Looks like I ran into a series of RPGs without realizing it. X-Men Legends has you take control of your favorite ragtag bunch of mutants to save humanity from the clutches of assholes and Magneto.
BlackKidWithTheGlasses I always knew that it was basing itself off the racism in America, but I didn't notice the parallels between Dr.King( Xavier) and Malcolm X( Magneto).
JavMaj9 There’s a comic where someone got his powers or something and almost annihilated the entire world since his power literally takes the energy from stuff
Out of a lot of reviewers out there, I value Johnny a lot. He really gets down to the point, he can be funny when he wants, and something about him is just so welcoming, especially when his tag line is "have a good night" with that salute. Idk how I found you, but keep up the good work!
I legit laughed when you swapped Magma out for Iceman to build a bridge. Her second power, the molten rock spike attack, states in its description that it can build bridges too. Jean can also build bridges with her telekinesis (game logic). Storm, Rogue & Jean can all fly and once you reach the third dot in the flight ability your character can pick up teammates to lug them over gaps. Though rare in the first game, there are also a couple spots where you can just go around a different way. Ah, also don't forget that Nightcrawler's teleport can take people places, though this last one I will admit is far more fickle due to the fact he'll auto-lock to an enemy. They fixed that in the following game thankfully. That said, I respect your opinion. Shame you didn't care for the game that much.
Give Marvel, Ultimate Alliance a shot. It put much more depth into the RPG part of this style. It's one of my favorite games ever for many reasons, but the main is is because the about of team building options they give you is crazy. You can play each character in many different ways.
Maybe it was because I was a kid, but I used to LOVE X-men Legends 1 & 2. I liked how lengthy it was and loved all the different Environments and CHARACTERS with different powers. I also loved all the information on the characters in that universe, and would literally read and do every Trivia game. Plus it was a good time for gaming to me, because now if a game like this came out, you would have to pay for more characters other than the main four introduced. But some people look for other things in games, I get it.
I was a mid-level fan when I started playing X-men Legends, and it helped me learn more about the series from what the movies and 90's show didn't touch upon. I think the point of the series was to help draw in new fans, and older ones were likely happy to just get a decent X-men game. Granted, that's just my two cents.
My dad loved these games and I got a chance to play them with them this year before his passing and it's been a month and my heart is warmed thank you.
Yeah, the X-Men comics are HUGE!!! There is a series where they bring the original X-Men (Cyclops, Jean, Iceman, Beast and Angel) to the future to fight against present day Cyclops...because comic books.
In defense of the Iceman bridge issue, there were other options with circumventing those tasks. You could create psionic or even magma bridges with Jean Grey and Magma respectively (both of whom were more interesting to have around than Iceman in my opinion). Not that that discredits any of the other issues you mentioned or even the issue that you're required to have one of a select pool of characters around to progress at certain times. Just thought that it was worth noting. Great video as always.
Also any of the flying character can carry people, some of the characters can double jump over it, some characters can throw others over it. There's a lot of ways to get over them by the time they become unavoidable.
I still remember when my friends that had the game came to my house, and we just played this game for hours. That was on 2006 smh where does time go? So many good memories, wish I could go back to them days, not a single problem only gaming.
This game was so good, Legends 1 is way better than the second game! X-Men Legends 1 , The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction, and Ultimate Spider-Man, are still my favorite Marvel games!
This is one of those games that I didn't know what this was about when I was younger so I just followed my uncle but now I finally pay attention to gameplay years later
Jon MacLennan I'll elaborate. The game may be the most fantastic thing to ever come out of a candy floss scented deitic fanny, but that doesn't excuse its price model. Buy the same exact game that you likely got last time we tried this, but unlike last time where you got three separate worlds to explore, you now get one and have to pay for the rest. Yeah you had to buy more worlds for the first game too, but you still got three worlds in one. It doesn't help either that they're giving the Marvel heroes their own play sets but absolutely nothing for the Disney characters, who probably get a unique level and a few set pieces for the excuse of a game mode that is the toybox. Now I wouldn't mind as much if Disney 2.0 was a sort of update on the original, where you could buy a version of the game that was cheaper if you already had the original figure pedestal and disc. But instead they charge even higher prices for even less of a game.
Disney Infinity is a terrible, terrible game that is both bad for the industry and the consumer. First off, we already have Skylanders which follows the exact same model, and now Disney is jumping on the train. Is this how you guys want to play games? "Damn, I need this character to progress. Guess I better go to gamestop and buy the amiibo". It's retarded and very bad for the industry and the consumer.
My work around for the ice bridges was as follows: have flying character go over the gap, and other characters will magically appear at the other side. Or, have Jean create a psychic bridge.
As a resident MARVEL guy, (Im also big on DC too.), I never played these games cause I wasn't really interested. I was more of a Ultimate spiderman, Marvel Ultimate alliance, etc kind of guy. You want to play an awesome Xmen game, btw? Id recommend "Xmen origins Wolverine", S**tty movie, but amazing, and under rated game. (Btw, im not looking forward to the Deadpool game on SGB. All I can say is, F**k that game.)
I'm with you on that. The X-Men Legends games didn't really catch my interest, and I've only played the Ultimate Alliance series. Hell, I stumbled upon the first Ultimate Alliance game by accident (It was bundled with my first Xbox 360).
computermonster1 X-Men Legends is basically the pre Ultimate Alliance. They have basically the same game play just Ultimate Alliance has characters from all Marvel and Legends is X-men centric
I played this game a lot with my dad and I really liked it back then. Nowadays, the disc is scratched and it reminds me of Xenoblade Chronicles. But, I now own the sequel on PS2. Yay.
Seriously loving your reviews. John when you referred to this game being 'ugly', graphical wise, the developers purposely gave the game drawn out lines on the character models during gameplay to give it a comic book feel. As for the cutscenes.. Yeah. This game could do much better on that. Gameplay wise, I love it; gives it a beat em up + RPG feel. When it comes to character progression of Alison, she is just a bland character who is only useful in combat, nothing else about her is interesting. Character development should have been more of a focus on this game as well, same goes for Rise of Apocalypse. If Alison died after preventing Asteroid M from crashing into New York, I can honestly say I wouldn't feel any sadness regarding her death. Throughout the entire game she was just a hollow X-Man. After learning the Origins of Apocalypse on the internet after completing Legends 2, I loved the character. And you are right; they should have given him a backstory as to why he is an extreme Darwinist. Both games are great to me gameplay wise, but character development is pretty bad in the X-Men Legends games. Hoping that you read this; maybe you outta give the game another chance. Try the cheats. Replay it with a new team. 2nd chances are what most games need and often change the gamers mind.
Iceman isn't the only one who can make bridges; Magma can make lava bridges, but don't ask me how nobody gets hurt walking across, and Jean Grey can make telekinetic bridges, but don't ask me how that works
Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine in the live-action movies. As far as voice-acting goes, Steven Blum is often the go-to voice of Wolverine in cartoons and video games. (Also my personal favorite voice for him, but Johnny and I can agree to disagree) Other voice actors for the character include Cal Dodd in the 90s, Scott McNeil in X-Men: Evolution, and Milo Ventimiglia in the Marvel Anime series.
I think this game was a modern day version of the old rental games on snes. Think about it, a game that you play maybe a day or two before you have to return it but you have to go through 25 hours worth just to beat it. In that short amount of time, and with time spent not playing the game so it doesnt become a drag, it could become one of the funnest games a kid could play while growing up.
I'm glad the female characters in this game are action girls and dark action girls. Emma Frost is an action girl. Storm is an action girl. Jean Grey is an action girl. Jubilee is an action girl. Magma is an action girl. Rogue is an action girl. Mystique, the very first boss of the game, is a dark action girl. Marrow is a dark action girl. I'm glad for that. By the way, action girl and dark action girl are from TV Tropes.
I like how in the beginning of the video Johnny shows his games that he review but snatch out Ecco the Dolphin like it wasn't supposed to be in this video
I remember playing this game when I was younger. Dang I remember having fun with the multiplayer XD (tongue lash spam until everyone else rage-quits)Never did beat that stupid boat water flood level place
Two thing's I'd like to point out. 1. Jean's Telepathy and Magma's Lava Rift can make Bridges too, so that can save time. 2. The reason that the X-Men left the astral plane was because, Shadow King relocated Xavier to a different sector of the Astral Plane, so rather than waste time, they began work on another important task, while the others began locating Xavier again.
I know I’m late. I decided to get nostalgia from watching review this game that was my childhood. At 5:36 I noticed he switched Magma with Iceman to make a bridge. Funny enough, Magma’s second move actually also makes bridges. I kind of want to play this game again.
One of my most favourite PS2 games ever! Despite the less than favourable reviews in this video, I still love this game. It's better than most recent X-Men games. I can only hope there'll be a good solid X-Men game for current gen consoles in the future.
Fun fact: Mystique and Magneto don't actually do much together in the comics, they are aware of each others' existence, but that's pretty well it. They work together in the movies much more than the comics.
Johnny a pro tip for Legends. Jean, Alison, (and Magneto in Legends 2), can all create bridges. You can also use a flying or teleporting character to cross the gap and leave your team on the other side for a few seconds until you get to a save point and then get them back at the save point.
