GAME STUDIO DESCRIPTION: X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse – sequel to the best-selling X-Men game ever-introduces the epic storyline of an uneasy alliance between the X-Men and the hated Brotherhood in a fight to reclaim Earth from Apocalypses grasp. Impressive gameplay enhancements include more than double the superpowers and customization capabilities the debut of several new playable characters over 100 diverse types of enemies and a breathtaking range of exotic and real-world environments-from the Madri Temple to Egypt. For fans loyal or new X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse delivers a bigger deeper and more epic action/RPG experience.
* From hated foes to united force – Experience the amazing saga of X-Men and Brotherhood rivals bonded by a common enemy. Create customize and control a punishing team of 4 powerful Mutants selecting from 16 playable characters-many playable for the first time. Choose from your favorite X-Men characters-including Wolverine Bishop Cyclops Nightcrawler and Storm-and Brotherhood Mutants- such as Magneto Toad and Juggernaut. Instantly switch between team members mid-fight to take full advantage of their unique abilities. Combine their powers for even more bruising combo attacks.
* Unique superpowers and customization capabilities – Each of the 16 playable characters has 10 individualized superpowers at your command including awesome fighting melee or ranged attacks and devastating extreme powers. Instantly upgrade and customize your characters levels and powers on-the-fly with just the touch of a button so you never have to leave the action. Empower your character with a huge array of completely unique equipment items. Switch costumes between Ultimate Astonishing and other styles. Upgrade attributes such as Strike Ability and Focus.
* Intense online and offline multiplayer action – X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypses online multiplayer enables up to 4 players to engage in an exciting story-based co-op mode
PLAY: One great thing about X-Men Legends II is that you can play the good and the bad mutants as a team. Who would have thought?
The game is divided into five levels—each level is headed by a mini-boss under the ultimate boss Apocalypse. The great thing is that these bosses hold tight to the history of X-Men. The entire storyline would actually make for one great movie.
Throughout the game well known characters pop up—although they aren’t all playable. One great aspect of gameplay is the ability to switch between mutants… that is if you don’t get them killed. There are fifteen players that you can chose from which should really satisfy the hardcore X-men fan.
Much like the previous release you control four characters in a posse. You can play with friends or control one player at a time. It’s important that you switch as specific characters are necessary for certain puzzles—so don’t get them killed early. The further in the game you get the stronger your partners and your character gets. The further along you get the more you gather the use of specific powers. One of the biggest issues is the AI of your partners. You can have them sit back and wait or stick close but there are the occasions when they seem to get in the way.
GRAPHICS: Legends II looks almost identical to the previous version. The environments are different but this isn’t a giant leap forward in graphic design. The environments are made to smash apart—but a lot of that is to no avail. Often you get stuck smashing things for the sake of destruction to no end.
SOUND: There is a decent soundtrack. Patrick Stewart voices Professor Xavier—but that is the extent of the good voice acting. Mostly the dialogue is necessary but not exciting.
FRANKLY: X-Men Legends II is a must own—especially for fans of the X-Men series. It takes a heck of a long time to get through the huge levels and finish the bosses. If you are playing with friends you can get through it a bit faster—although it’s one of the rare games that are just as fun going solo.
+ Richie Wright
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