Video Gaming News - April 2003
Santa Monica, CA (April 21, 2003) - Activision today announced an
upcoming RPG based on the world of the X-Men.
From Activision:
Activision, Inc.and Raven Software are giving gamers and Marvel fans the
world over the chance to build their X-Men dream team with the announcement of
X-Men: Legends for the PlayStationÒ2 computer entertainment system, Xbox video
game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube. In this real-time RPG, players
get the chance to assemble, train and lead their own X-Men fighting force in a
battle against some of the deadliest foes in the Marvel Universe including the
Morlocks, the Brotherhood of Mutants and robotic Sentinels. To be successful,
players will have to draw on the powers of a diverse pool of X-Men and use
teamwork to unleash the full power of their squad. X-Men: Legends is expected to
ship in 2004 and has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
"X-Men: Legends is the first game to capture the complete essence of the
X-Men by allowing players to control multiple characters that fight together as
a team," states Larry Goldberg, executive vice president, Activision Worldwide
Studios. "The game will blend the best parts of the movies, comic books in a
fantastic new adventure that allows the you to develop your specialized powers
as you succeed through your missions."
Penned by Man of Action, a studio of comic industry veterans, X-Men: Legends
begins with the rescue of a young mutant and takes players through an engrossing
plot that could unite mutant-kind, yet destroy the human race in the process.
Along the way, players will be able to assemble their ideal X-Men crew from over
15 of the most popular characters from the last 40 years, including Wolverine,
Cyclops, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Gambit and Beast, to name a few.
However, before players load-up their squad with heavy hitters, they will have
to take their foes' abilities into consideration as certain situations may
benefit from the abilities of specific X-Men. While Cyclops' optic blasts and
Colossus' immense strength are great for clearing a path through hordes of
enemies, players can opt to bring Wolverine and Nightcrawler along on a stealth
intensive mission to help circumvent detection devices. Once the action begins,
players can take control of any member of their squad and even execute
multi-character combinations such as the famous Wolverine/Colossus Fastball
Special. As they progress through the game, characters will gain experience
points that players can use to upgrade the X-Men's abilities and even learn new
fighting styles.
Four-player co-operative mode is also planned, allowing multiple players to
partner-up in X-Men: Legends. With dynamic joining, new players can join the
adventure at any time, or gamers can take a break and pit their heroes against
each other in the X-Men's famed Danger Room.
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