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 enlarge | From: Activision Inc.
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy Used: $2.99
You Save: $17.00 (85%)
New (10) Used (39) from $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 3570
Platform: Playstation2
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 80573
Model: 80573
UPC: 047875805736
EAN: 0047875805736
ASIN: B0001I9YHG
Release Date: September 21, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: CD is in used shape - has some scratches. If it doesn't work for you - we'll isssue a full refund.
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 Get X-Men 2 or Marvel Ultimate Alliance January 7, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Unless you're a harcore gamer, the first installment of X-Men Legends is really frustrating. First of all, there's no way of setting game difficulty! So even though the normal playing mode is easy for people who are really into games, it's not so great for the casual gamer.
Another thing I didn't like was the fact that if your team doesn't have characters who can fly, you're basically on your own. There are some levels when the character has to fly to get to the otherside. While doing so, you leave all the characters who can't fly behind and so you have to battle alone. Unless there's a way of working around this, which I can probably find on a walkthrough online, this was not good! I'm at the beginning of the game and can only choose certain characters who are limited in power and ability and only the female characters i.e. STORM, ROGUE, and JEAN GREY can fly. And they get beaten as soon as they reach the other side!
Another thing I don't like is the fact that you have to pay 200 techbits (money in the game) to revive characters. So, if you don't have enough techbits and you're character dies, you won't be able to revive him/her.
Once you enter a level you can't go back either, which really gets on my nerves since you won't be able to get more techbits once you smash everything there is to smash, which means you could run out of heroes if they all die.
The reason I bought this game is because I really liked the X-Men Legends 2 and Marvel Ultimate Alliance games, by the same company Ravensoft. It seemed they worked out all the short comings of X-Men 1 in X-Men 2, aside from the freezing problem in 2. And Marvel Ultimate Alliance fixes all the problems.
If you're a big X-Men fan and a serious gamer than this version of X-Men Legends won't be a problem for you. But if you're like me, a casual gamer who wants to enjoy the game and not be frustrated to no end by it, stick with X-Men Legends 2 or Marvel Ultimate Alliance.
Also, a word of CAUTION for those who are planning on purchasing X-Men Legends 2, read the other reviews on that game because although it's fun to play, it crashes (freezes) when you reach ACT 4. And that's a problem with the game itself, not the disc, so even if you exchange the game for another one the same thing will happen.
 Good Stuff January 6, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My boys really enjoy this game. The co-operative play mode is a great feature of this game.
Fun multiplayer hack n' slash August 6, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I actually started playing this game after getting tired of playing Diablo 2 online. Sound unrelated? It really isn't. In fact, I was surprised by how much the two games have in common in their gameplay. This is a multiplayer hack n'slash much like Diablo 2. The fun of it is that you get to play as one of the X-men and can have up to 3 tag-along teammates, live or computer controlled, to help you complete your missions.
I enjoyed the way you could control the way in which your characters level, allowing you to focus on specific abilities.
For example, do you want to level up Iceman to master his powers of freezing opponents as an assist power, or would you rather beef up his ability to throw ice powered punches in hand-to-hand combat? Would you prefer to focus on Jean Grey's abilities to confuse groups of enemies or increase her use of telekinesis to slam them againt the walls? Should wolverine increase his ability to strike with monstrous slashes or should he focus on his healing ability and speed? Decisions like this add to the games replay value.
Game-play worked well. Special moves were easy to execute and basic melee combos were not too difficult to integrate into each battle. Switching between characters is a breeze and can really enhance the solo player's ability to coordinate attacks of all his characters. Also, the level construction varies a lot from sinking battleships crawling with sentinels, to underground sewers full of morlocks. A lot of the environment is destructible including walls which really enhances the gameplay. There's nothing like watching Jean Grey hurl a pool table at a cluster of baddies.
The graphics in-play are cell shaded which I liked just fine. I was less impressed with the cinematic cut-scenes. Some of the models were so poorly textured that they almost looked like stop motion figurines. Voice over work was well done. Notably, Patrick Stewart lends his voice to Xavier. Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure some of the talent who voice the cartoon versions of the characters were also used here, particularly Wolverine's.
My only other complaint is that though battles with groups of baddies get hot, they are over fast. A lot of time is spent trashing rooms and destroying object to see if bonus items were inside them. I would have rather gotten bonus items by actually using my X-men to fight more bad guys, not to throw piles of crates against the wall.
If you like the X-men, or if you just like hack n' slash, this is definitly a worthy choice for you
The Truth about X-Men Legends... May 28, 2006
Ok first of all I think this game hit all the important spots that a gamer/comic-book fan could have ever wanted. It was appealing to both people who knew about this crazy X-Men stuff and people who didn't. On with the review...
I found the sound and gameplay to be easy and simple nothing out of the ordinary and nothing to difficult to understand. The storyline was even better and I realized this was the games strongest point. Mixing adventure/action with an RPG style worked very well in this title. Also being able to use and see so many different mutants was a nice touch.
With X-Men Next Dimension I found it hard to catch combos and twirl my powers in any real effective way. X-Men Legends traded my anger for Next Dimension with joy for X-Men Legends... bottom line folks... buy it if you love the X-Men... rent it if you find them luke-warm in your heart. :)
X-Men Legends was going in the right direction... April 10, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
X-Men Legends was going in the right direction. It has cool playable characters, fun superpowers, and a spectacular storyline, but the gameplay is just way too flat and repetitive. All you do is walk into a room, kill people, break stuff, and sometimes use your powers to solve a "puzzle" (making a bridge, welding metal). There are no interactive mini-games of any sort and levels/events take place in the same locations over and over. The gameplay is exactly the same from beginning to end.
The graphics are the worst part of the game. They look hand-drawn and stiff. If you break an object, it simply disappears and a small cheap "shattering" effect happens. The sound is okay on some parts of the game, but ridiculous on others, like with my fav character Storm, whos lightning strike sounds like a low-volumed spark. And I hate how her tornadoes suck. All they do is lift things up. They rarely destroy or kill. Plus it's hard to attack people with them because anything makes them dissipate.
The camera is the worst part of the game. You see everthing from a diagonal angle, almost as if you're watching everthing from a ceiling. Speaking of which, most levels do not have ceilings. So all you see is the floor and the walls. The camera angle is very frustrating to play with.
Also, to pass the whole game, it takes 20 hours. I they the developers should have cut down on the hours and used that extra memory on better graphics, sound effects, and interactive levels.
I hope Avtivision makes X-Men Legends 3, but with state-of-the-art graphics, sound, music, and interactivity, including mini-games instead of flashbacks.
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