New X-Men & Spider-Man Games Arrive in Stores
Marvel Ent. and Activision have released the latest games based on the X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN comics.
The epic battle to save humankind rages on with the release of X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE, the sequel to the best selling X-MEN title ever, X-MEN LEGENDS. The all-new action-role playing game (RPG) allows gamers to create superhero dream teams featuring popular X-Men and classic Brotherhood villains as they unite for the first time ever to overcome the ultimate evil — Apocalypse — and prevent one of the most devastating attacks ever against mankind. The saga unfolds through single player missions and new online multiplayer modes.
X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE is available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube for $49.99 and has been rated "T" (Teen with mild language and violence) by the ESRB. The PC/CD-ROM version is available $39.99 and has been rated "T" as well. Later this fall, the PSP version will be available for $49.99 with a "T" rating.
"X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE is sure to please X-Men fans everywhere with an original and suspense-filled storyline that teams up the X- Men with the Brotherhood villains for the first time ever," said Will Kassoy, vp of global brand management, Activision Inc. "The diversity gives players an unprecedented arsenal of super powers to employ as they battle an amazing array of enemies in exotic locales in single- player mode or online multiplayer modes with gamers around the world."
"Marvel couldn't be more pleased with this latest installment in the X-MEN LEGENDS franchise," said Ames Kirshen, vp of interactive, Marvel Ent. Inc. "With a truly epic X-MEN story, a ton of new playable characters, larger gameplay environments, increased customization features and most importantly the addition of online play, this truly is the deepest X-MEN game ever."
In X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE, players create, customize and control teams of four mutants from 16 all-time favorite X-Men and classic Brotherhood villains from the Marvel universe. With the X-Men and Brotherhood fighting side-by-side for the first time, players switch instantly between teammates wielding many more super powers and skills than X-MEN LEGENDS, as they overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and defeat more than 100 types of enemies including Lady Deathstrike and the notorious Four Horsemen of Apocalypse.
Delivering significant gameplay enhancements over the first title, X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE challenges players to explore immense, destructible environments set in classic X-MEN locations like Genosha and the Infinite Factory and exotic worldly locales like Egypt and the Savage Lands in both single player and, for the first time ever, online multiplayer action including six multiplayer skirmish modes that offer head-to-head action, fierce battles against enemies, exclusive online content and more .
As for Marvel's Spider-Man, the world's most famous superhero and his arch-nemesis Venom go at it in Activision’s ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Set in a massive free roaming New York City environment, console gamers are propelled into a virtual comicbook world through interactive motion graphics panels and 3D comic inking technology that bring to life an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind Marvel's best-selling ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN series.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN is available for the PlayStation 2, the Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube for $49.99 and has been rated "T" (Teen -- with language and violence) by the ESRB. The PC/CD-ROM version is available for $29.99 and has been rated "T.” The Nintendo DS version is available for $39.99 and is rated "E10+" (Everyone 10+ -- with cartoon violence). The Game Boy Advance version is on sale for $29.99 and has been rated "E10+.”
"Using Treyarch's amazing technological and artistic capabilities, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN lets gamers play both sides, as superhero and super villain, in an authentic living, breathing comic book universe," said Kassoy. "With an original story, gigantic cast of characters and truly unique visual presentation, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN is poised to be the most immersive SPIDER-MAN videogame experience to date."
The epic battle to save humankind rages on with the release of X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE, the sequel to the best selling X-MEN title ever, X-MEN LEGENDS. The all-new action-role playing game (RPG) allows gamers to create superhero dream teams featuring popular X-Men and classic Brotherhood villains as they unite for the first time ever to overcome the ultimate evil — Apocalypse — and prevent one of the most devastating attacks ever against mankind. The saga unfolds through single player missions and new online multiplayer modes.
X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE is available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube for $49.99 and has been rated "T" (Teen with mild language and violence) by the ESRB. The PC/CD-ROM version is available $39.99 and has been rated "T" as well. Later this fall, the PSP version will be available for $49.99 with a "T" rating.
"X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE is sure to please X-Men fans everywhere with an original and suspense-filled storyline that teams up the X- Men with the Brotherhood villains for the first time ever," said Will Kassoy, vp of global brand management, Activision Inc. "The diversity gives players an unprecedented arsenal of super powers to employ as they battle an amazing array of enemies in exotic locales in single- player mode or online multiplayer modes with gamers around the world."
"Marvel couldn't be more pleased with this latest installment in the X-MEN LEGENDS franchise," said Ames Kirshen, vp of interactive, Marvel Ent. Inc. "With a truly epic X-MEN story, a ton of new playable characters, larger gameplay environments, increased customization features and most importantly the addition of online play, this truly is the deepest X-MEN game ever."
In X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE, players create, customize and control teams of four mutants from 16 all-time favorite X-Men and classic Brotherhood villains from the Marvel universe. With the X-Men and Brotherhood fighting side-by-side for the first time, players switch instantly between teammates wielding many more super powers and skills than X-MEN LEGENDS, as they overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and defeat more than 100 types of enemies including Lady Deathstrike and the notorious Four Horsemen of Apocalypse.
Delivering significant gameplay enhancements over the first title, X-MEN LEGENDS II: RISE OF APOCALYPSE challenges players to explore immense, destructible environments set in classic X-MEN locations like Genosha and the Infinite Factory and exotic worldly locales like Egypt and the Savage Lands in both single player and, for the first time ever, online multiplayer action including six multiplayer skirmish modes that offer head-to-head action, fierce battles against enemies, exclusive online content and more .
As for Marvel's Spider-Man, the world's most famous superhero and his arch-nemesis Venom go at it in Activision’s ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Set in a massive free roaming New York City environment, console gamers are propelled into a virtual comicbook world through interactive motion graphics panels and 3D comic inking technology that bring to life an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind Marvel's best-selling ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN series.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN is available for the PlayStation 2, the Xbox and the Nintendo GameCube for $49.99 and has been rated "T" (Teen -- with language and violence) by the ESRB. The PC/CD-ROM version is available for $29.99 and has been rated "T.” The Nintendo DS version is available for $39.99 and is rated "E10+" (Everyone 10+ -- with cartoon violence). The Game Boy Advance version is on sale for $29.99 and has been rated "E10+.”
"Using Treyarch's amazing technological and artistic capabilities, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN lets gamers play both sides, as superhero and super villain, in an authentic living, breathing comic book universe," said Kassoy. "With an original story, gigantic cast of characters and truly unique visual presentation, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN is poised to be the most immersive SPIDER-MAN videogame experience to date."
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