The best-selling X-Men game ever got a second chapter this week as Activision released X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Based on the successful Marvel comic-book franchise, the new RPG title allows gamers to create superhero dream teams, teaming up their favorite mutants with Brotherhood villains for the first time to prevent a devastating attack on mankind.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse promises to deliver a truly epic story, a ton of new playable characters, larger gameplay environments, increased customization features and the addition of an online multiplayer mode. Players can switch instantly between teammates and utilize new super powers and skills to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and defeat more than 100 kinds of enemies, including Lady Deathstrike and the notorious Four Horsemen of Apocalypse.
Available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse lists at $49.99 and has been rated "T" (Teen) for mild language and violence). A PC/CD-ROM version is also available for the suggested retail price of $39.99, and the PSP version will be available later this fall for $49.99.
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