X-Men Legends

X-Men Legends
The words "X-Men Legends" are written across the top, with a textured steel design covering "X-Men". A large head with a helmet fills most of the background. Around the figure is a dark setting, with fog covering the lower portion. Standing in the fog are five people in combat stances. An ESRB "T" icon appears in the lower left, along with the Marvel logo, while an Activision logo sits in the lower right.
North American cover art
Developer(s)Raven Software[a]
Publisher(s)Activision
Director(s)
  • Robert Gee
  • Patrick J. Lipo
Producer(s)Michael Crowns
Designer(s)Tom Odell
Programmer(s)Daniel Edwards
Artist(s)Brian Pelletier
Writer(s)Robert Love
Composer(s)Rik Schaffer[3]
EngineVicarious Visions Alchemy
Platform(s)
ReleaseGameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • NA: September 21, 2004[1]
  • PAL: October 22, 2004
  • JP: January 27, 2005 (Xbox only)
N-Gage[2]
  • PAL: January 2005
  • NA: February 7, 2005
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

X-Men Legends is an action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles in 2004. Barking Lizards Technologies developed the N-Gage port of the game, which was released in early 2005. Players can play as one of fifteen X-Men characters, with the ability to switch between four computer- or human-controlled characters at any time.

X-Men Legends follows Alison Crestmere, a young mutant who has the ability to summon and control volcanic activity. As Alison is taught to control her powers at the X-Mansion, the X-Men are sent on several missions. Eventually the X-Men learn of Magneto's plan to cover the Earth in darkness from his base on Asteroid M.

X-Men Legends received generally positive reviews from critics. The Xbox version was the best received, garnering aggregate scores of 83% and 82/100 on the review aggregating websites GameRankings and Metacritic respectively. Reviewers praised Raven's variation on cel-shaded graphics. Due to the success of the game a sequel was made, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.

  1. ^ "X-Men Legends Launch Trailer - News". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  2. ^ "X-Men Legends Release Information for N-Gage - GameFAQs". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
  3. ^ Aihoshi, Richard (2004-09-20). "X-Men Legends Interview (XB, PS2, GC)". IGN. Retrieved 2010-07-13.[dead link]


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