Marvel Ultimate Alliance Reviews

When we first booted this up I thought I was going to hate it once the gameplay started. I thought "Oh great another third person button masher". But fairly soon the game became a bit more complicated. There are lots of heroes available, and choosing a favorite and selecting and upgrading his/her different super powers is part of the fun, as well as swiping the various secret power ups and items before your partner does (you can play two players on the same screen). Different heroes also begin to work better with one another after experience (there are usually 4 heroes in a group).
Another surprise was the motion controls. Tossing bad guys around and dodging monsters is controlled by the motion sensors in the Sixaxis, and is quite fun.
The BAD: The storyline and the levels designs are a bit too linear, it plays like a third person scroller. Graphics aren't very good for a PS3 game. Sometimes you lose your amongst the onscreen chaos.
I haven't tried the online play yet, and I doubt I will have time to before I have to return the game.
Buy it? Eh, maybe after a price drop. Or if I get sick of Resistance FoM before Elder Scrolls IV is released.