The NZA Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Alright, so my plan is to finsih up Silent Hill 4 & trade for the gamecube version of this one...i dont know how the multiplayer is, reviews are about 85% at most sites, and given that Wolverine's Revenge got like 60% and i loved it, this should be fun (Silent Bob, what'd you think?) I hope its worth it...i hear good things bout single player anyway. Pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLeakyBucket Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Don't really know much about RPG action games like this. Do you just control one guy and the rest stand around while getting whooped by baddies, or are the rest CPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 The rest of the characters are controlled by the CPU and they do a fairly decent job of fighting (though in tighter levels like the Weapon X lab they have the annoying habit of blocking doorways). You can switch to any of the four characters just by pressing one of the buttons on the directional pad. There's some slight strategy in which team members you choose - some powers are stronger against certain foes, some others are required to get past obstacles, and some just plain kick more ass than others. The roster to choose from is pretty nice and you unlock new ones along the way. When I rented it I had unlocked Wolverine, Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Gambit. Jubilee, Nightcrawler, Storm, Rogue. Magma, Colossus, Emma Frost and Iceman (I may even have missed one or two). I even got to play as Professor X in an astral plane level. And there were two more mutants I hadn't unlocked yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigChiefSlapaho Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Who are the bosses? TELL ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Uh, when I played it I ran into...lesse...Mystique, Toad, Marrow, Blob, Juggernaut...there's a short battle between Cyclops and Havoc...Pyro's in it but I hadn't fought him yet. Of course, Magneto's in it. So's the...Shadow King, I think he's called? I'm sure you fight them both eventually. There are also plenty of levels that send lots of Sentinels after you. It's a pretty long game so I'm sure there are quite a few more that I haven't seen yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted October 25, 2004 Share Posted October 25, 2004 Fuuuuuck! I just played it, and hoo-boy this game is the absolute shiz! I especially like the way it's ever-so subtly cell-shaded (love that style). Man, if San Andreas wasn't coming out Friday I'd've bought this already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of Snake Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 That's about the only mention of San Andreas I've seen, I'll be getting it this friday as well, I know my dad's over from Ireland for a week but this takes priority! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 A true king! Good to see you've got your priorities straight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal Usagi-Chan Posted November 4, 2004 Share Posted November 4, 2004 I have played it on the Xbox with 3 other people. It's cool when you have others with you to control the other characters because you can do combos and game is much easier and you level up faster. Now by yourself it's another story. The characters go into ditches they're not supposed to go into and then they die because of it. Then you have to go back to the nearest save point to pay money to bring they're dumb ases back to life! And the higher the level the more money it costs. But it's cool because you can unlock outfits for all the characters like Jean gray's Phoenix form. ( it's really cute looking) I think my favorite character though would have to be storm only because she has a chain of lightning that hits all of the bad guys at once and then when she levels up she says "YES!! I FEEL LIKE A HURRICANE" I think it's pretty cool!! Oh and the controls aren't so bad! ( I hate the xbox remote) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Man, this shit's cool....flashback missions to 70's costumes, fighting Sentinels in the streets! Im in the Morlock tunnels now, on Panch's PS2 copy - i gotta get Silent Hill 4 back from him & trade it up for the gamecube version of this one...anyone know if the loading time's any better there? Fuck, i hope so. I get a lil lost in the melee sometimes, but im really enjoyin this. Constant fanboy name-dropping, too, even from hidden items! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I played the Xbox version and the loading times were still kinda long, so I imagine it's not a lot of difference between systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soviet Zangief Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Oh man, I've heard soooo many good things about this game. And it's a Marvel game!!! I can't wait to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Just got the gamecube version, thanks to traded xmas DVD's....cant wait to get into it. M'boy wolvy's gettin leveled up like mad soon. When were moved, LL can totally be storm, jean grey or kitty pryde or whatever. Im dyin to see some 4-player madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I reckon the next should be an Avengers game running on the same engine. Do like aseries with (already) xmen, avengers, then do FF('cause you could tie-in all the affiliates you'd leave outta avengers like Namor, Shulky, hell. Who wants to be H.E.R.B.I.E?), and then like a marvel knight one which'd be differennt 'cause there would'nt really be massive common enemies, but hands up who wouldn't play an RPG with spidey, DD, Luke Cage, Punisher, Iron Fist an' all them in it? Once they eere REALLY desperate we could always see a defenders game... Seriouslythough, how utterly fucking cool would it be to level up as Cap and throw that sheild around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted February 5, 2005 Author Share Posted February 5, 2005 I'm about 10 minutes shy of finsihing this game, and i agree with Skeet - the enginge is cool for Marvel RPG's, and id be down for seeing Avengers or other teams in this kinda setup. They just announced X-Men Legends 2 for late '05/06, im already hyped. This game was a fanboy's dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Grrrr!! Yeah for sure, but this is what I was talking about! Insteada doing a sequel, take the engine to a new franchise(an' that's certainly help with any Avengers solo movies coming). Uncharted territory damnit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 but hands up who wouldn't play an RPG with spidey, DD, Luke Cage, Punisher, Iron Fist an' all them in it? Hell, I just want any game with DD in it. They were working on a Daredevil game for the console systems, based on all the old Frank Miller books. Marvel even put ads for it in all their comics for a good six months or so. But it got axed in mid-development...dammit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Yeah, I saw those, but it kinda looked like arse. Man, the shite you could put in an RPG! Then there's ghost Rider, Electra, Stick, damn it'd be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Yeah those screenshots that they put in the ads were pretty crappy for some reason. I saw video of the actual gameplay though and it wasn't bad. It looked like a darker, grittier version of the first Spider-man movie game. It was still pretty rough around the edges but if they had been allowed the months needed to finish it, it might've turned out pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jables Posted February 10, 2005 Share Posted February 10, 2005 Was it movie-affiliated at all? 'Cause I thought i saw the Black Kingpin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 You might be thinking of the gameboy game - which wasn't bad, actually. It used the movie costumes but nothing else from the movie (and had unlockable features where you could switch the characters back to classic costumes). The PS2 Daredevil footage that I saw didn't show the Kingpin, but both Elektra and Bullseye had their classic comic looks so I imagine the Kingpin did as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted February 11, 2005 Author Share Posted February 11, 2005 So, its not comfirmed, but im hearin rumors of X-Men Legends 2 feartuing The Age of Apocalypse - even for just a danger room scenario, how cool would that shit be?! After beating part 1, you unlock a lot of classic costumes, its even more fun fanboy shit...having the 70's Wolvy, Nightcrawler, Collosus and Storm in a lineup, its cool as fuck to see. Here's to more flashback missions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 woo hoo! MARVEL/ACTIVISION EXTAND/EXPAND DEAL Activision has announced an extension and expansion of its license with Marvel, and has added a license for a non-persistent role playing game that use characters from the Marvel Universe. “Non-persistent” separates and distinguishes the forthcoming games from Marvel’s recent deal with Microsoft to develop MMORPGs for the Xbox360 platform. The deal also means that Activision alone will be producing RPG videogames based on Marvel properties, following up its lineup that includes X-Men Legends I & II and others, such as Fantastic Four. The agreement with Marvel covers both consoles and the PC. The Santa Monica-based Activision is planning to release the first game in fiscal 2007, which begins in April of 2006. the tentative release date means the game will hit during the second wave of Xbox360 titles, and the initial run-up of PLaystation 3 games. While the agreement does claim it allows for use of the bulk of the Marvel Universe, The Punisher is still licensed to THQ, while Vivendi-Universal holds the rights to the Hulk for use in videogames. That said, the extension and expansion of the agreement could easily be seen as a recent trend by Marvel to work to consolidate licenses under the purview of proven licensing partners, as the solidification of the deal gives Activision a very large chunk of Marvel’s videogame action. "We are proud of the success we have had with games based on the Marvel licenses," stated Ron Doornink, Chairman, Activision Publishing, Inc. in a release on Friday. "This agreement further strenghthens and helps to solidify our position as the number one publisher of Super Hero games." Ames Kirshen, Vice President of Interactive at Marvel Enterprises said in the same release, "We have had tremendous success with Activision through the licensing of individual characters and groups such as Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four. Rather than focusing on just one character, this unique license enables Activision to develop role playing games that tap a broader base of characters from Marvel's expansive universe. We look forward to an even more successful future with Activision." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I hope THQ didn't get the licenses to every Marvel character they included in that Punisher game. I remember that at least Ironman, Daredevil and Nick Fury were in that game as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The NZA Posted August 3, 2005 Author Share Posted August 3, 2005 Fury was in it? fuck...i still gotta play that game, howd it finally turn out again...? still sad the DD game didnt happen. But yeah, while i dont know how this RPG enginge'd work for solo charcters, teams like the Avengers (much less the New ones) would be badass....sidequests of the House of M and all, man that'd be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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