X-Men Legends released
by Kit

Tuesday, September 21 2004

Action/RPG stars famous comic hero team.

Activision released X-Men Legends today, an action-RPG featuring a storyline written by former X-Men comic book writers.

The game allows players to pick and customize a team of legendary X-Men from the Marvel Universe to combat evil and protect the fate of mankind from certain doom.

The title is currently available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube for a suggested retail price of $49.99 and carries a “T” (“Teen” – Blood, Violence) rating by the ESRB.

X-Men Legends challenges players to master the attributes of their favorite X-Men characters by creating, customizing and controlling teams of four mutants in real time, as they embark on a quest to stop the extinction of mankind.

Throughout the saga, players assume the role of up to 15 popular X-Men characters, each with individual mutant powers and fighting skills, including Wolverine, Gambit, Nightcrawler and Storm. Gamers select specific X-Men characters depending on each mission and unlock new playable mutants and super powers as they battle the Brotherhood of Mutants and other Marvel villains in fully interactive and destructible 3-D environments. Along the way, players lead teams of mutants on a variety of challenging missions set in some of the most popular locations from the X-Men comics, including the X- Mansion, New York City and the infamous Weapon X facility.

Gamers can adventure alone or team up with friends to battle in up to a 4-player co-operative mode for dynamic Super Hero action.

X-Men Legends is powered by Vicarious Visions Alchemy middleware game engine.

--- Kit