
Marvel Universe Online caught the attention of many true believers at X06, and now the MMO's trailer is available on the web. Microsoft and Cryptic Studios haven't included any gameplay sequences, but the extended CGI clip teases us with the usual suspects from the House of Ideas. Everyone seems to be grabbing a piece of the Marvel pie these days, with Activision handling the Spider-Man, X-Men Legends and Ultimate Alliance games, and EA attempting to rebound from the dreadful Nemesis fighter.
Read more about how Marvel and City of Heroes developer Cryptic decided to play nice in the IP sandbox.



















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By that I mean posting "news" which is really just hype.
That said, it'll be interesting to see how Cryptic turns Marvel into a disappointing level-grind with an unbelievable level of map recycling. You too can be a hero in a game that shows you nearly everything at level 1 that you'll be seeing at level 50.
"Stalkers are useless on Doctor Doom's strike force!"
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Then, if they do a COV version, you'll play minor villains who go up against established Marvel superheroes.
It works. You're still playing an unknown, but you're playing in Marvel's backyard instead of the made-up one from Cryptic.
Now, if only they'd let me port over my established characters from COH/COV to the Marvel Universe Online!!!
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If Cryptic puts out the same quality of game out for this that they did with CoH and CoV, I'll be well pleased. Personally, I'd like to see a 'multi genre' approach to this sort of games. For example, if you choose a 'horror' theme for your character, you'll spend most of your time fighting demons and vampires, and only occasionally, when your on someone else's 'turf', will you fight a guy who robs banks by using mirrors while wearing green spandex. That sort of thing.
That said...Marvel. Look, I didn't want to get in the middle of this...but, well, I talked to Capcom. He says he really misses you...and he's sorry about not calling you after Marvel vs. Capcom 2. He really wants to talk to you about putting Dante and Leon Kennedy in a video game with Deadpool and The Punisher. Call him.
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