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X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005) (VG)
7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful :-
I love this game!, 18 December 2005
Author: chmnig from United States
My mother bought me this game for my birthday and I have to say I'm glad she did. The game was fun and exciting. I don't think its that tuff like the first one, but the cool thing is the X-Men get to work with one of the Brotherhood. Especially the all so powerful Magneto. Whats good about the game is that you face a lot more enemies your probably not used to knowing. The second best thing about the game is that the further you go along with it, the more powerful you get, which means more killer power moves. Some original and some really knew and cool. Its to the point where they have more powers that are so cool that you want to play the game over again just to see what it'll do to your enemies.
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Quite entertaining, and worth it for fans of the X-Men, 20 August 2006
Author: Grann-Bach (Grann-Bach@jubii.dk) from Denmark
I haven't played the first game, mainly due to its non-PC(as in computer, not politically correct) release, though I remember seeing game-play trailers and the likes in 2004. I borrowed this game from a friend, and quickly got into it. You control members of the two well-known Marvel groups, The X-Men and The Brotherhood of Mutants. The plot is quite simple, though fairly well-written; both Xavier and Magneto find themselves with separate reasons for leading a battle against Apocalypse... the original mutant. They team up, and the player is allowed to pick and choose warriors from both groups. The game plays as a non-turn-based action RPG, with running around, fighting, picking up items, collecting experience points, leveling up, etc. The game-play is entertaining, if somewhat repetitive. It mostly consists of fighting. Usually, you're driven by some objective, which is almost without exception to destroy or activate an object. The levels are mission-based, so in-between each actual mission, you talk to people around the base camp(one of the five there are throughout the game) and receive new missions. For each mission, there is a briefing, which informs you of the objectives, provides background as well as serve to display the rather shaky alliance the two teams have. The game is divided into five acts, at the end of any of which, you're treated to a brief cut-scene which furthers the story some(and all of which are rather well-done, I must say) and a change of scenery(aka, the camp). In the camp, you're also allowed to buy and sell equipment, review how much you've collected(I'll get to that in a minute), store equipment and use the Danger Room computer. Last-mentioned works to provide extra challenges, in the form of "courses"(often "survive for *this* long" or "defeat *this* amount of enemies") to take, and when you complete these, you are awarded bonuses. Scattered around the levels are the collect-able items... these include discs for the Danger Room(which unlock the courses), sketch books that unlock artwork for the game, etc. The main game has you leading a team of four mutants, in which you can control any of the four(and you can switch between which you control at the push of a button). There are two standard attacks, a jump and a grab move(which, if your character is strong enough, will allow you to throw enemies or debris(you can destroy much of the debris and pick up some of it; not quite with the ease or to the extent of the Hulk game, but still good)), and lastly, a number of power-up attacks. These take some energy to execute, energy which slowly replenishes over time, and which you can also pick up energy packs to fill up. You can have four of these powers ready for use at any one time, and switching between which of the ones those are(there are more than four for each character, though I can't provide an exact count) is also simply at the push of a button(or, rather, two at the same time). The powers are, in a word, awesome. Storm'll hurl a lightning bolt at her opponent. Jean Grey can throw people around like rag-dolls with her telekinesis. Toad attacks with his tongue... and that's just a small taste. Nightcrawlers teleportation alone makes for incredibly entertaining play, as does the flight ability of several of the mutants(though, as far as I can tell, no attacks can be performed whilst airborne). The boss fights are good, if a few of them are somewhat more tedious than challenging. Several of the boss enemies even yelled out tips on how to beat them, though I'm confident that that's only for the lower difficulties. I must say, however, the very last one is rather interesting, and fairly entertaining to play(if one enjoys this kind of game at all, and it doesn't exactly hurt to be a fan of the Marvel universe). Several of the mutants you meet and talk to, throughout the game, introduce you to them(if you ask them to), stating their full name and mutant power(occasionally even who they are related to). The interface is good, and the controls are simple, though allowing for easy execution of the various fighting moves and such. There are, I'm afraid, still some cracks in the otherwise polished facade... the AI could have been better. Several enemies wait around for you(as opposed to flat-out attacking) if they are long enough away(even though you can see them), others try to attack you through indestructible walls... then again, the team members(which are automatically controlled by the computer, unless you play multi-player, something I've yet to try) work fairly good, and you'll never see one going over the side of a cliff. You can "call" them to you, though I found myself more in need of a "spread out" command, since they tend to flock around you(bad idea for enemies that do radial damage). The level design is somewhat uncreative, and I found myself annoyed by the overly long halls and the overwhelming amount of different ways to go(though reasonably good freedom of movement). You're often in a small area, making the fighting somewhat cramped. The camera is dynamic, meaning, it moves when you do. This can(but mostly won't) mess up some fighting and movement, since it'll turn and thereby alter the controls to fit it. Voice acting is hit-and-miss... Wolverine and Beast, for example, are spot-on. Meanwhile, Nightcrawler sounds like Klaus out of American Dad and Sabretooth is so overdone, he inspires chuckles rather than fear. The mini-map is about as much trouble as it is help. Few of those are good, anyway, but System Shock 2 managed to do excellent at it. The enemy design also leaves something to be desired, and there are some coding/animation flaws(though none are critical). Still, very good game of a good length(took me 25 hours playing time) and the comic-book graphics fit exceptionally well. I recommend this to any fan of the Marvel universe and of action RPG's. 8/10
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
An amazing game for X-men fans, 22 November 2005
Author: vampyrian from Slovenia
Sadly I couldn't play the first game since I don't have a gaming console, but I was absolutely excited when i found out that the second X-men Legends game would also be made for the PC. Speaking as an X-men fan..this game is great! About 20 playable characters (X-Men + The Brotherhood), cool powers (tho it did somewhat bother me that some we're not equal to the powers in the comics, for example Wolverine doesn't automatically heal), good voice-work (I really like the fact that they only used Patrick Stewart from the movies in this game), the story in the game is quite good (even tho a bit cliché, but it's obvious that Raven did try and succeed in creating a good comic-book story), the AI is OK i suppose (you only control one x-man at a time, the other 3 that are in your team are controlled by the computer but they really do seem to be able to take care of themselves quite well), the Danger Room (a cool thing, where you get to beat challenges and level up)..This part of the game is very well done and deserves praise. But speaking as a gamer..The game is fairly easy and soon you get the feeling that it's all just a routine (a fun one tho) when you keep beating up zounds and zounds of enemies, most of the levels are quite well-done, but it's obvious that some parts are only there for you to kill a lot of enemies and Level Up. The graphics make up a good comic-book feel and are good, but nothing really special...I'd give this game a 7/10, it has plenty of action, the story/characters are good, X-men and the Brotherhood team up, fun and exciting boss fights and it's quite long. Otherwise it's a bit too easy and a bit routinely done...
Intense story along with incredible characters!, 5 December 2006
Author: spiderguy_07 from United States
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
This is, without a doubt, the best X-MEN game to date. My favorite characters to use are Wolverine, Magneto, Cyclops, Gambit, Iceman, Juggernaut, and Nightcrawler. I am still stuck in the Madri Temple, but I will soon find a way out, if I'm lucky.
Apocalypse has unleashed a new world threat that will destroy every human on earth. But this won't happen on the X-MEN's watch. The X-MEN are teaming up with the Brotherhood, along with Colossus, Sunfire, Scarlet Witch, and Bishop, to stop Apocalypse from unleashing his diabolical plan. Choose from unimaginable teams including the X-MEN and evil Brotherhood characters. Go through numerous levels to see what Apocalypse has in store for you on your journey to stop him.
Alone, you are mighty!
TOGETHER, YOU ARE LEGENDS!
Every superhero game should be like this, 15 May 2006
Author: xj13 from United Kingdom
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I got this game for my thirteenth birthday, and it is much better than Spiderman 2 and Hulk. I am on the second act right now, and it is very challenging.
You can pick from 16 characters. My favourite team is Wo,wolverine, Magneto, Iceman and Collosus.
Graphics: 8 Sound: 7.5 Gameplay: 10 Replay value: 9
I have not played the multilayer mode yet, but the Danger room mini missions are very good.
Get this game, and you will not be disappointed. I had never played it, and I'm loved every single minute of it. The bosses are pretty challenging. The Horsemen are very hard.
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