Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Demo Released, DLC Available, Magneto Revealed

Nicholas "bapenguin" Puleo November 6th, 2009 at 8:10 AM

Activision has announced that the demo for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 has hit the Xbox Live marketplace for Gold members. The demo allows players to check out the Washington D.C. mission in the game and also allows local co-op play.

Also available on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is the $10 DLC content pack which contains five new playable characters including Carnage, Cable, Psylocke, Black Panther and unveiled today - Magneto. The DLC also includes four new challenge missions and boss encounters. You may also optionally purchase the previously exclusive pre-order character Juggernaut for $1.99.

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12 Total Reader Comments

Biohzrd451 at 04:41 AM on 11.6.2009

Very cool.

txshurricane at 05:08 AM on 11.6.2009

Ah, good news on the demo. Now I can see if this will be a good Christmas gift for the wifey.

Biohzrd451 at 05:11 AM on 11.6.2009

Its fun if she likes beat em ups, while not as in depth as the first it is a solid game that is good for a couch co-op night .

Armor Biff at 06:38 AM on 11.6.2009

I bought the DLC yesterday, but havent tried the new characters yet.

Mrxknown_JG at 08:22 AM on 11.6.2009

I was wondering about the co-op for the demo. Sad it's not online

I was going to rent the game after playing the demo, but decided against it. While I know the story having read the storyline it is based on, how is the presentation of the story? Is it good or better than the previous game?

Graphics are definitely better, but I have a problem with the camera angle, hard to tell where anything is.. Is there anyway to get a top-down perspective? For online co-op, is the camera shared or does each person have their own?

Deriaz at 08:41 AM on 11.6.2009

I hate dilemmas. I really, really, really want Carnage. More than you can imagine. But it's ten whole dollars, and I don't know how often I'd load up the game and play him. . . Though the new challenges and stuff sound cool. . . But then, how long are they? . . .

Arrrrrgh! I don't want to flip a coin, but I really can't decide. D:

Biohzrd451 at 09:03 AM on 11.6.2009

@Deriaz if you are that in the air about it, I would say wait till it hits a deal of the week and pick it up then.

MUA2 while good really takes a back seat to other games that have hit.

Deriaz at 09:21 AM on 11.6.2009

But it's Carnaaaaage. D:

Nah, you're probably right. I didn't consider that. It probably won't be for a month, if not more, but. . . I guess with Borderlands and L4D2, you're definitely right -- I can't see myself loading up the game that much with those two big hits on the market.

BigBadBob113 at 12:34 PM on 11.6.2009

I played with Carnage, Magneto, and Cable last night. Just like Juggernaut, these new characters seem to be extremely more powerful than other characters, particularly Magneto. I think he is the strongest character in the game now, but hes awesome, so Im happy.

ong_elvin at 01:17 AM on 11.7.2009

An option to purchase the previously pre-order only character Juggernaut? Hey, wasn't there a Co-optimus article a while ago about pre-order bonuses? xD

bapenguin at 02:40 AM on 11.7.2009

Yup, there was. And it looks like Activision changed their tune. They had originally stated that pre-ordering would be the only way to get him, and that he wouldn't be available to purchase.

So either they:

1) Lied
2) Changed their mind

BigBadBob113 at 01:00 PM on 11.7.2009

That upsets me to no end simply because I pre-ordered the game just to ensure that I got ol' Jugs. Had I known this, I would have went through Gamefly and do the keep-it-now, and then pay $2 a couple of months later for the Juggenator.