fun despite some issues here and there. They really dropped the ball on the simulator disc missions. Those were incredibly unbalanced, frustrating and poorly designed. I missed many of the costumes because I simply refused to do those awful single player missions. The game is designed for 4 player co op and falls completely apart with a single character. I hope they learn this lesson for the new one and don't tie costumes to bullshit side missions.
K&AJones
05-27-09, 07:50 PM
I was lucky enough to go thru with three from here and yea it's faster and better with four. Even with two players and two bots is better than single player. I'm just glad of a closer third person view this time. Overall still a good game.
Xander
05-28-09, 09:33 AM
I'm definitely interested in this. I am playing through the first one again with the added Heroes and Villains pack and it is still a lot of fun despite some issues here and there. They really dropped the ball on the simulator disc missions. Those were incredibly unbalanced, frustrating and poorly designed. I missed many of the costumes because I simply refused to do those awful single player missions. The game is designed for 4 player co op and falls completely apart with a single character. I hope they learn this lesson for the new one and don't tie costumes to bullshit side missions.
Agreed. I was going to try to 1000/1000 this game, but there's no way I'll play through those awful single-player disc missions to unlock all the costumes. Too frustrating.
DRG
05-28-09, 11:28 AM
I loved the original in the beginning but have to agree with some of the comments that it got repetitive very quickly. I know it's in the nature of these types of games, as they are the direct descendents of games like Gauntlet and the Konami/Capcom multiplayer arcade games like TMNT and Simpsons, but maybe they should have taken a page from the similar Lego Star Wars and added some more dimension to the action.
Plus there was a weird issue that made it seem like some of the cutscenes seemed to be of clearly lesser quality than the others, looking more like PS1 cutscenes than something from the current gen.
That said, playing this with 4 in-room buddies was a blast... great old school arcade fun. Hope the sequel can improve upon the original's weaknesses.
I really want this but I'm on the 50/50 fence because Halo:ODST is right behind it. I have friends wanting to play both due to the coop part. I like the look and larger character models to play with. The storyline should be fun and the "Fusion" mode will be a blast to toy with.
dx23
09-10-09, 10:49 PM
The only thing I'm not liking is the fact that I'm seeing to many X-Men and not Avengers. In the Civil War storyline, the X-men basically sat out and the Hulk was sent out to space before the event. I would have liked to see Giant Man, the Young Avengers, Cloak and Dagger, the Punisher, the Thunderbolts, Cable, the Falcon, Namor, etc.
In one of the oddest things I've seen in the PSN store yet, Juggernaut is available for purchase as a playable character for $1.99. I hope this isn't a sign of nickle and diming DLC for this game, but I assume it is.
dx23
09-11-09, 12:02 AM
In one of the oddest things I've seen in the PSN store yet, Juggernaut is available for purchase as a playable character for $1.99. I hope this isn't a sign of nickle and diming DLC for this game, but I assume it is.
That is really weird, as he is supposed to be a Gamestop exclusive character. And that has to be one of the most stupid things ever. A single character cost $2?!? I'm willing to wait until Juggernaut is given away for free or included in a package with several other characters.
glassdragon
09-11-09, 02:52 AM
Oh god. Next it will just be "Ultimate Alliance 3" With the new feature "Make your own alliance". The game comes with 0 characters out of the box, yes 0. You spend 60 on the game then buy "create" your alliance for 2 bucks a character.
maxfisher
09-11-09, 07:04 AM
Oh god. Next it will just be "Ultimate Alliance 3" With the new feature "Make your own alliance". The game comes with 0 characters out of the box, yes 0. You spend 60 on the game then buy "create" your alliance for 2 bucks a character.
If they did it right, this could actually be a cool idea. Charge $30 for the game and have something like 50 characters available for $2 a pop. You could buy 15 of them and it'd be the cost of a normal game, or you could go a bit over if you really wanted a bigger team to choose from. Yeah, though, it's a game publisher, so they'd probably charge regular price and then extra for the characters.
Anyway, I have this preordered and am looking forward to it, but I'm curious about the co-op gameplay. Just about all of the videos I've seen seem to only show one or two playable characters on screen. With how much larger the characters seem to be, I hope it isn't too cluttered when you play with four people.
slop101
09-11-09, 11:05 AM
Looks lame. But then I thought the last one was a snooze.
fujishig
09-11-09, 11:53 AM
That is really weird, as he is supposed to be a Gamestop exclusive character. And that has to be one of the most stupid things ever. A single character cost $2?!? I'm willing to wait until Juggernaut is given away for free or included in a package with several other characters.
I saw this yesterday and thought I had missed the release date. Still one month away? What the heck?
Decker
09-11-09, 11:58 AM
Looks lame. But then I thought the last one was a snooze.
I don't know what you're talking about. For example: Remember that part when you're in that room? And then all those bad guys show up! And you have to press X. Then you have to quickly press X again. And then, you have to turn around real quick and press X like three more times? That was awesome!
Wolf359
09-11-09, 12:04 PM
^^
:lol:
redbill
09-11-09, 12:08 PM
I saw this yesterday and thought I had missed the release date. Still one month away? What the heck?
it comes out Tuesday, and since PSN updates on Thursday, it kinda makes sense.
fujishig
09-11-09, 12:40 PM
Ah right, it's September now... :)
Still, one month before I buy it in the bi-annual TRU sale...
Yavin
09-11-09, 02:24 PM
Hmm, this just occurred to me. Given the button mashing nature of the gameplay, I wonder how much more fun this game will be to play with an arcade stick? Anyone ever try that with the first one?
Decker
09-11-09, 02:39 PM
Hmm, this just occurred to me. Given the button mashing nature of the gameplay, I wonder how much more fun this game will be to play with an arcade stick? Anyone ever try that with the first one?
I think that wouldn't work. The second stick was used for camera movement and the shoulder buttons were used as well, IIRC.
Chew
09-11-09, 02:42 PM
I don't know what you're talking about. For example: Remember that part when you're in that room? And then all those bad guys show up! And you have to press X. Then you have to quickly press X again. And then, you have to turn around real quick and press X like three more times? That was awesome!
rotfl
fujishig
09-11-09, 03:00 PM
How good was the PSP version of the original Ultimate Alliance? I know it had some exclusive characters, but besides the graphics hit was it gimped? I remember really enjoying the PSP version of the second X-men game.
dx23
09-11-09, 05:52 PM
I don't know what you're talking about. For example: Remember that part when you're in that room? And then all those bad guys show up! And you have to press X. Then you have to quickly press X again. And then, you have to turn around real quick and press X like three more times? That was awesome!
I agree that they mishandled the Galactus fight and other showdowns with that button sequence crap. Companies in general need to stop doing that bullshit. THQ ruined the Legends of Wrestlemania game with the same crap. hopefully, ultimate alliance 2 is not going to have this.
dx23
09-12-09, 05:29 PM
In one of the oddest things I've seen in the PSN store yet, Juggernaut is available for purchase as a playable character for $1.99. I hope this isn't a sign of nickle and diming DLC for this game, but I assume it is.
They must have taken this down. right now I only see a free compatibility pack to play online with people who have downloaded Juggernaut.
Decker
09-12-09, 06:51 PM
They must have taken this down. right now I only see a free compatibility pack to play online with people who have downloaded Juggernaut.
According to the MUA 2 forum it was a mistake and could never actually be purchased or downloaded. I'm still suspicious about the whole thing, though.
dsa_shea
09-12-09, 06:52 PM
Any early reviews? I'm thinking about picking this one up but still unsure.
dx23
09-12-09, 07:01 PM
According to the MUA 2 forum it was a mistake and could never actually be purchased or downloaded. I'm still suspicious about the whole thing, though.
We are going to see Juggernaut in the PSN down the road then.
darkside
09-13-09, 12:13 AM
I finally preordered this today. I really enjoyed the first one, but I will wait for the reviews before plunking down $60. I haven't paid full price for a game in a long time and was hoping Toy R Us would have a deal. I'm really worried about this title since Raven isn't working on it. I'm concerned a lot of effort went into the graphical upgrade and not enough into the game actually being fun to play.
foxdvd
09-13-09, 12:52 AM
as fun as the first game was, I will wait until reviews come out on this one....not getting a strong vibe on this one...
dx23
09-13-09, 11:40 AM
Toys R' Us has all versions of the game for $49.99 this week.
discostu1337
09-13-09, 12:02 PM
I'm about 40% through the game and I'd give it about a 5/10. I enjoyed the first one, but this one just sucks. The graphics are a bit nicer, but you'll never see them sine you CAN NOT tell what the hell is happening on screen 99% of the time. If you are playing co-op, forget it...you'll never keep track or your hero. Single player is a bit better, bit the entire point of this game is co-op and it's broken beyond playability. Also, the menus are a huge pain in the ass to navigate and the story is just lame so I began to skip it all. I actually had high hopes for the online co-op with friends in this game and now I'll never play it :( Oh, the achievement are also way harder this time, which is the final nail in the coffin. I'm sure reviews will give it 8's and 9's though...so beware!
discostu1337
09-13-09, 12:03 PM
I finally preordered this today. I really enjoyed the first one, but I will wait for the reviews before plunking down $60. I haven't paid full price for a game in a long time and was hoping Toy R Us would have a deal. I'm really worried about this title since Raven isn't working on it. I'm concerned a lot of effort went into the graphical upgrade and not enough into the game actually being fun to play.
LOL, I didn't even read this first but BINGO!
darkside
09-13-09, 12:16 PM
LOL, I didn't even read this first but BINGO!
I'm glad to hear some honest opinions on it. At this point they better do a demo, because I'm definitely not paying $60 to find this bad news out for myself. I only plan to play this co-op and if that doesn't work this game is not worth buying.
Decker
09-13-09, 12:35 PM
That's disappointing to hear. MUA was my second 360 game (after Gears 1) and I actually had a pretty good time playing through it. I was counting on this game being my "keeper" in the TRU buy 2 get 1 free October promo, now I'm not sure -- maybe NFS Shift would be preferable. I knew this game would pale in comparison to Batman AA, but to hear it's not even as good as MUA is a little shocking to me. I'm always leery of big titles with no advanced reviews, and maybe this is why there's an embargo on this. A guy on CAG liked it, though. Said it was 7 hrs to play through once and you have to play through twice for the full story, I guess.
K&AJones
09-13-09, 12:41 PM
I'm about 40% through the game and I'd give it about a 5/10. I enjoyed the first one, but this one just sucks. The graphics are a bit nicer, but you'll never see them sine you CAN NOT tell what the hell is happening on screen 99% of the time. If you are playing co-op, forget it...you'll never keep track or your hero. Single player is a bit better, bit the entire point of this game is co-op and it's broken beyond playability. Also, the menus are a huge pain in the ass to navigate and the story is just lame so I began to skip it all. I actually had high hopes for the online co-op with friends in this game and now I'll never play it :( Oh, the achievement are also way harder this time, which is the final nail in the coffin. I'm sure reviews will give it 8's and 9's though...so beware!
So this is the Full Gamer Version you are playing right? What raises a red flag for me is the lack of in depth previews at this stage right before a release. I've seen far more out there on games coming out far later than this one. Ususally not a good sign (look a Damnation).
And trailers, they've been about one character while not one showing coop mode. I was already 50/50 on this and I'll wait for the reviews first. Thanks for the insight.
darkside
09-13-09, 01:34 PM
Yeah the no reviews thing is a huge red flag for me. This is a hugely anticipated title and I know for a fact IGN has had the review build for nearly two weeks because they mentioned it on the podcast. For no reviews to be released it means that Activision has them on embargo and that can't be a good sign. If anyone had given this thing a high review you would think Activision would give them the exclusive review to drum up hype.
You didn't see Scribblenauts, Need for Speed: Shift or Mario & Luigi 3 getting their reviews held, but those were mostly glowing reviews.
Decker
09-13-09, 01:37 PM
Then again, there were no early reviews for Guitar Hero 5 or Prototype either. Maybe this is Activision's new policy.
darkside
09-13-09, 01:39 PM
Then again, there were no early reviews for Guitar Hero 5 or Prototype either. Maybe this is Activision's new policy.
Could definitely be true. To be honest reviews for games as anticipated as this would probably only deter people so why bother with them.
maxfisher
09-13-09, 01:45 PM
I'm about 40% through the game and I'd give it about a 5/10. I enjoyed the first one, but this one just sucks. The graphics are a bit nicer, but you'll never see them sine you CAN NOT tell what the hell is happening on screen 99% of the time. If you are playing co-op, forget it...you'll never keep track or your hero. Single player is a bit better, bit the entire point of this game is co-op and it's broken beyond playability. Also, the menus are a huge pain in the ass to navigate and the story is just lame so I began to skip it all. I actually had high hopes for the online co-op with friends in this game and now I'll never play it :( Oh, the achievement are also way harder this time, which is the final nail in the coffin. I'm sure reviews will give it 8's and 9's though...so beware!
Damn it. I already preordered this through Amazon. I was worried how all the videos seemed to just show one or two characters. They've been promoting the hell out of the fusion abilities and the only thing I keep thinking is where in the hell is the rest of the team. Between the ECA discount and some free credit I had, it's only about $25 out of pocket, so hopefully I can at least get that much enjoyment out of it.
nodeerforamonth
09-13-09, 02:39 PM
I saw it at the Comic-Con last July. Looked great to me!
Suprmallet
09-13-09, 03:51 PM
I'm about 40% through the game and I'd give it about a 5/10. I enjoyed the first one, but this one just sucks. The graphics are a bit nicer, but you'll never see them sine you CAN NOT tell what the hell is happening on screen 99% of the time. If you are playing co-op, forget it...you'll never keep track or your hero. Single player is a bit better, bit the entire point of this game is co-op and it's broken beyond playability. Also, the menus are a huge pain in the ass to navigate and the story is just lame so I began to skip it all. I actually had high hopes for the online co-op with friends in this game and now I'll never play it :( Oh, the achievement are also way harder this time, which is the final nail in the coffin. I'm sure reviews will give it 8's and 9's though...so beware!
Gah, that's disheartening. I've got it paid off at Gamestop, so I could switch my pre-order to Halo:ODST or Brutal Legend even after the game comes out, which is nice. Damn, I was hoping this would be fun, the first game is still one of my favorites on the 360. Guess I'll wait for some more reviews to trickle in before switching to one of the other titles.
Edit: After reading more of the Halo thread, I went ahead and switched my pre-order. I can always pick up MUA2 when it drops in price.
mdc3000
09-13-09, 08:25 PM
I'm still looking forward to this one - luckily in Canada at our EB games they have a 'gaming guarantee' on this title - which means I can trade it in used for FULL CREDIT within 7 days...so if it does suck, I'll be doing that and put the money towards something better :)
dsa_shea
09-14-09, 12:08 AM
I'm still looking forward to this one - luckily in Canada at our EB games they have a 'gaming guarantee' on this title - which means I can trade it in used for FULL CREDIT within 7 days...so if it does suck, I'll be doing that and put the money towards something better :)
Canada has everything.
foxdvd
09-14-09, 12:37 AM
Canada has everything.
including Céline Dion...oh wait...
pinata242
09-14-09, 12:51 AM
At least they had the sense to deport L&O. Check out the Oklahoma hat trick!
pinata242
09-14-09, 01:04 AM
http://cad-comic.com/comics/20090914.jpg
foxdvd
09-14-09, 01:23 AM
at least they had the sense to deport l&o. Check out the oklahoma hat trick!
Oklahoma!!!...Fuck Yeah!
discostu1337
09-14-09, 11:43 AM
Then again, there were no early reviews for Guitar Hero 5 or Prototype either. Maybe this is Activision's new policy.
and prototype sucked...and GH5 was, well, guitar hero :)
maxfisher
09-14-09, 04:50 PM
and prototype sucked...and GH5 was, well, guitar hero :)
Hmmm. I ended up loving Prototype. Looking back over the 360 games I've played this year, Batman & RE5 are the only two I enjoyed more. Guess I'll hope our tastes diverge as wildly on MUA2.
JasonF
09-14-09, 05:41 PM
:grunt: Prototype was great.
discostu1337
09-14-09, 08:33 PM
you guys are on drugs....prototype had bad graphics, terrible controls and was just lame. I don't know of a single person who thought it was great. I've heard greatness about Infamous though.
foxdvd
09-14-09, 08:39 PM
I don't know of a single person who thought it was great.
I don't know of a single person who thought it was great???
discostu....meet JasonF, maxfisher and Suprmallet....now do you want to change your above post?
Suprmallet
09-14-09, 09:41 PM
Oh, wait, I was thinking of Infamous. Yeah, Protoype pissed me off. Carry on.
fumanstan
09-14-09, 10:17 PM
and prototype sucked...and GH5 was, well, guitar hero :)
Reviews for Prototype were pretty good; same with GH5. :shrug:
K&AJones
09-14-09, 10:28 PM
Just checked and still nothing solid out there for a preview. Even the day before a release?
darkside
09-14-09, 10:29 PM
I've been searching around for feedback from people that got the game early and overall it seems positive. The negatives seem to be the same ones that plagued the first game (repetitive enemies and the like) and there seems to be a general "if you liked the first one you will like this one better" among the posts I have found. However, I have found little on people playing it co-op so I don't know if others will be as negative on it as the comments here. I'm still not sold on it all the way, but it does seem like there are people that are liking it. I found a couple of reviews from small sites and they gave it pretty good feedback.
you guys are on drugs....prototype had bad graphics, terrible controls and was just lame. I don't know of a single person who thought it was great. I've heard greatness about Infamous though.
I was in the Prototype sucks camp for about the first hour I played it. The graphics in the cutscenes (e.g. blowing up a base or hive) suck. The controls are pretty rough at first too. Once you start leveling up, though, it becomes a blast. Actions that I had a really hard time with early on became way easier once I had upped the guy's abilities. The amount and variety of ass kicking you can do in the game just flat out rocks. I think the game's makers may have shot themselves in the foot with that first hour, as it seems to have turned a lot of people off to it. If you made it a ways in and hated it, well, then we just have to disagree.
Anyway, back on topic, my copy of MUA2 should be here tomorrow, but I won't have much time to play it til the weekend. Hopefully I'll be back in the thread to argue its merits by the end of the week.
Yavin
09-15-09, 11:40 AM
I hope the reviews start coming out soon. Picked up my pre-order today, but don't have time to play it this week. If it's no good, I'll have to return it and order something else. I'm thinking maybe Demon's Souls. But I'm hoping the reviews for MUA2 are good - it would be great to own another good comic book game, following after Arkham Asylum, but the "too much stuff happening on-screen to know what's going on" was always a concern for me after seeing the preview vids.
darkside
09-15-09, 12:09 PM
So did anyone that preordered at Gamestop get their Juggernaut codes yet? Seems most people got theirs this weekend, but I have yet to get one emailed. I did the registration on the website so I should get it. Be just like Gamestop to not give me my preorder bonus. At least an employee didn't walk off with it to ebay this time. BTW, I read that Best Buy and Gamecrazy have codes to unlock Hulk and Thor, but they are unlockable with items in the game so you won't miss out on those two either way. Juggernaut seems to be the only character that required a special purchase.
Yavin
09-15-09, 12:17 PM
^ I pre-ordered from EB/Gamestop in Canada, and my Juggernaut code came taped to my copy of the game, in the form of a paper voucher.
It really sucks that the sequel has fewer heroes (though I'm sure they will DLC the hell out of us later) and only 1 extra costume. I can deal with the game being the same repetitive button mashing as before, but it sucks there isn't more of what was in the first one.
Still it looks like something I will enjoy so it may get my $60.
discostu1337
09-15-09, 01:32 PM
So did anyone that preordered at Gamestop get their Juggernaut codes yet? Seems most people got theirs this weekend, but I have yet to get one emailed. I did the registration on the website so I should get it. Be just like Gamestop to not give me my preorder bonus. At least an employee didn't walk off with it to ebay this time. BTW, I read that Best Buy and Gamecrazy have codes to unlock Hulk and Thor, but they are unlockable with items in the game so you won't miss out on those two either way. Juggernaut seems to be the only character that required a special purchase.
From what I understand, you go to a website and enter in your receipt information to get a code for him....
From what I understand, you go to a website and enter in your receipt information to get a code for him....
Yeah, I did that last week, but I never got a code in email. Looking online I'm not alone. I called the store and they said the email was the way to get it and to just wait. Guess it will show up eventually.
I ended up buying the game. Not from Gamestop since they can't even get a preorder bonus right through email. The complaints posted here are pretty much dead on. This is probably not a game you want to drop $60 on.
The combat is like the last game where you fight waves of the same enemies over and over. I do like the fusion attacks for some of the characters. The combo that Wolverine does with Iron Man is very cool. Many of the others suck though like tossing Wolverine with Spiderman or speed up attacks.
The problem is the camera and it is much worse than the last game. Fighting the giant robot at the end of the Tinkerer battle was frustrating as hell. You have to attack the legs, but it puts the camera at tough angles and you have a hard time zeroing in on the legs while avoiding the pound attacks and the other enemies. You lose your character constantly while playing co-op and at one point I had to pause and just walk away for 5 minutes to calm down. Losing your guy happened as well on the last game, but this one seems darker and when you get swarmed you will lose your guy if you are not careful.
I'm pretty sure I can adjust to this though and I still find it fun to play co-op with my son. Yes, I'm a sucker for the Marvel license. The difficulty seems high to me as well. We started out playing it on medium, but I think I may bump it down to casual. We died a ton just playing the first level though we found enough health items to keep bringing characters back. Guys like Gambit seemed to die instantly when a swarm hit. Part of it is learning the game, but this is a brainless button masher so they heroes should be tougher.
I also don't like everything they took out. Customizing the characters is way cut down, less costumes, less characters. They should have kept the previous engine intact and added more to it. All this taking away sucks when it was for a graphical upgrade a game like this doesn't need.
So overall it is a good game with issues and I will enjoy it, but worth $60? No.
lordwow
09-15-09, 05:14 PM
Looks like a pass for me.
foxdvd
09-15-09, 06:01 PM
am I crazy, or is the Juggernaut character free for download right now on xbox live?
pinata242
09-15-09, 06:04 PM
It is free: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/offers/0ccf0002-0000-4000-8000-00004156082f?cid=SLink
You're probably still crazy.
DVDChris
09-15-09, 06:15 PM
it's a playable character teaser.
Decker
09-15-09, 08:16 PM
it's a playable character teaser.
Required to play with your friends in multiplayer if your friends have downloaded the Juggernaut playable character.
redbill
09-15-09, 08:20 PM
The camera is annoying. but if you get lost, just keep mashing X until its fixed.
difficulty is pretty easy, I started on the hardest available and the character I controlled never died--only the AI punks. I can't figure out how to tell which of my teammates is low on health to help them out unless I actually switch to them...
Lots of stats is nice to keep track of your trophy progress...
Tarantino
09-15-09, 08:40 PM
you guys are on drugs....prototype had bad graphics, terrible controls and was just lame. I don't know of a single person who thought it was great. I've heard greatness about Infamous though.
I loved Prototype and thought Infamous was repetitive and boring.
darkside
09-15-09, 08:58 PM
I went ahead and unlocked Thor and Hulk and cruised through the next chapter so yeah it wasn't as hard as my first impression. I'm definitely getting used to it now and the fusions can be very cool.
The Hulk & Thor fusion is pretty sweet, but I really liked the one with Thor and Captain America where you spread out the lighting. The fight in DC also showed off the new graphics and it was nice though it still doesn't fully make up for the lack of customization this time out.
I'm definitely digging it and it is a blast to play co-op if you can get past the problems. The Civil War storyline is pretty nice, but it sucks I will have to play it through next time with Iron Man. I like having Cap on my team.
dsa_shea
09-15-09, 11:52 PM
The Best Buy "unlockable Hulk" code is laughable. It is not even an exclusive code and shouldn't have even been advertised since he is in the game and can be unlocked.
dx23
09-16-09, 12:05 AM
The only thing I don't like is the camera angle. Is just ridiculous. I also don't like that there are less characters than the first game and I just hope that we get FREE DLC.
darkside
09-16-09, 07:14 AM
The only thing I don't like is the camera angle. Is just ridiculous. I also don't like that there are less characters than the first game and I just hope that we get FREE DLC.
I agree on both, but free DLC is not happening. If the PSN snafu was any indication they are planning on charging $2 a pop for any extra characters they add.
For anyone wondering about balance they really don't seem as balanced to me as the first game, but so far I am liking that. I like that Thor and Hulk can steamroll through enemies, pick up almost anything and throw it and deliver and take a ton of damage. I was getting frustrated a bit with some of the more human characters, but I can see why Thor and Hulk are locked early in the game. Once you get them you really don't want to use anyone else. I got Deadpool, but I'm not liking his ranged attacks as much as the first game. He was one of my favorites to use in MUA1.
lordwow
09-16-09, 09:01 AM
The Best Buy "unlockable Hulk" code is laughable. It is not even an exclusive code and shouldn't have even been advertised since he is in the game and can be unlocked.
They did the same thing with R6V2. They said they had an exclusive gun unlock, and it just let you unlock one of the guns earlier.
mdc3000
09-16-09, 09:58 AM
Pretty disappointing - find the camera to be way worse than the first one and the Fusion attacks are more lame than they are cool. I'll play through it the next few days, but I loved the first one and doubt I'll be keeping this one.
FantasticVSDoom
09-16-09, 10:17 AM
Damn, its disappointing with the negative reviews... Now I don't know if I should get it or not, but there isnt anything else out right now, so I may just bite anyways.
stingermck
09-16-09, 10:42 AM
I loved Prototype and thought Infamous was repetitive and boring.
I agree.
Anyway me and a friend played last night, and we had fun. Cap and Iron Mans fusion attack is great.
tonymontana313
09-16-09, 10:50 AM
The targeted Fusion powers are extremely hard to aim. Pretty annoying.
darkside
09-16-09, 12:00 PM
My frustration with this game is growing. You are constantly fighting the camera angles, trying to keep track of your character and now they are throwing in the cheapest bosses ever. Took three tries to get past Mr Fantastic one of the biggest pussies in Marvel. They give him this super cheap spin attack that if you don't dodge takes nearly all your health away no matter which character you are. Then you have to fight him and Iron Man and that took me a couple of tries to clear. They follow that up with a bomb disposal while fighting Venom on the ground and Hobgoblin dropping bombs at your feet. We died 5 times on that one before I said to hell with it and called it a day.
Needless to say this is turning into the worst 60 bucks I have ever spent. Dealing with bad camera angles, too much on screen stuff to see what you are doing and cheap bosses at the same time is my limit. I'm going to have to put this one aside for awhile until I can get the interest back to deal with the bullshit.
If you are on the fence on this game I can't say avoid it strongly enough. It is inferior to MUA1 in every way possible and the more I play it the more I dislike it.
Edit: Decided to play through the section I was stuck on single player and it was an entirely different experience. The camera stays with you and you can hit and run, dodge and actually play with some strategy. Had no trouble beating this section. I guess the lesson is play it single player.
cartman
09-16-09, 12:03 PM
I think the best fusion powers, at least that I've tried, are Venom/Storm and Storm/Iron Man. The first takes out every little baddie in radius, and the 2nd is good on bosses. How do you unlock Thor? Picking up the artifacts? I found 4 on my first run though :/.
darkside
09-16-09, 12:08 PM
To unlock Jean, enter Left, Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Up, Down and press Start.
Hulk is Down, Left, Left, Up, Right, Up, Down, Left and Start.
Thor is Up, Right, Right, Down, Left, Right and Start.
You enter the codes while playing. I don't know if they work while paused. I did them in the main hub between battles.
Using these codes does not disable achievements or give any penalties. You unlock them eventually by collecting 5 artifacts during the game.
dx23
09-16-09, 05:16 PM
Edit: Decided to play through the section I was stuck on single player and it was an entirely different experience. The camera stays with you and you can hit and run, dodge and actually play with some strategy. Had no trouble beating this section. I guess the lesson is play it single player.
This has been my experience. When I'm playing alone I do better than online or with co-op. The camera is not as bad as on team play, but still, they did the camera angle really bad this time around.
JasonF
09-16-09, 06:24 PM
Not to burden the Video Game Talk forum with my comic book rants, but I don't think I want to live in a world where you can make a video game in which Mr. Fantastic is one of the villains and Venom is one of the heroes.
But this thread has inspired me to pull the original Ultimate Alliance off the shelf and give it another playthrough (as soon as I finish Arkham and Metroid Prime).
dsa_shea
09-16-09, 08:44 PM
I finally played my copy of the game tonight and damn did my fingers and hand hurt. I don't think my hand has hurt this bad since playing that Olympic game on the Atari 2600.
K&AJones
09-16-09, 08:50 PM
I'm glad for now that I held off but that was mainly with Halo coming next week. Review is up at Teamxbox....Score = 7
maxfisher
09-17-09, 08:16 AM
I played about an hour last night and found it to be pretty much the same as the original. I agree with the majority of reviews that reference prettier graphics and an unfortunately watered down leveling system. So far, the camera doesn't seem like much of an issue for me. I like that it's still considerably back from the action, as most of the preview videos made it look like you were right up the characters' asses while you play.
stingermck
09-17-09, 08:22 AM
Not to burden the Video Game Talk forum with my comic book rants, but I don't think I want to live in a world where you can make a video game in which Mr. Fantastic is one of the villains and Venom is one of the heroes.
This is based on Civil War right?
Heres hoping #3 deals with Secret Invasion - Dark Reign.
Wazootyman
09-17-09, 03:04 PM
Not to burden the Video Game Talk forum with my comic book rants, but I don't think I want to live in a world where you can make a video game in which Mr. Fantastic is one of the villains and Venom is one of the heroes.
But this thread has inspired me to pull the original Ultimate Alliance off the shelf and give it another playthrough (as soon as I finish Arkham and Metroid Prime).
I haven't played this, so I'm genuinely wondering... if you're on the Pro-Registration side, are the role reversed and Mr. Fantastic is the hero? I'd imagine it'd be pretty much two different games that way.
Still planning on holding off on this one, the tepid reviews and the lack of Raven just aren't boding well.
Giantrobo
09-17-09, 03:13 PM
I think I'll hold out on this game.
achau9598
09-17-09, 03:45 PM
I'd like to see a Marvel Zombies level/game
Yavin
09-17-09, 04:02 PM
I'd like to see a Marvel Zombies level/game
^ Now that is some DLC I might actually consider paying for ...
foxdvd
09-17-09, 06:59 PM
Darkside, what difficulty level are you playing on? My son will want this to play coop, and if you find it that hard on easy, there is no reason for me to get it for my son.
redbill
09-17-09, 07:29 PM
Darkside, what difficulty level are you playing on? My son will want this to play coop, and if you find it that hard on easy, there is no reason for me to get it for my son.
this game is not hard. not sure how old your son is, but I was a better gamer at 8 than I am at 32. And I'm playing this on the hardest available difficulty and its not frustratingly hard.
darkside
09-17-09, 08:40 PM
Darkside, what difficulty level are you playing on? My son will want this to play coop, and if you find it that hard on easy, there is no reason for me to get it for my son.
I am playing on the middle Heroic difficulty. I think it is fine to play on that one. Casual is an even easier option since you never will die on casual. If you run out of health you simply get back up. No deaths. The downside to casual is no carrying over to a new game+ save and no achievements. Heroic is easy enough for most people I think, but Casual is there if you need it.
The problems we were having was more to do with with the co-op camera. It is really pulled back and at weird angles and with all the stuff going you can lose your character and it can be hard to dodge quickly when you need to. Also, my son is not great at action games and there were times we were doing a better job of getting in each others way than beating the boss.
The game really isn't hard and we have adjusted to the game and had no issues after the Venom part. We are almost done with the whole game and haven't died since that part. I wouldn't worry about the difficulty. Play the first level on Heroic and if you run into trouble you can just restart it on casual if needed.
foxdvd
09-17-09, 11:14 PM
Thanks guys. I don't mind playing it on the highest difficulty myself, that is not an issue, but with my son we will probably play it on casual since he really does not care about achievements.
dx23
09-18-09, 12:05 AM
Finished the anti-registration side of the game and the big issue I have with the game is the story. They just took too many liberties with the Civil War and then added the Fold crap, which completely ruined the storyline. The developers could have easily left the game on a cliffhanger like the Death of Captain America, but they decided to go into the lame Fold story. I'm going to play the pro-reg this weekend and hopefully the storyline goes into another idea.
Activision and Vicarious Visions should have gone with the Infinity Gauntlet storyline before trying to tackle the unfinished, convoluted Civil War idea.
One of the things I liked in this game was the elimination of sequence pressing of buttons to battle a boss like Galactus or Mandarin in the first game. This time, they let the heroes attack the villains directly.
darkside
09-18-09, 03:30 PM
I liked that the quick time events were gone, but it made the boss fights forgettable so far. Only the Yellowjacket one was really memorable and interesting so far.
dx23
09-18-09, 05:56 PM
If I use any of the Cheat codes, except the Jean Grey, Hulk and Thor unlockables, then I'm not able to save the game? What was the point then of putting cheats in the game to begin with?
CaptainMarvel
09-18-09, 08:19 PM
I would like to take Gamestop out on a date, slip it a roofie, sodomize it while taking pictures, then slowly send the pictures to Gamestop over the years as it tries to recover from the trauma.
I pre-ordered the game (PS3) because I wanted the Juggernaut code. They didn't give me anything other than a receipt, and said "you'll get a code when the game comes out." I pick the game up on release date, and they hand me a card and say "go to this website and fill out the information" to get your Juggernaut code. I do, and it says it will be e-mailed to me.
Apparently, Gamestop's site they set up for this didn't actually check your pre-order receipt number. It had a blank for it, but you could put anything in and it would apparently work. People who didn't pre-order the game were filling in the form multiple times, using gibberish receipt numbers, and receiving multiple copies. So when I didn't get my code, I wrote Gamestop, and they replied that they were "out of codes" and that the offer was "only while supplies last." So now a ton of people who didn't pre-order the game have received multiple codes for Juggernaut, and I don't have mine.
Fuck Gamestop.
dx23
09-18-09, 08:54 PM
I would like to take Gamestop out on a date, slip it a roofie, sodomize it while taking pictures, then slowly send the pictures to Gamestop over the years as it tries to recover from the trauma.
I pre-ordered the game (PS3) because I wanted the Juggernaut code. They didn't give me anything other than a receipt, and said "you'll get a code when the game comes out." I pick the game up on release date, and they hand me a card and say "go to this website and fill out the information" to get your Juggernaut code. I do, and it says it will be e-mailed to me.
Apparently, Gamestop's site they set up for this didn't actually check your pre-order receipt number. It had a blank for it, but you could put anything in and it would apparently work. People who didn't pre-order the game were filling in the form multiple times, using gibberish receipt numbers, and receiving multiple copies. So when I didn't get my code, I wrote Gamestop, and they replied that they were "out of codes" and that the offer was "only while supplies last." So now a ton of people who didn't pre-order the game have received multiple codes for Juggernaut, and I don't have mine.
Fuck Gamestop.
They need to fulfill their end of the bargain for your pre-order. If they won't give you the Juggernaut code, then they'll either have to pay for it when it becomes available on the PSN or give you some type of compensation. Is not your problem that they were so stupid to not do a proper procedure for giving the code.
foxdvd
09-18-09, 10:42 PM
I would like to take Gamestop out on a date, slip it a roofie, sodomize it while taking pictures, then slowly send the pictures to Gamestop over the years as it tries to recover from the trauma.
I pre-ordered the game (PS3) because I wanted the Juggernaut code. They didn't give me anything other than a receipt, and said "you'll get a code when the game comes out." I pick the game up on release date, and they hand me a card and say "go to this website and fill out the information" to get your Juggernaut code. I do, and it says it will be e-mailed to me.
Apparently, Gamestop's site they set up for this didn't actually check your pre-order receipt number. It had a blank for it, but you could put anything in and it would apparently work. People who didn't pre-order the game were filling in the form multiple times, using gibberish receipt numbers, and receiving multiple copies. So when I didn't get my code, I wrote Gamestop, and they replied that they were "out of codes" and that the offer was "only while supplies last." So now a ton of people who didn't pre-order the game have received multiple codes for Juggernaut, and I don't have mine.
Fuck Gamestop.
That's bullshit...
darkside
09-18-09, 11:11 PM
I went in today and canceled my preorder. I told the guy that not getting my Juggernaut code was a big reason I never picked up the game and why I bought it somewhere else. I have had issues getting preorder bonuses on many occasions with Gamestop, but I thought for sure they could get emailing a code right. He gave the quantities were limited speech to me as well.
I had no idea they were giving codes out to anyone with a random receipt at the time, but I guess that explains why I never got mine. I put my code in last week so there were probably a ton of people ahead of me with fake receipt entries.
darkside
09-19-09, 08:29 PM
I gave this game a hard time, but I have to give it credit for two very cool things. If you beat the game the credits have an awesome bit with Deadpool breaking the 4th wall like he does in the comics. Pretty funny bit where he is complaining about his character design and the fact the game was supposed to be called Deadpool and his Inferior Friends. I also like the audio file you find after beating the game. It is Hulk doing Haiku and it was pretty good.
I will play through again to see the pro reg side at some point. I was hoping to do the New Game+ thing but it is Legendary only and I have no interest in that.
dsa_shea
09-19-09, 08:41 PM
I wish the game was more from a first person or third person level of view rather than the Gauntlet top down view. None of the screenshots on the back of the cover show you the real gameplay view.
foxdvd
09-20-09, 12:03 AM
I wish the game was more from a first person or third person level of view rather than the Gauntlet top down view. None of the screenshots on the back of the cover show you the real gameplay view.
Yeah but that would make local coop impossible would it not?
darkside
09-20-09, 10:58 AM
I wish the game was more from a first person or third person level of view rather than the Gauntlet top down view. None of the screenshots on the back of the cover show you the real gameplay view.
The camera does zoom in much more if you play single player. I actually liked it a lot more that way and it plays more like a third person adventure game single player since the camera tracks you better. I would have liked the game a lot more if I hadn't played it co-op.
maxfisher
09-21-09, 12:27 PM
I'm pretty close to the end of my first playthrough and my only complaint would be the constant glitches I've encountered. I've had two lock-ups, which suck, but seemingly can happen with any game. Quite a few achievements are glitched for me though. Most of the ones that track your progress seem to be screwed on my playthrough. For instance, I might get the progress pop-up showing I've destroyed 150/250 health containers and then the next time it comes up, it says 25/250. Game seems to be doing that on all the achievements where you have to do something X number of times. The same goes for unlocking the bonus costumes for some of the heroes. I have 6 or 7 characters that I've killed well over 50 enemies with, but their costumes just won't unlock. Spider-Man, Deadpool and Iron Man are the ones that pop to mind. Kind of a pain in the ass. Other than the crappy glitches, I'd say they delivered a solid game. It kept everything I enjoyed about the first one, while changing up just enough to make it feel fresh.
dx23
09-21-09, 02:31 PM
I'm pretty close to the end of my first playthrough and my only complaint would be the constant glitches I've encountered. I've had two lock-ups, which suck, but seemingly can happen with any game. Quite a few achievements are glitched for me though. Most of the ones that track your progress seem to be screwed on my playthrough. For instance, I might get the progress pop-up showing I've destroyed 150/250 health containers and then the next time it comes up, it says 25/250. Game seems to be doing that on all the achievements where you have to do something X number of times. The same goes for unlocking the bonus costumes for some of the heroes. I have 6 or 7 characters that I've killed well over 50 enemies with, but their costumes just won't unlock. Spider-Man, Deadpool and Iron Man are the ones that pop to mind. Kind of a pain in the ass. Other than the crappy glitches, I'd say they delivered a solid game. It kept everything I enjoyed about the first one, while changing up just enough to make it feel fresh.
I noticed several glitches but mostly with enemies that get stuck in the wall. As for the additional costumes, for some of the them, you have to reach the anti/pro registration part of the game. Then, launch a Fusion attack and you'll see that the counting of knockdown enemies will begin.
What bothers me about the game is that when you choose sides, all the heroes are still available. The game should lock Cap, Cage, Iron Fist, Fury and Daredevil if you choose pro registration and Iron Man, Richards, Syren, Venom and Goblin if you choose anti registration.
dx23
09-21-09, 02:57 PM
I also hope that they start putting character packages on the PSN. They could add
Colossus, Black Panther, Justice, Firestar, Bischop, War Machine, She-Hulk, Juggernaut, Sentry, Cyclops, Blade, Psylocke, Black Widow, Hercules, Spider-Woman, Prodigy, Havok, Wonder Man, Cloak, Dagger, Lady Deathstrike, Cable, Bullseye, Patriot. They could also transfer some characters from the previous game and expand the costume choices.
maxfisher
09-21-09, 03:30 PM
I noticed several glitches but mostly with enemies that get stuck in the wall. As for the additional costumes, for some of the them, you have to reach the anti/pro registration part of the game. Then, launch a Fusion attack and you'll see that the counting of knockdown enemies will begin.
What bothers me about the game is that when you choose sides, all the heroes are still available. The game should lock Cap, Cage, Iron Fist, Fury and Daredevil if you choose pro registration and Iron Man, Richards, Syren, Venom and Goblin if you choose anti registration.
I knew you had to get to the choice part of the game to start unlocking costumes, but I didn't realize picking pro- or anti- registration limited which characters you could unlock costumes for. Apparently Deadpool, Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic, Ms. Marvel, Songbird and Spider-Man can only be done on pro-reg. Captain America, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Wolverine can only be done on anti-reg. The rest can be done on either.
As for the heroes being available, maybe your game glitched on that? When I picked anti-reg, Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic and Songbird all became locked for the whole of Act II. If you pick pro-reg, I think it locks Captain America, Iron Fist and Luke Cage.
dx23
09-21-09, 05:21 PM
As for the heroes being available, maybe your game glitched on that? When I picked anti-reg, Iron Man, Mr. Fantastic and Songbird all became locked for the whole of Act II. If you pick pro-reg, I think it locks Captain America, Iron Fist and Luke Cage.
Maybe I got lucky. Right now I'm in Act II and just for the hell of it I used Captain America, Iron fist and Cage in the pro registration part and had no issues at all.
darkside
09-21-09, 06:42 PM
I'm pretty close to the end of my first playthrough and my only complaint would be the constant glitches I've encountered. I've had two lock-ups, which suck, but seemingly can happen with any game. Quite a few achievements are glitched for me though. Most of the ones that track your progress seem to be screwed on my playthrough. For instance, I might get the progress pop-up showing I've destroyed 150/250 health containers and then the next time it comes up, it says 25/250. Game seems to be doing that on all the achievements where you have to do something X number of times. The same goes for unlocking the bonus costumes for some of the heroes. I have 6 or 7 characters that I've killed well over 50 enemies with, but their costumes just won't unlock. Spider-Man, Deadpool and Iron Man are the ones that pop to mind. Kind of a pain in the ass. Other than the crappy glitches, I'd say they delivered a solid game. It kept everything I enjoyed about the first one, while changing up just enough to make it feel fresh.
I noticed that like many games it screws the 2nd player on their co op achievements. I get full credit for everything, but even though they are logged in with their gamer profile it resets everything for them on every playthrough. Unless we can get the achievement in one sitting they can never get the achievements for co op maps, fusions, etc because it resets their count every time.
shadowhawk2020
09-22-09, 11:19 AM
Anyone want to give me a hand?
I can't figure out the puzzle where you have to match the door frequency. Is it really that hard?
dx23
09-22-09, 11:32 AM
Anyone want to give me a hand?
I can't figure out the puzzle where you have to match the door frequency. Is it really that hard?
The place in Wakanda right? just push and pull the 4 columns in the middle to their respective fit in the circle. It's really a simple shape form for each.
dx23
09-22-09, 01:38 PM
I just noticed that one of movies you can unlock in this game is a teaser trailer for Planet Hulk.
Ok. I spoke to Gamestop over the phone this week (the second attempt... the first attempt, I got an automated voice that basically said "we're too busy to deal with you" and then hung up). They rectified the Juggernaut code problem, so I've been playing the game for about a week. The girl I spoke to was very helpful, and she actually sounded really cute too, so that's a bonus.
I've loved it. I had played the two X-Men Legends games, which I liked. I had only recently played through Ultimate Alliance 1, and I found it to be fun, but a little mediocre. This game seems a million times better to me.
I finished the game on regular. I really don't have a complaint. The game's not particularly deep, but it's just fun. If I had to gripe, it would be:
Once you finish the game, you can start over with all your characters unlocked, but only on Legendary difficulty. I would really have preferred being able to start over on regular.
The character selection is excellent (Juggernaut is awesome, by the way), the graphics are much improved over the first one, and the game has a real sense of humor to it. It's just plain fun, in my mind.
I'll probably play back through at least once as Pro-Reg. Then it's on to Batman:Arkham Asylum and LittleBigPlanet.
darkside
09-28-09, 10:07 AM
I've been coming back to this one. Going back through the simulator to find missed items, finishing up the trivia and so forth. At this point my only gripe is the fact that New Game + is locked to Legendary only. If they would patch that so I could play through the pro reg side with everyone unlocked on Heroic it would be nice.
I've been trying to play through some of the simulator stuff to unlock costumes, but I can't believe how bad some of these are. Especially since they only get one alternate. Some are good like the alternate Captain America, but others like Red Hulk just suck.
mdc3000
09-28-09, 10:34 AM
Then it's on to Batman: Arkham Asylum and LittleBigPlanet.
It's a really good thing you played MUA2 before Batman...
dx23
09-28-09, 11:23 AM
I've been coming back to this one. Going back through the simulator to find missed items, finishing up the trivia and so forth. At this point my only gripe is the fact that New Game + is locked to Legendary only. If they would patch that so I could play through the pro reg side with everyone unlocked on Heroic it would be nice.
I've been trying to play through some of the simulator stuff to unlock costumes, but I can't believe how bad some of these are. Especially since they only get one alternate. Some are good like the alternate Captain America, but others like Red Hulk just suck.
I agree with you on the the bad idea that people have to play on Legendary with the unlocked stuff, although to be honest, it is not that hard.
On the other hand, I like the Red Hulk alternate custom, although I hate the character personally. One of my biggest gripes with this game is that they only allowed one additional custom for every character except Fury. Cap should also have had US Agent,
Thor - Beta Ray Bill
Hulk - Gray Hulk and Planet Hulk attire
Spider-Man - Black Costume and Scarlet Spider
Nick Fury - regular attire and Sgt Fury fatigues
Daredevil - original red & yellow attire
Wolverine - brown and yellow attire
Iron Man - War Machine, Hulkbuster suit
Penance - Speedball
Venom - Anti-Venom, Carnage
Luke Cage - Power Man costume
dick_grayson
09-28-09, 04:59 PM
It's a really good thing you played MUA2 before Batman...
why is that?
fujishig
09-28-09, 05:48 PM
I also hope that they start putting character packages on the PSN. They could add
Colossus, Black Panther, Justice, Firestar, Bischop, War Machine, She-Hulk, Juggernaut, Sentry, Cyclops, Blade, Psylocke, Black Widow, Hercules, Spider-Woman, Prodigy, Havok, Wonder Man, Cloak, Dagger, Lady Deathstrike, Cable, Bullseye, Patriot. They could also transfer some characters from the previous game and expand the costume choices.
I'm fairly sure they'll milk this for all it's worth this time (though maybe not the specific characters you're asking for, though Juggy is already available and the Dark Avengers and new Mighty Avengers lineups would make sense). I mean, why else would they have less costumes than they did last time?
My main gripe the last time they added characters were that they were way, way behind in leveling up. Now that you have to start a new game + on a harder difficulty setting, no way you could use them until they leeched some experience off of your existing characters playing through the game.
darkside
09-28-09, 11:45 PM
why is that?
Batman:AA is a masterpiece of a game. Going from that to MUA2 is ok since they are different types of games, but it is going from a AAA title to a game that is a B level title at best.
darkside
09-28-09, 11:52 PM
On the other hand, I like the Red Hulk alternate custom, although I hate the character personally. One of my biggest gripes with this game is that they only allowed one additional custom for every character except Fury.
I can't stand Rulk personally. I wish they had done purple pants Hulk, Grey Hulk or pretty much any other Hulk but that one.
I totally agree on the costumes. MUA had 4 for each character and gave them the room to add in most of the alternates you would want for most characters. I'm expecting them to not only sell us new characters, but new costumes as well. This game has the potential to be a real DLC fest.
dick_grayson
09-29-09, 09:55 AM
Batman:AA is a masterpiece of a game. Going from that to MUA2 is ok since they are different types of games, but it is going from a AAA title to a game that is a B level title at best.
Ah. I just finished Batman and was thinking of trying this out. I also have KZ2 that I haven't started....and Fallout 3 and the Beatles Rock Band. I guess I should play something I already own. Still, I liked the arcade version of xmen and played X-Men Legends or something on xbox. I enjoyed the combo-ing....leveling up and that I could play with a friend in the room.
Breakfast with Girls
09-29-09, 11:55 AM
This was a fun, quick distraction while I wait for Uncharted 2 and Brütal Legend. The one costume thing is pretty silly, though. I like the '80s costumes, but almost all of them were newer costumes instead.
I've already played through once on Anti-Reg and am going back through a second time as Pro-Reg. (I almost never do this, but it's so short that it actually sounds fun, as opposed to tedious.) Playing as Legendary after you've beaten the game is no big deal, as the difficulty is about the same as Heroic the first time through, and Heroic was not especially challenging.
Going from Batman to inFamous was a slight drop (A+ to A-, perhaps). Going from inFamous to this was a little bigger (A- to B-), but now I think that most of my original problems with the game (camera issues, etc.) were primarily issues with the first level. After beating it I'd say it climbed back up to a B.
Yeah, I did break down and buy (found it used) and had the same issues at first... Once I got going with it, I actually really had some fun with it, and may play through again until Modern Warfare 2 comes out.
I can't stand Rulk personally. I wish they had done purple pants Hulk, Grey Hulk or pretty much any other Hulk but that one.
I totally agree on the costumes. MUA had 4 for each character and gave them the room to add in most of the alternates you would want for most characters. I'm expecting them to not only sell us new characters, but new costumes as well. This game has the potential to be a real DLC fest.
Finally picked up the game with the TRU sale from a couple weeks ago and played it. Who the heck came up with the picks for alternate costumes? If they're only going to have one each, make them count! Most of them are from the Ultimate Universe, which is barely relevant anymore. Is that Luke Cage from the Ultimate Universe, I didn't recognize the costume? And Daredevil?
Some of them are neat tie ins, but personally I would never play them, like Penance and Iron Fist. I also have no idea why they felt they had to change the looks of some of the characters, like Iron Fist... I was kinda hoping they'd have more of a classic alt costume.
I didn't mind Rulk, and liked classic Venom, Green/Hobgoblin (at least they didnt' stick us with Ultimate or movie GG), modern Thor, and even military Cap with the different shield. Haven't played through pro-reg yet so no idea how those costumes are.
I'm going to be ticked if they saved most of the classic alts for DLC.
Boba Fett
10-27-09, 06:13 AM
A friend loaned me his copy and I beat the pro-reg story at around five and a half hours.
One of the best examples of a sequel that brings enhanced graphics and gameplay, but manages to be completely tedious due to a sub-par story. The cast at times reminded me of Superman/Batman: PE (that recent direct to DVD movie): large but full of second and third rate personalities.
I'll probably go get a cheap copy of the first game now (had it for the original X-Box), as I can only see myself beating this once more just to see the anto-reg story for completions sake.
dx23
10-29-09, 03:56 PM
The first DLC for this game will be released on November 5th for a price of $9.99 on PS3 and 800 points on the X-box. It includes Cable, Psylocke and Carnage and simulator missions and extra boosts. There may be 2 additional characters included. Also, the former Gamestop exclusive Juggernaut will be available on the same day for $1.99.
All I can say is that this is fucking ridiculous. The price for both is ridiculous, the fact that Juggernaut is not included in the first pack is ridiculous and the content is ridiculous (extra boost?!?). Activision can shove this DLC up their asses. They should fucking learn from Rocksteady, who has supplied additional content for the Batman Arkham Asylum game with no additional cost.
Decker
10-29-09, 04:44 PM
That's pretty lame DLC. I remember in the last game, 8 new characters plus new Achievements were 800 points, but not only was that more characters, there were some big ones like Hulk and Venom. If not for MvC2, I don't think I'd know who any of these guys are from that DLC pack. Pass.
darkside
10-29-09, 04:54 PM
All I can say is that this is fucking ridiculous. The price for both is ridiculous, the fact that Juggernaut is not included in the first pack is ridiculous and the content is ridiculous (extra boost?!?).
I'm done with this game. The only way I can play through it again and keep my characters is on the hardest mode and that is not going to happen. I'm also not paying $10 for such a lame DLC pack. Love that the character you can only get if you preorder is for sale. I final FU to all the people that preordered this mediocre game.
Decker
10-29-09, 05:15 PM
You know, I'm not very far into it, but it seems alright. If not sandwiched between all the surrounding awesomeness (Batman, Uncharted 2, Borderlands, etc), I really think this would be considered a fine game. It's not a huge advancement of the genre, but it's still fun so far. I suppose it will get repetitive as I keep playing, but so far, I think it's fine for what I was expecting. Maybe I'm just SO happy that it doesn't take 30 seconds to swap out or level up a character anymore that everything else is just gravy at this point. If nothing else, they did a good job streamlining things, even if they did end up dumbing a lot of things down in the process.
dick_grayson
10-29-09, 05:18 PM
looks a little fuzzy compared to the other games I've been playing Uncharted2, Batman and so on....but it's at least 2 player co-op. I'll get the updates, but just because I have some sony reward earned psn credits and haven't had anything to use them for. anyway, it's a bit crowded at times and I'm not really sure what I'm doing beyond button mashing, occasional healing, and fusion-ing it up. I guess the game goes somewhere, but I'll take it for the co-op factor and marvel fun....
Boba Fett
10-29-09, 06:08 PM
I'm done with this game. The only way I can play through it again and keep my characters is on the hardest mode and that is not going to happen. I'm also not paying $10 for such a lame DLC pack. Love that the character you can only get if you preorder is for sale. I final FU to all the people that preordered this mediocre game.
No the FU to the people who pre-ordered was Gamestop allowing anyone with a URL to the redemption site to get as many codes as they wanted, sell them, and then tell paying customers to piss off.
fujishig
10-30-09, 02:14 PM
My main problem with the gameplay is that it's boring. It's like gauntlet or dynasty warriors, wave after wave of the same enemies over and over. The camera's pulled so far back att imes that you're just mashing buttons because you can't really see what's happening. I'm pretty sure the first one was similar, but I think my obsession with unlocking all the costumes trumped that... with just one alternate costume, and a handful of characters with costumes that cannot be unlocked in a particular playthrough, that aspect was eliminated.
Also, the menu design is atrocious. I liked the first one's character select much more, where you could see all the available characters. There is absolutely no reason why the stats page that tells you how to unlock costumes/bonuses for characters is on an entirely separate menu from the character select screens. Also, why not a list of fusions, especially after you use them? I had to constantly shift through lineups to find the right fusion type.
And they wasted a selectable character with the very last character you get.
I did like the storyline, though it understandable devolved during the end, since you had to have the sides merge without one being outright evil. They also put a lot of work into the conversations... I like how they have special conversations depending on who you're controlling, and even outside of those your conversation choices vary slightly (in wording, though not intent) depending on who you are. The mass effect-esque tree didn't really do much for me... at times, if they didn't tell me which was "diplomatic" I wouldn't have known from the choice itself.
Magneto and his abilities look better than anything in the retail game.
Decker
11-05-09, 11:29 PM
Juggernaut playable character ($2) and Character and Sim Mission Pack ($10) are now up for purchase both for 360 (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024156082f/?of=3) and PS3.
Character and Sim Pack description: Make the Largest Army of Super Heroes even greater with these 5 all new playable characters! Unleash the power, might, and fusions of Carnage, Magneto, Psylocke, Cable, and Black Panther! Earn more achievements with 4 new simulations missions. The Civil War is on. Join the fight! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
Gooter
11-06-09, 10:26 AM
Juggernaut playable character ($2) and Character and Sim Mission Pack ($10) are now up for purchase both for 360 (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024156082f/?of=3) and PS3.
Character and Sim Pack description: Make the Largest Army of Super Heroes even greater with these 5 all new playable characters! Unleash the power, might, and fusions of Carnage, Magneto, Psylocke, Cable, and Black Panther! Earn more achievements with 4 new simulations missions. The Civil War is on. Join the fight! There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
I don't have the exact text, will try to post it later, but it seems like this DLC will expire on December 31. Or at least that's what it says. Any reason why they would do this?
Edit - found the text from Planet XB360 but I've seen it elsewhere too.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Gets New Downloadable Content
by Eric Bush
Santa Monica, CA - November 5, 2009 - Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that the greatest Super Hero™ action/RPG team-up just got a super-powered upgrade with Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable content, now available until December 31, 2009, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Players can now experience Marvel’s epic Civil War storyline with five all-new playable characters in their arsenal: Carnage, Psylocke and Cable make their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system debuts in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series alongside returning fan-favorites Magneto and Black Panther. The downloadable content also includes four new challenge missions, including all-new boss encounters, dangerous gauntlets and more, all downloadable from Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points and from the PlayStation®Store for $9.99. Also joining the dream team will be Juggernaut, now available for download from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for 160 Microsoft Points and from the PlayStation®Store for $1.99.
The official game demo will also be available to download from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for free and allows players to play through the Washington, D.C. mission as either a pro-registration or anti-registration team.
All information contained in this news post comes directly from a press release sent out by Activision.
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