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X-Men Legends Launch Trailer

by Jonathan Metts - September 22, 2004, 9:18 pm EDT
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If you're still not sure what this multiplayer action/RPG is all about, this video should clear things up quite nicely.

To accompany this week's launch of X-Men Legends, Activision has provided a launch trailer that does a good job of summarizing the game's features and style. Left-click below to download it for free.

X-Men Legends Launch Trailer (24.5 MB, Quicktime format)

Activision Releases X-Men Legends for GameCube

I was called a mutant once. Once.

X-MEN LEGENDS POWERS IN TO RETAIL OUTLETS NATIONWIDE

Santa Monica, CA - September 21, 2004 - The mutant battle rages on to North

American retail shelves with the release of Activision, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:

ATVI) X-Men™ Legends. An epic action-RPG featuring a compelling

storyline written by former X-Men™ comic book writers, the game allows

players to pick and customize a team of legendary X-Men from the Marvel

Universe to combat evil and protect the fate of mankind from certain doom.

Developed by Raven Software, X-Men Legends has already received critical

acclaim, earning an "Editors' Choice" award from IGN.com. The title is

currently available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,

Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™ for a

suggested retail price of $49.99 and carries a "T" ("Teen" - Blood,

Violence) rating by the ESRB.

"X-Men Legends is the only game that allows players to fully customize and

develop their ultimate dream team of 15 of Marvel's most popular X-Men

characters," states Kathy Vrabeck, president, Activision Publishing, Inc.

"The game's original storyline is full of plot twists and turns that will

captivate players and enlist them in the most immersive X-Men quest ever."

X-Men Legends challenges players to master the attributes of their favorite

X-Men characters by creating, customizing and controlling teams of four

mutants in real time, as they embark on a quest to stop the extinction of

mankind. Throughout the action-filled saga players assume the role of up to

15 popular X-Men characters, each with individual mutant powers and fighting

skills, including Wolverine, Gambit, Nightcrawler and Storm. Gamers select

specific X-Men characters depending on each mission and unlock new playable

mutants and super powers as they battle the Brotherhood of Mutants and other

Marvel villains in fully interactive and destructible 3-D environments.

Along the way, players lead teams of mutants on a variety of challenging

missions set in some of the most popular locations from the X-Men comics,

including the X- Mansion, New York City and the infamous Weapon X facility.

Gamers can adventure alone or team up with friends to battle in up to a

4-player co-operative mode for dynamic Super Hero action.

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