He’s an exclusive, bitch!

By Joe Fourhman | July 4, 2009

I don’t recall Juggernaut having much of anything to do with Marvel’s Civil War crossover tale, but that hasn’t stopped Activision from sandbagging Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 with tons of other characters who weren’t involved, so why stop now.

In fact, why not offer up Juggy as a retailer exclusive… to GameStop, of course. Now, he may only be a palette swap of Hulk, but Marvel completists will now have to preorder via GameStop in order to play as Professor X’s dear brother. Activision’s press release (after the jump) does not mention any other exclusive bonus characters. Doesn’t anybody want Ghost Rider this time around? He had tons to do during Civil War as well.

MUA2 still features the power fusion gimmick that briefly provided the game a subtitle, is full to bursting with bankable super-heroes regardless of continuity, and now has an online flash game that lets you choose sides in the referendum on super-hero registration.

ACTIVISION ENLISTS GAMERS TO JOIN THE MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 2 VIP COMMUNITY

GameStop Pre-Order Program Launches with Exclusive Character Offer

Santa Monica, CA – July 2, 2009 – Activision, Inc. is calling on gamers to join the VIP community for Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, the highly anticipated sequel to the #1 best-selling Super-Hero action-RPG. Starting today, players can log on to www.MarvelUltimateAlliance.com and become VIP members earning exclusive and early access to insider content such as classified game information and character reveals, Ask-a-Developer sessions, VIP-only screenshots and videos, and community prizes.

Also just launched on www.MarvelUltimateAlliance.com is a casual online web game that puts players in the heart of the Marvel Civil War. Fans get to choose their side among Pro-Registration and Anti-Registration forces and face off in real-time battles to help their side emerge victorious. Fans can join the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Civil War online game and be eligible for weekly giveaways and prizes, including Xbox 360 Elite consoles, signed memorabilia from Stan Lee, a grand prize of a 42” 1080p flat screen TV and more.

The company also announced in conjunction with GameStop, gamers that pre-order a copy of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 for the PS3 or Xbox 360 from a GameStop store or online at www.GameStop.com will receive an exclusive playable character – Juggernaut.

Incorporating elements of the acclaimed Marvel Civil War storyline, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 allows players to choose their side and team up revered heroes and villains from the largest army of Super Heroes ever, including Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, Iron Man, Deadpool, Venom, Green Goblin and Captain America. Players can combine characters’ powers and unleash astonishing new fusion attacks.

The game is being developed by Vicarious Visions for the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system, Wii, PlayStation 2 system, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system and Nintendo DS™ and is not yet rated by the ESRB.