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Nightcrawler Joins Cast of Marvel Ultimate Alliance - PS3, Xbox 360, Wii

17th July 2006, 10:25am
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 We just received word from Activision that Kurt Wagner, a.k.a. the whip-tailed blue mutant Nightcrawler, will be appearing as an NPC in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. More than 140 Super Heroes will can be seen in the upcoming next-gen super-game.

The game is an all-new action/RPG that features the largest roster of comic book characters ever seen in a video game. Players assume the roles of more than 20 Marvel Super Heroes including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Blade and Captain America, and through their actions determine the fate of both planet Earth and the Marvel universe revealed in one of multiple epilogues.

'Marvel: Ultimate Alliance delivers a new twist on action/RPGs where players' actions and choices ultimately determine what happens to the Marvel universe,' states Will Kassoy, Vice President of Global Brand Management for Activision. 'This coupled with the game's enormous character roster will deliver an action-packed experience that comic book fans have been waiting for.'

The title features a deep, rich gameplay experience by offering total team customization, where players create their own team name, icon and vehicle, as well as establish their team reputation as they play throughout the story. Gamers also have the option to level up each character individually to their liking, or all team members at the same time to keep their heroes balanced. With the game's new combat system, players battle against the world's most notorious Marvel Super Villains in the air, underwater, and on the ground, using grappling, blocking and dodging moves, by charging up their Super Hero powers before unleashing them, and using environmental objects as one and two-handed weapons.

The game is scheduled to ship later this year.
by Nick Schaedel » Author's Blog