MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 (PLAYSTATION 3 PS3)

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 continues the four-player chaos of the previous Marvel Ultimate Alliance and, before that, the X-Men Legends series. It is based on the Secret War and Civil War stories from the comic books. After Nick Fury leads an unauthorized superhero assault on Latveria and a fight gone wrong kills hundreds of civilians in Connecticut, the government passes the Superhuman Registration Act, which compels all individuals super powerful to reveal their identity to the government. At some point in the story, you have to choose the pro or anti registration side and some heroes will always be on one side or the other, locking them out if you choose the other path. The game after this point changes depending on the scenario you choose.

There are four heroes active at all times during the game, unless knocked out. Some combinations, like the X-Men or the Fantastic Four, will give you a bonus that varies by team. If you have less than four players. You can change characters at any time. Each character has a health indicator and a stamina indicator. The stamina meter recharges itself and controls the use of powers. Each hero has a jump (which can also be used to double jump, fly, or web swing, depending on the character), grab, quick strike, and power strike. These can be used in combination to do things like jump attacks, pick up an enemy and then hit them, etc. Combining them with a modifier button allows you to use powers. Each hero has a wide variety of powers. Upgrading gives you points to spend on upgrading powers. You can reassign points and change active powers at any time.