12/18/10

GAME REVIEW: Marvel Ultimate Alliance (T)

STORY:
A squad of superheroes go to save a giant hover-ship from it's destruction, and find a big problem created by Doctor Doom.

POSITIVE ELEMENTS:
The superheroes go to save the universe from all the evil-doers who wish to do it harm, and they also go to the Skrull homeworld to save them from Galacticus even though they tried to conquer the Earth several times. Uatu also helps the heroes even though it will mean that his powers are stripped away temporarily, and Senator Kelly (who hates mutants and meta-humans) after being saved; starts to think that maybe he was wrong about them.

GAMEPLAY:
Pretty much the only thing that you'll be doing in the game is pushing the X button to attack your opponents. There are a bit of puzzles, but most of them are solved rather easily.

SPIRITUAL ELEMENTS:
Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider and Thor show up on your superhero roster, and use their magic to stop Doom's lackeys. There is also a world called Mephisto's Realm, that looks a lot like Hell and has demons show as the enemies. And Mephisto himself looks like a giant version of the devil. And you also have to go to Asgard and help to rescue Odin, Asgard looks like you're on another planet instead of in heaven.

SEXUAL CONTENT:
Girls show up in their comic book outfits and most of them are a bit skin-tight, and both Elektra's and Storm's costumes show quite a bit of skin.

VIOLENT CONTENT:
The only thing that you do in the game is attack your enemies until they fade away, and leave red and blue orbs that you can use for your health and power. During Mephisto's Realm you will have to fight Demon Leapers that jump on the back of your characters, and try to bite the character's neck.

PROFANITY:
Nick Fury says hell about four times during the game, damn also shows up a couple of times.

OTHER NEGATIVE ELEMENTS:
Near the end of Mephisto's Realm, you have to pick what hero you're going to save; Nightcrawler or Jean Gray, and when you save one the other will fall to the ground and disappear for the rest of the game. There is also another time when to free Ghost Rider you have to sacrifice one of the members of your team to set him free, but you get him/her back afterward.

CONCLUSION:
If you like games where you just hit the same button over and over again, then this game is for you. It is fun when it begins but when you realize it's the same throughout the game, you start to hope that the game ends soon. I give this game a 1.5 out of 5 stars.