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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: August 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I wanted to like this game; I really did. I love the X-Men series and love my Gamecube. However, this game wasn't even good enough for me to convince myself that I could pretend to enjoy it. It's simply a bad game.

The controls are incredibly awkward, first of all. Even on the easiest setting, it was so clunky that I couldn't figure out how to put together any type of offense. Despite my frustrations, I really tried to get a feel for the controls. Sadly, it never happened.

The game's only redeeming quality is the roster of X-Men it contains. I'm a huge fan of Gambit and Beast, and after not seeing them in the first two X-Men movies, I was excited about their inclusion in this game. It's just too bad that the game wasn't worthy of them.

Definitely rent this before you buy it. Don't waste your money like I did.

And I thought it might be good.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: July 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've never liked seeing people who give bad reviews to good things, but trust me, I know alot about video games. Despite other reviews, this is a horrible game. The fighting is jerky and has no real movement to it. The style of fighting and how could I forget, the worst controlls for any fighter game I've ever played. Trust me. Wait til August and get Soul Calibur II.
Once again, I hate seeing bad reviews for good games, but this is a good review technically. Normally I would give it a zero, but thats not a choice so it gets more than it deserves.

This game is awful.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: July 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I want to warn anyone reading this review. Don't buy it. Don't even rent it. I rented it and I wished I hadn't. This game is so bad. Myabe it isn't bad for some other gaming systems, but for GameCube it is bad. I like to play any game with the control stick on the controller. I don't know anyone who prefers the little plus-sign directional pad over a control stick. Well, if you plan on jumping at all (which is necessary to any fighting game) don't plan on using the control stick. For some reason, some programmer thought it would be a good idea to make the stick useless and go back to the old school directional pad. Dumb idea.

It was also very stupid for them to put the moves in the pause menu. This is a pain. Overall, there are much better fighter games. I am not into fighter games but I wanted to try this one because it was X-Men. Well, except for the obvious license. This could have very well be any other generic fighting game.

X-Men fans beware!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: January 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have grown up with X-Men, Rogue, and Wolverine are my two favorite comic characters. I have over 30 years worth of back issues, and I am still hunting down issues I have yet to get.
Good X-Men games have been few and far between, however. Sega had two great ones, the Super Nintendo had a half decent one by Capcom, and of course ever since then every game with the X-Men label was a fighter game, which is kind of sad because I'd love to have a 3D action, or platform, or even RPG with the X-Men license. The Capcom fighters have all been great, fast, furious button crunchers with great collision detection, sensitive blocking, and over all tight control. Activision's "Mutant Academy" series has been pretty lackluster in comparison, but the series' third installment showed a great deal of promise.
I had ruled out the PS2 version some time ago, the decision was between the XBox version, and the GameCube version, meanwhile I had been reading many unfavorable or lukewarm reviews of both versions. Eventually the GameCube's extensive game play options won me over. The GCN version has things like Time Attack mode and such not found in the Xbox version, while the Xbox version has one character not available in the GameCube version... ultimately I shouldn't have bothered... The games graphics are downright horrible... These are not the X-Men! Even worse, Patrick Stewart's Professor X aside, the voice acting is so terrible I cringe... even play with the sound on my TV muted! These are not my X-Men! I wonder how hard it would have been to hire the voice actors from the original cartoon series like Capcom did? More importantly, collision detection is sub par, blocking is futile because no matter how hard you hold back you'll take the beating, and this aint no button masher! You must enter precise movements to get anything to work, something that seems archaic in today's fighters.
Don't get me wrong, this games a step in the right direction for Activision's series, but it's not that big of a step. While its better than the previous Mutant Academy games it still... [falls short]. Whether you have a PS 2, XBox, or a GameCube steer clear of this one. Like Star Wars, good X-Men games are few and far between. At best, be smarter than I was and rent this game first.

Fighting Takes Time.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: November 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I grew up reading X-Men comic books so I bought this game without even a hint of what it would be like. X-Men: Next Dimension is a fairly solid fighting game for the GameCube. The controls will take time to get down. There are a lot of great mutant moves but it can take a while to get control before you really start to enjoy the play. The graphics are great with fluid movements in a 3D environment and the sound is effective. The character selection is awesome. Much better than the PS game that is almost identical to this one. If you are an X-Men fan and you're willing to take a little time to get the moves down, then you will probably love this game (in my opinion).

Next Dimension...but still in the past

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is really fun, with the cinematic like moves, and all the costumes and characters. The topic that annoys me greatly is the graphics. Though it is Next Dimension, the graphics are like playstation or Nintendo 64. Though this game is enjoyable, I recommend renting it first and seeing if you want to buy it. If it comes down to a fighting game for the holiday season, I would say without a doubt Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance exceeds in every way.

And here's a code:
Press UP-UP-DOWN-DOWN-LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT-A-B-START-START on the main menu screen. It unlocks everything. ;-)

an ausome game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: March 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is extremely FUN! The graphicsare are pretty god .The characters
include Cyciops,Phoenix,Wolveerine,Gambit,Rogue and moer.

X-Men: Next Dimension Review By Mike

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This Game is a must for X - Men fanatics. I t has allot of perks and a couple a downs. One of the biggest perks for me was the fact the put Gambit in the game. I'm a huge Gambit fan. The Controls are tricky the first time so make sure get the configuration. Graphics wise the game is a 4.5 stars they could be better but not by much.
Disciple of Apocalypse,
Mike

X-men:Next Dimesion (GCN)

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: January 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

In this game, the graphics are worth the graphics of Gamecube; although the is a few bit of clipping and cookie cutters. This game is good for arcade fighting fans. The inviorments are not interactable, but they are well put together. The controlls were a little sensitive, and the game didn't really follow the X-men trilogy.

Very good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: June 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this is a great game all i can say is that! gambit is amazing!

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