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'''''Marvel Ultimate Alliance''''' is a 2006 video game released by Activision. Prior to its release, Activision held a contest where the winners got to voice minor characters in the game, Bruce Banner and Jean Grey. One of the contest winners was Arin Hanson (aka Egoraptor), known for his popular ''Awesome'' series on Newgrounds and later the Let's Play series ''Game Grumps''.<ref>[http://voice123.com/arinhanson Arin's voice acting profile where he mentions his role as Bruce Banner] Retrieved 9 Aug 16.</ref> While Arin was chosen to voice Bruce Banner in the game, voice actor Robin Atkin Downes ended up voicing him in the final cut.
'''''Marvel Ultimate Alliance''''' is a 2006 video game released by Activision. Prior to its release, Activision held a contest where the winners got to voice minor characters in the game, Bruce Banner and Jean Grey. One of the contest winners was Arin Hanson (aka Egoraptor), known for his popular ''Awesome'' series on Newgrounds and later the Let's Play series ''Game Grumps''.<ref>[http://voice123.com/arinhanson Hanson's voice acting profile where he mentions his role as Bruce Banner] Retrieved 9 Aug 16.</ref> While Hanson's was chosen to voice Bruce Banner in the game, voice actor Robin Atkin Downes ended up voicing him in the final cut.


==Version Confusion==
==Version Confusion==
While his voice wasn't used for some versions of the game, Hanson's voice was allegedly used for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and PSP versions.<ref>[https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/1108/ VGFacts trivia that confirms his involvement with the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions.] Retrieved 30 Jan 17.</ref><ref>[http://egoraptor.net/voice.html Arin's website where he mentions the role again and which of the ports his voice is on] Retrieved 9 Aug 16.</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-compare/Hulk/Bruce-Banner/ A voice compare page for Bruce Banner with discussion on Arin Hanson's role in the comments] Retrieved 9 Aug 16.</ref> However, no versions of the game include these voice recordings. They haven't resurfaced online and it's unknown if they exist anymore.
While his voice wasn't used for some versions of the game, Hanson's voice was allegedly used for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and PSP versions.<ref>[https://www.vgfacts.com/trivia/1108/ VGFacts trivia that confirms his involvement with the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions.] Retrieved 30 Jan 17.</ref><ref>[http://egoraptor.net/voice.html Hanson's website where he mentions the role again and which of the ports his voice is on] Retrieved 9 Aug 16.</ref><ref>[http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-compare/Hulk/Bruce-Banner/ A voice compare page for Bruce Banner with discussion on Arin Hanson's role in the comments] Retrieved 9 Aug 16.</ref> However, no finished versions of the game include these voice recordings.


==Reason for Cancellation==
==Reason for Cancellation==
In Loseratfinding's correspondence with Arin Hanson via email, he learned that Arin recorded his voice after Activision informed him that it would be used in select versions of the game. Since this was also a local contest, Activision assumed that all the auditions were coming from LA and in the surrounding areas. Arin got a "congratulations" email and was invited to LA. However, he was unavailable and his recording came in too late during the production cycle to be used.
In Loseratfinding's correspondence with Hanson via email, he learned that he recorded his voice after Activision informed him that it would be used in select versions of the game. Since this was also a local contest, Activision assumed that all the auditions were coming from LA and in the surrounding areas. Hanson got a "congratulations" email and was invited to LA. However, he was unavailable and his recording came in too late during the production cycle to be used.
 
So, Arin's recordings were intended to be used and released for the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions of the game, but due to time constraints, Activision used another voice actor for the role. Therefore, it's possible that these recordings will never be released, and it's likely that they could only be in Hanson's possession at this point.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:58, 31 January 2017

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Box art for the Xbox 360 version of the game.

Status: Lost


Marvel Ultimate Alliance is a 2006 video game released by Activision. Prior to its release, Activision held a contest where the winners got to voice minor characters in the game, Bruce Banner and Jean Grey. One of the contest winners was Arin Hanson (aka Egoraptor), known for his popular Awesome series on Newgrounds and later the Let's Play series Game Grumps.[1] While Hanson's was chosen to voice Bruce Banner in the game, voice actor Robin Atkin Downes ended up voicing him in the final cut.

Version Confusion

While his voice wasn't used for some versions of the game, Hanson's voice was allegedly used for the Wii, PlayStation 3, and PSP versions.[2][3][4] However, no finished versions of the game include these voice recordings.

Reason for Cancellation

In Loseratfinding's correspondence with Hanson via email, he learned that he recorded his voice after Activision informed him that it would be used in select versions of the game. Since this was also a local contest, Activision assumed that all the auditions were coming from LA and in the surrounding areas. Hanson got a "congratulations" email and was invited to LA. However, he was unavailable and his recording came in too late during the production cycle to be used.

So, Arin's recordings were intended to be used and released for the Wii, PS3, and PSP versions of the game, but due to time constraints, Activision used another voice actor for the role. Therefore, it's possible that these recordings will never be released, and it's likely that they could only be in Hanson's possession at this point.

References