Gaming News - March 2007
Santa Monica, NY (March 23, 2007) - Activision today announced plans
to release Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Heroes and Villains.
From Activision:
The expansion packs feature eight new playable characters: The Incredible
Hulk, Magneto, Hawkeye, Sabretooth, Doctor Doom, Cyclops, Nightcrawler and
Venom, each complete with new signature powers, skins, dialog, conversations and
achievement points. The download will be available in April via the
Xbox Liveâ Marketplace online gaming service.
“The signature gameplay of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance has made it a favorite
among fans, as well as the best-selling Super Hero game on the Xbox 360
to-date,” said Rob Kostich, vice president of global brand management,
Activision, Inc. “By adding some of the biggest names in the Marvel Universe to
the roster we’re enabling Xbox 360 gamers to build a variety of all-new teams
and enjoy the epic action in brand new ways.”
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is the award-winning action/RPG that allows players to
create their Marvel dream team from the largest roster of Super Heroes ever in
an epic quest that will determine the fate of Earth and the Marvel universe.
With a total of over 140 popular Marvel characters and a playable cast of more
than 20 Super Heroes, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Blade and Captain
America, gamers embark on a dangerous journey across exotic terrain and
well-known comic book locations like Atlantis, the Shield Heli-Carrier and the
Skrull home world in an attempt to defy Dr. Doom and the world’s most notorious
Super Villains.
The downloadable content will be released in three packs. The Hero Pack
and Villain Pack will each be 500 Microsoft points ($6.25) and the Combined Hero
and Villain Pack will be 800 Microsoft points ($10). Heroes and Villains
gamer pic packs will also be available for 80 Microsoft points each ($1).
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