X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Review

X-Men Legends II is a lengthy and fun adventure that anyone with a PSP and an interest in superheroes or beat-'em-up games will certainly enjoy.By Greg Mueller on November 8, 2005 at 10:40AM PST A good game plays by a set of clearly defined rules, and a great game gives you plenty of clever opportunities to break those rules. X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse breaks the rules by letting you to create a mutant dream team of heroes and villains from a cast of characters that includes the legendary X-Men, as well as Magneto's sinister band, the Brotherhood. The game was recently released on consoles and the PC, and now PSP owners can also take a shot at the ancient bad man known as Apocalypse. It's impressive that Vicarious Visions somehow managed to cram every little detail of the game onto a handheld, but aside from the portability, there isn't much new here. However, if you haven't played the game on consoles, you won't be sacrificing anything if you pick up the PSP version--which y...