By Matt Cabral
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| "Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2" Xbox 360 box art |
Decisions, decisions...
With the sequel to one of the absolute best comic book video games landing with a pavement-buckling
You see, Activision has teamed with a number of retailers to offer store-specific bonuses. From an exclusive character to codes letting you unlock heroes immediately to a special comic book, find out how to get the most super hero bang for your buck come September 15.
Juggernaut, exclusive to Gamestop
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 GameStop Juggernaut standee
Fans of Cain Marko's Cyttorak-powered alter ego will want to head over to Gamestop, as an exclusive code to unlock Juggernaut will be granted to the retailers' in-store and online customers. No word on exactly how we'll be able to unleash this baddie's super-human strength in MUA2, but we're guessing he'll provide perfect fodder to showcase the title's amazing destructible-environment tech.
Hulk early unlock code, exclusive to Best Buy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Xbox 360 Best Buy cover featuring Hulk
If you wanted to don the tattered purple pants of Bruce Banner's pissed-off protagonist in the original MUA, you had to purchase a post-release downloadable hero pack featuring Hulk and three other super heroes. For MUA2, however, Activision has decided to unleash the green meanie from the get go. But there's still a catch; if you want in on the smash-tastic action immediately you''ll have to purchase Best Buy's Hulk-enhanced edition which includes a code to unlock the character. You can still unlock him later by playing through the game.
Thor early unlock code, exclusive to GameCrazy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Thor character art
Thor's faithful following will want to hit GameCrazy early Tuesday morning if they plan on scoring select copies of MUA2 which pack-in a code to unlock Odin's ass-whupping offspring straight from the get-go (you can still unlock him later by playing through the game). Better yet, you should avoid the line-up and pre-order a copy to guarantee your grasp on the Norse warrior's Earth-rattling hammer.
Key Moments of CIVIL WAR comic book, exclusive to Wal-Mart
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Wal-Mart exclusive comic book cover by Gabrielle DellOtto
If you think the standard 24-plus character roster will provide more than enough world-saving action, you may want to consider Wal-Mart's exclusive offer; rather than giving gamers a character-unlocking code, the retailer has opted to offer an exclusive comic book—complete with Gabriele Dell'Otto-cover art that highlights key moments of the Civil War saga.
Whichever option you choose, don't miss out on "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2" when it releases on September 15!
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you start off with the green giant hulk duh!!!!!!!!!
i know ya'll feel the same as i doyou dont wanna play throu 75% of di gameand THEN... get Hulk, Thor, or Jeanyou wanna get'em early and play throu most of di gameand there can be chances you miss those capsulesto unlock'em so you just might beat di game w/OUT unlocking demhave no fear my fellow MUA. headstake these codes and use'emJean Grey - left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down ...
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i know ya'll feel the same as i doyou dont wanna play throu 75% of di gameand THEN... get Hulk, Thor, or Jeanyou wanna get'em early and play throu most of di gameand there can be chances you miss those capsulesto unlock'em so you just might beat di game w/OUT unlocking demhave no fear my fellow MUA. headstake these codes and use'emJean Grey - left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down, startThor - up, right, right, down, right, down, left, right, startand big ol Green genes himself... Hulk !!!down, left, left, up, right, up, down, left, start !!!if anybody knows how to UNlock Juggs... lemme knocatch me on the Avengers/Hulk/Thor forums
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Does nobody understand that you can still get Thor and Hulk? You just have to play through the game you morons. Quit your bitchin.
:2be31df851="Onslaught2004"]So maybe I should make a different thread for this but, what does everyone think about all these characters that were actually not in the Civil War series?Don't get me wrong, I'm going play with Phoniex (who was dead at the time of the War & still is...), Thor (dead...but maybe its a clone we are unlocking...), Iceman (on the sidelines...or maybe we get to fight ...
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:2be31df851="Onslaught2004"]So maybe I should make a different thread for this but, what does everyone think about all these characters that were actually not in the Civil War series?Don't get me wrong, I'm going play with Phoniex (who was dead at the time of the War & still is...), Thor (dead...but maybe its a clone we are unlocking...), Iceman (on the sidelines...or maybe we get to fight that wack X-Men Civil War stroyline), Thunderbolts & Deadpool (weren't they just hunting ppl down?), Juggernaunt (who I got from ordering at Gamestop), and Hulk (in space) but I just think they could have added different players in their spot.Maybe, Black Panther, some of the Young Avengers, Tiagra, Hercules (who like saved Capt...), Namor?!!, Wonder Man, Spider Woman (Juile Carpenter), you know people like that...but anyway I'm sure I'm being too critical cause I KNOW the game is going to be the best anyway; still, I hope the characters in the comic book Civil War will be in the game.[/quote:2be31df851]I agree. And I will be playing as Phoenix also ;) Got 2/5 of the way to unlocking her so far.Also, I learned Cyclops, Psylocke, and Blade are PSP/DS exclusive characters. I was bummed when I saw Thor and Hulk in the roster in the strategy guide with that whole pre-order bs for the other consoles, but I pre-ordered for Juggy so I'm good =P ...but yeah, I'm pretty sure Blade was not important during CW and Psylocke was... still dead??It all makes me laugh. Let's see if this leads to a Secret Invasion game tho, ha
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You can play as Thor and Hulk, JUST NOT RIGHT AWAY, unless you use the codes. You will get your Smashing and Hammering all you want. Some will just get it sooner than others. Read the article in its entirety before going ape-s@%t.