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X-Men Legends is a real-time role-playing game where players put together their own team of X-Men heroes to combat such legendary foes as the Morlocks, Brotherhood of Mutants, and Sentinels. In true role-playing game fashion, players control their group of X-Men characters to take advantage of each individual's special powers and abilities while in combat. As each character becomes more experienced in battle, his or her powers will grow over time and new fighting moves become available to help the character develop into a more formidable opponent.

Players will assemble their party from a lineup of more than 15 characters, including popular favorites Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Gambit, and Beast. Certain locales may require stealth to avoid alarm systems or traps, making Wolverine or Nightcrawler more valuable team members, while multiple enemies may be more quickly dealt with using the crushing power of Colossus or the Beast. Players will have to carefully weigh the pros and cons of each superhero before forming the party and beginning a mission.

Once a mission begins, players can switch control between the mutants at any time and can even implement combo moves between specific characters such as Wolverine's and Colossus' "fastball special" maneuver, which has Colossus picking up Wolverine and tossing him at a foe to dole out heavy damage. Up to four players can join in the adventuring together, working as a team or honing their superhero skills from within the Danger Room training ground. Man of Action, a four-man production company of veteran comic book authors, wrote the game's storyline.
~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Production Credits

Company 1: Raven Software; Development Co-Project Lead: Rob Gee, Pat Lipo; Art Lead: Brian Pelletier; Design Lead: Tom Odell; Cinematics/Animation Lead: Dan Hay; Programming Lead: Dan Edwards; Technology Lead: Gil Gribb; Sound and Music Lead: Kevin Schilder; Assistant Art Lead: Jeff Butler; Artist: Glen Angus, Jeff Butler, Cory Carani, Jason Chappell, Mitch Cotie, Gina Garren, Rick Grossenbacher, Jeffrey Moy, Matt Oppriecht, Derek Smith; Art Asset Manager: Will Edwards; Additional Art: Nick Choles, Jeff Easley, Mark A. Nelson, Jason Smith; Animation: Bobby Duncanson, Rick Lico, Tony Gialdini, Kris Peterson; Additional Animation: Jarrod Showers; Assistant Level Design Lead: Matt Pinkston; Level Designer: Jeremy Blumel, Brian Hagan, Mike Majernik, Justin Negrete, Clem Samson-Samuel, Mike Schulenberg, Stu Wiegert; Additional Level Design: Pete Hushvahtov, Patrick Williams; Game Programming: Ryan Danz, Jeff Dischler, Keith Fuller, James Justin, Simon Parkinson, Dan Vondrak; Story/Dialogue Lead: Bob Love; Technology Programming: Ste Cork, Kathleen Marty, Allison McCarthy, Jeff Newquist, Chris Reed, Adam Sherburne, Marcus Whitlock; Additional Programming: Michael Constant, Brad Muir, Jim O'Keane, Rich Whitehouse; Cinematic Sound Design and Music Composition: Zack Quarles; Additional Sound: Ellen Lurie; Studio Head: Brian Raffel; Director of Product Development: Mike Crowns; Support Project Administrator: Kenn Hoekstra; Office Manager: Kate Steinmetz; Plot and Story: Man Of Action, Raven Software; Voice-over Recorded At: Salami Studios; Casting and Voice-over Direction: Kris Zimmerma; Voice of Professor Charles Xavier: Patrick Stewart; Voice of Moira: Michelle Arthur; Voice of Female Prisoner #3: Michelle Arthur; Voice of Morlock Healer: Ed Asner; Voice of Multiple Man: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice of Nightcrawler: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice of Mutant Prisoner: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice of Morlock Guard: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice of Cyborg Sentinel: Dee Bradley Baker; Voice of Jean Grey: Leigh Allen Baker; Voice of NYC Acolyte #1: Eric Biessman; Voice of Shadow Demon #1: Eric Biessman; Voice of Wolverine: Steven Blum; Voice of Colossus: Earl Boen; Voice of Doctor: Earl Boen; Voice of Sentinel Scientist: Rodger Bumpass; Voice of Storm: Cheryl Carter; Voice of Soldier #4: Blaine Christine; Voice of NYC GRSO: Blaine Christine; Voice of Debra Owens: Kat Cresida; Voice of Computer Voice #1: Kat Cresida; Voice of Mystique: Grey Delisle; Voice of Child Bishop: Grey Delisle; Voice of Juggernaut: John DiMaggio; Voice of General Kincaid: John DiMaggio; Voice of Cylcops: Robin Atkin Downes; Voice of Pyro: Robin Atkin Downes; Voice of Beast: Richard Doyle; Voice of Nuclear Tech #1: Richard Doyle; Voice of Acolyte #1: Richard Doyle; Voice of Technician: Greg Ellis; Voice of Male Prisoner #2: Greg Ellis; Voice of NYC Acolyte #2: Dan Hay; Voice of Apocalypse: Dan Hay; Voice of Illyana: Jeannie Elias; Voice of Computer Voice #2: Nikka Futterman; Voice of Soldier #1: Jay Gordon; Voice of Soldier #3: Michael Gough; Voice of Misc.: Michael Gough; Voice of Shadow King: Dorian Harewood; Voice of Emma Frost: Bobby Holliday; Voice of Magneto: Tony Jay; Voice of Chuck Simms: Tom Kane; Voice of Additional Voices: Tom Kane; Voice of Blob: Mark Klastorin; Voice of Mutant Prisoner: Mark Klastorin; Voice of Acolyte #3: Mark Klastorin; Voice of Marrow: Nancy Linari; Voice of Avalanche: Peter Lurie; Voice of Sabretooth: Peter Lurie; Voice of Jubilee: Danica McKellar; Voice of Gambit: Scott MacDonald; Voice of Sentinel #1: Scott MacDonald; Voice of Psylocke: Masasa; Voice of Female Prisoner #4: Masasa; Voice of Screaming Woman: Masasa; Voice of Rogue: Erin Matthews; Voice of Soldier #2: Matt Morton; Voice of Mutant #3: Matt Morton; Voice of Brotherhood Mutant #2: Matt Morton; Voice of Havok: Matt Nolan; Voice of Brotherhood Mutant #3: Matt Nolan; Voice of Forge: Lou Diamond Phillips; Voice of Danger Room Computer: Zack Quarles; Voice of Shadow Demon #2: Zack Quarles; Voice of Male Morlock: Zack Quarles; Voice of Iceman: Darren Scott; Voice of HAARP Technician: Darren Scott; Voice of Toad: Armin Shimerman; Voice of Male Prisoner #5: Armin Shimerman; Voice of Alison: Cree Summer; Voice of Morlock Thief: Andre Sogliuzzo; Voice of Future Sentinel: Andre Sogliuzzo; Voice of Acolyte #2: Rick Worthy; Voice of Man #2: Rick Worthy; Voice of Female Civilian: Kris Zimmerman; Company 2: Activision Publishing Inc.; President, World Wide Studios: Kathy Vrabeck; Executive Producer: Chris Archer; Producer: Blaine Christine; Associate Producer: Alex Garcia; Production Coordinator: Omari Valentine, Nick Falzon; Production Intern: Derek Racca; Production Tester: Jose Ornelas, Marc Williams, Phillip Thomas, Robert Munguia; Creative & TRC Producer: Brian Clarke, Juan Valdes; Vice President, North American Studios: Dave Stohl; Original Concept & Design: Chris Archer, Jay Halderman; Demo Movie Motion Graphics: Ben DeGuzman; Global Brand Manager: Julian Hollingshead; Associate Brand Manager: Brad Hisey; Director, Global Brand Management: Robert Kostrich; Vice President, Global Brand Management: Will Kassoy; Vice President, Corporate Communications: Maryanne Lataif; Director, Corporate Communications: Michelle Nino Schroder; Manager, Corporate Communications: Mike Mantarro; Publicist, Corporate Communications: MacLean Marshall; Vice President of Technology: Steve Pearce; Art Director: David Dalzell; SVP & General Counsel: George Rose; Director, Business & Legal Affairs: Gregory Deutsch; Senior Counsel: Phil Terzian; Senior Paralegal: Mike Larson; Paralegal: Erika Denton; Legal Administrative Assistant: Danielle Kim; V.P. Creative Services & Operations: Denise Walsh; Director of Creative Services: Matthew Stainner; Creative Services Manager: Jill Barry, Shelby Yates; Packaging and Manual Design: Ignited Minds LLC; Quality Assurance/Customer Support Project Lead: Alex Coleman; Night Shift Lead: Kop Tavornmas; Third Shift Lead: Baro Jung; Senior QA Project Lead: John Rosser; Quality Assurance Manager: Joe Favazza; Manager, QA Night Shift: Adam Hartsfield; Manager, QA Third Shift: Jason Levine; Floor Lead: Derek Faraci, George Ngo, Mike Ryan, Fritz Striker, Christopher Shanley; Database Manager: Cory Rice; Test Team: Aaron Roseman, Alex Hirsch, Andrew Linstrom, Andrew Newberg, Anthony Brownlee, Atom Whitman, Cesar Velasco, Chad McDonald, Christopher Lee, Clifton Crotts, Clifton Webster, Daniel Perschonok, Daniel Schueller, Dave Oberlin, David Dimov, David Gielan, Donovan Eberling, Duane Than, Ed Highfield, Elias Jimenez, Eric Haiser, Gary Fung, Gianluca, Gallo, Gus Amador, Hideki Omega, Isiac Pfeiffer, James Davis, James Justin, Jason Delgado, Jason Naglic, Jason Quesnoy, Jeff Burda, Jennifer Ceja, Jesse Dyer, Joe Hernandez, Joel Marcial, Jonathon Bishop, Jonathon Gonzalez, Jose Perdomo, Justin Aucoin, Kai Powell, Keith Leung, Kelly Huffine, Kevin Dandridge, Martin Rios, Matt Fazzino, Matt Group, Michael Clarke, Michael Ingle, Mike Attardi, Mike Walker, Nathaniel Chapman, Neil Tandon, Noah Edelman, Pamela McPherson, Paul Kwon, Peter McKernan, Rami Burpee, Randy Sison, Rashad Lewis, Reshan Sabaratnam, Robert Warren, Sal Rangel, Sean M. Peotter, Stefano Terry, William Whaley, Winthrop Thomas, Zachary Shaffer; Manager, Technical Requirements Group: Marilena Rixford; Senior Lead, Technical Requirements Group: Siôn Rodriguez Y Gibson; Lead, Technical Requirements Group: Aaron Camacho; Tester, Technical Requirements Group: Robert Lara, Marc Villanueva, Kyle Carey, Ron Avila, Kris Kauthen; Manager, Customer Support: Bob McPherson; Phone Support Lead: Gary Bolduc; Email Support Lead: Michael Hill; Company 3: Marvel Enterprises Inc.; Executive Producer-Director of Video Game Development: Ames Kirshen; President of Worldwide Consumer Products: Tim Rothwell; Executive Vice President Consumer Products, Promotions and Media Sales: Russell Brown; President of Publishing: Gui Karyo; Legal Affairs: Seth Lehman, Joshua M. Silverman, Carl Suecoff; Company 4: MK Productions Inc.; CEO/Executive Producer: Melissa Kangeter; Animation Director: Gustavo Manriquez; Art Director: Brittnell Anderson; Cinematic Director: Marco Bertoldo; Animator: Hagop Kaneboughazian, Tony Preciado, Manny Marquez; Modeller/Animator: Jordan Abeles; TD: Eric Ronay, Sange Chimperson; Compositor: Ar Rubenstein; FX Artist: Andy Murdock, Damian Gordan, Ben Hawkins, Rob Fiduccia, Mat Stlile; Company 5: Creat Studio LLC.; Executive Producer: Anton Petrov, Daniel Prousline; Project Leader: Avenir Sniatkov; Director: Vladimir Alexandrov; Modelling & Texture Mapping: Dmitry Astakhov, Blagoy Borisov, Andrej Gromov, Maxim Klochkov, Andrey Povarov, Yury Tchernych, Alla Zubakova, Sergey Zubakov; Lighting: Blagoy Borisov, Olga Tcheremissova, Yury Tchernych; Animation: Yury Ilin, Irina Nikiforova, Artur Kaifovich, Ilya Popenker, Alexey Popov, Anton Rudin, Olga Trifanenkova, Vladimir Uriashov; Special Effects: Anton Oparin, Avenir Sniatkov, Olga Tcheremissova; Composing: Sergey Belik; Programming and Technical Support: Stanislav Volodarskiy; Video Compression & Playback: Vicarious Visions Alchemy; XLoc: Stephanie O'Malley Demming, Mason Demming; APM Music, LLC.: Ron Cairns; Game Music Composition: Womb Music, Rik Schaffer
~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide
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X-Men Legends
PAL region PS2 cover art
PAL region PlayStation 2 cover art
Developer(s) Raven Software, Barking Lizards Technologies
Publisher(s) Activision
Engine Vicarious Visions Alchemy
Platform(s) Xbox, GameCube, PS2, N-Gage
Release date(s) GameCube,[1] PS2,[2] & Xbox[3]
NA September 21, 2004
PAL October 22, 2004
N-Gage[4]
PAL January 2005
NA February 7, 2005
Genre(s) Action, role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
(up to 4 players)
Rating(s) CERO: 15
ESRB: T
OFLC: M15+
PEGI: 12+

X-Men Legends is an action role-playing game released on several consoles in 2004. Players can play as one of 15 X-Men characters, switching between four computer (or human) controlled characters within one team. The basic plot revolves around the X-Men battling Magneto and the Brotherhood of Mutants.

Contents

Gameplay

The game has multiplayer co-operative and skirmish options for up to four players. Co-operative play is similar to Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2, but is more refined with the addition of combination attacks and character interactions, akin to Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.[citation needed] Each character's abilities can be upgraded, and players can equip items found during gameplay to further enhance a character's abilities. This format of a mission and then character development is followed throughout the game.

The X-Mansion serves as a hub that the team returns to after each mission. In addition the team can return to the mansion during a mission via X-traction Points. While at the mansion, one person controls Alison as she explores and learns about herself and the other X-Men.

Plot

The game begins with Allison Crestmere discovering that she is a mutant and being abducted by the Genetic Research and Security Organization (or GRSO for short). As the GRSO soldiers are taking her away, Mystique arrives with Blob and takes Allison from the soldiers. She is then rescued from Mystique by Wolverine and Cyclops. She is taken back to the Xavier Institute to explore her powers.

As Allison trains, some of the X-Men are sent to protect a ship carrying Magneto that is going to be attacked by the Brotherhood of Mutants. The defense fails, and Magneto is released.

Once Allison’s training is complete, she is given the codename Magma and accompanies the X-Men to Russia to help Colossus, who is trying to prevent the Brotherhood from obtaining weapons-grade plutonium. After accomplishing this mission, they discover that Colossus’s sister, Illyana, is sick, so she is taken back to the Xavier Institute. Back at the Institute, Professor X, Emma Frost, and Jean Grey enter the Astral Plane to save Illyana. They succeed, but Xavier is captured by the Shadow King.

After Xavier’s capture, The X-Men learn from the Morlocks that Gen. William Kincaid, a leader in the anti-mutant movement, is rebuilding Sentinels. Magneto travels to his base on Asteroid M and calls the mutants of the world to join him on “The Mount”.

The X-Men manage to free Xavier from the Shadow King, and Xavier sends them to Asteroid M. There, they discover that the asteroid is heading for Earth, and they are attacked by Magneto, Mystique, and Sabretooth. After defeating them, they defend the other mutants on the asteroid from attacking Sentinels, until Gen. Kincaid arrives in Master Mold. After defeating Gen. Kincaid, Magma steers the asteroid back into space.

In the game's epilogue, it is mentioned that Magneto is still at large and General Kincaid has been arrested for crimes against humanity. The game ends with the President of the United States thanking the X-Men for their service and Apocalypse watching the X-Men in his base.

Characters

The X-Men engage in a battle against Sentinels.
Playable Characters
Villains

† Professor X is only playable during the first Astral Plane mission and during the fight against Shadow King.

Despite being credited, Angel doesn't appear in this game. The reason that Raven Software excluded him is unknown; however, several of his files and references to those files still exist on the disc.

Sequel

A sequel, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse was released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and PC on September 27, 2005, for the PSP on October 11, 2005, and N-Gage in late 2005.

Reception

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings Xbox: 83.2% (75 reviews)[5]
Metacritic Xbox: 82 out of 100 (70 reviews)[6]
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com B+[7]
Eurogamer 7 out of 10[8]
GameSpot 8.2 out of 10[9]
IGN 8.4 out of 10[10]
X-Play 3/5 stars[11]

X-Men Legends received mostly positive reviews. 1UP praised the game, stating "at the very least, is an impressively well-made take on Gauntlet. If you're a fan of superhero comics, it's the best Gauntlet ever".[7] IGN enjoyed the cel-shaded graphics: "To capture the 'comic book feel,' Raven Soft chose to go for a cel-shaded look with Legends. It's not that the characters look two-dimensional, but they have very basic textures and a cut-out look".[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "GCN Release dates". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/data/914645.html. Retrieved 2008-02-21. 
  2. ^ "PS2 Release dates". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/914643.html. Retrieved 2008-02-21. 
  3. ^ "Xbox Release dates". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/data/914644.html. Retrieved 2008-02-21. 
  4. ^ "N-Gage Release dates". GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ngage/data/922913.html. Retrieved 2008-02-21. 
  5. ^ "X-Men Legends - XBOX". Game Rankings. http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/914644.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-03. 
  6. ^ "X-Men Legends (xbx: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbx/xmenlegends. Retrieved 2009-01-04. 
  7. ^ a b "X-Men Legends (Xbox)". 1UP.com. 2004-09-27. http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3135007&did=1. Retrieved 2009-01-04. 
  8. ^ Garratt, Patrick (2004-10-12). "X-Men Legends". Eurogamer. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_x-menlegends_x. Retrieved 2009-01-03. 
  9. ^ Gerstmann, Jeff (2004-09-21). "X-Men Legends Review". GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/rpg/xmenlegends/review.html. Retrieved 2009-01-03. 
  10. ^ a b Goldstein, Hilary (2004-09-20). "X-Men Legends: The legendary X-Men game we've all been hoping for?". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/549/549684p1.html. Retrieved 2009-01-03. 
  11. ^ "X-Men Legends". X-Play. http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/90/XMen_Legends.html. Retrieved 2009-01-03. 

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