A reader gives his view on Nintendos exclusive Marvel superhero game and what its like to play in co-op and alone.
A few Facebook friends asked me for my opinion on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, as theyre on the fence about it, so heres what I told them:
Ive played probably around six hours in single-player and four hours in co-op, and both are good in different ways. Nothing beats local multiplayer with a friend – especially one whos also a huge Marvel fan – and we had an absolute blast playing it for about four hours in one day, unlocking loads of awesome superheroes and fighting loads of fantastic bosses/villains (I wont name any to prevent spoilers).
In co-op, the camera can sometimes be poor! I like that it keeps all the action on one screen, not split screen, but when things get hectic and you get split up from your friend, things can unfortunately get tough. In general, the design of the game means its not a problem most of the time.
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In single-player, you can get a camera called Heroic which follows you closely and enables you to manipulate it, so thats fine. I havent played the game in the Switchs handheld mode, but the graphics are lovely docked (on the TV); the colours really pop, I love the comic book style art, and it runs smoothly even with a whole heap of enemies on screen! Audio is great: music is mostly just background noise in the levels, but there are some epic-sounding pieces occasionally, like the main theme.
Voice-acting is often brilliant! Nolan North is in the game doing Deadpool and Rocket Raccoon, and the guy who did Spider-Man on PlayStation 4 (Yuri Lowenthal) also does Spider-Man here, and there really isnt much to fault with the majority of characters. Combat is really good fun, if a bit repetitive, but youre never far from a boss battle against a famous villain, and these boss battles are awesome and unique fights!
The game can be pretty hard on the Mighty difficulty, and the Infinity Trials can also be tough, so theres plenty to get stuck into. You unlock loads of art, cut scenes, music, and reports to check out; the latter of which are written by Rocket Raccoon and are pretty funny! There really is a lot to admire for a Marvel fan!
Theres plenty of versatility in the characters: for example, Iron Man doesnt fight like Captain America, Scarlet Witch doesnt fight like Wolverine, the Spider-Man characters dont play like anybody else, etc. So yeah, really enjoyable game so far!
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