Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Marvel Ultimate Alliance takes the successful formula of X-Men Legends and applies it to the entire Marvel Comic’s universe. 20 plus characters are involved in the storyline which makes things interesting. While the game is quite fun, things displayed somewhat poorly. The cut scenes were brilliant, but a tad dark, with fluid animation and decent voice acting. However, once the gameplay started things went a south.

One of the first things I noticed was the aspect ratio pushed the image off the side of my screen. Everything is visible that is necessary to play, but it’s still quite annoying. Graphics were on the dark side with a slight fuzz about them. The text was fuzzy as well, but still highly readable.

Aside from those quirks, it’s still a great game. If you are a comic and/or RPG nerd you should enjoy it. SDTV owners be warned, rent it and try it before dropping 60 large on a purchase.

RATED T: Mild Language, Violence