The highly successful X-Men Legends action RPG series have come to a crossroad in their existence as developer Raven Software and publisher Activision plan to extend the concept to the whole Marvel comic book universe. Within Marvel: Ultimate Alliance you will have access to virtually all known super heroes that enflamed the fans' imagination over the past decades; a surprising - yet natural - evolution in the history of the franchise. The game is due for release this fall and it pretty much covers every game platform. We find out more via a FiringSquad interview with Activision producer Matthew Paul.

"There are many key decision points found throughout Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. These decisions will affect the fate of the Marvel universe, so once the player reaches the very end of the game (i.e. - after the final boss battle) the player will learn about how their actions affected the Marvel universe via our epilogue cut scene system. It's pretty cool because there are so many different choices that have to be made, thus, there are a lot of different epilogue cut scene scenarios."

It appears four people can simultaneously play the game story from beginning to end, through a unique multiplayer perspective. In addition, multiplayer saves can secure your game progress anytime you see fit in order to continue at a later time. A new competitive arcade style mode is also available, the perfect way to match up skills with your friends by real-time ranking. The player to do most damage, defeat the most enemies and grab the most loot is the one to get the game bonuses. In another innovative multiplayer mode, the main character gets to play whoever the Super Hero is for that specific mission, while other players can get to take over the villains in an attempt to prevent him from completing the Comic Book Mission.

Matthew revealed there are no plans for a Marvel: Ultimate Alliance demo before the game ships, although Activision is evaluating the perspectives of future downloadable content. This is definitely an understatement considering the myriad of avatars the Marvel universe can provide.