Guest mach7 Report post Posted May 21, 2003 This sounds really cool... Considering the team-oriented nature of the X-Men, it's a wonder no one has ever thought to do a role-playing game based on the popular Marvel comic series. Now the time has come, and Activision is developing X-Men: Legends, an action RPG that lets you take control of the famous team of mutants in a variety of different team-based missions. We got to take a look at an early build of the game at E3, and we were quite impressed with what we saw. You begin the game at the Xavier mansion, which serves as your base of operations during the game. The mansion is fairly big, with numerous rooms and floors to explore. You will also find yourself running into fellow X-Men, whom you can converse with and even gain mission info from. Though a few missions will require only one or two characters, X-Men: Legends largely features a four-player style of gameplay throughout the majority of the game. Fifteen selectable X-Men will be available, but only a handful of them will be playable from the start. You will be able to easily switch between characters during the game, with the CPU taking control of the rest of your team. The game will feature a co-op mode for up to four players, but no online play. At the beginning of each mission, you will choose your team from the selectable characters list. Each character will have two specific listings of stats, one being a general list that all the X-Men have, and one that is character-specific, regarding that mutant's abilities. In the general category, the variable stats will be strength, speed, body, and mind. These stats can be upgraded using experience points gained in battle. The character-specific stats depend on what the chosen mutant's power is. For example, if you choose Iceman, you will be able to upgrade stats based on his various ice attacks, and with Storm, you can upgrade several different weather-related attacks. Though you can choose any of the playable X-Men for missions, some characters will be better in certain types of missions than others. Colossus, for instance, is perfectly suited to heavy battle sequences, due to his size and strength, whereas a character like Jean Grey, who relies more on intelligence and agility, would be better for more puzzle-oriented missions. This is not to say Colossus couldn't solve certain puzzles in the game--he would just not be as well suited to the task. In addition to each character's standard mutant-power attacks, there will be multiple types of combo moves available where two characters can pair up and attack at the same time. Some examples of this include Jean Grey lifting up an enemy with her mind, and Cyclops sliding in underneath, blasting it out of the air, and also Colossus picking up Wolverine and tossing him blades-first into an evil mutant. These combos are extremely impressive looking, and Activision is actually aiming to create one combo for every possible pair of X-Men. If you do the math, that's really quite something. X-Men Legends is largely based on the look of the Ultimate X-Men series, though certain elements from the movies will also seep into the overall style of the game. Every level in the game will feature fully interactive and destructible environments, allowing for a lot of crazy and unique battle sequences. Cutscenes will also intermittently present themselves for mission briefings and debriefings. None of the voice work for the game had been implemented yet, but each character will have his or her own, true-to-the-character voice. X-Men Legends is still well over a year from completion, but everything we saw of the game still managed to impress and entertain. The game's original blend of action-oriented battle sequences and cooperative gameplay is very cool, and the multiplayer co-op function should be an absolute blast. Activision has slated X-Men: Legends for a fall 2004 release, and the game will be available on the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox. ..I love that there are 15 characters playable when it all boils down. And the co-op mode sounds like it would be an awesome for this type of action/rpg game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted May 21, 2003 Depends if its pulled off right, there hasnt been a good X-men game since children of the atom...and that was a fighting game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mach7 Report post Posted May 21, 2003 Depends if its pulled off right, there hasnt been a good X-men game since children of the atom...and that was a fighting game. I dunno, I thought Mutant Apocalypse on SNES was a pretty okay side-scroller. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 21, 2003 Depends if its pulled off right, there hasnt been a good X-men game since children of the atom...and that was a fighting game. X-Men 2: Clone Wars owned Children of the Atom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smell the ratings!!! Report post Posted May 21, 2003 Clone Wars kicked ass. Hopefully this will too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest CoreyLazarus416 Report post Posted May 21, 2003 I just hope the fight sequences aren't RPG-like... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rendclaw 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2003 ::marks out for the mention of the Fastball special:: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest GeneMean Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Sounds very similar to Freedom Force's gameplay. If that's the case then this should be an excellent game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Sounds very similar to Freedom Force's gameplay. If that's the case then this should be an excellent game. You're right. Freedom Force owned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest HHH123007 Report post Posted May 22, 2003 It sounds Diablo-ish to me....with a dash of Freedom Force. That's enough for me to buy it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuna_Firerose 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The thought of playing Nightcrawler and/or this game being quite a long game is enough for me to buy it. I can't wait till more info/pics are available. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The thought of playing Nightcrawler and/or this game being quite a long game is enough for me to buy it. They had that in Clone Wars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Well from what I read in GameInformer a couple months ago it looked like the action was real time, not RPG turn based or anything like that. Looked pretty cool, but then so did Wolverine's Revenge. We'll see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Looked pretty cool, but then so did Wolverine's Revenge. We'll see. I feel ya. Horrid game. On PC AND console... I'm getting the message that I should rent before I buy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Depends if its pulled off right, there hasnt been a good X-men game since children of the atom...and that was a fighting game. X-Men 2: Clone Wars owned Children of the Atom. Clone wars was a sub-standard repetitive side scrolling, hit anything that moves game sugar coated with quite craptacular X-men like effects. Children of the atom on the other hand was just mindblowing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mach7 Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Depends if its pulled off right, there hasnt been a good X-men game since children of the atom...and that was a fighting game. X-Men 2: Clone Wars owned Children of the Atom. Clone wars was a sub-standard repetitive side scrolling, hit anything that moves game sugar coated with quite craptacular X-men like effects. Children of the atom on the other hand was just mindblowing. What consoles were COA & Clone Wars released on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Clone wars was released on the sega genesis. Children of the atom was released in the arcades, ran by CPS-2 hardware. It was later released for the sega saturn and then PSX (the PSX conversion is worse than the saturn) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The X-Men arcade games 'owns' both CotA and Clone Wars. It's as repetitive as Clone Wars, but still the most fun I've had playing any X-themed title (excluding porn of course). I'm still waiting for that perfect X-Men. This could be it, but a create-a-Mutant feature would certainly put it over the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mach7 Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The X-Men arcade games 'owns' both CotA and Clone Wars. It's as repetitive as Clone Wars, but still the most fun I've had playing any X-themed title (excluding porn of course). I'm still waiting for that perfect X-Men. This could be it, but a create-a-Mutant feature would certainly put it over the top. Which Arcade game? The one where you could have four people playing at once? I never got a chance to play that one back in the day. =\ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 22, 2003 This could be it, but a create-a-Mutant feature would certainly put it over the top. *orgasms the thought of it* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The X-Men arcade games 'owns' both CotA and Clone Wars. It's as repetitive as Clone Wars, but still the most fun I've had playing any X-themed title (excluding porn of course). I'm still waiting for that perfect X-Men. This could be it, but a create-a-Mutant feature would certainly put it over the top. Which Arcade game? The one where you could have four people playing at once? I never got a chance to play that one back in the day. =\ Yeah. It was based on a straight to video animated movie (pre Fox, of course). Most were 4 players, few were 2 players only, but the real gems were the 6 player machines. Yes, I said 6 players. I think the lineup was Wolverine (with an Aussie accent for some reason) Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Dazzler, Collosus, and Storm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 22, 2003 (edited) I think the lineup was Wolverine (with an Aussie accent for some reason) Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Dazzler, Collosus, and Storm. I have one of those movies. When Kitty Pryde first entered the mansion. Edited May 22, 2003 by Flyboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted May 22, 2003 I think the lineup was Wolverine (with an Aussie accent for some reason) Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Dazzler, Collosus, and Storm. I have one of those movies. When Kitty Pryde first to the mansion. Is that the one where magneto tries to crash the asteriod into earth and Nightcrawler saves the day by completing the circuit with his own body? As for the X-men arcade game, yes it was fun, but unlike some other games of the same genre (Ninja turtles, Simpsons) it really shows its age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted May 22, 2003 I think the lineup was Wolverine (with an Aussie accent for some reason) Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Dazzler, Collosus, and Storm. I have one of those movies. When Kitty Pryde first to the mansion. Is that the one where magneto tries to crash the asteriod into earth and Nightcrawler saves the day by completing the circuit with his own body? Yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The Simpsons hasn't aged? Are you insane? It looked dated when it was released. Wasn't this the game that everyone played when all the other machines were taken? Alright I'm stretching it there. Too bad they don't make games like these anymore. They were always the first I fed my money to in the arcades. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The Simpsons hasn't aged? Are you insane? It looked dated when it was released. Wasn't this the game that everyone played when all the other machines were taken? Alright I'm stretching it there. Too bad they don't make games like these anymore. They were always the first I fed my money to in the arcades. I played The simpsons, Ninja turtles and X-men last week, and X-men is by far the most dated looking game of the lot. I never said that the simpsons doesnt show its age, it just shows it far less compared to X-men. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted May 22, 2003 Which Ninja Turtles game? Was it the traveling back in time story that was ported to the SNES? And I stand by my comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Renegade Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The first Ninja Turtles arcade game, the one with April's burning apartment in the first stage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agent_Bond34 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2003 The first Ninja Turtles arcade game, the one with April's burning apartment in the first stage. I think that one was ported to the NES, I used to have that game. The one ported to the SNES was TMNT IV: Turtles in Time wasn't it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Big McLargeHuge Report post Posted May 23, 2003 Yup. It wasn't four players though, even though the multi-tap came out like a year or two later. That game was just screaming 4 player co-op. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
