I so wished that we had gotten a 3rd X-Men Legends. Ultimate Alliance was tons of fun but the two Legends were by far my favorites in the whole series.
When I was a kid, my mom got this game for me as a Christmas present. I never heard of it, and I never asked for it. But when my mom was trying to find games for me, she asked a clerk that worked at the Wal-Mart electronic section for what games I would like as a kid, and sure enough, the clerk immediately said "X-men Legends 2 is a great game. He would LOVE it." And she got it. After playing it, the clerk was right. Thank you, random Wal-Mart clerk. Without your input, I never would have played this amazing game. You are the real MVP.
What blew my mind was finding out the same voice actor who plays Apocalypse in this game is the same voice actor who plays Sully in the Uncharted games.
It's really jarring to hear juggernaut with a southern accent. Though I love that they touch on one of the smallest details, the fact that he's Xavier's step brother.
THIS was my game. Apocalypse is my favorite X-Men villain and the roster was solid even if it was missing some favorites like Psylocke. It had some awesome boss fights and the expansion of the skill lists for the characters added a lot. I've lost track as to how many times I've played through this gem. The ending inspired me to do a write-up for what X-Men Legends 3 would have been about and what it would have featured.
@@alwaysnerdyretros If we're going by precedent, yes. What I believe/hoped would have happened was the introduction of the High Evolutionary as a secondary antagonist. They could've done a version of the storyline where Sinister essentially tries to reset Earth by de-evolving the population after hijacking the High Evolutionary's resources. I had also envisioned the Hellfire Club being an actual location where you could actually fight some of the members like Selene, Donald Pierce, Trevor Fitzroy, and Sebastian Shaw himself and the final location being Wundagore. The write-up I did was pretty general but was filled with stuff I thought would have been cool.
@@alwaysnerdyretros I think the next big X villain should be someone superior than Apocalypse like Dark Phoenix, Onslaught, Stranger or Vulcan, since Apocalypse was superior to the previous villain Magneto. Heck just like Magneto joined the X-Men against Apocalypse, in the comics Uatu beseeched Apocalypse to help out against the threat of Onslaught.
X-men legends 2 is definitely one of the greatest marvel games of all time, the story is incredible, the gameplay is fun, the characters are amazing, and i just overall love this game. As both an x-men and marvel fan, this game put a smile on my face. The wait of definitely worth it for your marvel retrospectives always nerdy. Awesome video as always and i cannot wait for the marvel nemesis retrospective video
@@alwaysnerdyretros I still find it a shame I can't play it on my PS5. The story was good! The new moves were everything and I really liked the cheats for danger room disc's and such, because I could start hard mode with a low lvl save and have good "starter" gear. Btw do you play diablo?
I feel like they probably had Xavier say “my home” in the destroyed X-Mansion because you could have possibly had a team of all Brotherhood members, and it’s certainly not THEIR home, lol. Xavier was also born there and grew up there. It’s the rest of the X-Men’s home too, but he spent the most time there and it was his family’s estate.
Agreed. It's "His Home" in that Xavier literally owns the place. He's not saying "Oh, I am the only one who lives here" he's saying "Welcome to this space that I literally own the deed to"
Top ten game all time for me id kill for a remaster or even just a basic port. Its not even available for me to buy on my ps vita. Love your retrospective series and id like to throw in a possible game for you to do if youd like, Xmen origins wolverine the game. Movie wasnt great as we all know but the game was pretty great. Not sure if it ages well but just thought id give you some possible ideas for future videos. Thanks for the great content as always!!
I definitely want to cover x-men origins the game! Especially since it was also made by Raven Software, it would be nice to round out the Raven Marvel games. Great suggestion and one id love to get to sooner rather than later.
@@alwaysnerdyretros yea ive been hoping Activision freed Raven from doing just COD dlc for years cuz theyre really talented, but yes i agree 4for4 and most of them were before Marvel blew up cuz of the mcu so even more props to them.
What I love about Dee Bradley Baker being nightcrawler, is that he's also Klaus in American Dad. And since they are both German, he uses basically the same voice. When my ex and I first played MUA, she called it instantly. "Is that fucking Klaus?"
This is one of a few games that I still wish would be remastered. The way they incorporated Marvel and X-Men lore into the game was mindblowing to me as a child
I legit just finished my replay of this game, I’ve probably played this game every way it possibly can be played. I still can’t believe how much joy this game gives me and how much it actually means to my family life, the reason I got into comics, my love for Iceman, and my love for video games. Honestly I’d love to write a whole story here but I won’t, definitely went through a lot of nostalgia watching this video and I’m so glad this game has the love it deserves. X-men Legends III although I want soo bad with Ultimate Alliance 3 being out could never even come close too this game. Fun fact: this game taught me how to read through the in game dialogue.
Hahah that’s so awesome to hear how this game was such a big part of your childhood. I can’t think of a more fun way to learn how to read! I really hope it gets a new life as a remaster someday soon. It still holds up well and I think it would be a great experience for marvel fans who missed out on its initial release
@@alwaysnerdyretros 1&2 are in need, I feel like if they did a full remaster of ravensoft games, added console exclusive characters/DLC available to all consoles, gave a few of characters one extra costume and bundled it for a new console release they could have something profitable and perhaps easy? (Don’t know, not a game technician)
@@thwipkid One of my favorites , too. The only character I haven't used as the main lead is Toad. Just finished games using Iceman and Bishop meleeing through the whole game. I'm still trying to acquire all 9 of the Unique pieces of equipment. I had 6 on a save file once , but made the mistake of erasing it. One of the things I'd like to see them do if a remaster ever happens , is having the character specific equipment in the weapon cache be applied to the character who opened the cache and for be for one of their activated skills.
@@robertmurdock1848 one of my favourite ways to play is either changing up the team to fit the special character dialogues in the game for every mission, or play every mission as a different character (the ladder is hard to do unless you’re a bit higher of a level before playing but it’s kinda fun) In terms of the equipment I’ve never actually checked what the rarest equipment is in the game but after having saved game files since 2007 I’d assume I likely have some. Definitely something I should look into now, a new reason to play the game muahahahahahahaha!!!!!
I’ve just noticed that the prison guards in the opening cinematic look almost identical to the guards in the opening cinematic for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game, also developed by Raven! Another great game!
Each act in this game is so detailed and pulls so much inspiration from classic comics. It feels like you're playing a comic book, especially with characters all having a black outline.
Such a great complex game, I wish it would get more love, it fckin deserves it. All of the heroes are so unique and have different play styles. I mained the scarlet witch with the box ability and combustion, turning goons into cash boxes and then burning them was ecstatic
This is my all time favorite game. I have played this game every way possible, with every character. The music is great, the story is good, and the character roster is great for it's time. I wish we could get a 3rd one but I doubt itll happen. My go to team is always Wolverine, Bishop, Magneto, and Juggernaut.
Really happy to see another video from you. although I never had the chance to play xmen legends 1 or 2 in my childhood I live hearing about these games from you it's amazing getting this info about games like these
Thank you for the feedback! I’ve always wondered if these videos were interesting at all for someone who hasn’t played the game, so I’m glad to hear it is 😃 Thanks for checking it out and I hope you enjoy this one as well
Maaaaaan I was so hurt when Beast wasn’t a playable character! He was my man in the last game! But I love this game a lot.. wish we had 2 more X-Men Legends games after this. I’ve always dreamt of the the third X-Men Legends was Days of Future Past based so there you could introduce new characters and explain what happened to the previous playable or why they’re NPC.
I really liked Magneto's and Xavier's relationship in this game. It definitely reminds me of their current alliance in the comics as co-leaders of Krakoa. Also it's pretty cool that they included Iron Man, implying that just like him, the other members of the Avengers were captured, leaving New York vulnerable
I’m disappointed the silly in-battle dialogue that were obvious hints didn’t get a mention! I still can hear Apocalypse saying, “You should not USE the machine!” ROFL
Ngl this is best game I've played in my life. I've lost track of the number of times I've brought up this game in conversations. Sidenote... PC is the best version cause it gets Pyro. Pyro has a bug that grants 0 MP requirement for his auto targetting fire bats. You get to spam like 10 per second at some point and it is broken.
01:12:56 Professor Xavier as Patrick Stewart. Hell yeah. Mistakes happen haha just thought it was funny. Amazing work, I love your videos and always watch them all the way through, keep up the amazing work my friend.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I was in the middle of watching this video and then it just got taken out of it and I could not find your video or your channel again temporarily it said it was locked or taken down. I love your details. I love how passionate you sound. Thanks for all you do and reviewing some of my favorite games as a kid and games I plan on replaying.
Thank you so much!!! Your kind words mean a lot to me and I appreciate you taking the time to tell me. I think the channel is back to normal now, so I’m looking forward to continuing progress on more new content :)
Unfortunately i never played this one for myself i only played the first xmen game i jus wish they could remaster these xmen games like they did with ultimate alliance 1 and 2
I totally agree. I ended up using an emulator on my laptop to play this one. It upscaled the graphics and allowed me to use a controller still, so it could be the next best thing if you’re anxious to play it
@@alwaysnerdyretros Good Afternoon "Always Nerdy" what website did you use to get the Emulator for this game? And do you think I would be able to download this onto my Alienware Area 51 Desktop computer?
There are more special dialogues in the game: Toad/Blink, Iceman/Grizzly, Magneto/Zealot, Nightcrawler/Mr. Sinister, Wolverine/Lady Deathstrike, Gambit/Sebastian Shaw, Colossus/Kitty Pryde, and Jean Grey/Archangel (?). I believe that there's more, but I can't remember.
I'm not even 7 minutes into the video and I can already confidently say that Logan flipping the bird with his middle claw is my favorite thing in this whole game lmfao
Sinister betrayed Apocalypse in AoA, as well. I don't particularly remember why; most likely because Apocalypse stood in the way of Sinister's own ambitions.
X-Men origins: Wolverine and the X2 tie in game would both be good ones to do as well. I think the X2 game gets overlooked too often. Was actually fun with Mark Hamill voicing Logan.
Definitely on my list! I recently found both of them at a used game store and snagged them for future retrospectives. I remember enjoying both and curious to see if they still hold up today
It just occurred to me; the soldiers in the opening scene have the same models as the ones from the intro of X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged, another X-Men game by Raven Software.
I’m completely new to this channel, i came across it last night and I have watched the three MUA videos and both legends videos. Both game series were games I had played multiple times, I even still own a couple of MUA games. Needless to say due to the fact that I binge watched long form videos about games I’ve played already, I really enjoy this channel. I love how in-depth they are and how much I really feel you enjoyed these games. It’s refreshing to see someone who isn’t just playing a game because it will look good in the algorithm. Your channel is great and deserves more attention, obviously you gained a subscriber today. I have been reading comics my whole life (30 years) and it’s great to see the characters I love spoken about with such reverence! Keep up the awesome videos, I look forward to seeing more from this awesome channel as a fellow nerd!
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and let me know you’re liking the videos 😃 It may not seem like much, but comments like these keep me going. It’s been so much fun doing these videos, and I’m so glad to hear that you’re enjoying them too. Are there any games you’re hoping to see covered in the future?
@@alwaysnerdyretrosWow, I never expected an answer! It is truly awesome that you take the time out to respond to your community! You deserve a much larger following than you have and although I said it in my first comment I really enjoy you showing so much love to the medium that helped shape my life. The comment really put a smile on my face and I thank you for the response. As far as requests I don’t have anything in particular, maybe injustice if you like DC, the old Ps1 fantastic 4 game, or if you don’t mind being cliche, a deep dive into the Arkham series would be awesome. I had played the MUA games so long ago I didn’t even remember what the stories were, it was great to hear such and in depth take on them. I don’t know if you play mobile games or online games but dc universe I hear has a big story as well as contest of champions and future fight.
@@drethom087 Haha no problem! I try to respond if I can! Plus your comment was incredibly kind and supportive. I really appreciated that and it means a lot! I actually have the PS1 F4 game laying around right now. I definitely plan on getting to it, although I’ve never played it. Believe it or not, you’re the first person to suggest it. But I think most people just don’t know it exists 😆 Batman Arkham would be fun, especially with the movie coming out! I know pretty much every channel has covered it, but it would be fun to revisit. I’m not sure about mobile games yet. I’m not quite sure how I’d tackle those yet and they’re quite the time sink 😅 Great suggestions though and I hope to get to the majority of them! I truly appreciate you taking the time to leave such kind feedback too. Thanks again 😃
I was so obsessed with this game as a child… I remember being so heartbroken Emma Frost was only playable towards the end of the first game, and she appeared in the second but wasn’t playable. I hope for a HQ version of this game at some point.. so much potential and so much love from the fans
The Madri Temple soundtrack is my absolute favourite in the game. Its the one that stands out the most to me. Its so gothic. And the Gregorian chants are such a nice touch. Absolutely adds to the eeriness.
One thing I remember from this game is being scared shitless by the loading screens for the bosses, which often came out of nowhere and were really creepy looking.
Love the game. Played 2 months ago. Love the feature that you can start a new game with the stats of the previous completed save - was able to level everyone to L99. Using Iron Man was awesome but Nightcrawler was my favourite overall as I got to jump to areas that weren't available yet as there were locked doors and force shields.
Personally, If x-men legends ever got a third game I think, instead of mr sinister (who I love as villain but I don't see him working as big boss for a game), the main villain was Phoenix, with the game taking place in space, showing the adventurer side of x-men, with the heroes having adventures in other planets and meeting characters like Lilandra, the Shiar empiral guard, the Brood, Mojo and others
Thanks for giving the modding community a mention at the end! I really do hope you try MUA 1 mods someday, as they truly do enhance the experience. (Perhaps you could even make a full video about them someday, hmm? ...Wishful thinking.) As for Marvel games I'd like retrospectives of, one personal childhood game of mine that I'd like to see covered is Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Looking back on it now, it's pretty much a "baby's first Ultimate Alliance", although as a kid, the idea of playing as the villains after beating them was really cool (and what kid DIDN'T want to control the likes of Venom?). Because of things like MUA 1 modding (where I can just play a full team of 4 Spidey villains if I wanted), I myself have no real incentive to seek the game out again, but I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it, if you're interested.
Haha I do think that’s a fun idea! I need to scratch out some time and try to get them running on my pc. I’m anxious to try out iron fist and that 50 character roster! Friend or foe is a good choice! I’ll see if I can pick that one up at a local used game shop next time I’m out. I’m really interested to see if my perception of that game holds up after revisiting it
Wolverine changing outfits was funny. Thanks for these two videos especially this one. Absolutely needed this as I love retrospectives on games I never got a chance to play. Brilliant stuff.
Wow! Great video and also! Grizzly’s voice actor is amazing so I had to look him up, and it’s actually Kieth Ferguson, the voice of Bloo from Foster’s 😂
Loved this game, as an x-men stan, I would kill for a modern game like this within the x-men universe. This was one is definitely my favourite between XML and MUA!
This was the first of these games I played and I have a lot of fond memories of it. "You can't do this! You're an X-Man!" is a line that really stuck with me. The cut scenes, writing, gameplay, and voice work are all great and I think hold up pretty well. Blum actually did the Wolverine voice for me at a con because I was dressed as Captain America; it was really cool and I didn't even ask him to.
That's funny he mentioned the Mikhail boss fight. When I was 12 my parents and sister played this game and we tried 10 times and couldn't pass it. I hopped on solo and got passed it by myself. He's not kidding, it was really hard
I'd rather see *X-Men Legends 3: New Mutants of the X-Force* It would center on Archangel, Banshee, Beast, Bishop, Black Tom Cassidy, Cable, Cannonball, Deadpool, Domino, Kid Omega, Marvel Girl, Meltdown, Omega Red, Psylocke, Sage, and Wolverine as playable characters. With Onslaught as the main villain.
Dude I keep rewatching this! You did a good job and I feel like requesting a game but every game you’ve done a retrospective on, you’ve done a great job! Great work keep it up
Thank you so much!!! That really means a lot to me 😃 If you think of a game you’d like to see covered, definitely let me know. I’m trying to keep tabs on games people want to see so I know which ones to prioritize
This game introduced me to Deadpool. I always got a kick out of knowing about him before most of my friends. I only played him so much because he had the night crawler teleport too
I played this game with my mom who also enjoyed it. She found Deadpool to have a nice body (suit-only), but her problem with him: He never shuts up and found his behavior rather questionable.
This was my favorite game back in the day. In fact, I played this game First before playing the 1st X-Men Legends. When I tell you I enjoyed getting into the Lore of the X-Men and Age of Apocolypse! Sheesh, I still need to figure out on Getting an Omnibus for it. If there is one.
I've been an dedicated viewer since your 2nd or third MUA3 videos before it came out and honestly it is so great to see how your channel has grown. You've covered my most favorite marvel games, XML 1 and 2, and paid such a good respect to the games that paved the way for the MUA trilogy. Such a good video, and an amazing retrospective. 10/10 needy content.
The thing about the character roster. I've extracted sound files from PS2 copy of the game, and found out that it had voice clips of all exculsive characters. I think, they were supposed to be in the original release, but were cut for some reason. I've compiled all playble characters voice clips: ua-cam.com/video/90tiT-bD-8Y/v-deo.html
Dawg watchin these retrospectives it’s literally like goin back in time to when I was a kid just sitting there admiring a righteous game. I love that the X-men legends games still hold up today. Keep up the awesome work man.
One of my favorite games of all time, and the best x-men game to date imo. Also, my favorite version of this style of comic book based rpg game too. So many combinations you can make with characters that are pretty darn faithful to the comics and their abilities. Just so darn good!
man I would love to see remasters of these games For the New generation consoles. Be so awesome To be able to just play it in general on the PS5 or xbox
This game was fkn great, me and my best friend used to play the sh!t out of this game. And the fact that you can unlock Iron Man and Prof X after you beat the game is just something else. Makes you wanna go for another one, I had both X-Men: Legends games. He always used Wolverine and my main was Magneto. Good fkn times man, I am almost crying. Games used to be so much fun back then.
Lord the memories I had of this game, before I even knew about the comics, this was my first introduction to the X-men and it all seemed so interesting, thought ice-man was the coolest (no pun intended), now that I know more I'm definitely playing this again
X-Men Legends was fun, long, and hard. Died on that stupid submarine mission so many times lol until I realized you could use Storm to forge hole in it. X-Men Legends 2 was fun but I never wanted it to end. Total Masterpiece of a game. Ultimate Alliance 1-2 were just added on fun, with the second having such a fun rollout online. Ultimate Alliance 3 never played. These were the last video games I played because they were pure "Fun". After this I never gamed again. Still have hope they'll remake these games with crazy new graphics on some PS5 or 6 in the future. That would be the only reason I'd purchase a game console. X-Legends 2 is my most replayed video game lol and I would pick the same characters repeated. Storm, Wolverine, Juggernaut, Jean Grey were my Alpha Unbeatable Team. Sometimes I'd added Magneto because I loved him and also Scott because I loved his combat skills. Also the PS2 Cheat Codes for X-Men Legends were iconic up up up down right right start 100,000 tech bits and my favorite left down right down up up down up start infinite token for supermoves. 😅
This game and the ultimate alliance games hold a special place in my heart. So much fun
ultimate alliance 1 is my #1 favorite game
Ultimate alliance 3 is pretty interesting. I had more fun with the older titles.
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@@FistOFrost UA3 was horrible
I so wished that we had gotten a 3rd X-Men Legends. Ultimate Alliance was tons of fun but the two Legends were by far my favorites in the whole series.
Exactly we need a third x men game
Third X-men legends and a real third ultimate alliance! the wii game wasn’t the same
@@keithdeibert2978 you mean the switch
Maybe when the MCU does the X-men then that will be a chance for a new X-men legends game.
I feel that, ultimate alliance 3 sucked so if we get our way we need to be extremely careful with development. Its art.
When I was a kid, my mom got this game for me as a Christmas present. I never heard of it, and I never asked for it. But when my mom was trying to find games for me, she asked a clerk that worked at the Wal-Mart electronic section for what games I would like as a kid, and sure enough, the clerk immediately said "X-men Legends 2 is a great game. He would LOVE it." And she got it.
After playing it, the clerk was right. Thank you, random Wal-Mart clerk. Without your input, I never would have played this amazing game. You are the real MVP.
That's how i got halo 1 and 2 what a Christmas morning that was
Both of yall comments are about to make me tear up lol
Awww that's an awesome story
Your mom is the real mvp
It was me. You're welcome.
What blew my mind was finding out the same voice actor who plays Apocalypse in this game is the same voice actor who plays Sully in the Uncharted games.
Oh really? I totally overlooked that actor. I would’ve never placed those two voices together as the same actor
@@alwaysnerdyretros Speaking of Uncharted, Quasimodo from Shrek Super Slam and Nathan Drake are both voiced by Nolan North.
@@DarkScorpionPete98 He also voiced Cyclops, Colossus, Pyro, Berzerker, and Carl in Wolverine and The X-Men.
He was also Carmine Falcone in Telltale's Batman series. He probably isn't able to do his Apocalypse voice anymore as he is considerably older now.
@@DarkScorpionPete98 Nolan North also voiced Sigmund in Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time.
It's really jarring to hear juggernaut with a southern accent. Though I love that they touch on one of the smallest details, the fact that he's Xavier's step brother.
The creators knew what they were doing!
I guess on a big dude even the smallest detail is as a truck
I am not from the U.S. so I do not know the accents that well. I always thought Juggernaut's accent was a New Jersey accent?
THIS was my game. Apocalypse is my favorite X-Men villain and the roster was solid even if it was missing some favorites like Psylocke. It had some awesome boss fights and the expansion of the skill lists for the characters added a lot. I've lost track as to how many times I've played through this gem. The ending inspired me to do a write-up for what X-Men Legends 3 would have been about and what it would have featured.
Do you think it would’ve been based around mr. Sinister or something else?
@@alwaysnerdyretros If we're going by precedent, yes. What I believe/hoped would have happened was the introduction of the High Evolutionary as a secondary antagonist. They could've done a version of the storyline where Sinister essentially tries to reset Earth by de-evolving the population after hijacking the High Evolutionary's resources. I had also envisioned the Hellfire Club being an actual location where you could actually fight some of the members like Selene, Donald Pierce, Trevor Fitzroy, and Sebastian Shaw himself and the final location being Wundagore. The write-up I did was pretty general but was filled with stuff I thought would have been cool.
That was THE BEST marvel game of all times, feels like playing a comic, second place to marvel ultimate!
@@HisBubbliness Jo pomp I'm poo
@@alwaysnerdyretros I think the next big X villain should be someone superior than Apocalypse like Dark Phoenix, Onslaught, Stranger or Vulcan, since Apocalypse was superior to the previous villain Magneto. Heck just like Magneto joined the X-Men against Apocalypse, in the comics Uatu beseeched Apocalypse to help out against the threat of Onslaught.
I just love the dark, serious, grounded vibe of this game, so nostalgic
X-men legends 2 is definitely one of the greatest marvel games of all time, the story is incredible, the gameplay is fun, the characters are amazing, and i just overall love this game. As both an x-men and marvel fan, this game put a smile on my face. The wait of definitely worth it for your marvel retrospectives always nerdy. Awesome video as always and i cannot wait for the marvel nemesis retrospective video
Thank you very much and I totally agree! Excellent game by Raven Software. They haven’t failed me on Marvel
@@alwaysnerdyretros I still find it a shame I can't play it on my PS5. The story was good! The new moves were everything and I really liked the cheats for danger room disc's and such, because I could start hard mode with a low lvl save and have good "starter" gear. Btw do you play diablo?
I feel like they probably had Xavier say “my home” in the destroyed X-Mansion because you could have possibly had a team of all Brotherhood members, and it’s certainly not THEIR home, lol.
Xavier was also born there and grew up there. It’s the rest of the X-Men’s home too, but he spent the most time there and it was his family’s estate.
I've missed you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Agreed. It's "His Home" in that Xavier literally owns the place. He's not saying "Oh, I am the only one who lives here" he's saying "Welcome to this space that I literally own the deed to"
@@kharikhy-ree2242Oh I’m just seeing this now! I miss you too! I hope all is well! 😄
Top ten game all time for me id kill for a remaster or even just a basic port. Its not even available for me to buy on my ps vita. Love your retrospective series and id like to throw in a possible game for you to do if youd like, Xmen origins wolverine the game. Movie wasnt great as we all know but the game was pretty great. Not sure if it ages well but just thought id give you some possible ideas for future videos. Thanks for the great content as always!!
I definitely want to cover x-men origins the game! Especially since it was also made by Raven Software, it would be nice to round out the Raven Marvel games. Great suggestion and one id love to get to sooner rather than later.
@@alwaysnerdyretros awesome! I didnt know they also did that game as well thats cool.
@@kylemelendez358 yeah they’re 4-for-4 on awesome marvel games in my opinion
@@alwaysnerdyretros yea ive been hoping Activision freed Raven from doing just COD dlc for years cuz theyre really talented, but yes i agree 4for4 and most of them were before Marvel blew up cuz of the mcu so even more props to them.
@@kylemelendez358 100% agree! I’d love to see them return to another marvel game now. I’m sure they could produce something really cool again
What I love about Dee Bradley Baker being nightcrawler, is that he's also Klaus in American Dad. And since they are both German, he uses basically the same voice. When my ex and I first played MUA, she called it instantly.
"Is that fucking Klaus?"
oh my god
This is such an amazing comment lol
X-Men Legends II remains one of my all-time favorite superhero video games! I wished we had an X-Men Legends 3.
This game did a far more better job at portraying every Marvel Comic Mutant than any live-action X-MEN movie.
Deadpool and Wolverine
This is one of a few games that I still wish would be remastered. The way they incorporated Marvel and X-Men lore into the game was mindblowing to me as a child
I legit just finished my replay of this game, I’ve probably played this game every way it possibly can be played. I still can’t believe how much joy this game gives me and how much it actually means to my family life, the reason I got into comics, my love for Iceman, and my love for video games. Honestly I’d love to write a whole story here but I won’t, definitely went through a lot of nostalgia watching this video and I’m so glad this game has the love it deserves. X-men Legends III although I want soo bad with Ultimate Alliance 3 being out could never even come close too this game.
Fun fact: this game taught me how to read through the in game dialogue.
Hahah that’s so awesome to hear how this game was such a big part of your childhood. I can’t think of a more fun way to learn how to read!
I really hope it gets a new life as a remaster someday soon. It still holds up well and I think it would be a great experience for marvel fans who missed out on its initial release
@@alwaysnerdyretros 1&2 are in need, I feel like if they did a full remaster of ravensoft games, added console exclusive characters/DLC available to all consoles, gave a few of characters one extra costume and bundled it for a new console release they could have something profitable and perhaps easy? (Don’t know, not a game technician)
@@thwipkid I’m not sure how tough it would be either, but I’d definitely buy it! I don’t know if that Activision license would be an issue either?
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One of my favorites , too.
The only character I haven't used as the main lead is Toad.
Just finished games using Iceman and Bishop meleeing through the whole game.
I'm still trying to acquire all 9 of the Unique pieces of equipment. I had 6 on a save file once , but made the mistake of erasing it.
One of the things I'd like to see them do if a remaster ever happens , is having the character specific equipment in the weapon cache be applied to the character who opened the cache and for be for one of their activated skills.
@@robertmurdock1848 one of my favourite ways to play is either changing up the team to fit the special character dialogues in the game for every mission, or play every mission as a different character (the ladder is hard to do unless you’re a bit higher of a level before playing but it’s kinda fun)
In terms of the equipment I’ve never actually checked what the rarest equipment is in the game but after having saved game files since 2007 I’d assume I likely have some. Definitely something I should look into now, a new reason to play the game muahahahahahahaha!!!!!
I’ve just noticed that the prison guards in the opening cinematic look almost identical to the guards in the opening cinematic for the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game, also developed by Raven! Another great game!
This game hits me with nostalgia so hard, It's still enjoyable play it even 15 years later.
I was surprised at how well it holds up
Each act in this game is so detailed and pulls so much inspiration from classic comics. It feels like you're playing a comic book, especially with characters all having a black outline.
Such a great complex game, I wish it would get more love, it fckin deserves it. All of the heroes are so unique and have different play styles. I mained the scarlet witch with the box ability and combustion, turning goons into cash boxes and then burning them was ecstatic
You should do a retrospective for Ultimate Spider-Man, that game was amazing and I feel like it's extremely underrated.
You know, I never got to play it as a kid so I’d definitely love trying it out now! It’s definitely one I plan on getting to
@@alwaysnerdyretros its great, and its a part of the bigger marvel universe
It was such a good story they implemented it into the Ultimate comics of Spider-Man.
Man this was one of the greatest gifts to the life of an X-men fan dude
I love this game. I still play this game till this day.
This is my all time favorite game. I have played this game every way possible, with every character. The music is great, the story is good, and the character roster is great for it's time. I wish we could get a 3rd one but I doubt itll happen. My go to team is always Wolverine, Bishop, Magneto, and Juggernaut.
I miss Leigh-Allyn Baker as Jean, what a loss :(
Emma Frost diamond form was so OP in the first one though lol, she was the perfect crowd control character
I agree. Her Psychic abilities felt like they actually did something. And her Diamond buff didn’t hurt either.
@@DeathtotheAshes exactly! I guess ppl think she sucked because technically her powers didn’t do any damage, but it for sure had debuffs on the enemy!
I only wish she actually transformed with her buff like Magma does but she was great either way
This game was my introduction to Deadpool.
Mine was Ultimate Alliance actually, these games were all great for getting a crash course in marvel/xmen lore
Really happy to see another video from you. although I never had the chance to play xmen legends 1 or 2 in my childhood I live hearing about these games from you it's amazing getting this info about games like these
Thank you for the feedback! I’ve always wondered if these videos were interesting at all for someone who hasn’t played the game, so I’m glad to hear it is 😃 Thanks for checking it out and I hope you enjoy this one as well
Maaaaaan I was so hurt when Beast wasn’t a playable character! He was my man in the last game! But I love this game a lot.. wish we had 2 more X-Men Legends games after this. I’ve always dreamt of the the third X-Men Legends was Days of Future Past based so there you could introduce new characters and explain what happened to the previous playable or why they’re NPC.
This is both my favorite superhero game and one of my favorite games ever. Man I love everything about this game
I really liked Magneto's and Xavier's relationship in this game. It definitely reminds me of their current alliance in the comics as co-leaders of Krakoa. Also it's pretty cool that they included Iron Man, implying that just like him, the other members of the Avengers were captured, leaving New York vulnerable
I play this game almost every night on game cube, hands-down my favorite marvel game
I’m disappointed the silly in-battle dialogue that were obvious hints didn’t get a mention! I still can hear Apocalypse saying, “You should not USE the machine!” ROFL
Ngl this is best game I've played in my life. I've lost track of the number of times I've brought up this game in conversations.
Sidenote... PC is the best version cause it gets Pyro. Pyro has a bug that grants 0 MP requirement for his auto targetting fire bats. You get to spam like 10 per second at some point and it is broken.
I love how magnetos cape makes it look like mystique has long red hair in the opening for a second.
Can we talk about how shredded Professor Xavier was lmao
I've played this game more times then I can count. It never gets old!
Wake up honey! Always Nerdy has another marvel retrospective out!
Hahaha let your partner sleep! 😂
01:12:56 Professor Xavier as Patrick Stewart.
Hell yeah.
Mistakes happen haha just thought it was funny. Amazing work, I love your videos and always watch them all the way through, keep up the amazing work my friend.
0:01 Seconds in : Henry Cavill Cyclops
Definitely has the height and the build. Wish I could too.
I’m so glad I found your channel. I was in the middle of watching this video and then it just got taken out of it and I could not find your video or your channel again temporarily it said it was locked or taken down. I love your details. I love how passionate you sound. Thanks for all you do and reviewing some of my favorite games as a kid and games I plan on replaying.
Thank you so much!!! Your kind words mean a lot to me and I appreciate you taking the time to tell me. I think the channel is back to normal now, so I’m looking forward to continuing progress on more new content :)
Unfortunately i never played this one for myself i only played the first xmen game i jus wish they could remaster these xmen games like they did with ultimate alliance 1 and 2
I totally agree. I ended up using an emulator on my laptop to play this one. It upscaled the graphics and allowed me to use a controller still, so it could be the next best thing if you’re anxious to play it
@@alwaysnerdyretros Good Afternoon "Always Nerdy" what website did you use to get the Emulator for this game? And do you think I would be able to download this onto my Alienware Area 51 Desktop computer?
When Mystique searches for Destiny, she has a special dialogue with Rogue.
*S/N Jean has special dialogue with Grizzly as well
There are more special dialogues in the game: Toad/Blink, Iceman/Grizzly, Magneto/Zealot, Nightcrawler/Mr. Sinister, Wolverine/Lady Deathstrike, Gambit/Sebastian Shaw, Colossus/Kitty Pryde, and Jean Grey/Archangel (?). I believe that there's more, but I can't remember.
@@DarkScorpionPete98 you're making me want to get this game again.
@@DarkScorpionPete98would've been dope to have seen Scarlet Witch and Iron Man interact.
I'm not even 7 minutes into the video and I can already confidently say that Logan flipping the bird with his middle claw is my favorite thing in this whole game lmfao
Sinister betrayed Apocalypse in AoA, as well. I don't particularly remember why; most likely because Apocalypse stood in the way of Sinister's own ambitions.
X-Men origins: Wolverine and the X2 tie in game would both be good ones to do as well. I think the X2 game gets overlooked too often. Was actually fun with Mark Hamill voicing Logan.
Definitely on my list! I recently found both of them at a used game store and snagged them for future retrospectives. I remember enjoying both and curious to see if they still hold up today
It just occurred to me; the soldiers in the opening scene have the same models as the ones from the intro of X-Men Origins: Wolverine Uncaged, another X-Men game by Raven Software.
A video about X-Men Legends 2 in 2021. Definitely didn't have that on my bingo card, but I love it, one of my 3 favorite games ever
I’m completely new to this channel, i came across it last night and I have watched the three MUA videos and both legends videos. Both game series were games I had played multiple times, I even still own a couple of MUA games. Needless to say due to the fact that I binge watched long form videos about games I’ve played already, I really enjoy this channel. I love how in-depth they are and how much I really feel you enjoyed these games. It’s refreshing to see someone who isn’t just playing a game because it will look good in the algorithm. Your channel is great and deserves more attention, obviously you gained a subscriber today. I have been reading comics my whole life (30 years) and it’s great to see the characters I love spoken about with such reverence! Keep up the awesome videos, I look forward to seeing more from this awesome channel as a fellow nerd!
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to comment and let me know you’re liking the videos 😃 It may not seem like much, but comments like these keep me going. It’s been so much fun doing these videos, and I’m so glad to hear that you’re enjoying them too.
Are there any games you’re hoping to see covered in the future?
@@alwaysnerdyretrosWow, I never expected an answer! It is truly awesome that you take the time out to respond to your community! You deserve a much larger following than you have and although I said it in my first comment I really enjoy you showing so much love to the medium that helped shape my life. The comment really put a smile on my face and I thank you for the response. As far as requests I don’t have anything in particular, maybe injustice if you like DC, the old Ps1 fantastic 4 game, or if you don’t mind being cliche, a deep dive into the Arkham series would be awesome. I had played the MUA games so long ago I didn’t even remember what the stories were, it was great to hear such and in depth take on them. I don’t know if you play mobile games or online games but dc universe I hear has a big story as well as contest of champions and future fight.
@@alwaysnerdyretros actually I just thought of a good game possibility, hulk: ultimate destruction!
@@drethom087 Haha no problem! I try to respond if I can! Plus your comment was incredibly kind and supportive. I really appreciated that and it means a lot!
I actually have the PS1 F4 game laying around right now. I definitely plan on getting to it, although I’ve never played it. Believe it or not, you’re the first person to suggest it. But I think most people just don’t know it exists 😆 Batman Arkham would be fun, especially with the movie coming out! I know pretty much every channel has covered it, but it would be fun to revisit. I’m not sure about mobile games yet. I’m not quite sure how I’d tackle those yet and they’re quite the time sink 😅
Great suggestions though and I hope to get to the majority of them! I truly appreciate you taking the time to leave such kind feedback too. Thanks again 😃
@@alwaysnerdyretros I just realized my original comment said I’ve been reading comments for 30 years 😂😂😂🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ I meant comics!!!
Nightcrawler was OP. The Master of Chaos & teleport frenzy moves were 🔥🔥🔥
These cinematics really hold up. Apart from the haziness they’ve aged extremely well.
Totally agree. The money spent on using a third party was well spent.
I was so obsessed with this game as a child… I remember being so heartbroken Emma Frost was only playable towards the end of the first game, and she appeared in the second but wasn’t playable.
I hope for a HQ version of this game at some point.. so much potential and so much love from the fans
The Madri Temple soundtrack is my absolute favourite in the game. Its the one that stands out the most to me. Its so gothic. And the Gregorian chants are such a nice touch. Absolutely adds to the eeriness.
One thing I remember from this game is being scared shitless by the loading screens for the bosses, which often came out of nowhere and were really creepy looking.
i love after after all these years to see people still talking about these great games that filled my childhood
This is hands down the best Xmen game ever ! Man I had fun completing this and it was challenging as hell too
Love the game. Played 2 months ago. Love the feature that you can start a new game with the stats of the previous completed save - was able to level everyone to L99. Using Iron Man was awesome but Nightcrawler was my favourite overall as I got to jump to areas that weren't available yet as there were locked doors and force shields.
Personally, If x-men legends ever got a third game I think, instead of mr sinister (who I love as villain but I don't see him working as big boss for a game), the main villain was Phoenix, with the game taking place in space, showing the adventurer side of x-men, with the heroes having adventures in other planets and meeting characters like Lilandra, the Shiar empiral guard, the Brood, Mojo and others
A cameo from Corsair would have been pretty sweet as well too. Character specific dialogue between him and Scott would have been amazing!!
Thanks for giving the modding community a mention at the end! I really do hope you try MUA 1 mods someday, as they truly do enhance the experience. (Perhaps you could even make a full video about them someday, hmm? ...Wishful thinking.)
As for Marvel games I'd like retrospectives of, one personal childhood game of mine that I'd like to see covered is Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Looking back on it now, it's pretty much a "baby's first Ultimate Alliance", although as a kid, the idea of playing as the villains after beating them was really cool (and what kid DIDN'T want to control the likes of Venom?). Because of things like MUA 1 modding (where I can just play a full team of 4 Spidey villains if I wanted), I myself have no real incentive to seek the game out again, but I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on it, if you're interested.
Haha I do think that’s a fun idea! I need to scratch out some time and try to get them running on my pc. I’m anxious to try out iron fist and that 50 character roster!
Friend or foe is a good choice! I’ll see if I can pick that one up at a local used game shop next time I’m out. I’m really interested to see if my perception of that game holds up after revisiting it
You can already play as those villains in other games without modding
Wolverine changing outfits was funny. Thanks for these two videos especially this one. Absolutely needed this as I love retrospectives on games I never got a chance to play. Brilliant stuff.
I just found this away the other day and remembered how much fun I had in college playing this. SOO good.
Cinemactics in this game are just amazing.
cyclops, nightcrawler, rouge and scarlet witch was the team i used the most, loved this game
I wish Archangel/Angel was playable in any of these games. He's the only original member of the X-Men not to be playable in a raven marvel game.
Wow! Great video and also! Grizzly’s voice actor is amazing so I had to look him up, and it’s actually Kieth Ferguson, the voice of Bloo from Foster’s 😂
Year 2023 and this game is still so fun and better than most modern games.
I had the GameCube version of this game; it was a fast load, in between levels.
My main squad was Storm, Iceman, Deadpool, and Nightcrawler.
Loved this game, as an x-men stan, I would kill for a modern game like this within the x-men universe. This was one is definitely my favourite between XML and MUA!
My brother and I replayed this series constantly. So much fun. So many special games from those years.
Emma Frost was the 3rd hint in the madri temple lol. She’s wealthy too. Plus she was part of the four that he needed! Great video
I love this game and still pop it in my gamecube every now and then
I like the idea of having Iron Man in the game as a precursor to MUA
I think one of my favorite parts of this game was Patrick Stewart doing Prof. X's voice. He will always be Charles Xavier to me.
Agreed. As synonymous to his character as Conroy is to Batman.
LOVE THIS GAME!!! Can't wait to finish my Xmen Legends 1 playthrough to then start recording this game!!! Too many great memories
This and Spider-Man 2 were the first superhero games I ever had on my GameCube and I’ll forever be grateful for the endless memories
Excellent video and amazing work! This is one of the favorite games of my childhood. Thanks you!
Thanks for checking it out! 😃
This was the first of these games I played and I have a lot of fond memories of it. "You can't do this! You're an X-Man!" is a line that really stuck with me. The cut scenes, writing, gameplay, and voice work are all great and I think hold up pretty well. Blum actually did the Wolverine voice for me at a con because I was dressed as Captain America; it was really cool and I didn't even ask him to.
That's funny he mentioned the Mikhail boss fight. When I was 12 my parents and sister played this game and we tried 10 times and couldn't pass it. I hopped on solo and got passed it by myself. He's not kidding, it was really hard
What a lovely little piece of nostalgia. Thank you for doing this video.
Thank you for watching!
With X-Men 97 getting popular it would be a great time for an X-Men Legends 3 like they did with the Ultimate Alliance franchise
I'd rather see *X-Men Legends 3: New Mutants of the X-Force*
It would center on Archangel, Banshee, Beast, Bishop, Black Tom Cassidy, Cable, Cannonball, Deadpool, Domino, Kid Omega, Marvel Girl, Meltdown, Omega Red, Psylocke, Sage, and Wolverine as playable characters.
With Onslaught as the main villain.
@@KenMasters.YES and at least a roster of 50 characters for variety
Let me see if I can come up with a full X-Force fan-roster of X-Men Legends 3:
* Arcangel
* Banshee
* Beast
* Bedlam
* Bishop
* Black Tom Cassidy
* Boom-Boom
* Cable
* Caliban
* Cannonball
* Cluster
* Colossus
* Copycat
* Cyclops
* Cypher
* Deadpool
* Deathlok
* Domino
* Dr. Nemesis
* E.V.A.
* Elixir
* Fantomex
* Feral
* Forge
* "Forget Me Not"
* Hepzibah
* Hope Summers
* Jean Grey
* Kid Omega
* Magneto
* Major X
* Marrow
* Marvel Girl
* Maverick
* Meltdown
* MeMe
* Moonstar
* Nightcrawler
* Omega Red
* Pete Wisdom
* Psylocke
* Puck
* Quentin Quire
* Rictor
* Rusty Collins
* Sage
* Shatterstar
* Siryn
* Spiral
* Storm
* Sunspot
* Tommy
* Thing
* Vanisher
* Venom
* Warpath
* Wolfsbane
* Wolverine
* X-23
* Zelgeist
(60 in total, more than Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.)
@@KenMasters. juggernaut sabertooth
@@Penguinjohn4796
Were they both in the X-Force comics?
Yall I just got X-men Legends 2 at a used game store and I'm so happy I can experience this
Dude I keep rewatching this! You did a good job and I feel like requesting a game but every game you’ve done a retrospective on, you’ve done a great job! Great work keep it up
Thank you so much!!! That really means a lot to me 😃 If you think of a game you’d like to see covered, definitely let me know. I’m trying to keep tabs on games people want to see so I know which ones to prioritize
Awesome video and game they were made by people who loved the characters and you could feel that
This game introduced me to Deadpool. I always got a kick out of knowing about him before most of my friends. I only played him so much because he had the night crawler teleport too
I played this game with my mom who also enjoyed it.
She found Deadpool to have a nice body (suit-only), but her problem with him: He never shuts up and found his behavior rather questionable.
I adored the Legends games so much as a kid. I'd absolutely love a remaster/reboot of the series.
Angel: "Ha, one of my mutant powers is money!"
Does that make trump an omega level mutant? Lol
@@ajlemuel969 I'm sure in that diseased, malformed lump of putrid flesh he calls a mind, it does.
Tbh, being billionaire is more useful superpower than having a bunch of feathers coming out of your back.
This was my favorite game back in the day. In fact, I played this game First before playing the 1st X-Men Legends. When I tell you I enjoyed getting into the Lore of the X-Men and Age of Apocolypse! Sheesh, I still need to figure out on Getting an Omnibus for it. If there is one.
I've been an dedicated viewer since your 2nd or third MUA3 videos before it came out and honestly it is so great to see how your channel has grown. You've covered my most favorite marvel games, XML 1 and 2, and paid such a good respect to the games that paved the way for the MUA trilogy. Such a good video, and an amazing retrospective. 10/10 needy content.
Unique dialoug when highlighted character magneto is the best fourth wall breaker pick up the controller.
The thing about the character roster. I've extracted sound files from PS2 copy of the game, and found out that it had voice clips of all exculsive characters. I think, they were supposed to be in the original release, but were cut for some reason.
I've compiled all playble characters voice clips: ua-cam.com/video/90tiT-bD-8Y/v-deo.html
Dawg watchin these retrospectives it’s literally like goin back in time to when I was a kid just sitting there admiring a righteous game. I love that the X-men legends games still hold up today. Keep up the awesome work man.
One of my favorite games of all time, and the best x-men game to date imo. Also, my favorite version of this style of comic book based rpg game too. So many combinations you can make with characters that are pretty darn faithful to the comics and their abilities. Just so darn good!
it’s insane how good the cinematics still look, also juggernaut wearing black armor instead of light brown kind of works for me
man I would love to see remasters of these games For the New generation consoles. Be so awesome To be able to just play it in general on the PS5 or xbox
I loved playing the different hidden groups such as classic X-men and heavy metal
This game was fkn great, me and my best friend used to play the sh!t out of this game. And the fact that you can unlock Iron Man and Prof X after you beat the game is just something else. Makes you wanna go for another one, I had both X-Men: Legends games. He always used Wolverine and my main was Magneto. Good fkn times man, I am almost crying. Games used to be so much fun back then.
Wolverine was my main too, the rest was pretty much minions to navegate the cenario and puzzes
Lord the memories I had of this game, before I even knew about the comics, this was my first introduction to the X-men and it all seemed so interesting, thought ice-man was the coolest (no pun intended), now that I know more I'm definitely playing this again
Apocalpyse randomly showing up in dark corners in the cinematics is fucking terrifying.
This was one of the very first games I ever played. Thanks for making me feel old!
I started with XML1. Imagine how I feel! 😭
@@alwaysnerdyretros XML1?
@@brycestrout9178 X-Men Legends 1
@@alwaysnerdyretros Ah yes. Gotcha
Would love to see a retrospective on the X-men Destiny game, so many people have forgotten about that game
X-Men Legends was fun, long, and hard. Died on that stupid submarine mission so many times lol until I realized you could use Storm to forge hole in it. X-Men Legends 2 was fun but I never wanted it to end. Total Masterpiece of a game. Ultimate Alliance 1-2 were just added on fun, with the second having such a fun rollout online. Ultimate Alliance 3 never played.
These were the last video games I played because they were pure "Fun". After this I never gamed again. Still have hope they'll remake these games with crazy new graphics on some PS5 or 6 in the future. That would be the only reason I'd purchase a game console. X-Legends 2 is my most replayed video game lol and I would pick the same characters repeated. Storm, Wolverine, Juggernaut, Jean Grey were my Alpha Unbeatable Team. Sometimes I'd added Magneto because I loved him and also Scott because I loved his combat skills.
Also the PS2 Cheat Codes for X-Men Legends were iconic up up up down right right start 100,000 tech bits and my favorite left down right down up up down up start infinite token for supermoves. 😅