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X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is an action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the follow-up to 2004's X-Men Legends. It was released in September 2005 for the GameCube, Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. Later, the game was ported to PlayStation Portable, N-Gage, and mobile. It is set after the events of X-Men Legends and features the mutant supervillain Apocalypse as the primary antagonist.
The developers intended the game to have a greater sense of scale than its predecessor, with a story where the villains known as the Brotherhood of Mutants would need to ally themselves with the X-Men to defeat a greater threat. Blur Studio created the cinematics. Online multiplayer was also added. Multiplayer on Xbox Live was available to players until April 15, 2010. X-Men Legends II is now playable online again on the replacement Xbox Live servers called Insignia.
The game was well received by gaming critics on all platforms. They felt that the inclusion of online play, additional mutant powers, and a larger cast made the game an improvement over its predecessor. Some reviewers were critical of the game's voice acting and felt that the gameplay was repetitive. It sold enough copies to be added to the budget line known as PlayStation 2's Greatest Hits.
X-Men Legends II is an action role-playing game. It unites two Marvel Comics superhero teams, the heroic X-Men and the villainous Brotherhood of Mutants as they together face the mutant supervillain Apocalypse and his minions. Players can choose up to four characters to use at once from a larger roster. Players unlock additional characters as they proceed through the game. Four players can play on one machine cooperatively, and players can join or leave at any time. The game also features online play for up to four players, a first for the series. A new game plus mode is included that allows players to play through the game a second time while retaining all character stats.
As characters gain experience points, their mutant superpowers and unique abilities can be upgraded. Items found during gameplay can also be equipped to further enhance a character's abilities. Characters can combine attacks to create a combo, in which two or more players punch or kick a single enemy at the same time. The character's special abilities can also be used in the same manner to create a Super Combo which inflicts massive damage on enemies. Each character has several mutant powers that players can assign to controller buttons. The game also features a skirmish mode, which allows players to fight against each other or waves of computer-controlled enemies.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse features a central hub that players return to between missions. It is a designated area free from enemies, and its setting changes to coincide with the current act of the game. Here players can view loading screen art, cinematics, and comic book covers acquired during gameplay. Biographies of the X-Men and their enemies can be accessed here. Players can also participate in an X-Men trivia game which awards experience points for correct answers. Additionally, players can access a virtual combat environment known as the Danger Room to play additional missions unlocked during gameplay.
The mobile phone version of the game is primarily a beat 'em up with role-playing elements. Unlike the console versions, the game plays as a side-scroller in the same vein as the 1992 X-Men arcade game. There are five selectable characters, and players upgrade each through experience points earned. Players control one character at a time, and can switch to another at the press of a button.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse takes place some time after the events of X-Men Legends. The mutant supervillain Apocalypse, having witnessed the X-Men's defeat of Magneto remotely, declares that the Age of Apocalypse is nigh. Prior to the game's campaign, he kidnaps Professor X and Polaris for unknown purposes. Locations include a military prison in Greenland, the mutant sanctuary of Genosha, the Savage Land, and Egypt.
The game begins with members of the X-Men (Cyclops, Storm, and Wolverine) meeting up with members of the Brotherhood (Magneto, Mystique, and Sabretooth) at a military prison outpost in Greenland to free Professor X, who was captured alongside Polaris. Magneto reveals that his son, Quicksilver, was also captured by Apocalypse.
Upon freeing Xavier, the teams relocate to the mutant haven of Genosha. They find that the island was ravaged by Apocalypse's forces during an intense battle with Magneto's airships. The teams set out to free the island from Apocalypse's control. They briefly encounter Mister Sinister, who was experimenting on Genoshan mutants, and fight Grizzly, Lady Deathstrike, and Zealot as they free captive citizens and collect information. To free the island completely, they defeat Abyss, the first of Apocalypse's Horsemen. Assuming that the need for cooperation has ended, the teams decide to go their separate ways. However, Apocalypse kidnaps Beast from the X-Mansion and destroys it.
Beast manages to point the team in the direction of the Savage Land, a prehistoric preserve in Antarctica. The teams work their way through the Savage Land, defeating Garokk, Sauron, and Omega Red, as well as the second Horseman, Mikhail Rasputin. They learn that Apocalypse has gained information from the ancient alien technology to use toward a machine of unknown power.
Apocalypse sets his plans in motion by conquering New York City. The teams work to sabotage Apocalypse's resources by destroying his army's cloning facility and disabling his main power plant while defeating Sugar Man. However, Emma Frost is captured before the teams battle the Stepford Cuckoos and the third Horseman, Holocaust. Angel is captured shortly after and is transformed into Archangel, the final Horseman of Apocalypse.
With Apocalypse's army weakened, the teams begin liberating New Y
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