X-Men(TM) Legends Official Strategy Guide [Paperback]

Laura Parkinson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Official Strategy Guide | Publication Date: September 23, 2004

BradyGames' X-MEN Legends Official Strategy Guide includes the following:

Comprehensive walkthrough includes boss strategies, and detailed maps showing the location of items, collectibles and points of interest.

Every mission starts with the best team to use and roster substitution suggestions should any X-Man fall.

Personnel profiles cover every playable character, their entire range of Mutant Powers and abilities and the best way to allocate skill points.

Extras include Trivia Game Answers, Equipment Listing, The Danger Room and MORE!

Platform: PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube

Genre: Action/Adventure

This product is available for sale worldwide.

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About the Author

Activision Inc., headquartered in Santa Monica, California, maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. The company's common stock trades on The Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ATVI. More information about Activision and its products can be found on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at http://www.activision.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games (September 23, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744004365
• ISBN-13: 978-0744004366
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,067,017 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a useful strategy guide., October 18, 2004

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D. Mok (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: X-Men(TM) Legends Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

I had already finished X-Men Legends before I got this guide; after all, it's a pretty short game. But I can definitely say it's more fun with the guide in hand.

By and large this guide is free of the bad writing and false information that had plagued so many BradyGames guides I've used before. There's a large number of charts, lists, analytical databases and other devices which make the unlockables in the game much easier to find. And while the maps aren't exactly easy to read, the layout of the levels in X-Men Legends is so cluttered that I think the authors and layout artists did a good job of translating the maps into useful, legible form. The combat strategies they suggest almost always work, and they summarize each level succinctly so that you know what you're about to get into.

Why only four stars? The layout of the book can sometimes be awkward -- too much eye candy sacrificing legibility and flow. For example, it's often not clear on a page whether you're supposed to read the upper-right map first or the lower-left one. The written passages are often up to half a page behind the maps and sidebars, making for confusing navigation. And they did have omissions on the maps, leaving out one or two items, but not enough to spoil everything.

All in all, a very good guide with minor flaws.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, October 26, 2004

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Lestor neeker Wong (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men(TM) Legends Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

It has been some years since I played a role-playing game (RPG). Having recently bought a PS2, I simply have to take on the X-Men: Legends. Afterall, I'm a Marvel fanboy, and what better way to rekindle my obsession with RPGs with Xavier's team of anti-heroes?

By the time I got this guide, I was already in the H.A.A.R.P. mission. To be honest, I was stuck. I was facing Pyro, who seemed (notice the past tense) unbeatable, especially when I've no more health packs, and apart from Wolverine who self heals, the rest of my team are in really bad shape. I read through the guide for a lifeline, and I found it. It taught me how to go to the danger room to do some training, and earned myself some health packs. I recuperated, went back to fight Pyro, and defeated him.

I went on to beat the game, slowly (I've read the guide and play at the same time, you know), and I was extremely delighted! I can only say I won't have go so far without the book.

Just for that, 5-stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great guide book., February 25, 2010

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Reggie (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men(TM) Legends Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

Listen, you don't really need the guide for getting you through the game, since the game itself is pretty straight forward. But, for checking out character bio's and stats, and for finding out where the best places are to put your points into for leveling your characters up and getting the most useage out of their powers, the guide is perfect. Great explanations, nice maps, and the game itself is a ton of fun to play. The guide is a nice addition to the game, so I reccomend picking it up 100% if you're interested in getting it.