X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

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100,000 tech-bits

Press Up(3), Down, Right(2), Start at the store run by Forge or Beast. The sound of tech-bits will confirm correct code entry.

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All Comics

Press Right, Left(2), Right, Up(2), Right, Start at the review menu.

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All concept art

Press Left, Right, Left, Right, Up(2), Down, Start at the review menu.

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All Danger Room courses

Press Right(2), Left(2), Up, Down, Up, Down, Start at the Danger Room course menu.

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All loading screens

Press Right, Left, Right, Left, Up(2), Down, Start at the review menu.

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All skins

Press Down, Up, Left, Right, Up(2), Start at the team management screen.

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Alternate costumes

Some characters begin the game with some alternate costumes available:

Bishop: 70's costume
Colossus: Xtreme costume 2
Cyclops: Xtreme costume 2
Jean Grey: Dark Phoenix costume
Juggernaut: Original costume
Magneto: Ultimate Non-Helmet costume (starting costume without helmet)
Nightcrawler: Xtreme costume 2
Rogue: Coat costume
Scarlet Witch: 70's costume
Storm: 70's costume
Sunfire: 70's costume
Toad: Brown costume
Wolverine: Ultimate costume

Successfully complete Act 1 to unlock the following costumes:

Colossus: 70's costume
Cyclops: Original costume, 70's costume
Iceman: Snowman costume
Jean Grey: Phoenix costume, 70's costume
Nightcrawler: 70's costume
Storm: 70's costume (another one)
Wolverine: Original costume (Brown and Gold)

Successfully complete Act 2 to unlock the "Age of Apocalypse" costume for all characters that have them.

Successfully complete Act 4 to unlock the following costumes:

Colossus: Xtreme costume, Gladiator costume, Ultimate Non-Steel Skin costume (starting costume with normal skin)
Cyclops: Xtreme costume, Snowfields costume
Iceman: Non-Ice Skin (the same as in X-Men Legends)
Juggernaut: Original Non-Helmet costume
Nightcrawler: Xtreme costume
Storm: Xtreme costume, Snofields costume
Wolverine: Weapon X Experiment costume, Xtreme costume, Snowfields costume

The bonus characters already have the following costumes available:

Deadpool: Unmasked costume
Iron Man: 2099's costume, Age of Apocalypse costume
Professor X: Shadow World costume (the same from X-Men Legends)

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Completion bonuses

Successfully complete the game to unlock the hard difficulty setting (enemies at level 50). You can also start a new game with your previous characters at their current experience level.

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Easy experience

For easy leveling up, go to the Holding Pen level. There is a location where enemies keep teleporting onto the screen; it is just before the last area entrance. Note: If you stay too long without saving, your game will freeze.

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Easy items

In Act 2 after you rescue Beast on Mikhail's Warship, Blink will open a portal back to Avalon. Go through the portal to Avalon then immediately return to the warship. The scene of rescuing Beast will play again, and the ship will be undamaged. You can go back and get all the items again. Repeat this as many times as desired. Additionally, to get easy Techbits, health packs, energy packs, and items, return to the top of Apocalypse's tower where you fight Archangel. Smash all of the containers to get random free items. Repeat this as many times as desired.

Have Gambit and Toad on your team. Have Gambit use Prince of Thieves, and Toad use Plunder (this requires at least two extreme points). Do this when near a weapons cache and you can get about five times the amount of what you would normally get. This includes health/energy packs, and Techbits, but you still only get one special item.

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Extra melee damage

Press Left(2), Right, Left, Right, Up, Start during game play.

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Fast characters

Press Up(3), Down, Up, Down, Start during game play.

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Final area

First, step into the power chamber in the middle of the vault of ages. Since there is only a limited amount of time you have to use the harmonic powers, choose a faster character to do this. There is a yellow meter that will show you how much harmonic power time you have remaining. Go straight up or straight down to reach the generators. The downward path has a small maze in it. Go right instead of left. At the generator, Apocalypse will be waiting. You must beat him up before you can destroy the generator. Destroy the generator and repeat the same process with the other one. It does not have a maze, and it will be a straight shot directly to it. Just like before, Apocalypse will be waiting for you at the generator. After destroying the power of the harmonic machine, he will bring statues of the horsemen to life. You must focus your attacks on the horsemen and get them out of the way before tackling Apocalypse. When you kill the horsemen, they will return to statue form. Then, kill Apocalypse twice to complete the game. Note: Make sure you have a full load of health and energy packs before attempting this.

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Game Cinematics

Press Left, Right(2), Left, Down(2), Left, Start at the review menu.

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God mode

Press Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Left, Start at the character selection screen at an Xtraction point where you usually save the game or switch characters.

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Good combo

This combo works when you have Wolverine and Juggernaut on your team. With Juggernaut, walk over to Wolverine and pick him up, just as you would do to a chair or other item. When you throw Wolverine, he will do a diving attack to nearby enemies. This also works if you need to send Wolverine over large holes.

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Level 99 characters

Press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start at the character selection screen at an Xtraction point where you usually save the game or switch characters.

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Play as Cable

Successfully complete the X-Cutioner's Song comic to unlock Cable.

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Play as Cannonball

Successfully complete the Brood comic to unlock Cannonball.

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Play as Dark Phoenix

Successfully complete the game to unlock Dark Phoenix.

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Play as Deadpool

Successfully complete the game.

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Play as Iron Man

Find the four homing beacons in Act 1 through 4 and collect the piece of his armor that each set unlocks. Then, save Iron Man after finding the four homing beacons in Act 5.

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Play as Professor Xavier

Successfully complete all Danger Room missions.

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Play as X-Man

Successfully complete the Age Of Apocalypse comic to unlock X-Man.

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Recommended team

Having two blasters (for example, Magneto) and two brawlers (for example, Wolverine) works well. The following team is highly useful, because there are times where you will need a mutant with super strength to move an object out of the way. If you need a bridge formed, use Magneto. If you need a flyer, both Magneto and Ironman will work. The heavy metal group is Colossus, Juggernaut, Ironman, and Magneto.

Iceman is the most powerful character in the game; keep him on your team. The other three characters are recommended for a great team:

Iron Man: He is a combination of all types of characters (good at melee and ranged attacks, can fly, can smash easily and push or lift massive objects). Expend Skills Points in his Mutant Attack Power Gamma Bolts (if the Projectile hits a wall, it comes back), and all his Passive Skills.

Nightcrawler: He has very fast melee attacks and can do a lot of damage if you expend lots of Skill Points in the Mutant Power Attack Teleport Frenzy and all his Passive Skills, Sword Mastery (you do not need to improve this very much), Teleport Mastery, Uncanny Reflexes, and Critical Strike. Also, his Xtreme Attack, Master Of Chaos, is the best against Bosses (you can do nine hits when at maximum level) and PVP (Player VS Player).

Professor X: He cannot do more damage than Iceman, but is faster (because of the Passive Skill Clairvoyance) and all his skills are very useful.

If Iron Man and Professor X are not unlocked, try these characters:

Bishop: A good choice if you do not have Professor X. He can even become more powerful than Professor X. He can inflict even more damage and has Passive Skills that make him fast (Power Trip) and gives energy damage (Energy Combat). Develop this Mutant Power Attacks: Full Auto, Bio Beam, and Bio Blast. However, Professor X is better because of his low cost of EP for Mutant Attacks and walks and melee attacks faster.

Cyclops: If you do not have Iron Man, use Cyclops. He can inflict much more damage with ranged attack than Iron Man (but can only hit one or two, while Iron Man can hit five or six) with the Mutant Power Attacks Fusion Beam and Polarized Beam. Also, improve his Visor Upgrade and Mutant Master as much as possible. However, Iron Man is better because he can do more damage with melee attacks, can fly, and lift massive objects.

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Saving anywhere

You can save the game almost anywhere by using a Blink Portal. You do not need to wait half an hour for an X-Traction point. Just open up a Blink Portal at the end of your session or whenever you feel the need to save then use the X-Traction point in the Sanctuary.

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Strong Gambit

Once your characters get to about level 30, use Sunfire, Bishop, Toad, and Gambit as your team. The idea is to pump up Gambit as much as possible. Put as much of the stats as possible into each ability as follows: Sunfire = Flaming Fury, Bishop = Energy Fury, Toad = Secretion, Gambit = Energy Form. Also, put an extra 6 or 7 stats into each characters Mutant Mastery so that they will recover EP faster. During the game, activate all the abilities listed above and switch to Gambit. He will be able to run very fast and be super strong. Eventually he will have +200% movement, +400% or more attack and many of damage and defense bonuses. Also, because they regain their EP fast, you can reuse the abilities as soon as the affects wear off.

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Strong Iceman

Iceman is the strongest character in the game. If you boost him correctly, he can kill most of his opponents with just a single hit on melee attack. Distribute his Status Points wisely, developing more on his Focus and Speed. At his Projectiles Mutant Powers, concentrate on his Cold Crush, and a little in Freeze Beam and Ice Slide. Do not spend Skills Points in Boost Mutant Powers, as they are useless. Also, if the rest of this is done correctly, Iceman will grow strong enough to easily fight alone. Spend the maximum you can in his Passive Skills, particularly in Ice Combat and Cold Mastery. Get the Danger Room Disk: Challenge - Iceman, and get and equip his Signature Unique Item, Cryogenic Booster. That brings a very good trait, Double Cold Damage. As for other equipment, put some that give bonus to Damage (not Energy Damage, Electric Damage, or Radiation Damage). If done correctly, Iceman can hit easily his enemies (because of the high Speed), hit lots of enemies with the Cold Crush Projectile Mutant Power, and will inflict lots of damage. For example, you can do 500 and even more damage with melee attack, depending on your level, because of the Passive Skills, Ice Combat, Cold Mastery, and the Cryogenic Booster Signature Unique Item.

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Team Bonuses

The following party member combinations, provide each of those characters with the bonus listed:

Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Sunfire and Colossus activates "New X-Men". This provides an additional +15% of their maximum health.
Magneto, Juggernaut, Scarlet Witch and Toad activates "Brotherhood of Evil". This provides an additional +5% experience.
Jean Grey, Rogue, Storm and Scarlet Witch activates "Femme Fatale". This converts 5% of the damage you inflict into health.
Wolverine, Colossus, Juggernaut and Rogue activates "Bruiser Brigade". This gives a character +20 energy if their attack knocks their target down.
Change all the characters costumes to their original (for example, Magneto's red and purple outfit, Nightcrawler's outfit with the swords on his back) to activate "Age of Apocalypse", which gives +100% to your attack rating.
Use Cyclops, Iceman, Professor X, and Magneto to get the "Old School" bonus. This bonus gives a +15% to maximum energy.
Use Sunfire, Nightcrawler, Bishop, Wolverine to get the "New X-Men" bonus. This bonus gives a +15% maximum health bonus.
Use Storm, Magneto, Sunfire and Iceman to get the "Forces of Nature" bonus. This bonuses gives a +10% to all resistances.
Use Nightcrawler, Sunfire, Toad, and Deadpool to get the "Agile Warriors" bonus. This bonus gives a +5% to experience points.
Use Deadpool, Rogue, Wolverine, and Gambit to get the "Dark Past Team" bonus. This bonus gives a +5% damage inflicted to health.
Use Cyclops,Jean Grey, Gambit, and Rogue to get the "Double Date" bonus. This bonus gives 20 Health per KO.
Use Gambit, Bishop, Cyclops, and Iron Man to get the "Energy Corps" bonus. This bonus gives +5% damage.
Use Magneto, Professor X, Scarlet Witch, and Juggernaut to get the "Family Affair" bonus. This bonus gives +5 health regen.
Use Colossus, Juggernaut, Iron Man, and Magneto to get the "Heavy Metal" bonus. This bonus gives+10 to all stats.
Use Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Wolverine, and Bishop to get the "New Avengers" bonus. This bonus gives +15% to maximum health.
Use Iceman, Professor X, Iron Man, and Deadpool to get the "Raven Knights" bonus. This bonus gives +60% techbit drops.
Use Bishop, Deadpool, Nightcrawler, and Gambit to get the "Special Ops" bonus. This bonus gives +5% damage.

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Unlimited Xtreme tokens

Press Left, Down, Right, Down, Up(2), Down, Up, Start during game play.