Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Ordergot its first major expansion today, and it is calledCurse of the Vampire.This paid DLC adds four additional characters to the lineup ofMarvel heroes inMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3, but there’s also a free component to the update that brings a sizable chunk of new content to the game all on its own.
To start, the free portion of the update adds four newMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3iconic costumesthat can be worn by characters already in the game. Specifically, Captain America got his Super Soldier uniform, Black Panther received his Thrice-Blessed Armor, Thor now has his Ultimate Marvel look, and Iron Man got his Extremis Armor.
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To note, this is the second free costume update thatMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3has received since it released in July. The first one included Hulk’s Planet Hulk gladiator design, Captain Marvel’s Ms. Marvel suit, and Spider-Man’s symbiote costume.
Along with everything else introduced in today’sCurse of the Vampireupdate, these three costumes also received alternative colors, which players can grab from the SHIELD depot storefront using theMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3in-game currencythat can be earned while playing. The alternate Ms. Marvel suit is all-white, Hulk’s can become gladiator Red Hulk, and the symbiote costume can get a red and gold color upgrade.
Beyond additional costumes, the free component of the update also increases the level cap to 150, adds new upgrades to unlock on the alliance skill tree, and adds Nightmare mode. This mode pits players against random enemies infected by a vampiric curse, which can revives them, with new and deadly powers, even after being defeated.
All in all, that’s quite a lot of new content forUltimate Alliance 3, especially considering that so much of it is free for players. Essentially, everything except the fourMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Curse of the Vampirecharactersand the new Gauntlet mode is available to everyone, ensuring that even players who don’t have the money for DLC can shake things up in their games.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Orderis available now exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
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