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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an action role-playing game set within the fictional Marvel Universe. It features many of the superheroes, supervillains, and supporting characters that appear in Marvel Comics…

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an adventure developed by Beenox, released 24 October 2006 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Wii.

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What Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is an adventure game developed by Beenox and released in 2006. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Vicarious Visions Alchemy.

The premise, in the publisher's words

When Doctor Doom unites the Marvel Universe's most dangerous villains into a group called the Masters of Evil and strikes at S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury sends out a call for help. Heroes from across the Marvel world answer, banding together into a single task force to meet the growing threat. As Doom's scheme for global domination unfolds, the alliance of heroes must track his forces across many battlegrounds. Their mission is to stop him before his plans reshape the fate of the world.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 58 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Marvel series

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is the 141st of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. The next entry was Marvel: Ultimate Alliance in 2006. Its critic score of 72 is 8 points above the series average of 64. The highest-rated entry is Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes at 90.

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How it was received

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 7 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 182 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel / AMD Hyper-Threaded Dual Core CPU, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5670. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB.

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What it launched against

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance launched on 24 October 2006, within three weeks of Bully, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War and Guitar Hero II. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Bully, Gears of War, Medieval II: Total War, Guitar Hero II.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance — frequently asked questions

When did Marvel: Ultimate Alliance come out?
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance was released on 24 October 2006 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance?
At minimum, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance needs Intel / AMD Hyper-Threaded Dual Core CPU, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD 5670 graphics, 8 GB available space of storage.
Does Marvel: Ultimate Alliance have multiplayer?
Yes. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.
How many GB is Marvel: Ultimate Alliance?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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