World Famous Comics: X-Men Legends II Rise of the Apocalypse
X-Men Legends II Rise of the Apocalypse
From: Activision Inc. Average Rating: Binding: Video Game ESRB Age Rating: Teen Label: Activision Inc. Model: 81041 Platform: GameCube Release Date: September 20, 2005
Features:
Choose up to 4 players from the X-Men or Brotherhood teams and send them on missions
Each of the 16 playable characters has 10 superpowers you can use for awesome fighting, melee or ranged attacks - all upgradeable as you earn expereince & complete missions
Online and offline multiplayer modes feature dynamic joining that lets your friends jump into the action at any time
Flexible, open-ended storyline lets you determine the outcome of the battle -- theatrical-quality FMV move the story along
6 multiplayer skirmish modes offer head-to-head versus action, side-by-side battles against enemies and more
Product Description: X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is an all new action-RPG that lets players create,customize and control teams of the legendary mutant heroes, hated and feared by the world they struggle to protect. This time, the threat of Apocalypse is looming over the world. An immortal mutant with advanced science and incredible shapeshifting powers, Apocalypse and his Four Horsemen seem unstoppable. To face this incredible evil, the X-Men and their rivals in the Brotherhood Of Mutants will unite -- but even that may not be enough. Fantastic enemies and environments taken directly from the classic saga - Demolish over 100 different types of enemies, from hordes of Apocalypse's henchmen to Lady Deathstrike and Apocalypse's 4 Horsemen -- in locations like the Weapon X facility, the Infinite Factory, Egypt and the North Pole
X-Men Legends II Fantastic game, great fun for one to four players. Awesome gameplay with a nice array of playable characters. Highly recommended.
Excellent game X-Men Legends II: The Age of Apocalypse is a 3d RPG based on the X-Men from the Marvel Comics universe. As the title says the ultimate boss is Apocalypse himself.
Pros Gameplay is really fun for a while. Graphics are OK, very appropriate for a comics based franchise. The AI of your comrades and your enemies is acceptable. The easy mode is really easy. This is a must for kids and casual gamers. Alternate costumes, so you can outfit your heroes the way you remember/prefer them. The selection of playable characters is great. Having some alternate costumes like Jean's Phoenix and Dark Phoenix is awesome. The bosses, npc and other cameos are amazing. The developers borrow many things from the Age of Apocalypse Saga, but not the alternate reality plot from the original storyline. Being able to play with not so mainstream characters like Sunfire, Deadpool and the Scarlet Witch is really nice. Or villains like Juggernaut...
Cons The item picking/selling system gets really annoying. You'll find yourself teleporting to your HQ many times only to sell the excess of items so you can continue picking more of them. There comes a time when your characters can't increase level fast enough, it gets boring. There are many NPCs I'd want to play with: Archangel (not angel), Black Queen, White Queen, Blob, Havok, Shadowcat, Forge, Blink, Dazzler, Pyro and Vindicator. Psylocke, my favorite x-woman is not a playable character. I'd like to have Siryn, Firestar and Quicksilver too. Cannonball, Cable, Pyro, Sabretooth are exclusive playable characters of other platforms. There are too many objects to destroy, so I find myself using Sunfire to blast objects in every room and corridor in search of secrets, it gets tiresome after a while. Having Iron Man as an unlockable playable characters in an x-men game is odd. The villains are the most interesting characters from the x-men comics, is a shame I can't play as Mister Sinister, Omega Red, Holocaust, Abyss or Apocalypse.
Playable Characters: Cyclops Iceman Jean Grey Storm Colossus Wolverine Nightcrawler Sunfire Rogue Bishop Gambit Scarlet Witch Juggernaut Magneto Toad Deadpool Iron Man Professor X
OK, maybe most of the cons are not really cons but more of a wish list for x-men legends 3. I've already played Marvel Ultimate Alliance, but that is another story.
X-Men Legends II Rise of the Apocalypse It's a great game and arrived in perfect condition.
Fun if you like X-men When I ordered the seller said that it would take 4 weeks to receive. I got it in 3 days. Other than the order speed, I liked the changes in skills that X-men ledgends one doesn't provide. However, the story line is lacking. Players that don't know the X-men story should not get lost in the game, but I think that knowing the story makes the game just a little better. I gave it 4 out of 5 star for the overall rating because the bosses throughout the game were too easy while some of the other enemies were harder.
good action rpg good for xmen fans and probably for those who are not. this game is kinda long, lots of items, small improvements over the first.
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