Everything about X-men Legends totally explained
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.
Storyline
The game begins with Allison Crestmere discovering that she's a
mutant and being abducted by a military agency. As the 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's going to be attacked by the
Brotherhood of Mutants. The defense fails, and Magneto is released.
Once Allison’s training is complete, she's given the mutant name “
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's taken back to the Xavier Institute. Back at the Institute,
Professor Xavier,
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're 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.
Gameplay
The game has multiplayer co-operative and skirmish options for up to four players. Co-operative play is similar to, but is more refined with the addition of combination attacks and character interactions.
This format of a mission and then character development is followed throughout the game. While at the mansion, one person controls Alison as she explores and learns about herself and the other X-Men.
Continuity
The X-Men Legends series used the Ultimate costumes (and regular ones as well), but the storyline for the games are original for the most part. The backstories of the characters are based on the traditional Marvel continuity, known as
Earth-616, but with several notable differences (Magma didn't come from Nova Roma; Illyana Rasputin is still alive; Juggernaut remains a villain; etc).
There are no major Ultimate references, with the exception of the costumes.
Characters
† Professor X is only available in the first Astral Plane mission, and in 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 his files and references to those files still exist on the disc.
Sequel
A sequel, was released for the Playstation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and
PC on
September 27,
2005; a
PSP version of the sequel was released on October 11, 2005, and an
N-Gage version was released in late 2005.
Reviews
The game was quite well received, earning average scores of 83%, 82.5% and 80.4% for the
Xbox,
GameCube and
Playstation 2 versions, respectively. The game's cel-shaded graphics were generally reviewed well, but critics commonly complained about the too-easy difficulty level, widespread use of loading screens and lackluster multiplayer experience. There was also a tendency for glitches to occur while jumping, stranding characters in midair for a time, or sliding left and right across ledges.
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