X-Men(tm) Legends Official Strategy Guide (Paperback)

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Product Description

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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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: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #570,919 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By	D. Mok (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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

By	Lestor neeker Wong (Singapore) - See all my reviews

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.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Guide is not worth more than retail, January 25, 2006

By	J. Gordon "casual gamer" (Weston, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Whoever the used (second party)sellers are for this guide, they should be ashamed for jacking up the price. There are plenty of free guides and walkthroughs for this game. Just use a search engine; they're easy to find. Don't waste your hard-earned money on something that you can get for free.