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Fans of the X-Men comics will love X-Men Legends, which is an action/RPG with top notch graphics (especially the cinemas), excellent voice acting, and a great story written by writers of the X-Men comics. Choosing from about a dozen X-Men, the player makes up a group of (up to) 4 X-Men and lead them into battle. Of those four, you can switch characters anytime by hitting one of the directional buttons on the PS2 Controller. You can also change your team members at the various save points in the game, which comes in handy if one of your X-Men is low on health or has died. Playable characters include favorites like Wolverine, Gambit, Rogue, and Cyclops, along others like Ice Man, Nightcrawler, Beast, Jean Greay, and even the Snow Queen herself, Emma Frost. Each X-Men has his/her special abilities and sometimes you'll even have use their powers in order to proceed (like using Iceman to create an ice-bridge to walk across). You'll also run into other non-playable characters like Forge and Moira McTaggert. The X-Men in the game wear the costumes/outfits seen in the "Ultimate X-Men" comics, but there are various missions in the game where you can to be outfitted in some cool classic X-Men costumes, which is a nice treat for X-Men fans. As mentioned the game features a great story, which for X-Men fans, makes this good game even better. The story draws you in, and keeps you going, despite some pretty long missions. You battle Magneto & his Brother of Evil Mutants, try to stop a zealous general & his Sentinels, and even visit the Astral Plane to tango with Shadow King. As you can imagine, the game is pretty big. I came in expecting to finish it in 5-8 hours of playing time, but it ended taking me over 50 hours! But this was mostly because I struggled with some of the bosses in the game. On the subject of the game's length, here's where one of the two flaws in game comes in. While this is a huge game, one of the things contributing to the game length is the long load times (well, at least in the this PS2 version). Going to one area to another will trigger a long load screen, and switching team members at save points will do this as well. Therefore let's say you're having trouble fighting in one area in the game and need to keep switching chracters at save points. Well, what normally should take a couple of seconds will now take several minutes and this adds up to longer play time. The other flaw is that the game froze up on me quite a bit (at least 10 times), but might just be my copy of the game or my PS2. Still, even with these flaws, overall I had a great time playing X-Men Legends, and I'm sure you will too, especially if you like the X-Men comics or like story-driven action games. Graphics: 5 (some of the best on PS2, great cinemas, but some slowdown) Sound: 4 (music is alright, but top-notch voice acting) Controls: 4 (controls are mostly responsive, except during the mentioned slowdown periods; also jumping doesn't feel quite right sometimes) Fun Factor: 5 (the game is a blast to play, especially if you're an X-Men fan) Overall: 4 (Recommended for fans of X-Men and those who like story-driven action games)Read full review
X-Men Legends is a game I loved years ago, but didn't know if it would still be fun. Some games just don't age well. I bought a copy for a great price and gave it a try this summer and had a blast. The video cut scenes are very dated, which is the only reason I didn't give it 5 stars. The gameplay, however, is still super fun and I think the graphics hold up VERY well here. The character controls are tight, and the upgrade setup is easy to understand. This game is still totally fun.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
while i havnt ordered from this guy, i do have the game, and im only going to warn you gamers right now, IT IS HARD, i am not kidding, there is no difficulty setting, but if you can beat it, then it will be well worth it, the gameplay is top down beat-em-up/RPG style, one of the games developers are Raven Software, who have worked on many underrated and good games, the graphics are an acquired taste especially because of recent games now, but i say that graphics aren't the biggest thing for a game, its fun and challenge, with great voice cast (especially the late Tony Jay) the game is sure to be an experience for any super hero fan, 9/10 would play again, the one missing 1 rate is mainly some of the cheap enemies
Verified purchase: No
Although X-Men Legends includes a number of different playable characters and great-looking graphics into an easy to play and lengthy adventure game that allows fans to live our their comic book fantasies, anyone expecting to find fluid graphics with varied gameplay will more than likely be disappointed. This game is a real treat for X-Men fans but has some weaknesses including an over all lack of replayability and seemlingly a bit easier to win than it should be. X-Men Legends has an interesting look and the players stand out well against their backgrounds. The environments are extremely detailed and characters can often be destroyed in some fairly satisfying ways. There is an overall lack of voice acting. The lines that can be delivered by more than one character are in text across the screen which leaves a little bit to be desired in regards to the overall feeling of gameplay. Although the music is appropriate for a variety of scenes, there are times when it is at a lull and then enemies abound and it kicks back in full rock which is un-nerving at times. All in all, X-Men Legends is a good game to play so fans and general game players alike will enjoy the attention to detail as well as the overall adventure sense of the game play. Most importantly it is a generally fun game to play for all participants.Read full review
If you're into Marvel Comics , especially X Men , then this game is for you . Decent story , its not short , and you get to play as some of your favorite X Men . 2 Player Couch Co Op or 4 players if you have a Ps2 Multi Tap . Highly Recommended X Men game .
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
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