XMen Legends

[Felch]

X-men Legends is only fun with a couple friends, but with those friends it is crazy good fun. The character construction is pretty good, RPG-lite stuff. The action is constant, but tends toward a bit of a grind most times. Hunting for unlockables is a bit of a chore, but it still manages to be fun to destroy everything in sight. The best part of the game comes though when you and a couple of your buddies are sitting around, passing a blunt and stringing together combos left and right. When I got it back in Oct. (?) we basically sat around and punished the game in a week or so of solid nearly non-stop play.

There were three parts I found genuinely challenging. One was pretty early on, in the second mission (prolly what your bro was having trouble with), one was a tricky boss fight, and the third involved swarms of sentinals. It wasn't too terribly frustrating though.

Just a note since you're thinking of getting a console, the X-box version has much shorter load times, and I think PS2s only come with two controller ports standard. It's nice to know they're already crapping out a sequel, if it's online it'd be sweet.

[Sava]

I downloaded the game... it's decent. But it sucks, you gotta beat the first mission before it lets you play the 2 player mode. I find that strange because they advertise this game as the "BEST CO-OP GAME EVAR!". I find it odd that the best co-op game would be only single-player until you beat the first mission.

I'm actually stuck on one part. It's the first time you face Mystique. I keep dying. It's major BS I say.

I wouldn't buy this game, but if you have a PS2 harddrive, it's worth copying.

[The Mad Monk]

Make certain that you get Wolverine's healing factor first. Then run away when you can to heal, so you can save the red potions for when you can't run away.

[Sava]

good idea