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This game is so much fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: September 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The graphics might not be the best around on Xbox, but they have a comic book look to them that is great. You can play as 15 classic X-men characters and upgrade them as the game goes along. You can interact with almost everything on the screen by either picking up things or smashing them to bits. If your a fan of X-men this one is worth buying, if not, at least rent it.

Decent gameplay, but quite buggy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Overall, this is a good, but not excellent game. First the pros:

Excellent overall gameplay - the character progression is well done, and you end up with some very powerful characters by the end.

High replayability - with the ability to select different party members for each mission, and to allocate your level advance points differently with each game, no two games are every entirely the same.

Now the cons:

Buggy: The game stalls frequently, and I have recently found that I cannot progress beyond a certain point in the game because it locks up every time that a mutant uses an "eXtreme" power. This wouldn't be so bad except that the CPU uses those powers from time to time, and the game's up once they do.

Poorly planned mission checkpoints: Sometimes you will find yourself replaying the same mission over and over again.

Overall, this is a good game, marred by bugs.

Fun Being different X-Men characters

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this game as a lover of action games and RPG's (Role Playing Games). Overall I think this is a great game and from what I have seen the best of all of the x-men games available right now. Let me shoot right into what I liked and didnt like:

Likes:
Role-playing as some of your favorite x-men characters is great.
Graphics and sound are very good (not the best but still good)
Controls are learned very quickly and become natural fast
Lots of fun background on the various characters and storyline info.
Patrick Stewart is the voice of Professor X (Heck yea!)

Dislikes:
Not a very good tutorial in the begining.
I tended to get frustrated when your characters would walk off a bridge and die and the annoying element of bringing them back. (Unlike with other RPGs you don't have Phoenix Downs or Resurrection Potions... you have to basically buy their revival from a save point)
Individual Character looks and costumes... I know its wierd but some of the characters (Wolverine) look just a bit off for my taste... yeah I am being picky but hey thats just me.

Overall, I would say that its a worthwhile game which has a decent length of playtime. Lots of cool missions in addition to various training simulations. If you are into x-men or into RPG's I would say give this one a try. ENJOY!

Best X-Men game, but still far from being a good game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game could have been excellent if not for a long list of flaws. Here are some of the major issues that make it be only a 2 star game:

- Game advertises itself as an Action/RPG. In reality, this is nothing like Baldur's Gate or Diablo, but it is more like a beat'em up arcade (think Mutant Turtle Ninjas in arcades).

- There is ZERO Artificial Intelligence. In Single Player, you control one of the 4 X-Men, while the other 3 are controlled by the AI. Normally, this would work, but not in this game. I had X-Men falling from bridges (very expensive to revive them, unless you replay that segment), X-Men standing on grenades and not moving, X-Men getting a beating with no reaction, and so on. If you think Single Player - then DO NOT get this game.

- There is no way to really 'control' what the other 3 X-Men are doing. While pressing L should bring them to where you are, this hardly ever works. And if they come to where you are, the moment you let L go, they run back to fight.

- There is no way to set-up the use of potions for these 3 other X-Men. You can only choose to have them use potions at 20% or 40% of their health, but 20% is not enough (by the time they use the potion - IF they use it - they are dead) while 40% is too much (they start chugging potions when is not needed). Choosing other options or percentages is of no use too.

- There is no way to go alone to scout, if you already have the group with you (similar to Brute Force or KOTOR). They always follow you and even when you set them up to NOT charge the enemy, they will still do it.

- Like in LOTR: Third Age, your characters level up every 2-3 minutes. This gets annoying really fast, especially since you only get 1 point every time and most skills require more than 1. Still, basically you have to go through 3 menus every 2-3 minutes, to level up.

- This game gives new meaning to term 'linearity'. There is always just one way to go. Even Fable seems non-linear with respect to this. Invisible walls are everywhere, even though you can see the road, you cannot go on it. No real surprise here since this game is a beat'em up and this linearity is typical of these games.

What is good about the game:

- good graphics and distructable environment. Never get tired of breaking walls, etc.

- even if it is presented poorly, the story is good enough.

- length of the game is around 20 hours, 3 times that of most new games.

- X-Men characters (old and new) are excellent. Skills - even if not a lot of them - are a lot of fun.

Overall, unless you are an X-Men fan, I would not recommend this game. I think the potential is definitely here, but execution is amateurish (strange, since Raven has been around for a while). If they work out the AI issues in the next one, I may give it a try.

Like Diablo 2, only not very good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I honestly tried to make myself like this game but in the end it proved futile. The only part of this game that makes it even remotely appealing is the fact that all our favorite X-Men are in it. If your idea of fun is a lot of repetitive mindless button mashing then this just might be the game for you.

Just an awesome game - Great Multiplayer!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was absolutely floored by this game. I haven't been in a multiplayer game this good. Ever. And that includes team play on FPS games on computer, etc. The graphics are superb. The gameplay is top notch and very kinetic, while being natural and easy to master. The story arc is killer Marvel material, and the voice acting is fantastic! Seriously this game is as near perfect a game as it gets. The only detractor is that breaking stuff gets a little tedious (though it's always fun!) and the auto-camera gets a little wonky at times. Really, that's probably because of how the group play works and how much horsepower the XBox can provide.

All told the engine, the graphics, the gameplay, the interface, and nearly every aspect I can think of for this game is at the top of the field and certainly state of the art. About the only thing that will rival it is the same or very similar game on the 360 with better resolution!

Do NOT hesitate to buy this game. It's at the classic game price, so it's a steal, and I'm never trading it in. We gather up the gang and go multiplayer all the time. And even single player it's a riot (and can be pleasantly difficult!).

Absolutely Tip Top.

Horrible level design, frustrating gameplay, incredibly difficult

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: November 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I played this game for 4-5 hours with my 8-year old son and it was unbelievably frustrating. I've never played a game before with such horribly designed levels, where you fight your way through hordes of bad guys for 2 hours only to find yourself facing a bridge and the WRONG X-Man character to get across it, so you have to start all over at a long-gone save where that particular character is still alive, and someone manage to keep him/her alive long enough to reach the bridge. The camera view is horrible, so that you can only see about 10 feet in front of your characters. There is no way to heal your most vulnerable characters because there are woefully few health drops. The A.I. controlled X-men characters are so freaking stupid that they'll walk right off a cliff and die, which means you have to constantly switch from your favorite char to one of the idiot A.I. chars to get them in the right place, and they constantly get stuck and are too stupid to jump over little obstacles to keep up with you. This game is fun when it works, which is only really when you're playing solo or 2-player co-op, when you don't have to deal with the stupid A.I. Overally, I became so frustrated and angry while playing this game that I had to shut it off. Only an X-men fan would give this a 5-star rating because the game levels are a confusing mess, the A.I. is stupid, there are no clues for solving puzzles (like crossing damaged bridges), and you have to use a specific X-men character to solve certain parts of the game, with no warning in advance, and that char probably will die before you reach it. Horrible, horrible game. The only game I've played that's worse than this is TMNT for Xbox, and I play about 100 games per year.

Really fun, but also frustrating...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Let me start by saying that this game could have been one of the greatest games on XBOX if it weren't for a few flaws. These flaws don't ruin the game but they can't all be overlooked. I'll start with the graphics. The graphics in general are okay, but in some of the cut scenes they are laughable. It looks like 2D which is unacceptable for XBOX in 2004. For the most part though you won't notice the lack of graphics during gameplay, because you'll be having too much fun or getting ready to pull your hair out. Speaking of which, there are some levels that will drive you insane. Why ? Because you will be given no clue what you have to do and you will walk around and around until you figure it out. I had to search the net for a walkthrough or else I never, ever would have gotten through at least 2 levels. Another big annoyance is the camera view. There is only 1 to choose from and it sucks. It is a helicopter view directly over your head. You can see a certain radial distance around yourself, but you can't see up ahead, which sucks because sometimes you'll walk right into a group of enemies that you would have seen earlier if the camera view was behind you instead. And sometimes the camera gets stuck and your player will run ahead while the camera is still way back. This drove me mad. No other game I've played has ever done that, so I don't know if it was just my copy or not. Okay enough bad, on to the good stuff. Once you get used to the ridiculous camera view(trust me you will) this game is a lot of fun. I loved all of the mutant powers. My favorites were Iceman, Colossus, and Wolverine. Almost every mutant has some cool powers, and its a lot of fun to try them all out. I loved to go into a room and just start bashing through enemies like crazy. You can also destroy the environment depending where you are. Sometimes you can even punch through walls which is really fun. Like I said this game could have been great. It definitely leaves you wanting more. The storyline is actually pretty good, all this game needs is a little bit better graphics, and a few camera angle choices. One advantage to the mediocre graphics is blazing fast loading times. Your game will load up really fast compare to most RPG's. One last thing, any true fans of X-MEN comics will love the ending.

Has "X-Cellent" been over done? Too Bad!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have a special place in my heart for anything of the X-Men persuasion. In the video game world, the X-Men have been largely confined to fighting games. I, for one, have enjoyed them, but I just might be the only one. Luckily for me and the gaming community at large, the X Men have finally got a game that does them justice and is equally appealing to X Men fans and video game fans overall.

X Men Legends is a 3-d "Action RPG" It features great beat-em-up action with the depth of character growth and customization along the lines of a Dungeons and Dragons style RPG. It has been compared to the great Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance games. While it does have some similarities with those games it also stands apart as a great title of its own.

Combat is fast and intense, switching characters is handled easily and allows for some variety of play styles. If you wish, you can micromanage and switch characters continuously, or you can just pick your favorite X Men and keep with them for the most part. At first the prospect of controlling four characters seemed daunting, but its becomes second nature. Like Baulder's Gate games, defeating enemies gives your experience points (XP) that allow you to level up your character, gaining stat points (as in D&D) and upgrading and unlocking new mutant powers. The focus in on melee and many character can add their mutant powers to punches and kicks making it even more cool to beat people.

As in Baulder's Gate titles, there are items and "potions" that can be found and bought. The potions system works great and is pretty much identical to Baulder's Gate and Diablo and the like. They are even colored red and blue. Items come in the form of armor, backpacks and belts. While these items are important, they are not essential to have in order to have a powerful character as in other action RPGs. Characters upgrade enough on their own that you don't need the most powerful and expensive armor to complete the game. That works well as it fits in well wit the style of the game and the universe it takes place in.

There are some aspects of an RPG that don't mesh well with the X-Men Universe, mainly currency. A currency system feels out of place, but the "tech bits" used in the game are the best way available to make it fit in with the story.

So if this game had only its depth, great combat and above average graphics, sound and music, it would still be a great game for anyone. Luckily for comics nerds such as myself this game is OVERFLOWING with treasures for X Men fans. There are mini games that test your X Men trivia knowledge, you can peek into each X Man's room and look at little bits of their personal history. Characters act and talk "in-character," there are cameos by other characters. This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the goodies that are in store for fans. The naming and empowering of unique armor and backpacks is done specifically for fans.

Of particular note is the ability to play "flashback" levels that let you play encounters from classic issues of the X Men comic books. My favorite one puts you in the original 60's uniforms back when Iceman looked more like Slushman...

X Men Legends finally give the greatest comic book ever a legitimate claim to game fame to match the status of their great movies and its a joy to play. Highly recommended

x-men legends

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 40
Date: September 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are an xmen fan this game is for you with 4 people able to play the game with you it is like a xmen version of GAUNTLET LEGENDS with powers and stuff u can get when u level up . cyclops , storm , beast , iceman , night crawler , gambit , white queen or emma frost , colossus , rogue , psylocke , wolverine ,jean grey a.k.a. phoenix , jubilee , angel , and some mutant from the new comics named magma this game is gonna be awesome its on all systems (...) I am not a kid i am 15 easier to do it this way than the other way

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