History YMMV / XMenLegends

** Bishop's second super move, Super Conductor, gives everyone infinite energy for a few seconds. Great power on its own, but now, take that ability and combine it with [[spoiler: Ironman]] and his motion amplifier ability + repulsor rays and everything up to the final boss will go down in seconds.

** The addition of IronMan to the second game was pretty unexpected, and pretty awesome.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: After unlocking him in the sequel, [[spoiler:Deadpool is full of this, such as proclaiming "And now, ''I'm'' better at whatever it is Wolverine does!" after levelling up; but the Crowning Moment comes if you have Deadpool in your team when you face him as a boss - the two Deadpools start arguing about who's the real Deadpool.]]

%%*VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The pre-rendered cutscenes in the second game were miles above the first and, at the time, looked absolutely stunning and life like in its console generation.

* CompleteMonster: BigBad ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}} from the second game is once again presented as a extremely cruel SocialDarwinist. Apocalypse starts the game by conquering Genosha, locking all the Genoshan mutants in a makeshift prison so he can test them for [[MagicGenetics harmonic DNA]], a particular DNA type that will increase his own power. When the X-Men come to liberate Genohsa, Apocalypse attempts to destroy the [[BigDamPlot Genoshan Sea Wall]], which would have killed almost every mutant in Genosha. After Genosha is liberated, the X-Men track Apocalypse's forces to the Savage Land, where they attempt to destroy the technology that keeps the Savage Land in tropic temperatures; this would result in the inhabitants of the Savage Land freezing to death. Later Apocalypse manages to conquer New York City, dropping a bomb that flattens several neighborhoods, just to make room for his [[EvilTowerOfOminousness tower]]. Apocalypse again imprisons the mutants and tests them for harmonic DNA, while having his forces attempt to drive the human refugees into the sea, setting up anti-aircraft guns to prevent anyone from rescuing them. Apocalypse is such a powerful and cruel foe that the [[EnemyMine X-Men and the Brotherhood team up to stop him]].

** The fight with Avalanche and Sabertooth in the first game at the Mount. Both of them have physical resistance which will make it difficult if you included Sabertooth's ArchEnemy Wolverine for the fight and most of Avalanche's abilities have knockback which will knock your characters into the air very slowly so you are just waiting for them to get up again, or worse it will knock you off the platform and into the lava for instant death. His super ability will be used multiple times and will slow down the entire battle when activated, turning the fight into a slog. Finally, even if you do end up thrashing him, [[TheBattleDidntCount Avalanche will just taunt you]] with his [[DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound annoying laugh]] and then escape while destroying the gate to Asteroid M.

** The fight with Avalanche and Sabertooth in the first game at the Mount. Both of them have physical resistance which will make it difficult if you included Sabertooth's ArchEnemy Wolverine for the fight and most of Avalanche's abilities have knockback which will knock your characters into the air very slowly so you are just waiting for them to get up again, or worse it will knock you off the platform and into the lava for instant death. His super ability will be used multiple times and will slow down the entire battle when activated, turning the fight into a slog. Finally, even if you do end up thrashing him, [[TheBattleDidntCount Avalanche will just taunt you]] with his [[MostAnnoyingSound annoying laugh]] and then escape while destroying the gate to Asteroid M.

** Storm in the first game is even better than in the second. She has powerful attacks and Leadership, can weld, fly, her whirlwinds stun foes and her lightning can hit enemies in the other room and even link. She's just a very useful character.

** The fight with Avalanche and Sabertooth in the first game at the Mount. Both of them have physical resistance which will make it difficult if you included Sabertooth's ArchEnemy Wolverine for the fight and most of Avalanche's abilities have knockback which will knock your characters into the air very slowly so you are just waiting for them to get up again, or worse it will knock you off the platform and into the lava for instant death. His super ability will be used multiple times and will slow down the entire battle when activated, turning the fight into a slog. Finally, even if you do end up thrashing him, [[TheBattleDidntCount Avalanche will just taunt you]] with his [[MostAnnoyingSound annoying laugh]] and then escape while destroy the gate to Asteroid M.

%*VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The pre-rendered cutscenes in the second game were miles above the first and, at the time, looked absolutely stunning and life like in its console generation.

* VisualEffectsofAwesome: The pre-rendered cutscenes in the second game were miles above the first and, at the time, looked absolutely stunning and life like in its console generation.

** The addition of IronMan to the second game was pretty unexpected, and pretty awesome.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: After unlocking him in the sequel, [[spoiler:Deadpool is full of this, such as proclaiming "And now, ''I'm'' better at whatever it is Wolverine does!" after levelling up; but the Crowning Moment comes if you have Deadpool in your team when you face him as a boss - the two Deadpools start arguing about who's the real Deadpool.]]

* PurposelyOverpowered: Legends II has the [[SecretCharacter Secret Characters]] [[spoiler:Deadpool and Iron Man]], unlocked after beating the game (or right before the final boss, in the case of the latter). The former is a OneManArmy for most of the game, and the latter can clear whole rooms on his own with his bolts or repulsors when his Boost is activated.

* PurposelyOverpowered: Legends II has the [[SecretCharacter SecretCharacters]] [[spoiler:Deadpool and Iron Man]], unlocked after beating the game (or right before the final boss, in the case of the latter). The former is a OneManArmy for most of the game, and the latter can clear whole rooms on his own with his bolts or repulsors when his Boost is activated.

** Magneto in the second game. Developed judiciously, he can clear entire rooms in seconds, has excellent crowd control and is pretty much unkillable, while sending the entire team's XP through the roof and solving every puzzle on his own.

** Legends II has [[spoiler:Deadpool and Iron Man]]. The former is a OneManArmy for most of the game, and the latter can clear whole rooms on his own with his bolts or repulsors when his Boost is activated.

** The second fight with Marrow in the first game, mostly because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard. Marrow fights alonside EliteMooks and, after you defeated them, a hidden CombatMedic mook pops up in one of the corners and revives them all. There are four of those hidden mooks, meaning that you have to fight this boss at least four times to win.

* ThatOneSideQuest: The optional "Sentinel Flashback" mission from Legends I. You have to defeat 22 Sentinels with a fixed party and you can't buy items. The party consists of Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey and Nightcrawler. The former two are fine, but Jean is bad against robot enemies and you will be using Nightcrawler for the first time.

** In the second game, Sugar Man can kill a character in one hit, and there's no way to tell this attack apart from his regular ones, which hit like a truck. What's worse is that Sugar Man has a nasty case of GangUpOnTheHuman and will follow the character the player controls all over the room, ignoring the rest of the party unless they get between him and your character. AI teammates never seem to get hit with the OHKO attack either. The battle boils down to controlling a character with a ranged attack, firing a couple shots at him, then running away once he catches up to repeat the process (made easier if you have Magneto, Storm or Jean, who all have strong ranged attacks and can fly).
** Also from Legends II, Mr. Sinister, with an attack that causes everyone to run away from him, is more ''annoying'' than dangerous (but he's dangerous too, with a little red beam that will ''take you out.'')
* ThatOneLevel:
** The optional "Sentinel Flashback" mission from Legends I. You have to defeat 22 robots and, since this is a flashback, you cannot change the party members or buy items. The party consists of Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey and Nightcrawler; Jean, despite being a GameBreaker, is a poor match against Sentinels and you will be using Nightcrawler for the first time.
** In the first game, the team has to evacuate a crippled naval vessel before it sinks, while Jean Grey tries to hold it together telekinetically. An escort mission with a strict time limit and one of your most powerful characters sidelined? Yay! And then Wolverine accidentally stumbles into ankle-deep water and [[SuperDrowningSkills instantly drowns]] and you have to reset…

** The second fight with Marrow in the first game, mostly because TheComputerIsACheatingBastard. Marrow comes with some EliteMooks and, after being defeated, a hidden CombatMedic mook pops up in one of the corners and revives them to full health. There are four of those hidden mooks, meaning that you have to fight this boss at least four times to win.

** The optional "Sentinel Flashback" mission from Legends I. You have to defeat 22 robots and, since is a flashback, you cannot change the party or buy items. The party consists of Cyclops, Wolverine, Jean Grey and Nightcrawler; Jean, despite being a GameBreaker, is a poor match against Sentinels and you will be using Nightcrawler for the first time.

** Mr. Sinister, with an attack that causes everyone to run away from him, is more ''annoying'' than dangerous (but he's dangerous too, with a little red beam that will ''take you out.'')
* ThatOneLevel: In the first game, the team has to evacuate a crippled naval vessel before it sinks, while Jean Grey tries to hold it together telekinetically. An escort mission with a strict time limit and one of your most powerful characters sidelined? Yay! And then Wolverine accidentally stumbles into ankle-deep water and [[SuperDrowningSkills instantly drowns]] and you have to reset…

* {{Squick}}: Toad has party buff that boost everyone's speed... by spiting slime on his team members.

** [[spoiler:Deadpool]] can pretty much be a OneManArmy for most of the game, as can a properly used [[spoiler:IronMan]].
** [[spoiler:Iron Man]] in the second game when his Boost is activated. He can clear whole rooms on his own with his bolts or repulsors.
** In ''Legends II'', Bishop and Gambit are considered the best support party members because they possess Energy Fury. Energy Fury is a party boosting skill that vastly increases all melee damage from attacks and powers to absurd levels. ''This'' is the reason characters like Nightcrawler and [[spoiler:Deadpool]] above are considered gamebreakers.