Combined a great storyline, wonderful graphics and music, and best of all, loads of playable X-Men!
Not only were there many X-Men to choose from, the player was able to control four X-Men at a time (one directly and the other three through AI), which took the concept from the comics that the X-Men fight as a team, and transferred it to “X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse” very well. The player can pick four X-Men whose abilities best suit each individual level, and play as any of the four during the game. As each character was used more and more, the experience level rose, which allowed the player to improve different attributes of the individual characters, from strength, to mutant abilities.
Since the X-Men comics have been around for quite some time, the X-Men have been drawn in various costumes over the years. “X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse” made note of that, and each character had multiple uniforms (skins), enabling the player to choose how each character would appear on the screen, from the original uniforms from the 60s, to the uniforms in the comics now.
The replay value of this game is tremendous. With nearly 20 X-Men to play as, and three difficulty settings, you won’t tire of this game quickly. What’s more, if the player starts on the easy setting, and builds up his characters’ attributes, those attributes will remain built up as the player advances through the medium to difficult levels.
While the game does consist of ever-increasing hordes of enemies besieging the X-Men, each character has so many attack options that this game did not fall into the repetitive trap that so many other games do. “X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse” is highly recommended for any fan of the X-Men, whether the hard-core fan of the comics, or the more causal fan of the films, this game has something that everyone will enjoy.