@@onesaucynougat7471the game aged pretty terribly. It was fun back then and I LOVED it but now it’s literal garbage. But it’s to be expected from a game THIS old . But will always hold a special place in in my heart
@@andrewgarfield9898 idk about garbage, I usually play it once each two years and it’s fun every time, only part that hasn’t aged well are the graphics.
Loved those as well. I actually got into Marvel more from the games. The old shows and XMen Evolution as well but these games made me care about lore. Rented X-Men Legends without knowing a whole lot about most of them. Then beat it, saw a commercial for 2, went to the video store immediately and they’d just gotten in the day before! If I’m remembering right that one had IronMan and DeadPool in them didn’t they?
Unfortunately playing through MUA 1 within the last month I’ve found Storm is one of the worst going pure stats. But doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use her. In Legends 2 I remembered her and Toad being 2 of my favorites. MUA1 was a blast even with the “bad” characters. When the DLC for 1 came out I was floored because i was looking at strategies and saw some for Cyclops, Sabertooth, Hulk, Nightcrawler, and Magneto! Had no idea! 2 was great, better graphics, more fun story, loved the combos, but felt lacking… But Juggernaut, Gambit, Goblin then later Carnage! 3 is a lot of fun but is SUCH A GRIND! Not enough attention to each characters and felt very bloated.
One of my favorite videogames ever,remember playing it for hours every evening after school.Also loved UA2 on the PSP because it was much closer to the first one in gameplay aspects even though the animated cutscenes were far better.Miss these kind of games,great vid
This game was a big part of my childhood and really instilled my appreciation for how vast the Marvel universe is. You can see how pre-MCU the game is in tone and aesthetic, really love faithful it is to the comics. Great video and still one of the best Marvel games to this day
Cyclops is one of the best characters. That ricochet beam dominated crowds and the constant beam did the same for bosses. Doom was one of the worst unfortunately. Cyclops, Sabertooth, Strange, Iron Man, Ice Man, Surfer, Thing, and SpiderMan were the ones I used the most!
Excellent review, I can subscribe every word. I have a similar story with this game (only that I played it mostly on PS3). As a Marvel comic reader of the last 70s and 80s, MUA was simply delightful for me. The accuracy of the characters, the spirit of the story, those trivia questions, the stages (almost all the most emblematic Marvel places), etc... Yes, the game is a bit straight, but as you well said it has enough details and challenges for replayability. Love, love, love the soundtrack and the quarters design, especially Sancta Sanctorum, Asgard and Attilan. 9 out of 10, imho Cheers and keep the good work 🎉
I might’ve missed it mentioned, but depending on the team you put together, you’ll get buffs and a team name- like X-Men, Avengers, and one of my favorite is Bruisers. Plus making your own team with color and name and logo. This game is crazy
If you put all your X-men characters in Age of Apocalypse skins.... "AaAge uv ApocalypSse!!!" All women: "Femme Fatale" Daredevil, Elektra, Mr. Fantastic, Invincible Girl: "Double Date!!" There's quite a few. I love that shyt and I love that I discovered it without knowing. Just playing with combinations. Iceman, Human Torch, Storm, Thor "Forces of Nature!!" Blade, Dr. Strange, Scarlet Witch, Thor "Supernatural!!!"
This is a game I've played through multiple times on multiple systems. Love it. Even played through the GBA version a year or two ago for the hell of it. Great video man, subscribed and playlist saved!
please do 2 AND 3 when you get chance (if you haven't) if part 3 had specific conversations (and was on better systems) it would be hands down my favorite.
Met one of my best Xbox live friends playing this game on the original Xbox. We still game from time to time. I remember seeing the at the time "next gen" console versions got exclusive characters, Me and my friend actually wrote and called to Activision asking if we could possibly get those characters on the original Xbox version. Needless to say, our calls went ignored but we tried! About a year or so later, we ended up getting the 360 version and running through it a few more times. Good memories!
Nice to see a recent review of the game. I grew up with the Wii version of it and a couple months ago found a secondhand copy for the 360, unfortunately I couldn't play it right away as I was in college and only brought my Xbox One. So when summer break came I decided play it with my brother and young nephew it was a blast.
@@nordicwarriorgaming4953 not really. I've never confirmed but heard certain characters were unavailable compared to the consoles. After my psp did its time, I play if every now and then on the emulator.
@@nordicwarriorgaming4953 It had 4 exclusive playable characters that never got ported to any other version of the game and they were Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Ronin. Otherwise I think the PSP version is basically just the PS2 version.
I wish they release the gold edition again. They did briefly on Steam but it was plagued with terrible controller support. Instead of fixing it, Activision said screw you instead. I only had the Wii version so it had PS 2 like graphics but with Colossus and Moon Knight. I really would want to play this version just for the graphics.
A true connoisseur I see, I too have have marvel ultimate alliance Gold edition but I decided to find and track down a physical copy it wasnt easy and I don't recommend it but if you can physical is always the best way to go
Absolutely the best marvel game if we mean best big picture marvel game. The Spider-Man games are killing it tho in really capturing what it means to be a specific character tho.
If anyone knows a way I can play this please let me know. They took it off the ps store so I can't get it that way. I don't know any other way I could play it again 😭
If you have a pc you can download emulators and get the game "legally" online. Otherwise, you wait for potential re release or pay extreme numbers for it.
Too bad the series peaked with this. Even MUA3 just didn't have the bonus content (Single Character Backstory missions for examplw) to match. Also, arguably, the era of comics this came out in was the last good one for Marvel over all. The 2010s would happen after, and the less said about not that but marvel now, the better. It's not as if this era was without its problems. One More Day would happen the year after this game was released, not to mention the Civil War event, which, while iconic was terribly written (Marvel peaked in the Shooter era) but still over all it was a good time for Marvel comics with Ultimate Spider-Man and the DnA Cosmic Saga which were excellent.
I was about to mention that Marvel vs Capcom 2 also had a huge selection of characters, then I remembered that half of that roster aren't even Marvel characters. XD
Need an unreal engine remaster, with combat from the Avengers game. Also overjoyed that mods exist for this game th-cam.com/play/PLu470uw3r0ZZ4AkG3Cule0m-z04NpXxBU.html&feature=shared th-cam.com/play/PLu470uw3r0ZbM41aHuQS9FMxRxfSWq9x8.html&feature=shared
@@yardknight4953 Absolutely, it was bad all-around. Bad character models, bad colour pallete, bad level design, neutered gameplay, bad UI, lackluster story.
X-Men legends 12 are loosely connected to Marvel ultimate alliance one and two. There’s no story that connects them but vague hence that you can kind of find out within the world. Then that’s from my own research on the X-Men legends and Marvel legends games.
X-Men Legends 1 & 2 were created by the same team at Raven that produced MUA 1. This team then moved on to the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie game. MUA2 was passed to another team at Activision. ... years later MUA 3 is produced by another team, another engine, built all new content.
I would say that the Wii version is the best from a gameplay perspective. You had access to all special moves and you could use uppercuts, sweeps and other moves without doing the combos.
I think you're nuts. I just played the first Fantastic Four movie game on Gamecube and it's way more fun in the moment to moment combat than ANY of the cookie cutter top down games. Maybe it's because I so much prefer full camera control and 3rd person view, maybe it's because all four feel so different to play and serve such clear battle functions, or maybe it's simply the greater focus on less characters, but I'm playing X Men Legends 2 now, and I dearly miss the FF game. I can't play the sequel, my 360 is out, but I'd take that over this glorified mini map with more characters, but so much less distinction between them. I love the 2000's era superhero movie games, my favorites make you feel like the hero, like the first Iron Man and how you choose which upgrades to tackle each mission with, its not a flat power scale, its a toolbox for problem solving. Captain America Super Soldier and Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters both are very fun and utilize the heroes ' power sets in fun ways that borrow from established systems, Arkham counter combat but with the Cap shield and God of War combos with a GL ring. This game marks where I feel like that era ended, where every mission and every type of hero felt the same and it got boring. This was where a roster of names replaced any feeling of being the hero. And I miss my one good old toy, it was more fun than this shallow overflowing toybox.
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Not only is this STILL one of the best Marvel games. It’s one of the best games of all time.
I wouldn’t say it’s best game of all time material but it’s definitely one of the best marvel games.
great game at the time, but I still loved Marvel Heroes over this
@@onesaucynougat7471the game aged pretty terribly. It was fun back then and I LOVED it but now it’s literal garbage. But it’s to be expected from a game THIS old . But will always hold a special place in in my heart
@@andrewgarfield9898 idk about garbage, I usually play it once each two years and it’s fun every time, only part that hasn’t aged well are the graphics.
This game is no where near garbage. @andrewgarfield9898
They seriously need to come out with 20 games with this formula, it never gets old
They need to allow us to buy the remasters on new gen consoles again lol
@Freddy-BA you can, I have it
@@FreddyBadASS yeah finding copies of the special edition of this game is insane. The prices are outrageous.
@@mattmartin6493 right lol
@@FreddyBadASS I saw one today for 500 dollars
A one-hour review of MUA. Can't thank you enough man!
I love the X-Men legends games a lot too. Storms my favorite character in all these games.
Loved those as well. I actually got into Marvel more from the games. The old shows and XMen Evolution as well but these games made me care about lore.
Rented X-Men Legends without knowing a whole lot about most of them. Then beat it, saw a commercial for 2, went to the video store immediately and they’d just gotten in the day before! If I’m remembering right that one had IronMan and DeadPool in them didn’t they?
Unfortunately playing through MUA 1 within the last month I’ve found Storm is one of the worst going pure stats. But doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use her. In Legends 2 I remembered her and Toad being 2 of my favorites.
MUA1 was a blast even with the “bad” characters. When the DLC for 1 came out I was floored because i was looking at strategies and saw some for Cyclops, Sabertooth, Hulk, Nightcrawler, and Magneto! Had no idea!
2 was great, better graphics, more fun story, loved the combos, but felt lacking… But Juggernaut, Gambit, Goblin then later Carnage!
3 is a lot of fun but is SUCH A GRIND! Not enough attention to each characters and felt very bloated.
The character mods add such MASSIVE replayability to this game! ITS AMAZING!!!
One of my favorite videogames ever,remember playing it for hours every evening after school.Also loved UA2 on the PSP because it was much closer to the first one in gameplay aspects even though the animated cutscenes were far better.Miss these kind of games,great vid
This was the first game I ever got for PS2 and has a very special place in my heart. Still one of my favorite pieces of marvel media outside the comic
This game was a big part of my childhood and really instilled my appreciation for how vast the Marvel universe is. You can see how pre-MCU the game is in tone and aesthetic, really love faithful it is to the comics. Great video and still one of the best Marvel games to this day
Finally! Another video thats longer than like 10 minutes on this utter banger!
Great vid boss🎉❤
I feel like the most unique DLC conversations are the mirror matches for Cyclops and Doctor Doom
Yeah they were pretty interesting. God Bless.
Cyclops is one of the best characters. That ricochet beam dominated crowds and the constant beam did the same for bosses. Doom was one of the worst unfortunately.
Cyclops, Sabertooth, Strange, Iron Man, Ice Man, Surfer, Thing, and SpiderMan were the ones I used the most!
Excellent review, I can subscribe every word. I have a similar story with this game (only that I played it mostly on PS3).
As a Marvel comic reader of the last 70s and 80s, MUA was simply delightful for me. The accuracy of the characters, the spirit of the story, those trivia questions, the stages (almost all the most emblematic Marvel places), etc...
Yes, the game is a bit straight, but as you well said it has enough details and challenges for replayability.
Love, love, love the soundtrack and the quarters design, especially Sancta Sanctorum, Asgard and Attilan.
9 out of 10, imho
Cheers and keep the good work 🎉
Thanks. Such a great game for sure. God Bless.
Played this with a friend of mine last year best time of our lives. So many nostalgic memories from this era and game
Same here. Its great on 2 player.
I might’ve missed it mentioned, but depending on the team you put together, you’ll get buffs and a team name- like X-Men, Avengers, and one of my favorite is Bruisers. Plus making your own team with color and name and logo. This game is crazy
I forget if I mentioned that or not.
If you put all your X-men characters in Age of Apocalypse skins....
"AaAge uv ApocalypSse!!!"
All women:
"Femme Fatale"
Daredevil, Elektra, Mr. Fantastic, Invincible Girl:
"Double Date!!"
There's quite a few. I love that shyt and I love that I discovered it without knowing. Just playing with combinations.
Iceman, Human Torch, Storm, Thor
"Forces of Nature!!"
Blade, Dr. Strange, Scarlet Witch, Thor
"Supernatural!!!"
Finally a RECENT video about the best marvel game of all time Thanks for this
No problem thanks for watching.
This is a game I've played through multiple times on multiple systems. Love it. Even played through the GBA version a year or two ago for the hell of it.
Great video man, subscribed and playlist saved!
Man, I miss that game and the dlc characters.😔
please do 2 AND 3 when you get chance (if you haven't)
if part 3 had specific conversations (and was on better systems) it would be hands down my favorite.
I’m still mad I saw a copy of the gold edition for like 8 dollars as a kid and not picking it up
Met one of my best Xbox live friends playing this game on the original Xbox. We still game from time to time. I remember seeing the at the time "next gen" console versions got exclusive characters, Me and my friend actually wrote and called to Activision asking if we could possibly get those characters on the original Xbox version. Needless to say, our calls went ignored but we tried! About a year or so later, we ended up getting the 360 version and running through it a few more times. Good memories!
Nice. Its one of those games that can really bring people together. God Bless.
One of my favorite games. I want a modern take that plays similar to Baldurs Gate
Honestly, it fits even more too, since Doom is the main villain of Ultimate Alliance
one of my favorite games fr, i remember struggling so hard on the underwater boss fights quick time event when i was a kid
I have this game on ps2 and god is it still amazing
Dude ur videos getting traction, keep it up . I watched a lot of ur content and it’s great. Keep it going
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Nice to see a recent review of the game. I grew up with the Wii version of it and a couple months ago found a secondhand copy for the 360, unfortunately I couldn't play it right away as I was in college and only brought my Xbox One. So when summer break came I decided play it with my brother and young nephew it was a blast.
its great you shout out jetix my childhood thxs
This game sort of reminds me of marvel heroes and I loved that game so much.
Microsoft should get the remasters released again
What’s crazy is made this game 7 days ago and I just started playing it again a week ago.
A "sinister" follow-up indeed, most amusing.
One of the best games ever. Played it on PsP
Was that version any different to the console versions?
@@nordicwarriorgaming4953 not really. I've never confirmed but heard certain characters were unavailable compared to the consoles. After my psp did its time, I play if every now and then on the emulator.
@@nordicwarriorgaming4953 It had 4 exclusive playable characters that never got ported to any other version of the game and they were Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Ronin. Otherwise I think the PSP version is basically just the PS2 version.
How is it still so go at almost 20 years old?!
I wish they release the gold edition again. They did briefly on Steam but it was plagued with terrible controller support. Instead of fixing it, Activision said screw you instead. I only had the Wii version so it had PS 2 like graphics but with Colossus and Moon Knight. I really would want to play this version just for the graphics.
I recommend the 360 version. It may not have the new characters from the Gold edition but it plays fine just the same. God Bless
I love this game I have it on ps2, Xbox 360 for the gold edition and even on my computer for free with mods
been on an Ultimate Alliance high as of recently, was able to get all 3 MUA games on PC and both X-Men Legends games
FtW!?! X-men Legends 1 and 2??? Classics!
I remember in part 2, they made the Brotherhood playable! You can use Magneto in the first mission!
@@BowenEros-gt8gn Yeah, pretty cool that he's playable in the other Ultimate Alliance games too
The game is rumored to be in the Xbox store again :)))
A true connoisseur I see, I too have have marvel ultimate alliance Gold edition but I decided to find and track down a physical copy it wasnt easy and I don't recommend it but if you can physical is always the best way to go
I got it digitally for 360. Spent a long time looking for a physical copy but couldn't find one for a decent price.
Absolutely the best marvel game if we mean best big picture marvel game. The Spider-Man games are killing it tho in really capturing what it means to be a specific character tho.
This game was a lot of fun
If anyone knows a way I can play this please let me know. They took it off the ps store so I can't get it that way. I don't know any other way I could play it again 😭
They might sell it on ebay.
On PC one can always learn to sail
If you have a pc you can download emulators and get the game "legally" online. Otherwise, you wait for potential re release or pay extreme numbers for it.
Games had less graphics and more content back then 😢
The good old days when games were fun to play.
Too bad the series peaked with this. Even MUA3 just didn't have the bonus content (Single Character Backstory missions for examplw) to match.
Also, arguably, the era of comics this came out in was the last good one for Marvel over all. The 2010s would happen after, and the less said about not that but marvel now, the better.
It's not as if this era was without its problems. One More Day would happen the year after this game was released, not to mention the Civil War event, which, while iconic was terribly written (Marvel peaked in the Shooter era) but still over all it was a good time for Marvel comics with Ultimate Spider-Man and the DnA Cosmic Saga which were excellent.
It sucks that Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 doesnt have the unique dialogue from this game
I agree. It was one of the things that made this game memorable.
only god knows how many hours me and my bois put on this game back on playstation 2 era xD
This game is the perfect marvel movie
I was about to mention that Marvel vs Capcom 2 also had a huge selection of characters, then I remembered that half of that roster aren't even Marvel characters. XD
Is the special edition same as the gold edition?
I think so but I'm not sure. I own the Gold edition digitally.
Still in my top 10 and it's honestly never really been topped. The version that came out on the switch was a bit of a let down.
Need an unreal engine remaster, with combat from the Avengers game. Also overjoyed that mods exist for this game
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I have this on psp moded with all dlc minus kurt so instead i got psylocke and jean grey
One of the best games ever
Pls do a review for MUA 2 and 3 😀
How you been man!!! Been a long time! Great video btw! Played this not long ago.
I'm good thanks, good to see you bro. God Bless.
I'm still playing it. Right now the PSP version for the bonus stuff. Male Captain Marvel rules!!!
Love this game played it on psp last year and had a blast! ill try playing ultimate alliance 2 next great video:)
I play this on series x it definitely Stands the test of time I main the x men just wish they had beast and rogue.
Excellent review! I hope you do the sequel soon, I loved the Civil War arc and fusions in that game but this game is the peak overall
Thanks. I will buy the second at some point.
I've always thought the 1st was better.
The 2nd one's artistic direction was hot garbage, along with watered down casualised gameplay.
Couldn't play it for more than 40 minutes.
@@LegsON I thought they could have done better with the storyline too.
@@yardknight4953 Absolutely, it was bad all-around.
Bad character models, bad colour pallete, bad level design, neutered gameplay, bad UI, lackluster story.
It’s mind blowing that this game is no longer available for purchase
True. They removed it due to licencing issues I believe.
Is the best Marvel game ever and needs a remaster for current gen asap
It had been remastered. Then got pulled from the stores...
@@GrashUriza why
Local co-op was amazing on this game.
True.
Da best marvel game to this day 💯
My favorite game ever
Currently playing this now on my ps5 haha
X-Men legends 12 are loosely connected to Marvel ultimate alliance one and two. There’s no story that connects them but vague hence that you can kind of find out within the world. Then that’s from my own research on the X-Men legends and Marvel legends games.
X-Men Legends 1 & 2 were created by the same team at Raven that produced MUA 1. This team then moved on to the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie game. MUA2 was passed to another team at Activision. ... years later MUA 3 is produced by another team, another engine, built all new content.
@@GrashUriza I"m a aware of raven
I’ll pay someone who has ultimate alliance on Xbox one
This Nick Fury was the GigaChad. He’ll have Dooms head for what he did.
Easily the best game out of the 3 Ultimate Alliance games imo. Love the story. Literally everyone is in this game!
Time to dust up my ps2
I would say that the Wii version is the best from a gameplay perspective. You had access to all special moves and you could use uppercuts, sweeps and other moves without doing the combos.
Wii version was a port done by Vicarious Visions, not Raven... so it stands out as unique.
Yoooo i love this game sooo much
Only played Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 on the Switch. Couldn't finish it with the growing difficulty.
I liked 2 better but one holds some special co op memories as a well
I think you're nuts. I just played the first Fantastic Four movie game on Gamecube and it's way more fun in the moment to moment combat than ANY of the cookie cutter top down games. Maybe it's because I so much prefer full camera control and 3rd person view, maybe it's because all four feel so different to play and serve such clear battle functions, or maybe it's simply the greater focus on less characters, but I'm playing X Men Legends 2 now, and I dearly miss the FF game. I can't play the sequel, my 360 is out, but I'd take that over this glorified mini map with more characters, but so much less distinction between them.
I love the 2000's era superhero movie games, my favorites make you feel like the hero, like the first Iron Man and how you choose which upgrades to tackle each mission with, its not a flat power scale, its a toolbox for problem solving. Captain America Super Soldier and Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters both are very fun and utilize the heroes ' power sets in fun ways that borrow from established systems, Arkham counter combat but with the Cap shield and God of War combos with a GL ring.
This game marks where I feel like that era ended, where every mission and every type of hero felt the same and it got boring. This was where a roster of names replaced any feeling of being the hero. And I miss my one good old toy, it was more fun than this shallow overflowing toybox.
There were F4 games before MUA 1. MUA 1 is the first game you can play the entire f4 team together
Tell me that deadpool voice is raymundo from rocket power 😂 🤦🏻♂️ how did I never notice with how much I played these as a kid
1st
Great game but obviously not... The marvel fighting games and spiderman games are much better. Punisher is much better too