<s>
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
featuring	O
characters	O
from	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
2006	O
's	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
jointly	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
n-Space	O
(	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
Savage	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
by	O
Zoë	O
Mode	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
original	O
plot	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
storyline	O
is	O
mostly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Secret	O
War	O
and	O
Civil	O
War	O
story	O
arcs	O
from	O
the	O
Marvel	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
superhero	O
community	O
is	O
left	O
divided	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
,	O
including	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
support	O
the	O
Act	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
oppose	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
generally	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
inferior	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
almost	O
ten	O
years	O
without	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
series	O
,	O
a	O
reboot	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Order	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Activision	O
(	O
whose	O
license	O
to	O
publish	O
Marvel	O
games	O
expired	O
in	O
2014	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
borrows	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
gameplay	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
version	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
online	O
play	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
Live/Steam	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
version	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
360	B-Operating_System
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
consoles	O
features	O
an	O
updated	O
character	O
progression	O
system	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
character	O
having	O
four	O
core	O
powers	O
that	O
evolve	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
levels	O
up	O
similar	O
to	O
original	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
n-Space	O
version	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
resembles	O
the	O
character	O
progression	O
system	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
original	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
except	O
the	O
power	O
set	O
numbers	O
are	O
different	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
's	O
power	O
set	O
number	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
4	O
powers	O
limited	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
the	O
Pro-Registration	O
side	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
and	O
Mister	O
Fantastic	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Anti-Registration	O
side	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
Captain	O
America	O
and	O
Luke	O
Cage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
Von	O
Bardas	O
returns	O
as	O
a	O
cyborg	B-Application
and	O
joins	O
forces	O
with	O
several	O
villains	O
to	O
destroy	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
as	O
revenge	O
for	O
the	O
attack	O
on	O
Latveria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
light	O
of	O
this	O
incident	O
,	O
Fury	O
disappears	O
and	O
Maria	O
Hill	O
is	O
sworn	O
in	O
as	O
the	O
new	O
Director	O
of	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
,	O
while	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
begins	O
lobbying	O
against	O
the	O
act	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Anti-Registration	O
heroes	O
respond	O
to	O
a	O
hostage	O
situation	O
at	O
a	O
Stark	O
Industries	O
chemical	O
plant	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
appears	O
and	O
reveals	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
hoax	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Establishing	O
a	O
temporary	O
base	O
in	O
Wakanda	O
,	O
they	O
develop	O
a	O
cure	O
and	O
learn	O
that	O
Fury	O
survived	O
,	O
now	O
under	O
the	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
's	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heroes	O
infiltrate	O
a	O
base	O
in	O
Iceland	O
to	O
broadcast	O
a	O
nanite	O
stasis	O
signal	O
that	O
will	O
paralyze	O
those	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
's	O
control	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
cured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
their	O
mission	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
Tinkerer	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	B-Application
Fold	I-Application
's	O
creator	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
nanite-controlled	O
Nick	O
Fury	O
enhanced	O
with	O
numerous	O
superpowers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Pro-Registration	O
ending	O
,	O
Congress	O
amends	O
the	O
Superhero	O
Registration	O
Act	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
voluntary	O
,	O
and	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
becomes	O
the	O
new	O
Director	O
of	O
S.H.I.E.L.D.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
some	O
format-specific	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
characters	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
has	O
one	O
alternate	O
costume	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
playable	O
characters	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
bosses	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
battling	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
if	O
the	O
player	O
chooses	O
the	O
Anti-Registration	O
path	O
,	O
or	O
facing	O
Captain	O
America	O
on	O
the	O
Pro-Registration	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
unlocked	O
by	O
defeating	O
them	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Deadpool	B-Application
,	O
Green	O
Goblin	O
and	O
Venom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juggernaut	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
incentive	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
comic	O
missions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Activision	O
re-released	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
at	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
where	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
could	O
purchase	O
both	O
the	O
five-character	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
and	O
the	O
Juggernaut	O
pre-order	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
cost	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
packs	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
added	O
back	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
packs	O
were	O
removed	O
once	O
again	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
2016	O
re-release	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
versions	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MUA2	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2008	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
given	O
the	O
official	O
name	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
shortened	O
to	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
developers	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
upgraded	O
the	O
Alchemy	O
engine	O
in	O
several	O
ways	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
sound	O
system	O
and	O
syncing	O
character	O
's	O
lips	O
to	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
follow	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
 '	O
creative	O
director	O
Dan	O
Tanguay	O
and	O
executive	O
producer	O
Jennifer	O
Oneal	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
as	O
they	O
answer	O
questions	O
and	O
post	O
news	O
about	O
MUA2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
n-Space	O
,	O
with	O
Savage	O
Entertainment	O
porting	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
supported	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
during	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
next-gen	O
versions	O
of	O
MUA2	B-Application
late	O
during	O
n-Space	O
'	O
s	O
development	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Stan	O
Lee	O
does	O
not	O
cameo	O
in	O
these	O
versions	O
,	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
,	O
nor	O
on-the-fly	O
character	O
swapping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
used	O
WiiConnect24	B-Device
to	O
implement	O
a	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
B.R.A.G.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Broadcast	O
Realtime	O
Accomplishment	O
Gloating	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
share	O
level	O
results	O
and	O
high	O
scores	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
extensive	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
remote	O
for	O
puzzles	O
and	O
manning	O
turrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
could	O
also	O
follow	O
n-Space	O
president	O
and	O
founder	O
Dan	O
O'Leary	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
to	O
receive	O
updates	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
servers	O
for	O
Marvel	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
like	O
other	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
have	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
most	O
critics	O
,	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
currently	O
holds	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
74/100	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
73/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Michael	O
Bendis	O
,	O
writer	O
for	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
,	O
was	O
given	O
an	O
early	O
opportunity	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
he	O
later	O
tweeted	O
:	O
"	O
Happy	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
huge	O
thumbs	O
up	O
for	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
fared	O
much	O
poorer	O
,	O
holding	O
65/100	O
and	O
50/100	O
for	O
their	O
respective	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Greg	O
Miller	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.7	O
/10	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
new	O
fusions	O
and	O
"	O
healthy	O
cast	O
"	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
inconsistent	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
weak	O
CG	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
were	O
nominated	O
for	O
a	O
2009	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
sales	O
group	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
seventh	O
in	O
sales	O
for	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
selling	O
236,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
franchise	O
titled	O
Marvel	B-Device
Ultimate	I-Device
Alliance	I-Device
3	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Black	I-Device
Order	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
multiple	O
consoles	O
,	O
this	O
installment	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
