View Full Version : X-Men Legends II - Rise of Apocalypse
Bowser57
10-10-2005, 12:51 PM
Out this coming Friday.
It features four player co-op over Xbox Live that looks like it could be very tasty. Having read a couple of reviews I'm encouraged and seriously thinking about giving this a go.
Anyone from the Xbox Live crew with me?
I know Mike's been talking about this game, as has Poshy (Haver to some of you).
Could be a blast.
(I realise Guy will have something else to buy come Friday... maybe Nintendcats or something?)
Yeah, i'll be there.
Don't worry about buying it Guy, we know you're busy with your puppy infatuation and "cleaning your room" which apparently takes up an entire Sunday.
(I call Magneto).
Haver
10-10-2005, 05:59 PM
Iceman in the hizzouse!
I'll buy this on either Friday or Saturday, depending on when my wages come through.
Cubechris
10-10-2005, 06:11 PM
Iceman in the hizzouse!
I'll buy this on either Friday or Saturday, depending on when my wages come through.
You get wages? I thought it was an allowance?
Im unsure about this as I am not really an Xmen fan, but the online co-op sounds cool.
Haver
10-10-2005, 06:12 PM
I've never got pocket money, ever, so thanks for picking an old wound :(
Bowser57
10-10-2005, 07:39 PM
Right, well that's sorted. Guy's confirmed he's getting it, Mike, Poshy and me makes four.
We have a team assembled.
Friday here we come.
Dan Dare
10-10-2005, 07:40 PM
Wish i could join you lot online for this, really do. the first game = pure class. so far i reckon i have a contest for cash between burnout and ultimate spiderman.
yes, im a marvel whore:)
Bowser57
12-10-2005, 02:15 PM
Well I've pre-ordered it, so some of you better damn well get it.
Hmm, I'm not sure about getting it straight away. I got Nintendogs and Far Cry Instincts last week and don't want to buy another game right away. I saw the first one for a tenner so I might pick that up and if I like it i'll get this one, but give it a few weeks first.
Is the first one worth purchasing for ten pounds?
Bowser57
13-10-2005, 09:54 AM
It arrived this morning! :)
First impressions are that it looks very promising, I've only played 45mins or so, I don't know if I want to play it all that much before we get chance for at least a couple of us to have a game together.
Wolverine is looking like an early fave for me.
Edit: After some more play time this is shaping up to be a lot of fun, just the sort of thing that's been missing from the Xbox Live selection.
I'm yet to play online, as I'm wondering if with the release date being tomorrow the servers have yet to go up or something. I'll keep trying for now though.
JonSt
13-10-2005, 06:45 PM
what the story about?
chrizkerr2
13-10-2005, 07:33 PM
Picking mine up tomorrow, hope to get a few games with all of you :kiss:
Btw Bowser, when you get the chance, could you tell me how its like online?
Haver
13-10-2005, 07:57 PM
Shucks. You can play Gambit too. This is going to be a tough decision.
Bowser57
13-10-2005, 09:52 PM
what the story about?
Everything's gone a bit mental, Xavier gets kidnapped, then gets rescued. The X-Men and Magneto decide they need to team up to beat Apocalypse, so as the player (if you're playing alone) you pick a squad of 4 mutants to hack/blast your way through lots and lots of baddies.
It's a pretty straight forward arcadey/RPG, if you want it to be stat heavy then you can get deep into that, but there's plenty of options for all powering-up to be done automatically.
Some of the more fun playable mutants are (IMO) Toad, Juggernaut, Wolverine and a load of others I haven't had much of a go with yet.
The levelling up of mutant powers is fun and the way players can team up to create new powers looks like it'll add depth to the multiplayer.
Hero-of-Time
13-10-2005, 09:56 PM
I heard theres some Age of Apocalypse costumes to unlock in the game. To those who dont know Age of Apocalypse was an awesome story arc in the comics where Xavier was killed in the past and Magneto ended up forming the x-men while Apocalypse ruled the earth. Anyways back on topic I didnt really like the first game but the online aspect of this one makes it tempting.
Bowser57
13-10-2005, 11:23 PM
I know you certainly have the option of having some characters appear in different costumes, so that may well be what you're talking about.
It's probably that I've only unlocked certain ones at this point in the game.
Edit: Still can't get the online to do anything. I'm hoping it's just because they haven't enabled it until release date.
But we shall see...
The3rdChildren
14-10-2005, 01:22 PM
As tempting as the lure of the fabled Nintencats was, I opted for this gem instead. Cel shaded visuals were a pleasant surprise, so let the Xtreme Xcitement begin and terrible cries of "LOOOGAAAAN" initiate, peoples.
No fucking idea which character I want to be here, I guess I'll decide in a second.
Bowser57
14-10-2005, 04:33 PM
Apparently this game is very touchy over having everyone using exactly the same TV settings with your Xbox set-up. Once we'd all set to Pal 60 and Normal it went very well.
Just got done having a four player game, with Mike, Guy and Chrizkerr and am impressed.
Juggernaut is standing out as my fave character so far.
Dan Dare
15-10-2005, 12:15 AM
i fucking love the x men. the aoe story was the first stuff i bought and i havent stopped since. bloodly awersome comic
Now I know how Guy feels....
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
Blackfox
15-10-2005, 01:28 AM
Now I know how Guy feels....
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
Yeah same. But on similar news, me and the Leige comanded our forces to a spectacular winning streak.
The3rdChildren
15-10-2005, 01:52 AM
Magneto for me, with his excellent ability to fly like an idiot and also the cool helmet and seemingly USELESS attacks. I think we've all settled in to our respective roles and characters, so hopefully Haver will attain this beauty before we progress too far to want to play from the start.
Liking this a lot so far, it has enough interesting elements to keep us all interested, enough witty banter to keep us all interested, and enough chances to remind the others they can't fly to keep ME interested.
One to buy, guys. One to buy.
Haver
15-10-2005, 09:32 AM
Well, I wasn't paid overnight, and I would imagine that the people who give out cash to poor teenagers who sacrified their summer to do shitty jobs for them don't work on Saturday or Sunday.
Go on without me.
Bowser57
15-10-2005, 06:55 PM
When are we next playing then chaps? I want to throw stuff.
Also, when we start our next game, if it gives us the option to upgrade stats manually we should probably do that. I want to give my punch more power.
Ashley
15-10-2005, 07:11 PM
If I can just interupt, whats the game like? And dont talk about online co-op modes and such, as I'll be getting it for the cube if I do.
Bowser57
15-10-2005, 07:19 PM
It's pretty straight forward dungeon crawling stuff. Certainly the more players the better.
I dunno how great it'd be single player, but if you can rope someone else or even two or three other people into playing with you it's certainly worth a look.
Wide range of mutants to choose from, each with quite a few mutant powers to develop.
There's nothing ground-breaking about the game, it's just a current day Streets of Rage type walk along beat up people sort of affair, but with more mutants and less sexy ladies called Blaze wearing short skirts.
It also looks like there's a lot of comic artwork and stuff like that to unlock if the X-Men are your bag.
The3rdChildren
16-10-2005, 12:23 AM
Four of us tried to play earlier, but experienced a great deal of lag and game disconnects. It was quite annoying, since we were really hyped for a couple hours of beating shit down.
Perhaps tomorrow.
Yea, I gave in and bought the fucker in Tesco tonight with my discount (for £22) with the last few pounds I had available considering my hefty £200 video iPod purchase earlier this week. It definitly has potential if I learn what the hell everything means and everyone would stop mocking me and calling me gay.
ICEMAN!!!!!!1111onelololol
Bowser57
16-10-2005, 12:10 PM
Stop being Iceman Colin.
Being totally honest, I really dig Iceman. I can see why you can call him 'gay' because of his inferior size to the bigger characters you lot select, but I'm digging his powers.
Besides, he's cool.
Charlie
16-10-2005, 01:40 PM
Are you guys ever going to come back to Halo? Also, what's happened to Tiger Woods? :heh:
Haver
16-10-2005, 01:50 PM
Iceman's taken :(
Blackfox
16-10-2005, 02:07 PM
Are you guys ever going to come back to Halo?
I am now lonely on XBL :(
Bowser57
16-10-2005, 03:26 PM
Are you guys ever going to come back to Halo? Also, what's happened to Tiger Woods? :heh:
I'm still up for some Halo now and again, that hasn't changed. And I'm certainly up for plenty more Tiger Woods.
Poshy, Colin, Mike, just say when.
It's good there's a bit of variety on Xbox Live now, we can play whatever we're in the mood for. Going back on topic, this game is plauged with lag, although seemed to be better on 50Hz mode. Think some of us should e-mail Activision about it?
Haver: You picked it up yet?
Bowser57
17-10-2005, 07:03 PM
Warning: Don't try playing Halo without changing the TV mode back to Pal 60. It's horrible.
And no, Haver ain't got the game yet, but he and I are suggesting a round of golf at some point this evening. It's been too long.
JonSt
17-10-2005, 08:11 PM
i just got tiger woods, what time you guys play?
Haver
17-10-2005, 09:00 PM
Colin: The council (who employed my friends and I to work for the IT department at the sixth-form during the summer) lost my paperwork and as a consequence I haven't been paid when I should have.
We're resolving the issue, but it's going to be another week or so before I have any cash.
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