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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

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This page is for the original release. For the 2016 remaster, see Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2016).

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance cover
Developers
Raven Software
Windows Beenox Shift
Publishers
Activision
Engines
Vicarious Visions Alchemy
Release dates
Windows October 24, 2006
Reception
Metacritic 82
IGDB 72
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Point and select, Direct control
Genres ARPG
Art styles Comic book
Themes Fantasy, Sci-fi, Space, Supernatural
Series Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on HowLongToBeat
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on IGDB
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance guide on StrategyWiki
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on MobyGames
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance on Wikipedia
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Subseries of Marvel
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2006
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2016) 2016
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 2016

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc 4 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
This game is not avaliable digitally

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit intro_normal.py
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\scripts\menus\.
  2. Open intro_normal.py with Notepad.
  3. Delete all lines starting with startMovie and waitsignal.
  4. Save your changes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Settings\

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Save\

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
It is possible to edit the height and weight through Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Settings\Display in Regedit
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FSAA
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
60 FPS cap in Menu, the rest of the game can run at more than 120 fps.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
In Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Settings\Audio there is a file with the name "3D_Sound".
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Fan translation, download.
Spanish
Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op
GameSpy services have been shut down;[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Issues unresolved

Saitek gamepad crashes the game

Unplug gamepads of this brand before running the game.[3]

Issues Fixed

Game not Starting after Installation

On some newer systems, due to a possible error in the Registry during Installation, the game does not launch or simply crashes on launch.
Open Registry Editor
  1. Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Settings\Display
  2. Right-click Resolution and click Modify
  3. Input your Desktop Resolution (for example, 1920x1080, click OK and close the Registry Editor
  4. The Game should now launch properly, you will only need to do this once after installation.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Mods

Only this version of the PC port supports modding. Mod Installation Guide.
The Marvel Mods forums feature various different mods ranging from Custom characters to Remastered UI textures and much more.
  • Official Characters Pack: Features every character from every version and the cast of the X-Men Legends series along with the Simulator Missions from the "next-gen" versions, an extensive list of bug fixes and miscellaneous features. Necessary for Vital/36/50 Character Roster Hacks.
  • Vital Roster Hack: Increases the roster size to allow for every character to be accessible at once. Ability to toggle between 36 (all characters from all versions) and 50 (all characters from all versions + most of the cast of the X-Men Legends games). 50 characters is the absolute maximum and by default Cannonball, Dark Phoenix, Sunfire, Toad and X-Man from X-Men Legends are cut.
  • 36 Characters Roster Hack: Increases the roster size to allow for every Marvel Ultimate Alliance character to be accessible at once and adds even more miscellaneous features, tweaks, etc.
  • 50 Characters Roster Hack: Increases the roster size to allow for every Marvel Ultimate Alliance and all but 5 X-Men Legends characters to be accessible at once and adds even more miscellaneous features, tweaks, etc.
  • Open Hero Select: Edit the playable roster
  • Remastered Interface: A mostly complete conversion of the HD Interface from the 2016 remastered version.


Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7300
ATI Radeon X1300
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References