A good use of source material
Pros: We get to play the Brotherhood!Granted I have no interest in playing Toad, but the chance to play as Magneto, Juggernaut, Scarlet Witch etc etc s pretty cool. On the X-Men side, u have the usual suspects like Wolverine, Cyclops, Gambit etc to use. The mutants all possess skills that are unlocked once u gain level & several favorites from the comics like the Wolverine/Colossus 'Fastball Special' & Wolverine 'Bersker Rage' are all included. Plus, these skills looks damn cool when unleashed on the bad guys. The game also features unlockable chars Professor X, Iron Man(woot!) & Deadpool. The story makes full use of the source material & fully immerses u into the X-men universe. Finally, the CGI movies shown in the game is in a class of its own. I especially like the one when Angel was transformed into Archangel (Oops! Plot spoiler here)
Cons: Some of the chars are not as well developed as others. Deadpool for example, has around 1/2 the skills compard to the other chars. Same for Prof X. IMHO, Nightcrawler is way damn overpowered. One "Master of Chaos" Xtreme Skill from Mr. Kurt Wagner can basically clear the screen of baddies. The interface is atrocious. I'm playing the PC version & the keyboard interface sucks. I had to switch to USB PS2 controller to play the game properly.
Verdict: XML2 is a game that makes very good use of its source material to give us an enjoyable joyride into the Marvel Universe. There is good replay value here as you will want to complete the game a few times just to test out the diifferent character combos available. I recommend getting this game.