Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2's first DLC character is another Spider-Man

by Ben Gilbert { Oct 10th 2009 at 4:00PM }

We can only imagine the meeting at Vicarious Visions where the development team behind Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2's DLC was arranged. "Well, we've already got Spider-Man and Venom, but we really feel like the game's still lacking in the Spider-Man spinoff department -- what about that other Spider-Man guy?" And thus, Carnage enters the fray as the game's first downloadable character.

Known for his stint in the super-violent Spider-Man mini-series "Maximum Carnage" and, um, that SNES game we played so long ago, Carnage will assuredly lend an over-the-top je ne sais quoi to MUA2's proceedings. We're not exactly sure what happens when you pair him with Spider-Man and Venom on screen, but we worry they might get eaten by Carnage, which could be really awkward.

Gallery: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Carnage DLC)

Tags: activision, carnage, digital-distribution, dlc, marvel, marvel-ultimate-alliance, marvel-ultimate-alliance-2, psn, screenshots, trailer, vicarious-visions, xblm

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

D0V3Y @ Oct 10th 2009 4:04PM

Carnage was and will always be my fav of the series :D

and you never really see him that much so gj bringing him into the spotlight!!

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 10th 2009 4:28PM

Have you seen Anti-Venom yet? He's pretty cool, too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Venom_(comics)#Anti-Venom

D0V3Y @ Oct 10th 2009 4:43PM

ok...... he's pretty cool to haha

roger @ Oct 10th 2009 5:42PM

Seriously they need to bring Carnage back some how, that was one Villain that really gave me the creeps.

D0V3Y @ Oct 10th 2009 5:50PM

they need to bring him back because he's the most BA character in the series! but now that i know who anti-venom is they should bring him in to :)

or make a fusion of Carnage and Anti-Venom... called.... Anti-Carnom?

haha but picture it.. mainly white with the black veins etc.. and can morph and is immune to sonic noises.... unstoppable!

Clavius @ Oct 10th 2009 8:49PM

Well you dont see him much since Sentry ripped him in two awhile back.
That and Venon now is pretty well violent since he's been eating people and skrulls lately.

Faust @ Oct 10th 2009 11:32PM

So is Carnage pro or against registration?

ZeroCorpse @ Oct 12th 2009 12:33AM

Carnage and Venom both completely suck. They're dumbed-down, "evil twin" versions of Spider-Man. They're the worst crap from the 90s comics, and frankly, I think creating Carnage was a worse move than even "One More Day" was.

Cox Attack @ Oct 12th 2009 10:15AM

Carnages original story was good(and even questioned Spider-Man's morals as he went back on a deal he had on Venom!). Every Carnage story after that was awful. Venom started off in the 80s and was a wonderful character until he got milked for everything he was worth.

New Venom.....not so great.....

rvzero @ Oct 10th 2009 4:10PM

You're whining about Spider-Man when we have how many mutants on the roster, again?

At least it wasn't another one of them.

21centuryboy @ Oct 11th 2009 10:14PM

dinner time!

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 10th 2009 4:14PM

Press the "!" button to win!

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 10th 2009 4:31PM

At least it's not Scream or Toxin.

Trev_tron @ Oct 10th 2009 4:34PM

Unless there are some DLC maps, I'm not so sure I'm willing to buy characters.

Cypher @ Oct 10th 2009 4:47PM

Ben Reily as DLC confirmed?

Bentendo @ Oct 10th 2009 5:28PM

How about Ben Parker?

Cj @ Oct 10th 2009 4:50PM

I love me some Symbitotes. This trailer makes me wish that full current gen Spider-Man game will be made. No more games that will work on past gen so the over all quality is shit in 720p. I just ordered SMWS for $14, because I wasnt gonna get another bad "half current gen" game. Ultimate Spider-Man 2, where are you?!

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 10th 2009 4:53PM

Ultimate Spider-Man 2 would make me very happy.

Cj @ Oct 10th 2009 4:55PM

Also no more easy web slinging. SM2 had it right, make the player actually learn how to do it. SM3 was like for idiots. You dont even need to be close to a building for webs to stick. So lame, too easy.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 10th 2009 4:59PM

I actually haven't played SM3 yet...

rooshma @ Oct 10th 2009 7:24PM

Don't.

Youthinized @ Oct 10th 2009 4:56PM

Ummm, when did carnage have eyebrows?

Wayne Campbell @ Oct 10th 2009 5:45PM

since...

*checks watch*

...now.

Youthinized @ Oct 10th 2009 10:05PM

So is it to give him different emotions? The only emotion he has is murderous rage and you don't need eyebrows for that. MUA3, spidey will have eyebrows, just you wait.

ryan_gliebe @ Oct 11th 2009 3:20AM

Those aren't eyebrows, lol. Its the tips of his white "eyes" wrapping around.

Shmil @ Oct 10th 2009 5:19PM

Oh god are the something awful goons invading joystiq? However will we ignore them?

Solstice @ Oct 10th 2009 5:57PM

What the heck is wrong with the Video? It plays fine until the action and then it chokes like the thing was streaming through dialup - both in FFox and IE. Yet when I watch the exact same movie on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU9DYA8mHHo), everything is fine. What gives?

CrabBattle @ Oct 10th 2009 7:46PM

same here

Bagels: Almost certainly not as stupid as you think. Also, Memes. @ Oct 10th 2009 10:58PM

Ditto.

Rob @ Oct 10th 2009 6:02PM

Any idea when this is hitting PSN?

BPMOmega [XBL, PSN, Steam] @ Oct 10th 2009 6:13PM

I had the Genesis version of Maximum Carnage; twas a gift from my comic-loving uncle. I used to play the crap out of it as a kid, but it beat the crap out of me. Thanks for the memories, Joystiq. :)

retardoghc @ Oct 10th 2009 6:16PM

Looks like my initial hesitation towards buying MUA 2 wasn't unfounded. I had a feeling the reason there were less playable characters and less costumes per character was because they were going to milk the game for DLC.

It begins.

Kyattsuai @ Oct 10th 2009 6:17PM

Why does Carnage sound like Godzilla?

-Z- @ Oct 10th 2009 6:33PM

Ultimate Alliance 2! Now feature Super Deformed Carnage!

whylekat @ Oct 10th 2009 6:40PM

How much is it?

richard @ Oct 10th 2009 7:07PM

crap this preview just cost me 65+$

Morphine1680 @ Oct 10th 2009 7:31PM

I hope it adds new trophies :)

sonofman @ Oct 10th 2009 7:42PM

Does the DLC come with a Green Jelly video?

LITTLE PIG!
LITTLE PIG!
LET!
ME!
IN!

Faceman @ Oct 10th 2009 8:25PM

any marvel char. is good! I'd play as the D list Headsman or w.e if they had it for DLC

Clavius @ Oct 10th 2009 8:46PM

Oh jesh.. are they serious Carnage?
Sorry the best recent comic book death was Sentry ripping him in half awhile back. I'd much rather of seen I dunno Doctor Strange, Nova, Punisher, Aries, Gauntlet (from Avengers The Initiative), Moon Knight to name a few.

That and why not make some of the characters already within the game playable? Justice, Firestar, Spiderwoman, Dagger all of them have character models already in game and to my knowledge shown some power usage while with your party.

And I do hope more map's are given out. The game in a nutshell is pretty quick, the only reason I'm still playing it is to unlock some trophies but I'm already 55% done and had the game for a week now.

Bubbameister33 (Confused by Fanboyism) @ Oct 10th 2009 9:24PM

Alot of characters in this game weren't involved in Civil War. Hulk was on another planet and Jean was dead.

Alton Brown [ XBL: LordToastington] @ Oct 10th 2009 9:24PM

I'd like Doc Strange, Lyja the Laserfist, or Polaris.

Clavius @ Oct 10th 2009 9:49PM

Oh that I know Bubbameister lol. I was just about done with Marvel till Civil War happened and they sucked me right back in. Was kinda hoping that Hulks Alt. Costume would of been his Planet Hulk armor since they did have a preview of that movie within the game. That and your right on Jean she's been dead for awhile now (2 years I think?) I know some would of thought her Dark Phoenix costume as a cheap recoloring job but still another Alt. Costume I wished they had.

And Alton... um Lyja.. no thanks lol.. I've had enough Skrulls lately.

the Sawyer family @ Oct 10th 2009 10:35PM

World War Hulk would make for an awesome theme for MUA3

captainprotonx @ Oct 10th 2009 9:36PM

We have a kinship.

Cody @ Oct 10th 2009 10:26PM

I loved seperation anxiety for snes, probly my most played game on the system. Will probably get this game and the dlc just for the 3 characters in a game together again.

Bobby Kotick 2: Echoes @ Oct 10th 2009 10:27PM

Wow. You created an account just to say that? The comment was pretty gay, I might add...

-Z- @ Oct 10th 2009 10:52PM

Is this video SUPER laggy for anyone else after about 11 seconds? No matter what browser I use, always lags.

Husher @ Oct 10th 2009 10:57PM

I do like Carnage. Loved the Spider Carnage series. Tho I do have to question why the next DLC is only Carnage and not more members of thunderbolt.

Husher @ Oct 10th 2009 11:47PM

ooooh yeh p.s

CARNAGE ALT COSTUME
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3994601542_f479851d24.jpg

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