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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Subseries of Marvel
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance	2006
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2016)	2016
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2	2016

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

This page is for the original release. For the 2016 remaster, see Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2016).

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc 4 DRM^{[Note 1]}

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit intro_normal.py
Go to `<path-to-game>\scripts\menus\`. Open intro_normal.py with Notepad. Delete all lines starting with `startMovie` and `waitsignal`. Save your changes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Save\

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Saitek gamepads crash the game.^[3]
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
Spanish				Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.

Issues Fixed

Game not Starting after Installation

On some newer systems, due to a possible error in the Registry during Installation, the game does not launch or simply crashes on launch.

Open Registry Editor
Go to `Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Settings\Display` Right-click Resolution and click Modify Input your Desktop Resolution (for example, `1920x1080`, click OK and close the Registry Editor The Game should now launch properly, you will only need to do this once after installation.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op GameSpy services have been shut down;^[4] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Mods

Only this version of the PC port supports modding. Mod Installation Guide.

The Marvel Mods forums feature various different mods ranging from Custom characters to Remastered UI textures and much more.

Official Characters Pack: Features every character and missions from the console versions along with an extensive list of bug fixes and miscellaneous features.
36 Characters Roster Hack: Increases the roster size to allow for every character to be accessible at once. (a 50 character hack is also available)
Remastered Interface: A mostly complete conversion of the HD Interface from the 2016 remastered version.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000	XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon XP 2000+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon X2 5000+
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 7300 ATI Radeon X1300 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 9500 GT ATI Radeon HD 3800 256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

References

↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Gamepads?? - last accessed on 2021-10-26
↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[3] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[2]

[1] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[2] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[4] Gamepads?? - last accessed on 2021-10-26

[5] Pricing | GameSpy Technology

[Note 1]

[3]

[4]

[1]

[2]

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 |cover        = Marvel Ultimate Alliance Cover.jpg
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 ===Save game data location===
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+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Save\}}
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 |antialiasing               = true
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 |mouse sensitivity         = unknown
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+|mouse menu                = true
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 |invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
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 ==Audio==
 {{Audio
-|separate volume          = unknown
+|separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    =
 |surround sound           = unknown
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = unknown
+|subtitles                = true
 |subtitles notes          =
 |closed captions          = unknown
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 209: / Line 213: @@
   |notes     = Fan translation, [https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php/topic,11106.0.html download].
 }}
+}}
+==Issues Fixed==
+===Game not Starting after Installation===
+{{ii}} On some newer systems, due to a possible error in the Registry during Installation, the game does not launch or simply crashes on launch.
+{{Fixbox|description=Open '''Registry Editor'''|fix=
+#Go to <code>Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Activision\Marvel Ultimate Alliance\Settings\Display</code>
+#Right-click '''Resolution''' and click '''Modify'''
+#Input your '''Desktop Resolution''' (for example, <code>1920x1080</code>, click '''OK''' and close the Registry Editor
+#The Game should now launch properly, you will only need to do this once after installation.
 }}
@@ Line 221: / Line 236: @@
 |lan play modes       =
 |lan play notes       =
-|online play          = true
+|online play          = false
 |online play players  = 4
 |online play modes    = Co-op
@@ Line 247: / Line 262: @@
 ===API===
 {{API
-|direct3d versions      =
+|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    =
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 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |macos intel 32-bit app =
 |macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable=
 |linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
+==Mods==
+{{ii}} Only this version of the PC port supports modding. [https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php/topic,10809.0.html Mod Installation Guide.]
+{{++}} The [https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php Marvel Mods ] forums feature various different mods ranging from Custom characters to Remastered UI textures and much more.
+*[https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php?topic=11037.0 '''Official Characters Pack''']: Features every character and missions from the console versions along with an extensive list of bug fixes and miscellaneous features.
+*[https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php/topic,10702.0.html '''36 Characters Roster Hack''']: Increases the roster size to allow for every character to be accessible at once. (a 50 character hack is also available)
+*[https://marvelmods.com/forum/index.php/topic,10199.0.html '''Remastered Interface''']: A mostly complete conversion of the HD Interface from the 2016 remastered version.
 ===Middleware===

Developers

	Raven Software
Windows	Beenox Shift
Publishers
	Activision
Engines
	Vicarious Visions Alchemy
Release dates
Windows	October 24, 2006
Reception
Metacritic	82
IGDB	72
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select, Direct control
Genres	ARPG
Art styles	Comic book
Themes	Fantasy, Sci-fi, Space, Supernatural
Series	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance