<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Raven	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barking	O
Lizards	O
Technologies	O
developed	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
fifteen	O
X-Men	B-Device
characters	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
four	O
computer	O
-	O
or	O
human-controlled	O
characters	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
follows	O
Alison	O
Crestmere	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
mutant	O
who	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
summon	O
and	O
control	O
volcanic	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Alison	O
is	O
taught	O
to	O
control	O
her	O
powers	O
at	O
the	O
X-Mansion	O
,	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
are	O
sent	O
on	O
several	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
learn	O
of	O
Magneto	O
's	O
plan	O
to	O
cover	O
the	O
Earth	O
in	O
darkness	O
from	O
his	O
base	O
on	O
Asteroid	O
M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
received	O
,	O
garnering	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
83%	O
and	O
82/100	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregating	O
websites	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
made	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
characters	O
from	O
a	O
larger	O
group	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
proceed	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
additional	O
X-Men	B-Device
are	O
unlocked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
at	O
the	O
mansion	O
,	O
one	O
player	O
controls	O
Alison	O
Crestmere	O
as	O
she	O
explores	O
and	O
learns	O
about	O
herself	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
X-Men	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Biographies	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
and	O
their	O
enemies	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
on	O
computers	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
participate	O
in	O
an	O
X-Men	B-Device
trivia	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
rewards	O
experience	O
points	O
for	O
correct	O
answers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
contains	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
link	O
with	O
other	O
N-Gage	B-Device
systems	O
for	O
four-player	O
cooperative	O
gameplay	O
using	O
GSM	O
cellular	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
is	O
not	O
set	O
in	O
any	O
particular	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
in	O
turn	O
rescued	O
from	O
Mystique	O
and	O
Blob	O
by	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
Wolverine	O
and	O
Cyclops	O
,	O
who	O
take	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
Xavier	O
Institute	O
to	O
explore	O
her	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Alison	O
trains	O
,	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
investigate	O
an	O
Alaskan	O
research	O
facility	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Mutants	O
,	O
then	O
rescue	O
Gambit	O
from	O
the	O
Morlocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mystique	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
penetrate	O
the	O
defenses	O
and	O
free	O
Magneto	O
and	O
the	O
ensuing	O
damage	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
leaves	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
to	O
rescue	O
several	O
Arbiter	O
crew	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Alison	O
's	O
training	O
complete	O
,	O
she	O
takes	O
the	O
codename	O
Magma	O
and	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
travel	O
to	O
Russia	O
to	O
help	O
Colossus	O
prevent	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
from	O
obtaining	O
weapons-grade	O
plutonium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Xavier	O
's	O
capture	O
,	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
learn	O
that	O
General	O
William	O
Kincaid	O
,	O
a	O
leader	O
in	O
the	O
anti-mutant	O
movement	O
,	O
is	O
building	O
mutant-hunting	O
Sentinels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
free	O
Xavier	O
,	O
who	O
defeats	O
the	O
Shadow	O
King	O
in	O
a	O
psychic	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Men	B-Device
travel	O
to	O
Asteroid	O
M	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
discover	O
that	O
the	O
asteroid	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
collision	O
course	O
with	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
encounter	O
General	O
Kincaid	O
,	O
who	O
pilots	O
Master	B-Application
Mold	I-Application
,	O
a	O
larger	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
prototype	O
Sentinel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
General	O
Kincaid	O
,	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
locate	O
the	O
Gravitron	O
,	O
and	O
Magma	O
uses	O
her	O
powers	O
to	O
steer	O
the	O
asteroid	O
back	O
into	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X-Men	B-Device
'	O
s	O
victory	O
on	O
Asteroid	O
M	O
is	O
watched	O
by	O
Apocalypse	O
,	O
who	O
makes	O
his	O
upcoming	O
plot	O
from	O
his	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
thanking	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
for	O
their	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
by	O
Activision	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
deciding	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
"	O
X-Men	B-Device
RPG	O
"	O
,	O
staff	O
began	O
brainstorming	O
story	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
design	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raven	O
wanted	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
team-based	O
dynamic	O
,	O
something	O
it	O
felt	O
was	O
absent	O
in	O
previous	O
X-Men	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
concept	O
featured	O
turned-based	O
gameplay	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extraction	O
points	O
,	O
specific	O
locations	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
switch	O
characters	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
continue	O
without	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
in	O
the	O
event	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
team	O
member	O
was	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Man	O
of	O
Action	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
script	O
for	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
was	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
five	O
hundred	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Stewart	O
reprised	O
his	O
role	O
as	O
Professor	O
Xavier	O
from	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
films	O
,	O
while	O
Tony	O
Jay	O
voiced	O
Magneto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Asner	O
lent	O
his	O
voice	O
as	O
Healer	O
,	O
a	O
Morlock	O
shaman	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
were	O
selected	O
from	O
different	O
time	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
uses	O
cel	O
shading	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
characters	O
a	O
comic-like	O
appearance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
costumes	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
 '	O
Ultimate	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
but	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
playable	O
in	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
had	O
not	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
comics	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
so	O
,	O
with	O
permission	O
from	O
Marvel	O
,	O
Raven	O
created	O
unique	O
looks	O
for	O
those	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
development	O
Raven	O
tried	O
visual	O
formats	O
for	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
including	O
using	O
their	O
New	O
X-Men	B-Device
uniforms	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
removing	O
the	O
cel-shaded	O
look	O
from	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
the	O
back	O
stories	O
,	O
relationships	O
and	O
personalities	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
were	O
taken	O
from	O
Marvel	O
's	O
mainstream	B-Application
universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
receiving	O
the	O
highest	O
aggregate	O
scores	O
of	O
83.36	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
82/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
rated	O
next	O
highest	O
,	O
scoring	O
81.98	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
81/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
the	O
lowest	O
scores	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
fared	O
well	O
,	O
scoring	O
80.50	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
79/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
garnered	O
scores	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
,	O
receiving	O
76.13	O
%	O
and	O
79/100	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
GamePro	O
retrospectively	O
listed	O
"	O
the	O
melee	O
combat	O
,	O
ability	O
to	O
customize	O
your	O
stats	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
strong	O
points	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
was	O
so	O
successful	O
that	O
it	O
created	O
a	O
well-received	O
sequel	O
and	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
series	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
's	O
control	O
system	O
for	O
character	O
powers	O
and	O
melee	O
attacks	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
fluid	O
"	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
was	O
lacking	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
cooperatively	O
using	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
'	O
s	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
technology	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
voice	O
acting	O
in	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
port	O
was	O
also	O
praised	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpy	O
reviewer	O
Justin	O
Leeper	O
stating	O
the	O
audio	O
clips	O
seemed	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
lifted	O
right	O
out	O
of	O
other	O
versions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
sold	O
enough	O
copies	O
to	O
be	O
inducted	O
into	O
the	O
budget	O
lines	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
consoles	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
:	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
800,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$28	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
74th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Apocalypse	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
all	O
major	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
Beenox	O
developed	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Application
Legends	I-Application
series	O
led	O
Raven	O
Software	O
,	O
Marvel	O
,	O
and	O
Activision	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
consoles	O
,	O
handheld	O
devices	O
and	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Marvel	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
jointly	O
developed	O
by	O
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
,	O
n-Space	O
and	O
Savage	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
consoles	O
and	O
handhelds	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vicarious	O
Visions	O
developed	O
the	O
PS3	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
360	O
versions	O
,	O
while	O
n-Space	O
developed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
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ported	O
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by	O
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to	O
the	O
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