Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order was originally revealed at the Game Awards at the end of last year.
It's expected to be the biggest and best entry yet in the franchise, bringing together a cast of Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Marvel Universe. If you missed it, the title will be developed by Koei Tecmo Games/Team Ninja and is published exclusively by Nintendo.
In the latest Direct presentation, we got another look at the superhero brawler in action. The new trailer reconfirmed the local and online multiplayer modes while giving us a first look at the ultimate cosmic protector, Captain Marvel. It was also explained how as characters level up, they'll learn new skills they can then use to fly and also perform powerful alliance extreme attacks. There'll also be a dynamic zoomed-in heroic camera to give you a close-up of the action. Take a look below:
Is this a game you've been eager to try out? Will you be buying it when it arrives on the Switch this summer? Tell us below.
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I'm on the fence about this game.. tbh the direct was fantastic and this was not a highlight for me.
Hey and what do you no Captain Marvel has movie releasing early March.
Looks like a musuo game... which are always a lot of fun if you're a fan of the source material. And I LOVE Marvel. Just get me Miles Morales/Spider Gwen DLC.
This game looks fantastic.
The minute I heard Team Ninja was on it, I knew it was gonna be a firecracker.
Online co-op is the cherry on top. Gonna play through with my brother.
I really hope this game doesn't have the most mainstream/streamlined roster possible, but after such a big gap between games, I just expect characters who've been in movies or TV shows since the 2000's... not likely gonna have any weird choices like Moon Knight, Namor, Anti-Venom, Squirrel Girl, etc.
this is looking good. i'll be picking this up Day 1.
im sad that local coop isn't confirmed yet. i'll try out the online, after getting NSO next month.
@Aozz101x
Local co-op is confirmed. They say right in the trailer. Local and online co-op.
Now all we need is Link and Samus.
This looked a lot better than the initial reveal. My eldest boy will want this so much.
I enjoyed Ultimate Alliance 2 on 360. It was a fun game. I’ll be looking forward to this one.
screams in fangirl
I am actually concerned by the emphasis on co-op. Is this gonna be one of those games where it just feels dumbed down if you don't have any friends to play it with?
Really has that MCU tie-in feel that helped make MVCI so stale and corporate , at least it has X-Men.
This looks great, I have fond memories of playing UA on Wii when the system first came out. Smart move on Nintendo's part to fund this/nab exclusivity with how huge Marvel movies are these days.
@Heavyarms55 I wouldn't say dumb down, but the other ones were certainly more fun playing with a friend.
this looks pretty good to me,not sure if day one purchase but I am interested. If my missus will play with me, im 100% on board!
I'll wait to see what people are saying after it's released but it looks cool.
I adore the first game, even with the atrocious voice acting. ‘I feel as mighty as Odin’ anyone? This looks pretty good but I hope there’s lots of Easter eggs and simulation disks like the first one.
I am so pumped for this game. Online multiplayer was surprising to hear, fingers crossed it plays well enough there. I just hope that they include some of the more obscure characters like they did in the past. Characters like, Blade, Spider-Woman, Moon Knight, Ghost Rider, etc, was what made the originals so fun and interesting.
Still though, even if it’s the household name heroes, that’ll be ok. I’m just glad the series still has life in it.
Wow this looks amazing!
Not my cup of tea
I so-so before, but now I’m interested. It looks pretty good and I’m loving the multiplayer.
@Aozz101x online co-op, TV co-op and local wireless co-op all confirmed.
@Heavyarms55 Why so worried about co-op? MUA1's drop in co op was fantastic and is arguably a key selling point for the series. Never felt dumbed down in single player mode either
Hmmm Hope they treat Captain marvel better this time round. She got shafted in the first game with poor stats and skills. Iceman too.
This is a fantastic franchise, stemming from the old X-Men Legends days. Who doesn't like isometric action RPG games? I still play XML 1+2 on the GameCube and MUA 1+2 on Xbox 360 regularly. I'm stoked that 2 of my favorite isometric franchises are going to be on the Switch, being Diablo and MUA. This is a day one purchase for me.
Summer is also much sooner than I had anticipated. I was expecting Fall 2019, but this makes more sense at the end of May when the Marvel movies tend to fall under Memorial Day weekend.. which is the beginning of summer. I'd give this a June 4, 2019 release, because I hope they play homage to it's origins (X-Men Legends) by putting it out the same week of the next X-Men movie. Plus, it's also a month ahead of Daemon X Machina. You have enough room to spread Nintendo published titles without needing to tripping over them.
@jsty3105 A game too focused on co op is a game I can't really play. My friends live in different cities and even time zones, so getting together to play consistently is really hard.
@Heavyarms55 Got it - if it's anything like the first game then co op is not a necessity. I played through the first game solo several times.
In the first game you controlled 4 super heroes which you could switch between on the fly. Those not in active use were computer controlled.
If it was multiplayer, then the heroes would be player controlled. So, game doesn't really change.
Hopefully that'll be the same setup for MUA3
@jsty3105 Ah okay, in that case nothing to worry about! Thanks for the info!
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