Dev Blog: Introduction to Destruction "Some people punch walls when stressed, I just go to work."
My parents used to yell at me a lot when I was a kid for breaking all of my toys. Now I get paid to break things all day long. Take that, Mom! My name is Dan, and I am the self proclaimed King of Destruction. I joined the team a little over half a year ago and have been blowing things up and creating havoc ever since!
Breaking it down When I got onto the team I was given the task of taking the damage system to the next level. We wanted to really bring out what it meant to have super powers. The original damage concept was to have objects throughout the game simply change to different “states” with damaged-looking models when hit. This simple solution worked for some cases but we found that it looked a bit clunky when you punched a pipe and it suddenly bent in some funky way. We realized real fast that objects needed to break in more interesting ways. We achieved this by adding multiple damage states to objects so the individual changes were not so drastic, and then we added debris during each damage state transition.
By having debris pieces break off of objects we were able to give the player a sandbox of objects to throw at enemies or use in unique ways. We tailored the damage system to ensure that there was plenty of debris around, which helped the player to feel as if they were leaving a wake of destruction in their path. Our programmers have the ongoing task of making sure our framerate stays steady; this task gets harder whenever we increase the number of objects on-screen. So it was highly entertaining to see their faces the first time we trashed a room. Take that, frame-rate! Luckily they were up to the challenge of optimizing it and giving me tons of room to push the limits.
Havok for Havoc
One of my most important responsibilities on the team is to ensure that our dynamic objects behave in a realistic manner. We are using Havok (a 3rd party physics engine) to control the physics in our game, and there are tons of properties on each dynamic object that determine how it behaves when thrown, pushed, exploded, and so forth. Now I am not going to get into the boring details of friction values and masses but I do want to mention how we were able to find ways to use Havok to bring objects to “life” as they're blown to pieces. One of the cool features we have is the ability to add forces and impulses to various effects within our game. This allows us to create explosions that send objects flying or even create forces that “magnetize” objects. While we initially intended this to be used mainly for explosions we started toying around and discovered entertaining ways to utilize Havok forces such as making fire extinguishers release their pressure and fly around the level or creating giant fans that send objects flying away from them.
These forces allowed us to create some of the most fun and entertaining objects within the game. Now I don’t want to spoil anything but imagine hitting a pile of rockets, having them all roll off of the stack, picking one up, throwing it, and laughing as it ignites and whizzes its way into a nearby car and explodes sending car tires and doors flying. Yeah, imagine how awesome that would be. I hope someone puts that in a game sometime soon 
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The End is Just the beginning
I hope that gives you a small glimpse into the damage and destruction. When I first took over the system, I remember being handed a few pretty great games to look at for our research on damageable environments. It is my true belief that we have pushed the boundaries of what can be accomplished with damage and dynamic objects, and when future developers are looking for great damage and destruction references, I have no doubt that MUA 2 will be on the top of the pile. Stay tuned for more destruction updates!
Dan
Posted by: plissken on 03/04/09
Now I don’t want to spoil anything but imagine hitting a pile of rockets, having them all roll off of the stack, picking one up, throwing it, and laughing as it ignites and whizzes its way into a nearby car and explodes sending car tires and doors flying
woo...that I am certainly curious to see...So does it mean that we will also have to consider the “game environment” a potential enemy…
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Cool, cant wait for the game!
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
same 
ahh I hope it all looks this good!
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
lol, nice ideas you got there, lol
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Yeah using the game environment as weapons in battle will make for alot of interesting scenarios
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/18/09
That is going to be really cool!
Posted by: Thanos on 03/04/09
Amazing! The rocket thing sounds too damn cool. Have to admit i laughed out loud about some of the stuff in there- “take that, mom!” being the first :D I look forward to the next Dev Blog
Posted by: Proudomybeef on 03/05/09
I agree. The rocket seems like it’ll rock.
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah I really cant wait :D
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
I cant either im getting antsey
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Agreed, this gets much more exciting by the day :D
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I also agree
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
lol! I agreed too ... hee hee
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 05/03/09
Wow, spam much?
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
Wait, you agreed with yourself?
Posted by: ZypherAwesomes on 11/01/09
What you really want to do with a rocket pile is hit it once, then use a strong radial attack to send all the rockets flying at 1 target! MUA HA HA HA HA!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/04/09
Im liking this lol, more info the better!
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
yeah lol
Posted by: Cubano on 03/04/09
This sounds all to cool. I hope you can take like the car door and use it as a shield! That’d be awesome!!!!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
That a good idea! And frisbee the tyres at enemies
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
all of which could be done TK to!
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
I can’t wait more time for MUA2!
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/05/09
lol, that would be fun!
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Yeah like in Hulk movie
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/04/09
Magnitize eh? I’m intrigued
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah I hope thats a clue for Polaris :D
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
I hope not
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah and me, cant wait to see, hopefully Polaris.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
lets hope it is Polaris and not magneto again I like magneto but would much prefer Polaris!
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/05/09
I like Polaris…
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Polaris is indeed cool but its Magneto who is the master of magnetism lol
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 05/03/09
Agreed, I’d take Magneto over Polaris
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/18/09
I would probably take Polaris since we’ve seen Magneto and are in need of some more females
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
Yeah her and Jean
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Maybe Thor and Storm’s lightning will cause interesting effects for scraps of metal.
Maybe Storm’s more-so because Thor’s was said to be more mythical than Storm’s.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Using the lightning on the metal charging it for a fusion maybe with Hulk
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
Hulk gets brass knuckles (cars) and Thor charges them! That would be sweet!
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
Magneto would be very cool.
Posted by: john317 on 03/04/09
it sounds great! i can’t wait to bust cars over someones head or throw back missles at em! exploding stuff with powers is going to add yet another welcomed layer to gameplay. going with Havok was a great choice. thanks for keeping us informed.
Posted by: Brohara on 03/04/09
Did you say MAGNETIZE? Man, I’m hoping that this gets worked into the heroes powersets! Like, say, IRON MAN for instance? Or Magneto? Characters who’s power sets are based on magnetism could really take advantage of this functionality… very cool. Great update!
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Magneto would be awesome! I wouldn’t mind Polaris instead of Magneto though
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
Yeah, either of them could be used well
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
I would like polaris over magneto but if polaris didn’t make it then I would be happy with magneto
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
Magneto or Iron Man? lol!…
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
mmmmmmmm...... Magneto for me…
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
Yeah, I second that!!!
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Yep Mags
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Items could also be magnetized by lightning bolts maybe?
Posted by: Cubano on 03/04/09
Can you Imagine that? If Magneto was a villian, and he would have affect on metal objects, plus to add to it, if you had Wolverine or Iron Man, it would affect them? That would be sweeeeeet! (wipes droul from mouth) lol
Posted by: iron24 on 03/24/09
Just so you know Tony changed the polymers in his armor a long time ago so you cannot use the power of magnetism against him. He did this primarily to be able to fight Magneto and you can read about it in West Coast Avengers run of comics.
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
Good old Tony, he thinks of everything.
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
There is only one IM and that is Tony Stark!
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
While magnetism doesn’t effect IM anymore he can use it to great effect. During one of Marvel crossovers where the super villains decided to beat the heroes by having them fight different villains IM had to fight the Wrecker. It was a great fight, but the Wrecker was getting the upperhand so IM created a mangnetic field on the Wrecker’s crowbar. The Wrecker being an idiot didn’t get it and even though every metal thing in the area was pulling on his crowbar he wouldn’t let go until all of the parked cars started flying at him, very cool.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
well like iron24 said ironman wouldn’t be magnetic but there could be some cool fusions with wolverine can’t wait to hear more
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
The fusion in the trailer with IM and Wolverine is really cool. At first you think IM is attacking Wolvie but it is really a fusion move that takes all those goons out, awesome!
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
Yep, he would be a very difficult and fun boss to go against.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
He would make a great villian aswell as playable character why not both I say lol
Posted by: plissken on 03/04/09
If you look at this video it gives an idea on how the Havok software works and how it could be useful in a game like MUA…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ0HNHO5Uik&feature=related
Hopefully that stuff doesn’t give headaches as I’m one of those people who can’t play quake-like games without being nauseous…
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/04/09
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed uses it very well as well
Posted by: plissken on 03/04/09
thanks for the input…
so l post a link to a “force unleashed"video demonstrating the use of the havok software..
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/22/09
Nice, that was one of the first videos I saw that got me pumped for SWTFU
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
lol the force unleashed on the WII was really fun 
great gameplay
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
I can’t wait for this game more time… I’m going crazy…
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
LOL! hee hee hee hee hee
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
quick! find his meds! haha
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
I have to agree that was a fun game and fun to play around with his powers, loved forced push and sith lightning.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Great point it does use it great
Posted by: imchrisru on 03/04/09
That’s great to hear, that makes the game feel so much more realistice (well for a comic book game). When there are damageable environments you really feel like each character is powerful and really doing some damage.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
agreed i hope we get a few vidoes on it!
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
Yeah it looks to be a whole lot better than the first one in terms of environment damage. Too exciting!
Posted by: FireMadeFlesh on 03/04/09
This sounds so cool! The waiting is torture! Thanks for taking the time to write this and keep us up-to-date. It makes me feel like I’m part of the process. LOL!
Posted by: clmb007 on 03/08/09
well you are part of the process since you are paying them to make the game for you when you buy the game.......
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
That’s true although this makes it even more so. It’s like watching someone make your sub at Subway I guess 
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
lol i bet that’s the first time they have been compared to Subway
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
But not the last…
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Lol, I love Subway :D :D :D
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Hehe lol.
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
OOhh my god, I’m going crazy…
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
I dont go to Subway, thus the simile is terrible
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
mmmm subway I mean yeah its like watching your subway being made lol
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
I want provolone cheese on Cap.
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/04/09
the smell makes me sick 
Posted by: iron24 on 05/31/09
Subway is good but I will like this game a lot more.
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
Interesting analogy - now I’m hungry!
Posted by: Iron_Man on 03/04/09
Sounds great. I can’t wait to see how they use the Havok engine in this one.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
The Havock engine is pretty cool, I enjoyed it in SWTFU although it was disappointing that it wouldn’t work on some things
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
hopefully there isn’t going to be to many fade outs in the game
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
I like Havoh engine is Awesome!
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
High hopes for it I have
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
I think it will live up to those high hopes lol
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
HIgh hopes ,I hope thats enough
Posted by: captain on 03/04/09
This all sounds so awesome! I have always enjoyed the destructible environments, especially in X-men Legends. Good to see that a lot of effort is going into the same are in this game.
“I’m loyal to nothing...except the Dream.”
Posted by: plissken on 03/04/09
yep...I always spend a hell of a long time destroying walls, statues, rocks so that everything is cleaned up ...
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/27/09
haha same, but it was mostly for the money :D
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
ha lol same beast
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
here here.
I loved the techbits.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Same here destroyed all for the money lol
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
How come it can’t be like that in real life - break a window and money appears! Instead - break a window and money disappears!
Posted by: HydrolicToaster on 03/04/09
Wow, sir, you have my dream job.
Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
It’s almost my dream job.. except in my dream job i get to ride around on dinosaurs at lunch time.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
There are cheaper “alternatives” lol
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Hehehehe lol.
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
I’m not following…
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
LOL thats some dream job I like it
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 04/22/09
haha nice
Posted by: xUndeadJesterx on 03/04/09
Yay for breaking the environment. I loved how in MUA when you started to break pieces of the environment, your AI cohorts followed in tow.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/04/09
haha yeah I’d always set my team to “Aggresive”
Posted by: theVica on 03/04/09
Lol, yeah, whenever you were tryin to kill someone, they were kinda cautious, but as soon as you even touched a stationary object, the rest of the team would immediately charge in and batter it to pieces for you, haha
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/22/09
haha yeah but they would never pick up the money, well not on purpose
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
That used to bother me so much when I was trying to walk through a room getting money, and my team was crowded around the next door trying to hit the enemy on the other side even though they were on ‘defensive’
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
It seems they are trying to make a more intelligent AI for your team so they don’t act like idiots and jump off ledges to their deaths or never use their super powers unless you click left trigger a million times, and plesae put a defend command in there in case we have to escort anybody as dumb as Dum Dum Dugan, that guy was a complete moron and almost impossible to protect in hard mode.
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I dont remember what my team was set too.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
lol my team never did what I told them to do
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Like my team never listened always wanted to go solo though when I had a natural leader like Cap they listened lol
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
Funny yea some were a bit harder to control
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/15/09
I didn’t use the team commands too often
Posted by: marvelfanforever on 03/04/09
SOUNDS AWESOME
Posted by: KingStorm on 03/04/09
Sounds great! Come on Fall...Come On.
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
That’s it, maybe if we will Fall to come sooner it might happen..
or not :S
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
Fail
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
Did it work?!?!
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
what? lol
Posted by: divinechampion on 03/04/09
wow,this sounds good,keep up the great work
Posted by: YOSHIANDLINK1 on 03/04/09
I’m assuming this isn’t on the Wii version :’(
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
I think it will be, I think the only major differences will be the graphics and the controls. And possibly the amount of enemies on screen
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I think its on the Wii yeah.
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
The game’s essence will be on the Wii version
Posted by: phoenix212 on 03/04/09
wow this is cool can’t wait to blow stuff up
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Same :D
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
I want to lift things up with tornados muwahah
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Lifting cars and benchs anything and dropping them on Shield troops lol
Posted by: The Might Thor on 03/04/09
Awesome! Destructible environment was on my dream-list a few years, and it’s being implemented!
I love how meticulous it sounds like.
“By having debris pieces break off of objects we were able to give the player a sandbox of objects to throw at enemies or use in unique ways”
Thumbs way up!
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/26/09
unique ways...like charging them up with kinetic energy perchance?
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
or TK throwing stuff
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Yeah like certain telepaths can do lol
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 05/03/09
Cable with TK would be awesome :D
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/05/09
That would be awesome, might actually use the TK’s
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
All the metal debris being attracted to an enemy struck by Storm’s lightning :D
Posted by: dlo2012 on 03/04/09
i like the rocket idea
i just wish there was a game that was willing to do that
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Maybe NASA game in the future
Posted by: Cubano on 03/04/09
I know that News Lad mentioned that this was just text, and pictures were to come soon...like soon today? Or soon like this month? And if News Lad is reading this, is that new character reveal coming mid month, end of the month, or very soon?
Posted by: WhitePhoenix on 03/04/09
hehe I imagine using Telekinesis to destroy everything! that will be great!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah telekinesis is such a cool power.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
Agreed matt its one of the best powers ever!
can’t wait to play as cable and Jean Grey they just have to be in!
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
Cable is possible but jean grey unfortunately is not very likely…
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Nothing is certain yet I would imagine Jean is being considered for a role in MUA 2
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Lets hope someone who isnt Invisible Woman has this power
Posted by: Protector of Midgard on 03/04/09
Yes! more the BOOM! the better
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
Yep, i want 75% more BOOM than the average game for MUA2.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
I’d crank it up a notch. Make that 77%
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
make that 85% BOOM for me
Posted by: Im_Lelv on 03/04/09
Amazing… I love this idea of blowing things up! (maybe time to see a psychologist?) nah, just time to buy MUA2!
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
maybe still keep that psychologist appointment.. you could even talk about your need to cross-dress while you are there ;p
I can’t wait to blow up my team-mates :D
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
I think you guys need couples therapy
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
haha lol
Posted by: Hawkeye on 03/04/09
Brilliant.
Posted by: PeterParker90 on 03/04/09
I like it that the physics engines are getting more advanced like the damage and being to do 360s on Need For Speed Undercover.
Posted by: Captain Spidey on 03/05/09
“objects to throw at enemies or use in unique ways.”
Like kinetically charging them? Yes??? Please!!!
Posted by: X_Man on 03/05/09
i rly hope we can kinetically charge them hint hint...or even use IW force field power(psylockes TK) to pick up debris hurling it at enemies or dropping it on them or w.e...i like the rocket thing does this also mean if torch burns it the rockets explode?
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/27/09
Agreed, Gambit is a must with all this debris
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
same for Jean Grey and Cable
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Gambit would thrive in the game with his ability to charge objects imagine the chaos lol
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/31/09
Yeah, his object charge in XML was great fun 
Posted by: juicebeast on 03/05/09
awesome blog!
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/10/09
You can say that again!
Posted by: flameon on 03/05/09
Hulk Smash, nuff said
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Hulk will smash up everything in his path lol
Posted by: XCyke on 03/05/09
MAgnetize! Thats great!! The rocket thing sound really good.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
hopefully that means polaris!
Posted by: Naxohh on 03/05/09
Yeap.... is very cool!
Posted by: iron24 on 03/05/09
This is most excellent news. The more our characters can interact and use the environment around us in a game, make the game a much more enjoyable experience. I am really looking forward to seeing this in action.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Agreed, it adds to the whole atmosphere, you actually feel like you’re in it, not in some kinda weird place where nothing breaks
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
In my head the people are breakable too. Just imagine literally snapping a guy over Hulk’s knee…
and then you realise he’s still alive and so you have to stamp on him to finish him off Too far?
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
That’ll do Thanos. That’ll do
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah Hulk should be pretty badass.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
That’ll do Thanos. That’ll do.
I coulda swore I posted this before, guess it got purged
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
And then he could tear his arms off and beat other goons to a gory death with them, too far, ha, ha.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
I would imagine they could hide alot of collectables in the games environments lol
Posted by: juicebeast on 03/05/09
Indeed. Should be fun to throw around broken pieces of stuff as weapons!
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/22/09
Especially if Gambit is in the game…
Posted by: captain_spider on 03/06/09
i wonder if someone like the Hulk can break through walls but someone like Daredevil can’t.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/27/09
I think it’ll be more likely that it’ll take Daredevil more time to break through but it would be cooler if they put strength tiers to determine things like that
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
I hope there are more strength tiers this time around
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
Agreed, I think 3 would be a good starting point
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
sounds fair 3
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
That was a thread I had on VV that discussed this, check it out if you haven’t already.
Posted by: ghostrider2 on 03/07/09
most of the people on here are marvel superhero fan wannabes except me i kick ass at all
Posted by: Shadowblade on 03/07/09
That’s great news!
When Hulk smashes, everything should be blown away in the most realistic matter possible.
Oh, and that video with the vortex of debris surrounding the soldier, that gave me an idea. Magneto summoning a whole ton of metal to surround him in that matter in the video, defending against attacks, and hitting anyone that gets too close.
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
That’d be pretty cool, especially if you could wrap other people up with bits o’ metal
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
agreed although it could be polaris not magneto?
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Hulk needs a destructable environment to thrive after all its HULK SMASH lol
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/31/09
Really can’t wait to play as Hulk, didn’t realise how much I missed him in MUA1
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 03/08/09
The magnetism aspect sounds awesome. I cant wait to play around with debris! I think this new damage system will make Storm’s powers look amazing
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Yeah especially her tornadoes
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
I think that might be some of Storm’s work in the second screenshot.
Posted by: Shocker on 03/08/09
Interesting.
Posted by: clmb007 on 03/08/09
i guess the wii version won’t have the Havok physics since the wii is like the ps2.........
Posted by: clmb007 on 03/26/09
according to wiki ps2 games can use havok but i guess not as good as next-gen versions...personally i think the wii suck since they always make a downgraded version from the next-gen version for wii and ps2....
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Yeah if you can afford it, it’d be best to get multiplatform games on the 360 or PS3
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
the Wii does have some fun games though
Posted by: clmb007 on 03/08/09
Does this mean destruction will be a major part of the game ? before in MUA you could just destroy a wall or two but you couldn’t really affect the environment so this time around we get an environment to destroy like in Hulk: Ultimate Destruction ? I mean if they have a separate person to do the job of making destruction......
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Yeah it definitely looks like the destruction has been kicked up a few notches. I don’t think it will be as destructive as the Hulk game though
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I think it will be pretty damn cool though lol
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Yeah, this seems good enough for me haha
Posted by: iron24 on 05/31/09
You could destroy everything in that game, which left a pretty devestated NYC, but then it reset when you were on the subway.
Posted by: Greenscar on 03/10/09
nice havoc engine is sweet just makes me want mua2 even more now
Posted by: randomdude on 03/10/09
please put this in the wii...Im gettin really bored with dumb, immovable objects always lying around with no one to clobber them.
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
The WII might get it you never know
Posted by: Kungfucaptain on 03/11/09
Destructive environments eh? Count me in since I am into that whole “explosive mayhem” thing.
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
Oh yeah, if you’re not into explosive mayhem then you just haven’t lived
Posted by: Roitt on 03/11/09
“Hey mom look its a flying rocket” “Oh Billy those things only happen in videogames” “but but its right there...” LOL
Posted by: spiderboy on 03/13/09
man i can’t wait 4 this game it will be awesome SPIDER-MAN FTW
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Same, its gonna be the best game of the year :D
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
I hope the wolverine game is the 2nd best game of the year ~:)
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Both games on my most wanted list of 2009
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 03/15/09
woot for the Havok engine
bring on the entropy
Posted by: The_Greatest_Username on 03/16/09
Oooh...Magnetize...I hope that’s refering to a specific character...(Polaris)
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/22/09
Heh I’d rather have Magneto :D Although Polaris would be better just cause she’s a girl and we need more to balance things out
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
I would rather have polaris to
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Both She and Magneto would be cool
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Both would be cool:)
Posted by: Cubano on 03/22/09
By the way, loving the newer pics layed out in this blog. Didn’t see anybody else comment on them, I think cap looks great in the shot, the detail is awesome!
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
Yeah it looks great, although I’m not too sure what’s happening in that pic, it almost looks like the robots are getting pulled apart magnetically…
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Hopefully meaning Polaris :D
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
I think they’ve just been hit by Cap and are reeling back.
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Wait, on revision, I’d say Cap was preparing to strike rather than ending a shield swipe or something. It could be Storm lifting them all up with a tornado
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Maybe Magneto lol
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 03/24/09
i’d rather have Hawkeye
yes give him E.M.P. arrow-heads
i know its not the same
but i dont care
HAWKEYE FTW lol
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/28/09
lol :D
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
:D Hawkeye for Mua2!
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
I mega-second that!!!
Posted by: phoenix800 on 03/28/09
I can’t wait to play as Storm! Hopefully Magneto and Jean too!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah Jean would be so cool
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
Agreed can’t wait to play as Storm and hopefully Jean to!
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
Me 2… storm is Amazing… and Jean Grey 2…
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Storm is one character I’m very keen to use in MUA2. Jean would also be good, but I think I’d prefer to use Storm
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/04/09
Gambit would be a totaly asset with this tech
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
Hawkeye, Deadpool and Gambit would be better.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
All three would be cool
Posted by: marvelaang on 03/29/09
i would die for marvel ultimate alliance 2 its like the best game everrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........
Posted by: Thanos on 03/30/09
But if you are dead then you can’t play it…
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 03/30/09
But you’re not really alive until you play it
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Hmmm good point its gonna be a major gaming experience
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
But if you are a zombie and you play it do you come back to life or does it make you want a Marvel Zombies game?
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/17/09
LOL, Iron24!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Hehe, he can play it in heaven bcause its so great :D
Posted by: phoenix212 on 03/31/09
lol ture
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
lol, good one, lol.
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Posted by: CharmedStorm on 03/30/09
great! i loved breaking things in the first one. looks like ill have my work cut out in this one!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Yeah, lots of replay value :D
Posted by: iron24 on 04/11/09
Replay value is so important and if MUA II is as replayable as MUA that would be great!
Posted by: beastfromtheeast on 05/03/09
Agreed, too many games are just games you play once and never play again
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/05/09
Yeah, thats why I didn’t buy Wolvie
Posted by: iron24 on 05/31/09
Wolverine was really fun and I think you would replay it.
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/31/09
maybe, the demo was awesome
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
I think MUA2 will be more replayable than MUA1 - nothing really changed in MUA1 on the second time through (a few choices) but now we have two whole sides of the story!
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
yeah, i always break all the walls any chance I got, lol.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
since the XML games breaking down every wall which is breakable its there to be broken right? lol
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Plus I really like the pictures too :D
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Yeah, they’re really getting me pumped to play haha
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
yep, cool pics!!!
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Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I love in the picture that Thing is in that the wood planks are flying everywhere :D
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
that does look very cool!
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
lol, thats one reason I’ll try and keep a tank type character on my team- to destroy things.
Posted by: Jadryx on 03/30/09
The more info I get about this game the more excited I get! It looks to be VERY promising! If it lives up to my expectations then it may be one of my all time favorite games!
Posted by: FinlandMan on 03/30/09
I can’t wait to throw bad guy through a wall!
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Yeah Hulk grabbing some guy smashing him through wall lol
Posted by: FinlandMan on 03/30/09
BTW, awesome pictures. Thing’s model is beautiful. Well, beautiful in it’s own way!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I agree with Beast, they do look magnetised lol, hopefully that means Polaris!
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
Actually maybe its wind in the pictures?
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
could be or TK powers?
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
In the pic where are the heros? latveria?
Posted by: matthood5 on 03/30/09
I wonder when the next news is.
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 03/31/09
The screenshot of Cap looks sweet, the hand is actually holding the shield :D
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
Yeap the screenshot is awesome!…
Posted by: drtruffle on 03/31/09
Screen shots are killer!
Posted by: phoenix212 on 04/01/09
lol agreed
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
cant wait for more like this
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
yep, killer is the word, lol
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Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Yep totally awesome
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
So awesome!
Posted by: Mac10 on 04/05/09
Ok this is awesome
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
Yeap I agreed… is Awesome!
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/06/09
Awesome
1.(somewhat dated or formal) Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement.
The waterfall in the middle of the rainforest was an awesome sight.
The tsunami was awesome in its destructive power.
2.(informal) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. That was awesome! Awesome, dude!
3.Screens of MUA2.
Posted by: KingSRS on 04/06/09
Men he is right, Tank god im just a 3D designer(in make) instead of a programmar. cant wait to see the game style
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
I can’t wait to see the destruction that can create storm!
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Me neither, I hear she’s very good at mass destruction- so I want to see some examples.
Posted by: Naxohh on 04/06/09
WOW! Storm is Awesome!
Posted by: KingSRS on 04/06/09
Storm Nah Nah let Say Magneto He is the Man. In the whole Marvel Earth there are a couple of Big Guys
-The Hulk
-Wolverin
-Thor
-Magneto
-Doom
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Storm’s pretty high up there She’s subdued the Hulk
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/06/09
Ares, Hercules, etc…
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/07/09
Venom also.
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
I think Venom is going to be confirmed sooner or later
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/08/09
I would be so cool if he gest in.
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/07/09
Maybe some kind of symbiote attack.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/07/09
I want the heors to be able to knock down buildings in MUA2!
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/07/09
That’s not so heroic, lol.
Posted by: KingSRS on 04/07/09
THat why you can also play with heroes like the HULK and Magneto(hope so)
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/07/09
Yes but I know but it would still be cool.
Posted by: Deadpool vs Wolverine on 05/24/09
Yeah, but the game is a civil war, good guys could look bad and bad guys could look good, depends on who wins. plus it would be great if hulk gets made and just decides to destroy a building
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/07/09
I want the battles to do major property damage!!!
Posted by: Boy Banshee on 04/07/09
Property Damage? I suggest you keep Storm and Hulk on your team hehe.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/07/09
Oh I bet I could tear a house down with anybody, just give me the option.
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/10/09
Did you play Hulk: Ultimate Destruction? I think that you would like it…
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/10/09
lol, but really it would be cool for some of the character attacks to cause damage to the surronding environments. Like maby have a stray energy blast knock a hole in building or something.
Posted by: Spidermark on 04/10/09
Screenshots look great
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/10/09
Yeah, I agree, the screenshots so far look amazing.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/11/09
I think it would be awesome if some of the fusions did some kind of collateral damage.
Posted by: lobo_mr on 04/12/09
I guess most of them would do that.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/12/09
Yeah hopefully.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/12/09
It would really be cool also if you could pick up an enemy and throw them through a wall or something.
Posted by: iron24 on 04/12/09
That will definitely be possible. What I want to try as IM is to pick up a car, throw it, then before it hits the target use my repulsors to blow it up, awesome!
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/15/09
That would be awesome!
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/13/09
Holy crap, I just played that over in my head and yes that would be awesome!
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/13/09
What about Thor or Storm using their electricity powers too much and it causes power outages and short circuitts all over the place.
Posted by: iron24 on 04/13/09
It would be cool to see all the lights go out in the houses and buildings.
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/14/09
I think that it will be cool to see houses and buildings. When I was playing MUA, I thought: “When am I going to streets?”
Posted by: iron24 on 04/13/09
Repulsors to maximum blast Cap through the wall, yes!
Posted by: iron24 on 04/14/09
What type of destruction witll the IM/Thor fusion cause? I cannot wait to find out.
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/12/09
a lot hopefully
Posted by: FinlandMan on 04/17/09
Hopefully there’ll be tons of things left to find out when game is released. I’ll probably try to avoid spoilers about the storyline.
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/18/09
Some surprises are always good!
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/18/09
Me too, I prefer to learn the storyline of video games as I play them.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/19/09
Soooooooo, what else about this game does everyone like?
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 04/21/09
i like iron fist. and how HAWKEYE IS GONNA BE PLAYABLE lol
or at least i wish/hope/pray/plead
hahaha
Posted by: Dagger_4Prez on 04/27/09
I agree
and dagger too, right?
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/20/09
I like the whole “fusion” thing they have going on.
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/07/09
yeah, its pretty cool
Posted by: FinlandMan on 05/31/09
I hope that it wont be too big thing in the game. It can easily be too powerful, or too often.
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/31/09
You don’t have to always use them though
Posted by: FinlandMan on 06/18/09
You’re right. But now that I’ve seen fusions in action, I’m reliefed. They appear to be much more natural than initially thought.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/22/09
I hear that man!
Posted by: blakpantha on 04/24/09
we need more dev blogs like this please
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/18/09
I’m more interested in other aspects of the game besides characters now since we know a lot of them.
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/25/09
For real man, these blogs are awesome.
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 04/25/09
sounds great
Posted by: Dagger_4Prez on 04/26/09
i’m excited for this!
Posted by: DarkAvengersRock on 04/26/09
Hulk like smash stuff! Hulk ready to bring havoc!
Posted by: meatyfist on 04/27/09
this has brought me so much closer to dropping everything and preordering.
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 04/27/09
i keep checkin back for new dev blogs lol
id love some new info
Posted by: phoenix800 on 04/27/09
All i hope is that Jean Grey(Phoenix), Storm, and Magneto are in the game. Playing as them would be an awsome experence, especally the flying and levitating. I think storm’s tornado looks awsome though.
Posted by: Dagger_4Prez on 04/28/09
Storm is in… and the only way i will ever touch jean is if she doesnt have any phoenix force powers.
i prefer emma or psylocke
even rogue
Posted by: phoenix800 on 04/28/09
but the phoenox is what makes jean great, i would love to play as phoenix
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 05/05/09
i have to disagree. jean is what makes jean great
retcons and phoenix are what ruin her for me, and many other people
Posted by: phoenix800 on 04/28/09
it would be cool if rogue was in the game, you could use other peoples powers. but what would make rogue fun is if she could also use other playable characters powers
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/05/09
Echo could do that in MUA1
Posted by: iron24 on 05/31/09
Always liked Rogue one of my favorite Xmen
Posted by: Guyver of War on 04/28/09
DESTRUCION IS FUN
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/04/09
It really is
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 05/05/09
i second that
Posted by: The White Knight on 04/30/09
Yeah, it sure looks like this dude has an awewsome job.
Posted by: maovan on 05/02/09
va a ser un excelente juego y mejor con la historiade civil war..!
wuuu!
Posted by: Danny Rand on 05/02/09
El juego va a estar demasiaaaaaaaaaaaado bueno!
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/04/09
I am really excited about this cant wait to play the game
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/04/09
I agree with rusty I cant wait to play this game
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/04/09
I really cant wait to play this game lol
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/04/09
:redface:
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/04/09
I hope it comes out soon
Posted by: phoenix800 on 05/04/09
i just hope jean is a playable character, otherwise i am not going to buy it at full price, same with magneto
Posted by: BartonIsHawkeye88 on 05/05/09
thats a shame. no matter who is in or isn’t, the devs are workin hard to make a great game. If Hawkeye isn’t in, I’m still gonna preorder it.
Posted by: phoenix800 on 05/05/09
yea, but even if it is a great game, if the character you like best is not in the game; the game will never be as fun.
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/15/09
Of course thats only if the character you like best is fun to play as! They could be in the game but you may not like how they play (which would probably disappoint you more than if they weren’t included)
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
lol I will still get it even if jean is’nt in
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
Right on
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
lol but could you imagine if phoenix was playable what kind of fusions she could do lol
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
I wonder where they are in the second pic
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
Probably hiding hahahahah
Posted by: J 8493 on 05/05/09
lol those shield agents look like eagles
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
Sure looks like them I think
Posted by: Rusty_26 on 05/05/09
She is cool I hope she is as good as she looks in the pictures
Posted by: phoenix800 on 05/20/09
Who?
Posted by: DarkAvengersRock on 05/20/09
I wannna break things now....does that mean I’m a bad person?
Posted by: Sauron on 05/26/09
This reminds me of “Streets of Rage” that was a fun game, anyone remember? xD
Posted by: Jadryx on 06/01/09
I loved that game! One of the first beat-em-ups I played
Posted by: iron24 on 05/29/09
Cool fusion, Venom shoots tendirls to car and hurls it at goons, IM fires repulsors and hits the car right as it lands on the goons, causing a massive explosion sending goons flying in every direction and maybe having them be on fire would be a nice touch.
Posted by: SpideyWolvie on 05/31/09
Yeah Venom will be awesome!
Posted by: The White Knight on 06/18/09
I can’t wait to do some major property damage with these charcters!
Posted by: The White Knight on 06/18/09
I wonder how much destruction each character will be able to do!
Posted by: The White Knight on 06/21/09
I want to be able to do a lot of property damage!
Posted by: The White Knight on 06/21/09
I want the invoronments to be destroyable!
Posted by: venzilla on 06/30/09
I love how the destruction is the game seems to be coming along very well
Posted by: DarkAvengersRock on 07/02/09
can’t wait to smash things up! no, really! can’t wait!
Posted by: warbyte on 07/13/09
VV has used the Havok engine in all of their previous titles so pushing it to it’s limits seems highly unlikely just yet. Great Job! HULK SMASH!!! and keep smashing.
Posted by: SuperHiepsi on 07/17/09
As I read this, my 6-year old is achieving his 7th win in CWO. It has nothing to do with this but I’m so proud…
Posted by: juicebeast on 07/26/09
so that’s who is winning on the anti-reg side!
Posted by: juicebeast on 07/18/09
Boom, smash, more boom, more smash. That describes the perfect game.
Posted by: Nexus on 09/13/09
I guess that just reading about smashing stuff with have to do until I can pick up my game tomorrow.
Posted by: twilightwma on 09/27/09
iron man vs. cap who will win?
Posted by: PerfectExample on 11/02/09
cant wait 4 the game.....hold, i already have it!
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