Marvel: Ultimate Alliance: 25th Anniversary Edition (video game)

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance: 25th Anniversary Edition is an 2021 remastered action role-playing video game developed for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S by Raven Software and published by Activision and Disney.

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is set within the fictional Marvel Universe and features many of the superheroes, supervillains, and supporting characters that appear in publications by Marvel Comics. Ultimate Alliance is the third Marvel title to be developed by Raven Software, and features similar gameplay to their previous Marvel titles, X-Men Legends and X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

A sequel, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, was developed for multiple platforms by Vicarious Visions, n-Space and Savage Entertainment and released in 2009. A third installment, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, was developed by Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja and published by Nintendo, released for Nintendo Switch in July 2019.

Characters* (*Subject to Change)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance features over 140 characters, and in addition the heroes battle evil versions of both themselves and other heroes throughout the game. Some heroes also appear as a villain under mind control, such as Jean Grey. In game each character has a set of four alternate costumes; however, three of these costumes must be unlocked. However, some of the character costumes are also other superheroes in the Marvel Universe. This includes Iron Man as War Machine, Thor as Beta Ray Bill, Spider-Woman as Spider-Girl and Julia Carpenter from the Secret Wars, Ghost Rider as Phantom Rider and Ms. Marvel as Sharon Ventura. Also, there are various upgrades that can be attached to characters for boosts in power, speed, defense, etc. Nintendo characters Link from The Legend of Zelda and Samus Aran from Metroid were to appear in the Wii version of the game, but were cancelled due to being presented to Nintendo in the PS2 version.

Base
Returning


 * Captain America
 * US Agent
 * Deadpool
 * Elektra
 * Human Torch
 * Iceman
 * Invisible Woman
 * Iron Man
 * War Machine
 * Luke Cage
 * Mister Fantastic
 * Ms. Marvel
 * Sharon Ventura
 * Spider-Man
 * Scarlet Spider
 * Spider-Woman
 * Arachne
 * Spider-Girl
 * Storm
 * Thing
 * Thor
 * Beta Ray Bill
 * Wolverine

New


 * Captain Britain
 * Howard The Duck
 * Iron Fist
 * Longshot
 * Punisher

Exclusive Characters

 * Black Widow
 * Yelena Belova
 * Captain Marvel
 * Genis-Vell (primarily. Alternate, as Genis)
 * Mar-Vell
 * Colossus
 * Cyclops
 * Dr. Doom
 * Kristoff Vernard
 * Hawkeye
 * Hulk
 * Magneto
 * Xorn


 * Moon Knight
 * Nightcrawler
 * Ronin
 * Sabretooth
 * Venom
 * Angelo Fortunato (Marvel Knights)
 * Mac Gargan (Thunderbolts)

Unlockable Characters
Returning


 * Black Panther
 * Blade
 * Daredevil
 * Dr. Strange
 * Ghost Rider
 * Vengeance
 * Phantom Rider (Western)
 * Nick Fury
 * Silver Surfer

New


 * Namor
 * Vision

Downloadable Characters
Spider-Man Villains Pack


 * Electro
 * Hobgoblin
 * Kraven the Hunter
 * Sandman

X-Men Legends Heroes Pack 1


 * Beast
 * Dark Beast
 * Bishop
 * Cable
 * Gambit
 * Professor X
 * Sunfire
 * X-Man

X-Men Legends Heroes Pack 2


 * Angel
 * Banshee
 * Forge
 * Guardian
 * Havok
 * Quicksilver
 * Shaman

X-Men Legends Heroines Pack


 * Emma Frost
 * Jean Grey
 * Dark Phoenix
 * Jubliee
 * Magma
 * Psylocke
 * Rogue
 * Scarlet Witch

X-Men Legends Villains Pack


 * Blob
 * Juggernaut
 * Mystique
 * Pyro
 * Toad

Bosses
Act 1:


 * Scorpion
 * Bullseye
 * Winter Soldier
 * Radioactive Man
 * Fin Fang Foom
 * Crimson Dynamo
 * Mysterio
 * MODOK
 * Byrrah
 * Krang
 * Attuma
 * Tiger Shark
 * Kraken
 * Dragon Man
 * Ultimo
 * Grey Gargoyle
 * Mandarin

Act 2:


 * Rhino
 * Shocker
 * Arcade Bot
 * Blackheart
 * Mephisto

Act 3:


 * The Wrecking Crew
 * Wrecker
 * Thunderball
 * Piledriver
 * Bulldozer
 * Lizard
 * Enchantress
 * Executioner
 * Ulik
 * Kurse
 * Ymir
 * Baron Mordo
 * Ultron
 * Loki
 * Destroyer Armor

Act 4:


 * Gladiator
 * Starbolt
 * Warstar
 * Hussar
 * Neutron
 * Deathbird
 * Super Skrull (also ally on certain condition, if not with Fantastic Four)
 * Paibok (also ally on certain condition, if not with Fantastic Four)
 * Titannus
 * Galactus

Act 5:


 * Dark Captain America
 * Dark X-Men
 * Dark Colossus
 * Dark Cyclops
 * Dark Psylocke
 * Dark Spider-Man
 * Dark Thor
 * Dark Fantastic Four
 * Dark Mr. Fantastic
 * Dark Invisible Woman
 * Dark Human Torch
 * Dark Thing
 * Doctor Doom

Allies

 * SHIELD Agent
 * Hank Pym
 * Wyatt Wingfoot
 * Jarvis
 * Weasel
 * Dum Dum Dugan
 * Bruce Banner
 * Namorita
 * Ancient One
 * Wong
 * Professor X
 * Clea
 * Senator Kelly
 * Hermod
 * Lady Sif
 * Valkyrie
 * Balder
 * Heimdall
 * Tyr
 * Volla
 * Uatu
 * Karnak
 * Lockjaw
 * Crystal
 * Triton
 * Gorgon
 * Medusa
 * Black Bolt
 * Corsair
 * Princess Lilandra
 * Skrull Empress
 * Skrull Scientist
 * Odin

Other Characters

 * Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Mentioned)
 * Franklin Richards (Mentioned)
 * Hela (Mentioned)
 * May Parker (Mentioned)
 * Mary Jane Watson (Mentioned)
 * Maximus the Mad (Mentioned)
 * Prof. Gregson Gilbert (Mentioned)
 * Shadowcat
 * Stick (Mentioned)
 * Surtur
 * Thanos
 * Yelena Belova (Mentioned, also as an Alternate Costume for Black Widow)

Features

 * PSP exclusive Comic Book missions for Hawkeye and Captain Marvel
 * PC Exclusive models and skins for Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd, The Keeper and Silver Savage)
 * PC exclusive Comic Book missions for Hulk, Silver Surfer and Moon Knight
 * Unique character conversations from the Xbox 360
 * An alternative storyline for Mephisto's Realm
 * New character loadscreens
 * Enhanced conversation portraits
 * Fixed skins and conversation portraits
 * Various power fixes and improvements
 * Strong characters (Captain Marvel, Colossus, Hulk, Juggernaut, Luke Cage, Ms. Marvel, Thing, Thor) now have stun and knockback immunity
 * Black Widow & Cable uses Outsider's boosters
 * Toad, Gambit, and Bishop use Maegawa's boosters (but with standard costume passives)
 * Dihan's Psylocke has been modified to not use a custom fightstyle

Original

 * Greg Berger - Attuma, Galactus, Thing, Dark Thing
 * Phil Proctor - Baron Mordo, Jarvis
 * David Sobolov - Blackheart, Titannus
 * Phil LaMarr - Black Panther, Uatu
 * Nika Futterman - Black Widow, Valkyrie, Volla, Deathbird
 * Khary Payton - Blade, Paibok
 * Trev Broudy - Captain America, Tyr, Dark Captain America
 * Kim Mai Guest - Crystal, Dark Psylocke
 * Scott MacDonald - Cyclops, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Corsair
 * Robin Atkin Downes - Crimson Dynamo, Bruce Banner, Dark Cyclops
 * Cam Clarke - Daredevil, Thor, Weasel, Heimdall, Dark Thor
 * John Kassir - Deadpool
 * Clive Revill - Dr. Doom
 * James Horan - Dr. Strange, Byrrah, Ultron
 * Gabrielle Carteris - Elektra, Enchantress
 * Peter Lurie - Hulk, Sabretooth, Bullseye, Executioner, Dark Elves
 * James Sie - Radioactive Man, Fin Fang Foom, Mandarin, Ancient One, Neutron
 * Nolan North - Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, *Colossus, *Moon Knight *(incorrectly credited to Phil LaMarr)
 * Tom Kane - Grey Gargoyle, Professor X (dub settings only), Kurse, Triton
 * Dave Wittenberg - SHIELD Agent, Wyatt Wingfoot, Wrecker, Balder, Gladiator
 * Jerry Houser - Hank Pym
 * Josh Keaton - Human Torch, Hermod, Dark Human Torch, Commando
 * James Arnold Taylor - Iceman, Mysterio, Bulldozer, Lizard
 * Danica McKellar - Invisible Woman, Dark invisible Woman
 * John Cygan - Iron Man, Warstar (comic mission only), Doom Iron Man
 * Sarah Waits - Jean Grey (Dub settings only)
 * Fred Tatasciore - Krang, Mephisto, Thunderball, Ulik
 * Adrienne Barbeau - Lady Sif
 * Larry Cedar - Loki
 * Gregg Eagles - Luke Cage, Gorgon, Super Skrull
 * Richard Green - Magneto
 * Nancy Linari - Medusa
 * Kris Zimmerman - Misc Voices
 * Dan Hay - Misc Voices
 * Michael Gough - MODOK, Shocker, Karnak, Piledriver
 * David Naughton - Mr. Fantastic, Dark Mr. Fantastic
 * April Stewart - Ms Marvel, Namorita, Hussar
 * Dee Bradley Baker - Nightcrawler
 * Peter Renaday - Namor (Dub settings only), Odin, Senator Kelly
 * Marabina Jaimes - Ronin, Clea, Princess Lilandra
 * Chris Cox - Silver Surfer
 * Quinton Flynn - Spider-Man, Arcade, Dark Spider-Man
 * Tasia Valenza - Spider Woman
 * Dawnn Lewis - Storm
 * Beau Weaver - Scorpion, Tiger Shark, Starbolt
 * Roger Rose - Vision, Captain Marvel
 * Crispin Freeman - Winter Soldier, Atlantean Armored
 * Michael Hagiwara - Wong
 * Steven Jay Blum - Wolverine, Venom, AIM Trooper, Rhino, Viking Warrior, Skrull Scientist
 * Paul Eiding - Ymir, Galactus Punisher

PS5 and Xbox Series X/S Exclusives

 * Dave Wittenberg - Angel
 * Quinton Flynn - Banshee, X-Man
 * Richard Doyle - Beast
 * Khary Payton - Bishop
 * Peter Lurie - Blob, Cable
 * Bobby Holliday - Emma Frost
 * Lou Diamond Phillips - Forge
 * Scott MacDonald - Gambit
 * Jim Ward - Guardian
 * Scott Holst - Havok
 * Danica McKellar - Jubilee
 * Leigh Allyn Baker - Jean Grey
 * John DiMaggio - Juggernaut
 * Cree Summer - Magma
 * Grey Griffin - Mystique
 * Michael Adamthwaite - Namor
 * Patrick Stewart - Professor X
 * Masasa Moyo - Psylocke
 * John Kassir - Pyro
 * Cat Taber - Rogue
 * Jennifer Hale - Scarlet Witch
 * James Sie - Sunfire
 * Armin Shimerman - Toad

Trivia

 * Arin Hanson who voiced Dr. Bruce Banner in the PS4, Xbox One and Wii exclusive did not feature in the 25th Anniversary Edition.
 * Michael Adamthwaite has reprise his role Namor the Sub-Mariner since Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes for the 25th Anniversary Edition, replacing Peter Renaday or Joe J Thomas. However, both would later update it in the dub settings on the Options menu.
 * Leigh Allyn Baker has reprise her role as Jean Grey from the X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, replacing Sarah Waits. However, she would later update it in the dub settings on the Options menu following X-Men Legends DLC.
 * In addition, Richard Doyle, Khary Payton, Scott MacDonald, Danica McKellar, John DiMaggio, Cree Summer, Grey Griffin, Masasa Moyo, John Kassir, Catherine Taber, Jennifer Hale, James Sie, Armin Shimerman and Quinton Flynn have also reprises their roles as Beast, Bishop, Blob, Gambit, Jubilee, Juggernaut, Magma, Namor, Professor X, Pyro, Rogue, Scarlet Witch, Sunfire, Toad and X-Man from X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. It also features some new Easter Eggs Conversations and new script lines as well.
 * Patrick Stewart made a surprise return to reprise his role as Professor X, replacing Tom Kane for the 25th Anniversary Edition. However, Tom Kane would appeared in the later update it in the dub settings on the Options menu following X-Men Legends DLC.
 * Lou Diamond Phillips made a surprise return to reprise his role as Forge for the 25th Anniversary Edition, which was add as a Playable DLC character along Angel, Banshee, Guardian, Havok, Quicksilver, Shaman