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WOW!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: October 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Nevermind I bought this game and it [stinks]....BIG TIME..sorry..I was misled obviosusly by XBOX previews.. I think I will buy an XBOX instead. The combos are kinda cool..Story mode [stinks] it forces you to play as forge. Characters are made up of big ugly polygons. What a waste of money.

X-Men Forever...Well At Least For A Bit

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: October 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Having actually played to game for a while now...I must say that this game could have been something really great. Now now...it is good, but somethings get in the way of greatness. The game basically looks like the Mutant Academy series, only this time it is truly "3-D", the arenas rotate and move like a whirling dervish gone mad. The sheer list of starting playable characters is gigantic (17 all told, including the new Lady Deathstrike) and the choice of levels is cool too. The graphics are good (I've got the Gamecube version), and the animation is amazingly smooth and supple. So what's wrong? I'll tell you...the control are wacked. They don't feel right and rely on the small direction pad. Anyone with big fingers better hack them off about half way down. The control stick can be used to move the character left and right, but if you try to jump or squat, you'll move in a circle around the opponent. This can make it hard to get out of the way in time. The smarter thing to do would have been use the C-stick to move in circles...but who am I? Also the game can be insanely varied no matter what difficulty you have set. You could face a character, have no problem, then move on and get your [...] whooped by a CPU on easy. That takes the fun out of it. Okay...so if you were totally into Mutant Academy, pick this baby up. Otherwise rent it and check it out that way.

Good Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: October 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Bottom line....This game is really, really, DAMN good. It's not Tekken or Soul Calibur, but it's a strong game. The graphics are fantastic. The move list is incredibly long. And it's incredibly challenging. And there are plenty of characters to keep any gamer happy. The main flaw..the controls. It has to be the WIERDEST control set-up in history. Very odd indeed. However, this only because of the new gameplay in this game. The control needs to be set-up like it is. It's just not your normal 6 button fighting set-up (or Tekken's 4 button set-up). This game tried to take control to a whole new level. And it does. It just completely throws you off and is very difficult to adjust to. After playing this game for a couple days, it's fine. The controls don't bug me at all. You just have to get used it. But you will HATE it at first...and even get a little frustrated (I was sooo close to returning it). But the game is definitely worth it to work through that frustration. It's a hella fun. And I can't imagine having the controls any other way. Before this game, I hated the Mutant Acadamy games. However, If you like the X-Men, you will thoroughly enjoy this game. This is the best use of the characters that I have ever seen. If anything, give it a rent. However, expect to put a few Hours in (yes..Hours) to learn the controls.

Oh...Hidden Characters: Bishop (beat arcade mode w/ Gambit), The Blob (beat arcade mode w/ Bishop), Dark Phoenix (beat arcade mode w/ Phoenix) & Pyslocke (beat arcade mode w/ Betsy.....I don't know what the difference is either between Betsy & Pyslocke, even though they're technically the same person. Havn't got her yet.). X-Box has a extra character....Pyro.

THIS GAME STICKS

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: October 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Look I'm a great Tekken and many other fighting games player, and this game is by far the worst game I've ever played in the simple fact that it is too hard to play. Even on EASY you cannot beat anyone in Story mode unless you fight them maybe um like 10 times and blocking is impossible. The AI in this game fights so cheaply that you find yourself getting the ... kicked out of you when you are unable you block any of their moves and whenever you move to strike all the computer does is block and counter making EVERY fight boring because the computer doesn't want to lose ... and only wants to use low kicks that are hard to block and corners and wins every match doing the same move. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME! ...

If you like X-men, get this one, you won't be disappointed

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I am rating this game solely by how much fun it is. My review is NOT based on whether I can beat the computer or not.

The graphics is a about 8/10. But I am not a big sucker for great state of the art graphics. The presentation of the game is excellent, each character has very unique and cool moves, esp the specials. Finally, we have 3d xmen fighting game that brings the characters to life. And I love PAtrick Stewart's voice as Professor X. I am definitely not disappointed, and very pleased that Activision continues to improve on his video game adaptation of the X-men comic book. Get this title!!

Had potential, but...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The short version: each level takes too long to load, the game is buggy, and the response of the characters is very slow. Not worth it unless you're a die-hard X-Men fan.

Good...but Flawed

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I like the X-men. I like fighting games. So, one would naturally think that this game would be a perfect combination right? Well, almost. While I have been a fan of the X-men fighting games from Activision and Paradox since the PSOne version, something seems to be wrong with this title. The plethora of characters is great, and the moves are awesome as well. I am certainly pleased with the interactive backgrounds and fighting arenas. The added "story" mode was also a nice touch. Yet despite all these additions, this game still cant live up to the greatness that was X-men: Mutant Academy 2 on the PSOne.
I suppose the most glaring problem with this game is the AI. The computer will kill you everytime. Some characters are deceptively easy to defeat, and others are almost impossible to conquer. The next problem lies with the fact that the game is incredible shallow. The options menu has a list of "assets" or unlockable items within the game. They range from extra costumes, extra characters, and FMV sequences. The main objective that must be accomplished in order to unlock these things is to "fight in story mode and win." The only problem is that the "story" mode is the same EVERY TIME that you play through it. The exact same. Nothing changes. Shallow and poorly though out, but still fun, at least the 1st time through.
Despite this games obvious and glaring flaws, it is still a solid fighter with complex moves and a trove of characters to play. I would suggest that most people rent this title. Those people who purchase this title should not expect dissapointment, but rather should view it as a work-in-progress and hope that the 2nd offering will be like the previous games. X-men Mutant Academy for the PSOne was sub-par. Then came X-men Mutant Academy 2...and it was awesome. Perhaps so with X-men Next Dimension...perhaps X-men Next Dimension 2 with return and rescue the ailing first outing for the PS2.

Good, but was hoping for more

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

All in all the Playstation version is fantastic. The difficulty starts getting a bit easy though after learning the controls and a few basic combos. My biggest gripe is the villain and unlockiable characters. Bastion is a stupid villain. From X-men's long history you'd think they could do a few better like the Shadow King or Apocalypse, but no, just a droid with lasers, whoop-de-doo. Sentinel A is cool, but Dark Phoenix and Psylocke are just rehashed versions of Betsy and regular Phoenix, I think they just got lazy. When the hell will they get the X-men I really want, Collosus, Iceman, and Archangel, three of the origionals have yet to make it to a quality X-men fighting game.

Don't waste your time!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't buy it! Now, don't get me wrong . . . there is much to like about this game. the background is great, the characters are fabulous, and the control is not actually t makes this game absolutely terrible is the AI. As you progress through the story mode or arcade mode, you'll come up on random characters that you just cannont beat (sentinel A and havok come to mind). the computer is mind-boggingly cheap, throwing out combos and blocking everything, even on easy. Rent the game, get the "unlock everything" code, watch the movies, and take it back.

COOL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

THE COMPUTERS WON ALL THE TIME BUT I FINALLY BEAT THE STORY MODE IT IS A HARD GAME, BUT IT IS ALOT OF FUN WHEN YOU PLAY ON THE TWO PLAYER MODE.

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