When somebody asks me “What is your favorite game?” I never know what to answer… Is it GTA Online that dethroned Vice City in my book as best game world, that can suck you in and never let go? Is it Metal Gear Solid 3 (Subsistance!) with its perfect blend of stealth action and spy movie? Maybe Resident Evil 3 that is old-school survival horror at its high time? Or X-Men Legends 2, to date still my favorite comic-book RPG? The more games that get released, the more difficult that answer gets for me. So some of us were searching for a solution and found it in the form of achievements. It’s not an enlargement pill for your digital p3nis (that’d be writing comments on steam forums for the majority, it seems) or a sort of knighting for gamers. It’s a way to show how much time (or how less) we’ve spent in that game, looking at all nooks and crannies to find every last secret and then some. Some games are so good, that you spend days on getting all achievements and when it’s finally (or sadly) over? Buy another console and start all over again (or wait for the Special Edition release). Then there are games that you loved as a kid/teen, but going back at an older age often removes those so called “nostalgia glasses” and lets you see that classic in a different light. Much like that windowless van that was your “Love Machine” in your youth, but looking at it now it seems to be more like the working place of a childmo…

Anyway, this game was (and for me still is) one of the better action RPG games, right before the sequel made every hero into the equivalent of a corridor shooter compared to an open world game. For people that don’t want to spend too much time in this game and go straight to the fast food (UA2), this guide was made to get all achievements in the fastest way possible. This guide is meant to provide a walkthrough for all achievements that come with the game. It does NOT include strategies for any of the bosses, since there are enough other guides out there covering them and on Easy and Normal they are really not that difficult. Also, once you take on Hard mode, you’ll surely know any boss and their (easy) tactics.

I’ll start with talking about the 3 different kind of heroes (when looking at achievements) and the different boosts every hero offers in your team.
Next you'll find a "walkthrough" of the game with the items to pick-up (no gear though!), the actions to perform to achieve the best possible endings (no achievement for that, sadly) and the achievements that can be grabbed, by choosing certain characters or performing certain actions during the game. Any achievements that (usually) require more than one play through are covered right before and after that walkthrough.
Then I'll list an overview of all Trivia questions for all acts. Don’t forget to save right before starting any quiz. More than once did I mess up several questions, where there are similar answers (looking at “how to write Spider-Man correctly” and “is it Murderworld or Murderland?”) and sometimes I did not save in a long time, which made restarting a b*tch!
The guide ends with a quick list of all items I usually keep through any play-through.

If you don’t agree with the heroes (or villains ;-) I chose for this team, please present your team in the comments. Especially for people new to the series/genre, the more diverse options and opinions they have available, the better! =)
I will not talk about Team-boosts from having certain characters in the team, as that is really not that important for this guide.

Yes: the “walkthrough” part is based on Youngblood0000’s item guide (PS2) on Gamefaqs, but his guide is incomplete and in 2 places confusing (level 6 - 2nd area "Inferno": I swapped skill point and DD's action figure | level 8 - 1st area "Asgard": I swapped skill point and DD's action figure again). I also did not find any guide that includes all pick-up’s, side missions and achievements in one guide without reading through a wall of text and since I don’t like having 4 guides open at the same time while playing, I decided to make one myself.

Please note:
When I am talking about “works great on Hard” that means I am talking about a game on Hard, that started with a game already finished on Easy or Normal and taking over the stats! Starting fresh on Hard is only meant for experienced players looking for a new challenge. It definitely drags out the game and thus contradicts a “fast achievement guide”. To get all achievements you'll need to play the main story at least twice. But if you really want to keep every hero "clean" (meaning YOU decide which point goes into what power, not the AI!) and still have an 'easy' play-through on hard, I’d advice on 3 times. The first on Easy to unlock all (!) characters and their costumes and getting Gold on all simulation disc mission as soon as you pick them up. Some simulation discs get really hard the further the hero levels up (Blade, for example) and the higher the difficulty is.
The second play-through would be on Normal but with a fresh start on ALL characters (= don't start a Normal play-through with the save game from Easy!), so you can level every character the way you want it. Legends 2 and Ultimate Alliance 2 offered an option to disable auto-point allocation for ALL characters at the same time, but in this game you HAVE to disable this (and auto-gear-assignment) on every character separately... The third play-through would be on Hard only for that achievement and (if you're a good player in this game by then) to wrap-up all missing achievements. Otherwise start a new Normal or even Easy game with the save game you hopefully created, after beating Doom on hard.

One last (but very important) thing before we start; something that no guide (I've read so far) covers:
You CAN stack the XP bonus gear by giving every hero one of them! So far I am using the Norn stones (+15% XP | +30% Shield coins) on my main hero, the Aura of Seduction (+20% XP) and the MODOK chip (+5% XP) are on 2 other heroes. That gives you a total boost of +40% XP!
Trying the first level (Shield carrier) on Hard without any XP boost, then restarting with only the Aura of Seduction and finally restarting with ALL items in use, you'll notice the difference! But that doesn't only work with the XP bonus! Any item you give to the characters you're not actively playing with (but using in your active team) will work! Oh and similar boosts from different heroes work the same, so nothing stops you from putting Deadpool, Daredevil AND Elektra in one team to get the maximum boost in damage output possible! Well, except the time it takes you to get all achievements, since you’ll spend a lot of time on Hard regrouping to reload your energy bar, or use the portal and wait 5 minutes, since your 4th choice, Invisible Woman, went down again.

With “only” 4 character slots available, there are some (more) questions to be answered, when hunting for achievements:
To finish this game fast (especially on Hard), Ultimate Alliance has really only 3 types of characters:

the Boosters
This is the most important criteria I use to sort heroes. If a boost is the best in its class, the hero gets a spot on my team. If an unlock-able character has a better one, the moment that character is unlocked I swap her/him with a current hero. If a hero leaves the Booster category, s/he automatically goes into the Tank category.
- Boosting only includes heroes, where the used boost benefits the whole team! Doom's Doom Shield is his better boost, but only he gets a shield that hurts melee attackers and the other 3 (AI) heroes are not affected.
- Doom is actually also a good example for the second type of boost I never use: striking fear into the enemy (his other boost, which does also include critical hit increase). When hunting for achievements, I want the enemy to come to me, not run away so I have to chase after them! The less time spent on running after enemies, the more time spent throwing them off ledges!
- The third useless boost is drawing attention from enemies. Especially with the team I am using, it doesn't matter WHO the enemy attacks, since I try to keep all heroes close to each other anyway. Every available boost counts on Hard, so instead of having 1 boost to decrease received damage and 1 to increase dealt damage, plus 1 energy spending and 1 attract enemies/strike fear boost, I rather swap that last one for another dealt damage increasing boost. The enemy doesn't scatter on the level AND dies faster...
(There are also other boosts, like increasing stats or revealing enemies on the radar, but they're not even worth to be mentioned here...)
- Slowing down time is one of the best boosts for some… BUT: on one hand it’s good to have more time to hit the enemy while he is swinging at you, but there is no hero that brings this boost in a combo. So I rather increase the speed of my own team while ALSO boosting their dealt damage, or decreasing received damage with the same boost!

the Tank
This is the character you're using the most, as the other 3 are only here for their boosts. I (usually) don't care what kind of boost the TANK offers, but what their strongest (and fastest!) power is, so I can deal the most possible damage in the shortest amount of time. Energy usage is not important... at least in the team I am putting together (more on that later).
There is only 1 spot for a tank (you don't want to switch between heroes even more frequently, than you already have to for reactivating their boosts), so the moment a better character unlocks, the current one becomes useless (again: on Hard).
In my first play-through this is always Moon Knight.
His Nunchuk power is (coupled with Deadpool's damage boost and Iron Man’s energy usage boost) the best you can get to finish Easy in the fastest time possible. Some heroes (and villains) have a stronger attack power, but they always lack in another area. Take Sabretooth as example: his Talon Frenzy attack is one of the strongest in the game, but he is much harder to control and aim, when spamming it. Every time Moon Knight's Nunchuck hits an enemy it also increased his attack speed for a short while. In a combo with Deadpool's damage and speed increase, he is clearing areas on easy faster than anybody else, giving you more time to spend on the time-consuming achievements. As second power I always give him Staff Slam, since it's his only radial damage and it’s always nice to hit several enemies at once (I barely use it, though ^^).

the Useless
If the hero doesn't fit in one of the 2 first categories, he becomes Useless for achievement hunting. On Easy and even Normal a lot of characters are really fun to play, but take Dr. Strange for example: He provides a good health regenerating boost to the team, at the cost of health from himself... No thanks! On hard this could break your neck and there are other boosts more useful, or even more fun to use.

My main factor in categorizing a hero is, again, the best boost. If there is a different character with a better boost, the one with the lower one automatically goes into the TANK category.
There are 4 (important) types of boosts for a quick play-through:

Decreasing energy usage
This is a really handy boost, since you can spam any power from (almost) any hero, as long as this is active. With this boost, some heroes can clean a room full of baddies in seconds, just by spamming their best power over and over again, without the other 3 even moving an inch.
There is only 1 hero in the entire game, which offers this boost: Iron Man. A MUST HAVE to get all achievements fast!

Increasing damage output
Daredevil, Deadpool and Elektra offer this boost, while Deadpool combos that with an increase in speed. It still puzzles me why so many players say Deadpool is one of the most useless characters, when he can be such a great addition with this boost on Hard!
For example: Take Captain America (his boost decreases received damage) and run through the first level (Shield Helicarrier) on Hard first without this boost and then restart WITH the boost active! See the difference? Now add Elektra and try again! ...ikr? If you then add Moon Knight as the Tank and use his Nunchuck ability, he is a powerhouse that cannot be stopped easily.

Decreasing received damage | Healing
I prefer decreasing received damage over healing, simply because decreasing damage works all the time (when active), but healing only has any use when one of your heroes is hurt. Also, with the lesser amount of damage received on Hard with this boost, any health orbs dropped by enemies are (usually) enough to get back to full health. There are a few heroes that offer this boost (Captain America and Blade, as examples), but the best at the beginning is Human Torch, since his decreased damage boost ALSO adds a chance for fire damage to all your melee attacks! Theoretically...
Once you've unlocked him, Nick Fury with his +20% damage decrease at power level 1is priceless compared to the +6% of everybody else!(!!!)

Any other type of boost (slowing down time | increasing stats | etc.)
All the other boosts for the entire team are (imo) useless for achievement hunting, so everybody in here automatically becomes a choice for TANK. On Easy and Normal it’s fun to try out different characters, but on Hard every boost counts!

I'll simply list every playable character in the game with the powers I consider useful for a quick play-trough. If you want more detailed explanations for their powers, I advise you to check them in-game and (we come to that later again) test them while you're busy with your first Easy play-through.
The “@” power always shows the alternative I used in her/his SimDisc, since especially heroes with a team boost often benefit from the other boost much more, when being alone.

Black Panther
Powers: Crippling Blow | Energy Daggers | Master Hunter (@ Stealth)
Costume: Classic
Crippling Blow and Energy Daggers are his most powerful moves, great for the AI when used as booster and not bad for the SIM disc.
Master Hunter decreases received damage for the whole team and reveals enemies on the mini-map.
Stealth makes him invisible for most enemies, reduces received damage AND increases critical hit chance. Perfect for an easy gold medal on his simulation disc.

Blade
Powers: Spike of Destruction | Gun Blast | Blood of the warrior
Costume: Daywalker
Spike of Destruction and Gun Blast are the abilities I used in his SIM disc and they did not disappoint.
Blood of the warrior adds Striking and increased attack speed, while regenerating health faster. It DOES increase received melee damage, but if you keep them away from you that’s not a problem...

Captain America
Powers: Shield Bash | Shield Throw | Heroism (@ Reserve Strength)
Costume: Classic
Shield Bash and Shield Throw are his best powers and since Shield Throw is a great crowd control power in the first 20 levels (then Nunchuk unlocks for Moon Night), he is my pick for the first Easy play-through.
Heroism is one of the many received damage reduction boosts, but Human Torch's boost is a little bit stronger AND adds fire damage to melee attacks. The problem is that Johnny's crowd control attack (important only until level 20 and after that obsolete) also makes enemies fly. They get increased damage, when you hit them while lying on the ground and the Shield Throw simply knocks them down. When they're flying in the air a bit, they are harder to hit and thus extending the time needed to kill them.

Colossus
Powers: Pulverizing Punch | Take Down | Thick Skin
Costume: Astonishing
Thick Skin provides received damage reduction for the whole team (his other boost strikes fear...) in the same amount, as everybody else, but it doesn’t last as long on the same power level...
His one advantage shows up when throwing enemies over ledges: he throws enemies the highest of all heroes, making him ideal for the Widowmaker achievement (since a lot of ledges in the game have invisible barriers)!

Cyclops
Powers: Optic Stream | Optic Explosion | Combat X-pertise (@ Beam Power)
Costume: Astonishing
Combat X-pertise provides received damage reduction for the whole team, but for a lower percentage on all power levels, than most others in that category.

Daredevil
Powers: Extensive Strike | Devastation | Blind Sight
Costume: Armored
Blind Sight provides 1 of the 3 damage boosts available and reveals enemies on the mini-map, but Deadpool also adds a speed increase, so DD is only second choice.

Deadpool
Powers: Dual Shot | Blade Cyclone | Battle Cry
Costume: Ultimate
Deadpool is my go to hero for dealt damage increase, since it also raises attack speed. In a combo with Moon Knight's speed increase on every Nunchuck hit and Iron Man's Energy usage boost, you literally run through your first Easy play-through in no-time! On that same run I always use Wade's Dual Shot on bosses, before reaching lvl 20 (when Moon Knight’s Nunchuck’s unlock). In the team I always use, this is the second best attack for that job.

Dr. Doom
Powers: Mask of Doom | Doom Arc | Doom Shield
Costume: Secret Wars
The first Tank character on this list, since both of his boosts only affect him (and enemies). His powers are low compared to the 2 best on the list. But since you have to pick him while fighting him on the first run (# Achievement), I'm glad his powers are not weak either.

Dr. Strange
Powers: Falteen Flame | Black Magic | Teleport
Costume: Classic
His team boost regenerates health and even clears effects (like stunned) when he is close (!) to an ally, but it costs some health and so... he's a Tank for me. His SIM disc is not really a problem.

Elektra
Powers: Sai Stab | Death's Touch | Inner calm (@ Focused Chi)
Costume: Stealth
Elektra has the lowest of the 3 damage boosts. Daredevil's boost and attacks are better, so he gets the pick on any play-through, after the first.

Ghost Rider
Powers: Ravaging Flame | Damnation | Penance Stare
Costume: Original
His Original costume can revive fallen heroes, but both his boosts scare the enemy, which is a no-go for achievement hunting. IF somebody goes down on my play-through, it usually only happens when "that stupid AI fell off a ledge again!"... But you have to swap one of your heroes with him for a short while and finish his SIM disc, so it’s again good that his powers don't completely suck.

Hawkeye
Powers: Ice Pick | Piercing Shock | Hawk's Revenge
Costume: Modern
Another Tank without any group boost and he doesn't even have a SIM disc, so he's not on my radar.

Hulk
Powers: Hulk Stomp | Hulk Knock Down | Hulk Boost
Costume: Classic
Hulk's boost to decrease received damage is on par with the Human Torch and even lasts a little bit longer, but doesn't add the fire-damage on melee attacks. It's still a bit better than Cap's (on paper...) and Black Panther's boost though!

Human Torch
Powers: Inferno | Firestorm | Ring of Fire
Costume: Modern
As we've learned from Cap's comments, Johnny's received damage reduction boost is the better in the first play-through. BUT his crowd control attack is not helpful when hunting achievements (enemies fly into the air, increasing the killing time), so I only play with him on his SIM disc and when unlocking his costumes. At least Chris Evans is good as both characters in the movies... ^^

Iceman
Powers: Freeze Beam | Polar Explosion | Frigid Aura (+1 point in Ice Slide)
Costume: Bobby Drake
Bobby's boost ' only' adds freeze damage, which slows down enemies. Maybe funny on Easy, but not in my team and his SIM disc is one of the worst to get gold for. It's in Mephisto's realm (because of course it is...) and the enemies don't re-spawn, except 1 Fire Demon every minute.
When the enemies don't re-spawn, EVERY second counts, so you can only go back to that b@stard to grab his sword for the boss here.
I wasn't patient enough right after I picked it up, but once I had all SIM discs, I tried again and it worked... at the third try.
Oh and add 1 point to Ice Slide. You don't need to assign it since it (= flying instead of running) already works passive. Don't know why...

Invisible Woman
Powers: Telekinesis | Kinetic Surge | Fantastic Shield
Costume: Original
One more weak tank to tick off the list.
Her SIM discs is also not easy, but doable on Easy right after picking it up. So that's a plus, I guess...

Iron Man
Powers: Plasma Disc | Rocket Uppercut | Energy Reroute
Costume: Classic
The one and only (no seriously), with a boost that decreases energy use. Moon Knight wouldn't be so useful on the first Easy run without him, as his Nunchucks eat energy for breakfast... But add Iron Man and nothing stands in your way! For long anyway... After that run he becomes obsolete (more on that later), but will return on every play-through for old times’ sake (ok ok, only for a second to grab that skill point at Tony Stark’s Lab)

Luke Cage
Powers: Chain Strike | Drill Bit | Rebound
Costume: New Avengers
Another Tank going straight to the bench. Not much to say, really... His SIM disc seems to be easy, got gold on the first try.

Magneto
Powers: Shockwaves | Magnetic Toss | Dark Energy
Costume: Classic
Dark Energy raises power levels and costume stats for a while. And then it doesn't (on my team)...

Mr. Fantastic
Powers: Propeller Arms | Rubberband Recoil | Fantastic Fists
Costume: Ultimate
He seems to be a favorite with some players, but I didn't like him on his SIM disc. No boost for the team (although Elastic Evasion could potentially save your team from some harm...), so no place for him in it.

Moon Knight
Powers: Staff Slam | Nunchuks | Staff Combat
Costume: Classic
Moon Knight is the best Tank on your first play-through, hands down! EVERY single guide on the internet (that I’ve read) ALWAYS says his Nunchuck power is amazing BUT uses energy like Wesley Snipes the green, while skillfully ignoring that there is another hero that takes care of this! With him, even on Normal and Hard the game is a breeze, but by then (and if you follow this guide =) you surely found the one exception, that puts even Moon Knight in the shadow.
Staff Slam is a good radial power, for the time you just need some space to get to that pickup, which is swarmed by enemies right now. Staff Combat increases melee damage (by adding a staff to your normal attacks) so it sadly doesn’t increase Nunchucks even more, but since the Nunchuck power increases your attack speed with every hit you land, PLUS the speed increase of his costume AND the damage&speed increase from Deadpool, running through Easy would make Flash jealous... This character is perfect for a fast achievement hunt!

Ms. Marvel
Powers: Photon Burst | Prism | Binary Boost
Costume: Binary
Either boosts energy damage (a little) from and decreases the same dealt to the team and not by much, or slows down time. NEXT

Nick Fury
Powers: SMG | Frag | Motion Sensor
Costume: Stealth
One of the 3 characters in this game that greatly increases your performance on any play-through after the first! No wonder this guy is hidden behind at least one play-through, since his boost for received damage reduction is amazing! On Easy, while Cap's boost provides -4% damage at power level 5 (Cap's power starts here), Nick's boost already provides a whopping -28%... and I did not forget a comma! Not only that, but Cap's ability unlocks at level 14, while Nick's one kicks in at level 2 with already -19% damage. You would need to re-boost every 20 seconds in the first few hero levels (until power level 5, when it last as long as cap's), but on any other play-through after the first, there is not much that can kill you with this boost active!

Nightcrawler
Powers: Sword Whirlwind | Bamfing Blitz | Shadow Crawl
Costume: Classic
This game definitely doesn't run out of Tanks for the bench.

Sabretooth
Powers: Pounce | Talon Frenzy | Berserker Rage
Costume: Modern
Talon Frenzy is a really powerful attack, too bad he steers like a drunken 18-wheeler downhill while using it.
Don't forget to add him for a short time before going to Shi’Ar Warship for that precious achievement!

Silver Surfer
Powers: Molecular Mix Up | Surfer's Rage | 'nuff said...! (Heal)
Costume: Power Surge
Finally, the “Konami code” for achievement hunting in this game. There is a reason he is hidden behind gold on all SIM discs, y'know?
Surfer's Rage is anything you need for a Tank! It doesn't seem much at first, all alone on Hard with that big bad end-boss-Doom and 4 of his fantastic friends in front of it. But it spreads to a maximum of 4 more enemies and with every sucker added, it's damage increases a bit more on all victims! Now add Nick Fury and (especially on Hard) you already last MUCH longer, giving you more time showering them with pain. While you’re at it, add Deadpool with his damage&speed increase and the odds are already in your favor...
But wait, we're not finished yet! Did I mention that this power barely uses Energy? It uses such an low amount, that Iron Man's boost basically gets useless and BOY do I love boosts in my main team getting useless! Thank you Tony, but DareDevil is waiting to fill your spot, adding another damage boost to this ridiculously strong power!
“But Plake, WAIT!” I hear some of you yell, “This power does energy damage and there is the occasional sh*t-for-brain with an immunity against that.. What'd you do then, eh? What'd you do?”
Luckily his second power, Molecular Mix Up, is normal damage AND adds a bleeding effect (another thing every guide I read seems to ignore...). So that’s that. He also moves fast with his board, a great change from Moon Knight's running. (Yes: also faster than rolling)
The icing on this pain-dealing cake is his Healing boost. Even IF some of the tougher enemies come close and stuff is about to hit the fan (Surfer's Rage, luckily, keeps most of them on distance), "pop a pill" and keep on rollin'...
If this Tank is not the best this game has to offer, I wanna know what is! (Write it in the comments NOW! =)

Spider-Man
Powers: Web bullets | Web Warrior | Web Shield
Costume: Classic
One of the biggest fan favorites, but not really that useful to run through the game. Wait... He actually is useful to swing fast through the whole thing, but if you're planning on tackling enemies while picking up items, there are much better choices. Web Warrior also works on bosses but obviously doesn't throw them across the room like the normal enemies. Still one of the better boss-battling powers.

Spider-Woman
Powers: Ensnare | Venom Blast | Metabolic Aura
Costume: Classic
1 of the 2 SIM discs I had to re-try, after picking up the last one. Also the healing looks nice on paper, but in practice I wouldn’t use her for combat

Storm
Powers: Lightning Strike | Blitz | Whirlwind Armor
Costume: Classic
Another team boost that decreases received damage, but not of all kinds (“only” elemental damage today). Not my favorite X-(wo)Man in the comics and even less so in this game.

Thing
Powers: Hand Clap | Earthclobber | Tough Skin
Costume: Modern
"It's clobberin' time!" Sure big guy, but not in my house... uhm, team! His Die Hard boost only affects him and it reduces received melee damage while increasing ALL OTHER types of received damage. Not the best Tank, but there are worse...

Thor
Powers: Mjolnir's Might | Hammer Toss | Asgard’s Blessing
Costume: Ultimate
Stun them with Toss and finish the job with Might. As simple as that. This is the ONLY hero in this list, where I am actually advertising a boost that increases stats temporarily for the whole team. But only since his other boost is even worse...

Venom
Powers: Symbiote Flail | Symbiote Byte | Claw
Costume: Ultimate
Venom... Great in Ultimate Spiderman, but mediocre in Ultimate Alliance. And by now we know the right choice for a Tank, don't we?

Wolverine
Powers: Claw Slash | Lethal Lunge | Fury
Costume: Ultimate / Classic
My favorite tank for the first play-through back on PS2 (no Moon Knight and Colossus there...), but more out of nostalgia, than usefulness. He is still a great Tank, mind you, and up until Ultimate Alliance on PS2 he was ALWAYS my tank in any Legends game. But obviously Moon Knight is the better choice for the sake of achievement hunting. For the costume, it really depends on what your playstyle is. If you fully focus on filling your rage meter, use ultimate. If you simply want to kill stuff with him, no matter what state he is in, Classic.


Looking at this list, I am obviously using:

First play-through on Easy:
Moon Knight
Deadpool
Iron Man
Captain America

Any further play-through:
Silver Surfer
Deadpool
Daredevil
Nick Fury

Here are all the symbols, that I use in this guide:

# : indicates a chance to get an achievement
* : indicates an action to setup/finish one of the side missions for 1 of the 10 "endings"
+ : indicates a skill pickup
$ : indicates a sketchbook pickup
& : indicates a collectible figurine (Daredevil or Black Panther) pickup
@: indicates a Simulation Disc pickup

Something important to mention for the first Easy play-through:
BEFORE I use that team shown above, I ALWAYS only use 1 hero at a time instead of 3, to quickly unlock the first 3 costumes. As I will mention also again when talking about the achievement, the best way to unlock all costumes is by only using that one hero to easily kill the needed amount of enemies (30 and 175 for “normal” characters and 250 for the 4th of almost all DLC characters). Once you’ve unlocked the 3rd (or 4th) costume, open the portal and swap that hero with the next. Try to use heroes first, that do not have a SIM disc, as SIM disc heroes get some extra kill-time during their respective mission. With this you should have unlocked ALL costumes by the end of the game (once I’ve picked up the last SIM disc, I went back to the HUB to finish them all on gold).

For the team on any further play-through I've said enough for the specific heroes already.

Keep the “kill (x amount of) enemies” and “throw (x amount of) enemies off a ledge” in mind!
Those can and will need to be accumulated during all of your play trough’s in story mode and SIM missions! Especially the elevator part at ‘Omega Base’ and the whole ‘Skrull Homeworld’ level are ideal spots with ledges in story mode. But the best spot is in Mephisto's Realm, when you have several spots with respawning enemies. More on that, when i talk about this achievement.

Level 1- Shield Helicarrier

Flight Deck | Command Deck
- nothing to find here -

Barracks
* After the first SAP, pick up the laptop on the ground to start the first side mission (will be delivered to Wyatt Wingfoot in the first hub)
+ striking – When you meet Radioactive Man and Winter Soldier on a balcony, move to the left room
+ body - in the area where you finally defeat Winter Soldier and Radioactive Man, go to the right and fly up on a balcony

Upper Batteries
+ focus – When you follow the hallway, there are 2 right turns twice, then it goes to the left and down some stairs. After those stairs there is an elevated area. On the right side. The pickup is in that area.
# Dragon Slayer - Fin Fang Foom was defeated.


Hub 1 – Stark Tower

Lobby
# Marvel Geek - Answered 15 Trivia questions correctly
# Comic God - Answered 20 Trivia Questions Correctly in a row
* Pick up Tony Stark’s cufflinks on a table
* Talk to Vision, he’ll ask you to get the decryption module from Black Widow.
* Talk to Hank Pym, who’ll ask you to get his cybernetic helmet from Omega Base
* Talk to Wyatt Wingfoot to give him the laptop
+ focus – on one of the upper walkways
+ body – on the other upper walkway
+ striking – on a table next to an upper walkway
$ Sketch book – right in front of Wyatt Wingfoot


Level 2 – Omega Base

Wrenchworks
& Daredevil Action Figure – Once you destroyed the first gear, go down the stairs on the right
@ Simulator disc -Captain America- After the first control room (take the right door)
+ body – After the first control room (take the left door)

Project Labs
* Cyber Speak - When you meet Bruce Banner for the first time, pick up Hank’s cybernetic helmet behind him on a desk.
@ Simulator disc -Wolverine- you escort David Banner, when following the hallway there are 2 doors at the right with some beds
+ striking – when leaving this area, there is a door opposite the exit door
* In the hallway between the two elevator rides is a door, leading to a room with a bunch of super soldiers and a console you have to protect from said Super Soldiers.

Top Deck
$ Sketch book – When you meet the first Shield agent, go down some stairs behind him
& Black Panther Action Figure – When you break the glass in the floor, go through the door down there. In the next room, before going through the next door on its left.
* Destroy the helicopter by activating the turret when a shield agent asks for your help. THEN finish all enemies in the area
+ focus – right before passing the next Shield agent (between breakable crates)
# Blue Screen of Death - M.O.D.O.K was defeated


Stark Tower (part 2)
* Wyatt Wingfoot needs you to talk to Hank Pym
* Deliver Hank Pym’s helmet

Iron Man Lab
* Jarvis needs the Stark cufflinks
* tell Weasel: Gabriel Jones
& Black Panther Action Figure – under the stairs you go down, after entering this lab
@ Simulator disc -Iron Man- on Iron Man’s computer
+ skill point – use Iron Man’s Health console with Iron Man
$ Sketch book – next to Wolverine (right side of the lab)


Level 3 – Atlantis

Nannite Chamber
+ focus – check the higher platform opposite the first exit

Dive Chamber
& Black Panther action figure – when standing in front of (and looking at) the computer, near the pipe on your right side

SHIELD Outpost
* First go into the temple of Negrete and find the grass to heal Namor
- nothing to find here –

Temple of Negrete
+ skill point – when you enter the temple, immediately there is a breakable wall on the left
@ Simulator Disc -Mr. Fantastic- there is another breakable wall in one of the side areas of the temple (check your map)

Atlantean Trenches
+ striking – next to one of the Sonic emitters
& Daredevil action figure – there is a soldier trapped in a giant shell near the exit of the area. He will give you a key for a locked chest next to a sunken ship further back. Open the chest

Atlantean Throne
$ Sketch book – When you used the pearl from Tiger Shark and Attuma to open 2 doors (left and right), take the left door and while you swim over the abyss to the pearl, the book is on the right side of the room.
# Underwater Battle - Tigershark and Attuma were defeated.

Defender’s Crypt
+ body – when you follow the path, there are ruins with pillars on the left and right side. The item is behind one of them

Arena
# Swimming with the Fish - The Mighty Kraken was defeated.


Stark Tower (part 3)
* Nick Fury asks you to get the Ultimo blueprints at Mandarin’s Palace
* tell Weasel: C.B. Cebulski


Level 4 – Mandarin’s Palace

First Section
$ Sketch book – in the first area is a rope that a strong character can pull to open a door. Behind the rope you can jump down behind a pillar. There is a book. Pick it up.
+ striking – in the area where you fight Ultimo.

Golden Court
@ Simulator Disc -Thing- in the room opposite the one with the Ultimo blueprints.
& Daredevil action figure - In the room where you jump over the gaps in the ground with firespitting dragons. Below one of the gaps (opposite of the door you enter)
# Defeated Grey Gargoyle - Grey Gargoyle was defeated.

Celestial Hall
$ Sketch book – in the corner of the room to the left (behind that little “fenced off” area), before you reach the Xtraction Point area.
+ body – right before you leave the area, where you fought Ultimo Mark 2
+ focus – right before you leave the area, where you fought Ultimo Mark 2

Forbidden Passage
@ Simulator Disc -Crimson Dynamo- after meeting Dr. Strange, check the next hallway
& Black Panther action figure – Before you enter the next area, there are 2 sets of Buddha statues (with spinning blades behind them). Its behind one of the second set (closer to the exit)

Mandarin’s Court
# Mandarin's Downfall - The evil Mandarin was crushed by the forces of good


Stark Tower (part 4)
* Give the Ultimo blueprints to Nick Fury

Hub 2 – Dr. Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum
* Immediately pick up the Gem of Oshtur

X-Traction point room
* Insert the Gem of Oshtur into the mirror
* Vision needs a book from the top floor
+ striking – in the room where you talk to Vision
+ focus (x2) – in Dr. Strange’s bedroom (need to have the Dr. in your team to open the door)

Sanctuary (top floor)
* Weasel needs a security module from Vision
& Daredevil action figure – take the left stairs and go to the end of the walkway.
@ Simulator Disc -Doctor Strange- take the right stairs and jump on the book (jump from the right side, so you roll against the pillar, when landing)
$ Sketch book – opposite of the room when you enter


Level 5 – Dr. Doom’s (fake) Castle (=Murderworld)

(Not) Castle Doom
+ focus – break the gate on the left side of the dining room table.
@ Simulator Disc -Mysterio- break another gate on the left side of the dining room table
& Daredevil action figure – break the gate on the right side of the dining room table.
# Scarlet Swashbuckler - Daredevil was unlocked as a playable hero.
+ skill point – When the spiked wall chases you down a hallway, leave the hallway at the end. Once the spiked wall passed the door, go back and push the wall further to open a secret room.
+ striking – after the hallway with the spiked wall, behind another breakable gate on the right side

Big Top
$ Sketch book – when you enter this area, immediately to the right
@ Simulator Disc -Luke Cage- when you enter this area, immediately to the left
+ body – When you enter this area go down the stairs. On the left is a wooden cage with Senator Kelly, the pickup is near him.
* Free senator Kelly
# Mutant Love - Cyclops has spoken with Jean.

Pinball
$ Sketch book –by one of the paddles
+ striking – near the X-traction point and a bumper
+ body – near the X-traction point and the other bumper

Fair Grounds
+ focus – break one of the fences and you find a bumper car with the pickup
$ Sketch book – After you used a hammer to open a gate, go through and it will be behind a small fence with stuffed animals

Maze-O-Death
@ Simulator Disc -Elektra- just follow the hedge maze

Fun House
+ striking – FIRST go through door 3 and follow the hallway
& Black Panther action figure – follow the hallway behind door 3 and check the poison spitting flowers in that room
# Wakandan Royalty - Black Panther was unlocked as a playable hero.
+ body – on one of the 4 elevated platforms where you fight with Arcade
# Game Over - Arcade was Defeated.


Sanctum Sanctorum (part 2)
* Wong needs the Eye of the Shadow Queen
* Talk to Weasel, Hank Pym, Prof. X and then tell Weasel: X-Mansion


Level 6 – Mephisto’s Realm

Mephisto’s Realm
# Fleeting Allies - Magneto has spoken to Xavier.
@ Simulator Disc -Blade- in the first area on the outskirt (not following one of the 5 paths)
+ striking – in the area where you throw leapers into the lava to lower the platform
& Black Panther action figure – in the area with 4 graves, in one of the graves
+ body – at the eternal torch

Inferno
* before crossing the bridge, pick up the Eye of Shadow Queen
& Daredevil action figure – after crossing the still intact bridge (next to the broken bridge) next to a tree
+ skill point – after you destroyed the first fire giant, check one of the statues
* Rescue Jean or Nightcrawler. Rescuing Nightcrawler is canon (looking at similarities in comics)
$ Sketch book – when you find the chained Ghost Rider, go down the left stairs and follow the path

Sepulcher
+ body – in a little room (next to a big room) when following the path
@ Simulator Disc -Scorpion- in a big room (next to a little room) when following the path
$ Sketch book – following the path further, you will reach 2 big rooms where giant enemies storm out. It’s in the right one…
+ focus – …and this is in the left one
# Son of a Devil - Blackheart was defeated.

Stygian Abyss
@ Simulator Disc -Ghost Rider- in the beginning of this area
# Mephisto's Defeat - Mephisto was struck down.

Hub 3 – Courtyard of the Gods
# Marvel Master - Answered 150 Trivia questions correctly
+ strike – in the area where you talk to Hermod
+ body – on a wooden walkway around the outskirt


Level 7 – Bifrost Bridge

Bifrost Bridge
@ Simulator Disc -Storm- when you enter the area immediately check the left
& Black Panther action figure – follow the right path and go to the end of the first wooden ship
$ Sketch book – on the right side of the Odin Statue (Odin’s point of view)
& Daredevil action figure – Push/pull the large statue on the right side (Odin’s left hand side) to press down on a piece of stone with the same markings on it. This will make a treasure chest appear; the action figure will be in the chest.
* Don’t forget to grab Valkyrie’s sword!

Midgard Gate
@ Simulator Disc –Spider-Man- When you go on the main part of the bridge, move toward the foreground (down on your controller) and you should see the disc.


Courtyard of the Gods (part 2)
+ focus – this should have appeared next to the Viking Warrior who should now give you access to the Warriors Hall for having beaten the previous section.

Warrior Hall
* tell Weasel: Ivan Petrovich
$ Sketch book – immediately behind you upon entering
+ skill point – on the throne at the far end
& Black Panther action figure – by two axes hanging on one of the sides of the hall near the throne
@ Simulator Disc -Thor- across from the Black Panther figure


Level 8 – Freeing the Warriors of Asgard

Asgard
+ body – by the large anvil down the left path
+ skill point – in a weapons cache (treasure chest, whatever) by one of the buildings
& Daredevil action figure – in grass down the right path from the beginning of the section

Odin’s Courtyard
(note: the following bonuses, which are all in the middle section of Odin’s Courtyard, can be accessed from either wing AFTER the statues are placed in both wings)
+ striking
+ focus
& Black Panther action figure – in the weapons cache

Grand Hall (section containing Heimdall after the end of the east wing of Odin’s courtyard)
+ focus – above one of the stone blocks you smash to move some wooden blocks that are within them to lower the left side of the force field.
$ Sketch book – in the room with Heimdall.
@ Simulator Disc -Deadpool- on a wooden walkway in the room with Heimdall’s horn.

The Great Forge (section containing Tyr after the end of the west wing of Odin’s courtyard)
@ Simulator Disc -Invisible Woman- take the path to the left of Tyr. It will be down in a slightly lower area to your left where you fight
some bad guys.
$ Sketch book – at the end of the left path from Tyr
+ strike – down the hall a ways past the great anvil; down the left side
+ body – on the right side, opposite the strike bonus


Courtyard of the Gods (part 3)
+ Talk to Weasel in the Warrior Hall, then Valkyrie and then Weasel again to finally finish this side mission


Level 9 – Niffleheim

Shore of Corpses
+ striking – behind a wall shortly after the first set of enemies
$ Sketch book – by a set of striders (bad guy type) off to the left
+ focus – past a half-sunken boat
& Daredevil action figure – on top of the cabin by the X-traction point.
* There is a fire pit in front of that cabin, investigate it to get the key for a locked chest that you passed before. Open it to get the ring.
@ Simulator Disc -Shocker- next to the exit of this area, after the X-traction point

Battleground
+ body – by the watch tower you can set on fire.
+ body – operate the catapult at the left side of the area. This will open up a new path. Take this path and you’ll see the body bonus.

Ymir’s Domain
$ Sketch book – immediately behind you upon entering
$ Sketch book – after beating Ymir you should see it where he was. It’s just before entering the Spire’s Ascent section.

Spire’s Ascent
@ Simulator Disc -Spiderwoman- it’s off to the left near the chasm.
+ striking – off to the right just off the path, by some barrels
+ focus – just past a bridge a little ways, can't miss it.

Raven’s Spire | Fake Warrior’s Hall
- nothing to find here -

Hub 4 – Attilan

Royal Library
+ body – on the outer ring of the section
+ focus – on the outer ring of the section
+ striking – on the outer ring of the section
$ Sketch book – on the outer ring of the section

Royal Court
* Tell Crystal: Muir Island
$ Sketch book – along the outer ring


Level 10 – Shi’Ar Warship

Fighter Bay
$ Sketch book – behind one of five crates that can be pushed around
@ Simulator Disc -Iceman- on the upper deck nearby, go up the stairs to the right of the pushable crates and cross over to the opposite side

Port Crew Quarters
- nothing to find here -

Starboard Crew Quarters
+ striking – in a corner

Shi’Ar Power Core/Hyperdrive
# Wrong Claws - Sabretooth has been mistaken for Wolverine
@ Simulator Disc -Ultron- when the guards split up, take the right path. It’ll be near the keycard guard.
+ focus – when the guards split up, take the left path. It’ll be near the keycard guard.
+ body – after beating Gladiator, it’ll be to your left, possibly out of your sight (depending on camera angle)
$ Sketch book – a little farther down the hall to the left

Outer Hull
+ striking – above and to the left of the gun force field controls
@ Simulator Disc -Ulik- to the right of the gun force field controls, at the very top of the level. It’s approximately above the second gun you can destroy.
& Daredevil action figure – after going past the communications dish and three more guns, follow the walkway around down, right, and then up. When you go up, go all the way up, and it’s in a corner.

Observation Deck
+ body – in the room where you actually fight Deathbird, on the right side

Science Section
* The timer doesn’t give you enough time to collect the items, but u MUST free Lilandra before reaching the last room!
+ skill point – immediately to the right upon entering the section
& Black Panther action figure – It is in the room just before you get to Lilandra’s room, straight ahead, past a couple of pillars. It’s easiest to fly around the pillars to get it.
+ focus – in the last room with the M’Kraan crystal


Level 11 – Skrull Homeworld
* Whenever you reach any generator/transmitter, destroy them before moving on. Just keep your mini-map in sight and watch out for red (or blue) X’s

Sky Towers
@ Simulator Disc -Piledriver- just go straight ahead and you’ll see it.
& Black Panther action figure – after you take the first left, it’ll be on the left in an area where you fight some Skrulls
+ body – go through the area with two skrull statues at its front. Circle around to the left side of the outside of the structure, and you’ll see it by a flaming pile.
+ focus – go through the area with two skrull statues at its front. Circle around to the right side of the outside of the structure, and you’ll see it by a flaming pile.

Aeronautics
$ Sketch book – On an elevated area in the hanger with the Skrull Empress’ ship
+ striking – On another elevated area in the hanger with the Skrull Empress’ ship
+ focus – in a tiny room just before the X-traction point.

Cityscape
@ Simulator Disc -Ms. Marvel- on the catwalk just after the first set of bad guys
$ Sketch book – just past the first optronic drill
+ body – a little ways past the first optronic drill (farther than the sketch book)
+ striking – at the end of the broken catwalk a short distance from the body pickup
@ Simulator Disc -Human Torch- just after you first get Galactus’ attention, go down the short edge of the next part of the catwalk.

Heights of Progress
# Good Samaritan – When you travel to Heights of Progress, simply go back to Cityscape and back again to HoP, without killing anything.
@ Simulator Disc -Dragonman- in front of the X-traction point
+ skill point – After the X-traction point, go in the first possible room on the left. It’s in there.
+ Free Level Up! – Save the Skrull scientist and talk to him.
& Daredevil action figure – in the other cell that opens when you free the scientist (the right cell).

World Devourer
# the Power Cosmic

Hub 5 – Doomified Stark Industries (DoomStark)

Doomified Iron Man Lab
- nothing to find here -

DoomStark (after beating Doom Ironmen)
$ Sketch Book – on table by Black Widow
+ striking – by training simulator
+ focus – by trivia machine
+ body – by Hank Pym


Level 12 – Castle Doom

First section
+ skill point – when the third magic stone section appears, you should see two statues of knights. Destroy the one on the left.
& Daredevil action figure – Destroy the knight statue on the right.

Castle Doom (room with X-traction point that’s covered)
$ Sketch book – by the door on the left side of the area

Doom’s Lair (go through the right door)
+ skill point – in a room on the right side of the hall, between two beds
& Black Panther action figure – use bookcase in a room on the left side of the hall to access the secret room. Open the weapon cache and it appears on that stone pillar behind you.
$ Sketch book – a little past another movable bookcase that opens up into a stone passageway. The sketch book is in the passageway.

Doom’s Dimension | Stairwell | Dimensional Cavern
- nothing to find here -

Hall of Arms
$ Sketch book – immediately to your left upon entering

Doom’s Lab
* Keep an eye on the minimap, a red cross will appear where the damaged Nullifier is located
$ Sketch book – room across from the room the damaged Ultimate Nullifier was in.
* After defeating Dark Thor, pick up his hammer and smash Odin’s prison

Castle Doom (revisited)
If you have collected the gauntlets, chest plate, and mask of Doom while making the loop from Doom’s Lair back to Castle Doom, the cases in the room will all break open, allowing you to collect:
+ focus (x4)
+ body (x4)
+ strike (x4)
# Doppelgänger – Before entering the last fight with Doom (by taking the stairs at his statue), put him in your team for this fight. As soon as he talks to you it should popup. The portal doesn't work in this fight, though, so u have to deal with him in your team.
# Doomed Ending. - Dr. Doom was utterly defeated.
# Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Nick Fury was unlocked as a playable hero.

Unlocking

# Excelsior! - Beat Marvel: Ultimate Alliance in Hard Mode.

As written above already: I advise to unlock all heroes on Easy, then starting fresh on Normal and immediately disabling auto-level-up and gear assignment. By the end of Normal the (active) heroes should be at ~lvl 30, perfect for an ‘easy’ play-through on Hard.
If you use Silver Surfer as main hero and Deadpool/Daredevil/Nick Fury as boosters, nothing really stands in your way.


# Doom's Duds - Unlocked all the outfits for Doom.
# Magnetic Regalia - Unlocked all the outfits for Magneto.
# Creed's Cloth - Unlocked all the outfits for Sabretooth.
# Symbiote Skins - Unlocked all the outfits for Venom.

# Gamma Garb - Unlocked all the outfits for the Hulk.
# Archer Apparel - Unlocked all the outfits for Hawkeye.
# Optic Outfits - Unlocked all the outfits for Cyclops.
# Teleport Threads - Unlocked all the outfits for Nightcrawler.

As written at the start of the walkthrough: I advise to only use 1 hero at a time in your team for the Easy (and even Normal) walkthrough and swapping for the next hero, the moment you unlock all (first) 3 costumes. You obviously need to add a second character once in a while, to activate 2-hero-switches. At least on Normal you should also take all 4 heroes for any (named) boss, as this makes it much easier to defeat them.


# Surfs Up - Silver Surfer was unlocked as a playable hero.
# Dressed for Success - Unlocked ALL outfits for EVERY hero
# Golden Age of Comics - Attained gold on all comic missions.

To finish the SIM missions easily with a GOLD reward, the best strategy is to immediately tackle them, the moment you’ve picked them up. While testing my walkthrough, every time I finished a level and went back to the hub, I played all currently open SIM discs. Since the last update (which added all DLC characters) I did not encounter any crash, even when playing several SIM discs in a row without saving, but better be safe than sorry and save in between every finished disc. The only 2 discs I had to replay at the end of my Easy play through were Iceman and Blade, for the rest I got gold on the first try.


Multiplayer

# I have a friend - Completed a level with at least 1 other player
# Super Hero Team - Completed 25 levels with at least 1 other player.
# Teamwork - Completed 1 level with 3 other players.
# Ultimate Team Alliance - Completed 25 levels with 3 other players.

If you have friends online and willing to help you out, great! You're done in under 5 min, promised. If not, you'll need at least 1 controller for both “at least 1 other player” achievements. The second player will be the keyboard. Alone you now need 2 more controllers (I did not try, if another keyboard works as well...) to get the other 2.
From any save-game in Atlantis or after, go back to the Stark hub and let all players join. Now go to Iron Man's lab and the first (or first 2, if playing with 4 players in total) pops up. Congrats! Do this 24 more times (back to Stark hub is another level finished) and done.


Arcade mode

# Battle Tested - Won 1 Arcade Mode Level.
# Mad Skillz - Win 3 Arcade levels consecutively.
# Teh Mast3r - Won 15 Arcade Mode levels consecutively.
# Battle Hardened - Won 20 Arcade Mode Levels.
# The Destroyer - Won 100 Arcade Mode Levels.

When a second player joins and if you then choose “Arcade mode” and the hero s/he wants to play as, the game will disable the other 2 heroes and as soon as there are 5 enemies killed by one of the players in one area, traveling to another area will start a scoring screen. Whoever has more points wins. Do this the required amount of times and the achievement pops up. Offline both play on the same profile, so it doesn’t matter who wins.

Fellow steamer John Lennon found fastest way, since the amount of score result screens carries over when loading:
When you start a game, pick only 2 heroes like Spider-Man (or even better: Silver Surfer) and a random other hero. Run/Roll/Fly through the first level of the game until you meet Scorpion. Quickly kill him and run/roll/fly on, until you get the cutscene with Nick Fury. Leave the bridge and the next area starts with an SAP infront of your starting position. To the left of it is the exit to the flight deck of this map and to the right of the SAP comes a locked door. It is important that no enemy dies from now on, so activate the second player on your keyboard. Exit this map to the flight deck and DON'T kill anybody here! There are immediately 2 enemies and to the left, on the "balcony" are 2 more. In the third "room" is one more enemy and that makes 5. Lure them all into the first room you started in and go back to the Command deck. Leave the controller hero here on the exit to the flight deck and wwalk with the keyboard controller to the SAP. Now save and go with the gamepad player to the flight deck once more. Here you can kill all 5 enemies easily and go back to the Cmmand deck and the score result screen appears. Then load your save game and go directly to the flight deck without even moving an inch and kill them all over again. Shouldn't take more than 40-60 min tops...

For the consecutive achievements you cannot use the load function, so either find somebody who is willing to help you, or move the second character with the keyboard and let the controller hand do the job.


Killing

# Pugilist - Performed 5 Finishing Moves.
# Melee Master - Performed 50 Finishing Moves.
# Touch of Death - Performed 200 Finishing Moves.

A finishing move is a combo (e.g.: A A B) where the last button press kills (!) the enemy. Should not be a real problem, especially when you play with only 1 hero on Easy (and Normal), since the AI heroes then can’t “steal kills”, which also increases the speed in which you unlock all costumes. A big help is the item ‘Executioner’s axe’ as this double’s the damage of the last button press.


# Fledging superhero - Defeated 10 Enemies.
# Legendary Superhero - Defeated 100 Enemies.
# The Ultimate Super Hero - Defeated 4000 enemies.

Same as the finishing move one, but even faster, since this time killing includes dying by power attacks and ledge-throws. I never really counted, how many enemies are spread over the whole game, but I got the 4000 one during my third play through (I did not kill all enemies on my second, so you probably get it faster).


# Fall to Death - Threw 5 Enemies off a Ledge.
# Scared of Heights - Threw 50 Enemies off a ledge.
# Widowmaker - Threw 500 enemies off a ledge.

The easiest spot for that achievement (took me ~25 min from 20 to 500 on Hard) is the first area of lvl 6 - Mephisto's Realm.
There are 5 areas around your starting spot, where you need to kill enemies in a certain way to proceed. 2 of those have endless spawning enemies (close to ledges):

- Throw enemies into a lava pit to lower a platform.
- Kill enemies on a platform

In both cases several of the spawn points for enemies are close to a ledge, just position yourself between the spawnpoint and the ledge, grab the enemy as soon as they spawn and throw them. The only way to throw them with any hero is "behind you", as forward and to the side usually makes the enemy hit an invisible wall.

Make sure the other 3 heroes are dead (select them and jump down said ledge), as they WILL get in your way. When the Achievement pops up, finish the job here. Once the area is cleared, you can open your portal and revive the others.

50 XP per answer

* The Fantastic Four have the headquarters in what building?
Baxter Building
* Peter Parker works as a photographer for:
The Daily Bugle
* Thor has two war goats to pull his chariot. They are named:
Toothgrinder and Toothgnasher
* Before becoming Radioactive Man, Chen Lu was:
A nuclear physicist
* S.H.I.E.L.D.'s highest ranking agent is:
Nick Fury
* Captain America was frozen in which war?
World War II
* The vampire hunter Blade is:
Half vampire
* Before turning to a life of crime, Mysterio was:
A special effects artist
* Dr. Doom went to the same college as:
Reed Richards
* What is commonly believe to be The Black Widow's previous occupation before becoming a Russian spy?
A ballerina
* Ghost Rider is known as:
The Spirit of Vengeance
* Deadpool joined the Weapon X program because:
He had incurable cancer
* Who paid Mac Gargan to become the Scorpion?
J. Jonah Jameson
* What did Dr. Pym discover that allowed him to change size?
Pym Particles
* Who here was not a member of the Howling Commandos?
Jasper Sitwell
* What vehicle is the Avengers primary mode of transport?
The Quinjet
* Which inhuman did Johnny Storm date?
Crystal
* Iceman is a member of which team?
The X-Men
* Which Super Hero is romantically interested in Sue Storm?
Namor
* What was Dum Dum Dugan before he joined the military?
A circus strongman
* What is the name of Tony Stark's building that the team uses as headquarters in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance?
Stark Tower
* Wyatt Wingfoot is a member of what tribe of Native Americans?
Keewazi
* What was Wolverine's name when he was a Horseman of Apocalypse?
Death
* Daredevil and Elektra first met at which school?
Columbia University
* Weasel's real name is:
Jack Hammer
* Edwin Jarvis is the butler to:
Tony Stark
* Captain Leonard McKenzie was the father of:
Namor
* The Vision is an android created by:
Ultron
* Fin Fang Foom is an alien from:
Maklu IV
* How many rings of power does Mandarin possess?
Ten
* Spider-Man was talked into creating the Spider-Mobile by the advertising firm of:
Carter Lombardo
* When just a child living on the street, Storm attempted to:
Pick the pocket of Professor Xavier
* The Thing has how many fingers on both hands, including his thumbs?
8
* Silver Surfer's "surfboard" is composed of:
the same material as his body
* Nick Fury has a brother who became the villain:
Scorpio
* Ms. Marvel has never been known as:
Rogue
* In college, Mr. Fantastic roomed with:
Ben Grimm
* Bullseye killed Elektra with:
her own sai
* Bucky was:
Captain America's sidekick
* What does the K in MODOK stand for?
Killing
* Jarvis was at one time a member of:
The Royal Air Force
* When she worked for Hydra, Spider-Woman's first mission was to:
Kill Nick Fury
* Wyatt Wingfoot was a college roommate of:
Johnny Storm
* Weasel has worked closely with:
Deadpool
* Namor's cousin Namorita is:
A clone
* Namor is half Atlantean and half:
Human
* Dr. Doom was expelled from college because:
He caused an explosion with an experiment
* The Grey Gargoyle is able to:
turn his victims to stone with a touch
* Attuma believes he is destined to rule Atlantis because:
it was written in the Atlantean Chronicles
* Mandarin lives in:
The Valley of Spirits

200 XP per answer

* Who is not a member of the Vishanti?
Tyr
* The Vision is programmed based on the brain patterns of:
Wonder Man
* The other Black Widow is also known as:
Yelena Belova
* The Sanctum Sanctorum is the home of:
Dr. Strange
* Professor Charles Xavier is the founder of:
The X-Men
* Who was Luke Cage's partner in Heroes for Hire, Inc.?
Iron Fist
* Reed Richards tried many times but failed to:
Revert Ben Grimm back to his human form
* Tony Stark created his very first armor:
with a pacemaker to keep his heart beating
* Invisible Woman's mother:
Died in a car accident
* Who saved Ghost Rider from his deal with Mephisto?
Roxanne Simpson
* Elektra's father was a:
Diplomat
* Daredevil's father was killed because:
He wouldn't throw a boxing match
* What villain was resurrected by using a cloned body of Captain America?
The Red Skull
* What is woven into Black Panther's suit to absorb attacks?
Vibranium
* Dr. Doom's full name is:
Victor von Doom
* S.H.I.E.L.D. uses a piece of equipment known as an LMD, which stands for:
Life Model Decoy
* Wong is Dr. Strange's:
Student
* Nightcrawler's real name is:
Kurt Wagner
* Ms. Marvel became the Super Hero Binary after:
Being experimented on by the Brood
* Nick Fury's middle name is:
Joseph
* How did Rhino get the super-strong suit he wears?
He was part of an Eastern Bloc experiment
* Where does Arcade trap his victims?
Murderworld
* The Sanctum Sanctorum is located at:
177a Bleecker Street
* The Ancient One is the teacher of:
Doctor Strange
* Who is Nightcrawler's mother?
Mystique
* Where is Clea from?
The Dark Dimension
* Spider-Man's real name is:
Peter Parker
* Storm has a deep fear of:
Enclosed spaces
* Before he became the Thing, Ben Grimm was:
Leader of the Yancy Street Gang
* Hank Pym has not worked under which name?
Big Man
* Professor Xavier was unable to walk after suffering a spine injury during a battle with:
An alien named Lucifer
* Wong's father was named:
Hamir
* Mephisto considers Blackheart to be:
His son
* Arcade's two assistants are named:
Miss Locke and Mr. Chambers
* When she uses too much power Jean Grey can potentially become:
The Phoenix
* Clea is a close friend of:
Dr. Strange
* Daredevil first wore a mask when:
He attempted to save Elektra and her father
* The Human Torch's uniform is never damaged by flame because it's made of:
Unstable molecules
* Dr. Strange originally sought out the Ancient One:
To cure his damaged hands
* One of Peter Parker's worst enemies in high school was:
Flash Thompson
* Thor was once turned into what animal by Loki?
Frog
* The Shocker's suit does what?
Deflects physical blows with a vibrational shield
* Dr. Doom wears a facemask:
Because his face is scarred
* The parents of Professor Xavier are:
Sharon and Brian Xavier
* Margali Szardos is:
the ♥♥♥♥♥ who raised Nightcrawler
* Who was not a herald of Galactus?
Hurricane
* How did Spider-Woman get her powers from Spider-Man?
She didn't
* Markio Yashida was engaged to marry:
Wolverine
* Jean Grey's powers activated early in her life when she witnessed:
Her friend being hit by a car
* Dr. Doom attempted to get to Mephisto's Realm for many years because:
Mephisto held his mother's spirit prisoner

450 XP per answer

* The Asgardians refer to Earth as;
Midgard
* Odin is not the father of:
Loki
* Black Panther is the king of:
Wakanda
* Who created the Super Soldier Serum that created Captain America?
Emil Erskine
* Matthew Murdock's father was a boxer with the nickname of:
Battling Jack Murdock
* Who built H.E.R.B.I.E.?
Reed Richards
* Thor's hammer can only be lifted by:
Those the hammer deems worthy
* After cutting off Sif's blond hair, Loki replaced it with new hair created by:
Dwarves
* What did the wolf Fenris do to the warrior Tyr?
Bit his hand off
* What does Valkyrie call Dragonfang?
Her sword
* Enchantress is able to enslave men with a:
kiss
* Dr. Doom attended what college with Reed Richards?
Empire State University
* Who is able to become as hard as diamond or completely intangible?
The Vision
* Bifrost is another name for:
The Rainbow Bridge
* Hermod is known primarily as the god of:
Speed
* The vampires refer to Blade as;
The Daywalker
* What earth-shattering news did Loki tell Deadpool?
That Deadpool was a comic book character
* Dr. Strange is also known as:
The Sorcerer Supreme
* Ghost Rider made a deal with Mephisto:
To save the life of Crash Simpson
* Iceman was able to hide his mutant powers until:
He had to freeze the leader of a gang of bullies
* Who is second in command of the Fantastic Four?
Sue Storm
* Luke Cage can only be injured by:
Adamantium weapons
* What can Mr. Fantastic do?
Alter his appearance to look like someone else
* Ms. Marvel had her powers stolen by:
The X-Man named Rogue
* Before joining the military, Nick Fury was part of:
an airplane wing-walking act
* Which is the correct spelling of Peter Parker's alter ego?
Spider-Man
* Which of these is not true of the Thing's physique?
Has no nose
* Bifrost is the bridge to:
None of the above
* The Black Knight gave Valkyrie:
Her winged horse
* To recharge his power, Odin must:
Enter a state known as Odinsleep
* After being fatally wounded by Bullseye, Elektra managed to:
Make her way to Matthew Murdock's home
* Pepper Potts is the name of:
Tony Stark's secretary
* The Silver Surfer is from the planet:
Zenn-La
* Wolverine's bones are covered in:
Adamantium
* Volla is an Asgardian who:
Can forsee the future
* Who has not lifted Thor's hammer?
Daredevil
* Which is not one of the races in Asgard?
All are found in Asgard
* What makes Spider-Woman so attractive to men?
Pheromones
* Storm's real name is:
Ororo Munroe
* What is Robbie Robertson's job at the Daily Bugle?
Editor in chief
* Sif and Thor didn't marry because:
Sif couldn't understand Thor's attachment to humans
* Asgard is made up of how many worlds?
Nine
* What does not describe Ymir?
A Fire Giant
* What magical item does Loki use?
Norn Stones
* The Black Widow's husband became:
The Red Guardian
* Hank Pym created Ultron based on the brain patterns of:
Himself
* S.H.I.E.L.D. is affiliate with:
The United Nations
* What experiment was Dr. Doom working on that exploded in college?
A communicator to talk to his dead mother
* The Wrecking Crew got their super powers when:
An enchanted crowbar they held was struck by lightning
* Loki is the true son of:
The Frost Giant Laufey

800 XP per answer

* Attilan is located:
In the Blue Area of the moon
* The Inhumans develop their superpowers after they:
Breathe in the Terrigen Mist
* What team wasn't Blade a part of?
The Lethal Legion
* What was the name given to the project to create Captain America?
Operation: Rebirth
* Ghost Rider was bound to the demon named:
Zarathos
* The Inhumans were originally humans who:
Were experimented on by the Kree
* Black Bolt does not talk because:
His voice is so powerful it could level a mountain
* When Gorgon stamps his foot it:
Makes a mini-earthquake
* Galactus was originally:
an alien named Galan
* Super-Skrull was created to:
defeat the Fantastic Four
* The Starjammers are lead by Corsair, who is the father of:
Cyclops
* When he was created by Ultron, The Vision's first mission was to:
Kill the Avengers
* What is Wakanda's greatest mineral resource?
Vibranium
* What was the name of Matt Murdock's receptionist?
Karen Page
* Deadpool is known as:
The merc with the mouth
* The Watchers upload all information they accumulate to:
The One
* Black Bolt once whispered a word and:
Destroyed half of Attilan
* The Skrull were a peaceful race until they were attacked by:
The Kree
* The Shi'ar race evolved from:
Birds
* S.H.I.E.L.D. Central is the organizational headquarters which is located in:
New York
* Dr. Doom originally took the throne of Latveria from:
King Vladimir
* Which item doesn't Dr. Strange use:
The Infinity Formula
* Invisible Woman was at one time known as:
Invisible Girl
* Which villain did Tony Stark use his Centrifugal Force ray on to make so heavy he sank through the floor of the factory?
The Crusher
* Hank Pym uses his cybernetic helmet to control:
Ants
* The equipment that gave Luke Cage his powers was created by:
Stark International
* Silver Surfer's real name is;
Norrin Radd
* Which does not describe Lilandra Nermani?
Romantically involved with Magneto
* The Skrulls had a homeworld called Skrullos until:
it was devoured by Galactus
* The Starjammers are a group of former:
Shi'ar prisoners
* Who is king of the Inhumans?
Black Bolt
* Why was Attilan moved to the moon?
To escape humans and their pollution
* What Kree device was used on Carol Danvers to turn her into Ms. Marvel?
Psyche-Magnitron
* Nick Fury was at one time leader of:
The Howling Commandos
* Does the Thing really have a Sweet Aunt Petunia?
Yes and she's a young woman
* Thor was banished to Earth for a while because:
He violated a truce between the Asgardians and the Frost Giants
* The 'fastball special' is when:
Colossus throws Wolverine at an enemy
* When Storm was a child, the gang of street urchins she was in was lead by:
Achmed el-Gibar
* In battle, the Silver Surfer uses:
The Power Cosmic
* What device did Reed Richards successfully use to keep Galactus from consuming the Earth?
The Ultimate Nullifier
* Karnak's special power is:
To see the weakness in any item, person or plan
* The only person who might be considered a friend of Uatu is:
Reed Richards
* What does not describe Gladiator?
Loyal only to Lilandra
* Triton is good friends with:
Namor
* Who Does Dr. Droom blame for the explosion that got him expelled from college?
Reed Richards
* Elektra was resurrected by:
Stone
* Loki manage to foul up the creation of Thor's hammer by:
Shortening the handle
* Crystal's power is the ability to:
Control fire, water, earth and air
* To protect Attilan from destruction, Black Bolt was kept:
in a soundproof room
* How did Medusa converse with Black Bolt when he was kept in the soundproof room?
With a special sign language
* Eitri, Brok and Buri are dwarven blacksmiths who created:
Thor's hammer

1,250 XP per answer

* Castle Doom is located in:
Latveria (you get no XP for it)
* How does Dr. Doom enforce the law in his country?
An army of robots
* Willie Lumpkin is:
Mailman to the Fantastic Four
* The Vision was created from parts:
used in the original Human Torch
* Nick Fury's brother Jake led the group of villains known as:
The Zodiac
* The Avenger's Mansion was located at:
890 Fifth Avenue
* Who is Psylocke the sister of?
Captain Britain
* Mikhail Rasputin, the brother of Colossus, was at one time a:
Cosmonaut
* What did the Shi'ar do with Cyclops's parents?
Kidnap them and make them prisoners
* What villain did T'Challa destroy the hand of while protecting his father?
Ulysses Klaw
* Which Super Hero is the alter-ego of Steve Rogers?
Captain America
* Daredevil was blinded as a child by:
Radioactive waste
* How did Willis Stryker have a big impact on Luke Cage's life?
He framed Luke for a crime so he would go to jail
* Who has not been a love interest for Wolverine?
Spider-Woman
* Thor's war hammer is made out of:
Uru
* The capital of Latveria is:
Doomstadt
* As a child, the Thing lived where?
Yancy Street
* Which does not describe Storm's mother?
A former member of the X-Men
* Before joining S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Woman was a member of:
HYDRA
* At one time, Peter Parker's Aunt May was very close friends with:
Doctor Octopus
* Norrin Radd became the Silver Surfer to:
Save his home planet from Galactus
* Who used the Ultimate Nullifier to keep Galactus away from Earth?
Reed Richards
* Which Super Hero had a best friend named Harold "Happy" Hogan?
Iron Man
* Sandi Brandenburg is known as:
Deadpool's manager
* Which odd turn of events did not happen to Psylocke?
She teleported the X-Men to the Negative Zone with Cerebro
* Deacon Frost is the vampire who:
Attacked Blade's mother
* Why was all the research on the Super Soldier Serum lost?
Dr. Emil Erskine was kille
* Franklin "Foggy" Nelson is Matt Murdock's:
Business partner
* Dr. Strange was originally a:
Neurosurgeon
* Johnny Blaze is the real name of which Super Hero?
Ghost Rider
* What's the name of the college Wyatt Wingfoot and Johnny Storm attended?
Metro College
* Colossus did not know he had the mutant power to turn to steel until he:
Stopped a tractor from crushing his sister
* Cyclops cannot control his optic beam unless he is:
Wearing special glasses
* Dr. Cornelius was the head of:
The Weapon X Program that dealt with Wolverine
* Ben Grimm's battle cry is:
It's clobberin' time
* Deadpool never removes his mask because:
His face is severely disfigured
* Daredevil is known as:
The man without fear
* Cyclops spent his childhood at an orphanage in:
Omaha, Nebraska
* How long did Dr. Doom's trans-dimensional experiment in college work before it exploded?
Two minutes and thirty-seven seconds
* Baron Wolfgang von Strucker was known for leading the group called:
HYDRA
* When she was a Soviet agent, the Black Widow initially spied on:
Stark Enterprises
* Who was Captain America's sidekick in WWII?
Bucky
* Elektra was killed by Bullseye shortly after she refused to kill:
Foggy Nelson
* When he was 15 years old, Tony Stark's parents were killed:
In a car accident
* What is not true about Colossus in his metal form?
Immune to magnetic attacks
* What is the name of the wrestler Spider-Man defeats as he attempts to cash in on his new found powers?
Crusher Hogan
* At the time she took Ms. Marvel's powers, Rogue was a member of:
The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
* Dr. Doom's mother died because she made a bad deal with:
Mephisto
* How does Dr. Doom describe his form of government?
An enforced monarchy

MODOK Chip
+5%XP | +3% CRIT on all attacks

Norn Stones
+15% XP | +30% credits

Aura of Seduction
+20% XP

All 3 are assigned to the 3 AI heroes, as soon as i pick them up. They make leveling up and buffing costumes so much easier.


Executioner's Axe
Finishers do double damage.

I put that on the Tank to unlock an achievement, after that it rots in the inventory...


Attuma's Wrath
Increases power damage by 25% | +35% damage to all Fire Dmg Powers

This is usually the item i put on my tank (especially in Jhonny's SIM Mission), since it offers the best power damage increase. Other items increase melee damage power and i don't need that anymore at the time they drop.


Loki's Gift
Reduces Attack Damage by 25% | Increases Damage Taken by 25%.

Read the description twice before using! For those moments where you need a challenge...


Starbolt's Flame
5 Fire Damage to all melee attacks | +35% damage to all Fire Dmg Powers.

White Ring of Mandarin
+5 Energy Dmg to all melee attacks | +35% damage to all Energy Dmg Powers.

Dark Uru Hammer
+10 Electricity Dmg to all melee attacks | +50% damage to all Electricity Dmg Powers.

Grappling Speed
Grab moves do 50% more damage.

Asgard Armor
+50% Elemental Dmb Resistance | +50% damage to all Electricity Dmg Powers.

Ultimo's Plating
10% chance to reflect projectiles. | +50% to Defense.

Spider's Bite
+10% chance to dodge melee attacks. | +20% movement and attack speed

I don't know why, but i always keep those items in stock. I never use them, but i also never sell them... ^^

Luckily since the last update that added all DLC characters (Magneto, Hulk, ect.), most bugs were also solved. While creating this guide i did not encounter any gamebraking bugs.

However, there is one very annoying bug in VS SIM discs at Omega base:
When you have Captain America in the team, you better use him as active hero, since as AI hero he is literally braindead. Even with enemies attacking he doesn't do sh*t and just stays where you leave him...

I did not test other heroes and always used the team described above (Cap, Pool, Tony and Moon).


Fellow steamer Dayvo encountered another bug:
"There's this one glitch with the Ymir boss battle, I don't know if it happened to anyone else but sometimes it skips his conversation and goes straight to battle but the spearmen don't spawn making it impossible to beat him. If anyone else encounters this, all you have to do is just go back to the previous area (that's the orange gate icon on the map) and back to Ymir and the spearmen should spawn, although the conversation would still be skipped. Hope this helped anyone :)"


If you find any more bugs that affect the gameplay in negative ways (no audio bugs, or missing moves, please), let me know in the comments and i add them here.

Written & Copyright 2016 by Me, with the help of steamer Freezebacon™

Ultimate thanks to Youngblood0000 and his item guide (PS2) on Gamefaqs, which gave me the idea for this guide!