Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | ||
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Composer(s) Takahiro Umeda | Masafumi Okubo | |
Series | Marvel Ultimate Alliance | |
Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch | |
Release | July 19, 2019 | |
Genre(s) | Action role-playing | |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is a 2019
Upon release, Ultimate Alliance 3 received mixed reviews from critics, who generally found the gameplay and storyline fun but were disappointed that the game did not improve much upon its predecessors. The game had sold over 1.6 million copies by December 2022.
Gameplay
Like the previous two entries, gameplay is reminiscent of a top-down dungeon crawler with an emphasis on
Character progression is handled in a similar manner to traditional role-playing games, with party members leveling up by defeating enemies and bosses. In addition to stat increases, passive buffs can be attached to characters (excluding an alternate playable version of Thanos) by equipping ISO-8 crystals. A sprawling skill tree is also present, which allows characters to gain permanent stat increases by acquiring and spending in-game currency.
Synopsis
The plot of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is an original story written specifically for the game and disregards the stories and continuity of the first two games in the series.
While it takes inspiration with recently released Marvel projects such as
Plot
The Mad Titan
When the Black Order find them in Wakanda, Thane gives himself and the Infinity Stones over to them to ensure the heroes' safety, but Proxima Midnight nonetheless teleports them to
The group is transported into the Heart of Infinity, where the Infinity Stones were forged at the center of the universe, and the heroes aid Thanos in stopping the out-of-control Thane. Thanos reveals that the power of the Infinity Armor is too great for any mortal being, even Thanos himself, and pulls the gauntlet from Thane's hand, causing both to disappear and leaving the heroes and the Infinity Stones behind. Ebony Maw then attempts to take the Infinity Stones for himself but is arrested by
In a post-credits scene, a pair of eyes are seen above the Heart of Infinity.
Black Order Expansion Pass
Sometime after Thanos and Thane's disappearances, Doctor Doom attacks Wakanda, seeking the Soul Stone in Black Panther's possession. All the heroes reunite to stop him, but Doom transports them to the Negative Zone so he can continue with his plans unhindered. The heroes are overwhelmed by the Negative Zone's native Insectoids, but are rescued by the Fantastic Four, who had been trapped at Negative Zone while pursuing Doom before Thanos's attack. The four join the heroes to find Annihilus, the ruler of the Negative Zone, and defeat him, obtaining his Cosmic Control Rod and using it to open an interdimensional bridge gate to escape.
The heroes emerge from the gate in
Playable characters
The game's features a base roster of 36 playable characters, including members of various superhero teams such as the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Defenders, and many others.[2] Thirteen additional characters from Marvel Knights, X-Men, and Fantastic Four, including a hidden fourteenth additional character are featured as paid downloadable content via the post-launch Expansion Pass.[3][4] Two additional X-Men characters were also added via a free update.[5][6]
- Black Panther
- Black Widow
- Blade[i]
- Cable[i]
- Captain America
- Captain Marvel
- Colossus[ii]
- Crystal
- Cyclops[ii]
- Daredevil
- Deadpool
- Doctor Doom[i]
- Doctor Strange
- Drax
- Elektra
- Elsa Bloodstone
- Falcon
- Gambit[i]
- Gamora
- Ghost Rider
- Groot
- Hawkeye
- Hulk
- Human Torch[i]
- Iceman[i]
- Invisible Woman[i]
- Iron Fist
- Iron Man
- Loki
- Luke Cage
- Magneto
- Miles Morales
- Mister Fantastic[i]
- Moon Knight[i]
- Morbius[i]
- Ms. Marvel
- Nightcrawler
- Phoenix[i]
- Psylocke
- Punisher[i]
- Rocket Raccoon
- Scarlet Witch
- Spider-Gwen
- Spider-Man
- Star-Lord
- Storm
- Thanos
- Thanos (Infinite)[i]
- Thing[i]
- Thor
- Venom
- Wasp
- Wolverine
Development
The game was revealed at
Reception
Aggregator | Score |
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USgamer | [20] |
Critical reception
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[21]
Tom Marks of
Sales
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order was the sixth best-selling game during its first week on sale in Japan, with 9,424 copies being sold.[27] In August 2019, The NPD Group shared the best-selling games in the US during July 2019 and the game was 4th in the ranking, behind Super Mario Maker 2, Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Madden NFL 20.[28] By December 2019, the game had sold 1.02 million copies worldwide.[29] As of December 2021, the game has sold 1.50 million copies.[30] As of December 2022, the game has sold 1.60 million copies[31]
Notes
- Nightcrawler, Thor and Spider-Gwen.
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- ISBN 978-4-902346-45-9.
- ISBN 978-4-902346-47-3.