X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is an exciting action role-playing game developed primarily by Raven Software. It was published by the gaming giant Activision 2005 for multiple platforms. In addition to PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, it was also available on GameCube and PlayStation Portable. As the successor to the well-received X-Men Legends, it largely continues with the successful formula of delivering action-packed adventures. The gameplay includes a variety of superheroes with character development and unique skills.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Premise
Set in the aftermath of X-Men Legends, the game introduces the mutant supervillain Apocalypse as the prime antagonist. It has a new narrative where the Brotherhood of Mutants, usually the nemesis of the X-Men, must put aside their differences and unite against a common threat. The developers aimed to make this game more grandiose and more exciting than the first one. To achieve this, they designed a story that forces former enemies to work together to survive. For the first time in the series, the game brings in the element of online multiplayer.
X-Men Legends II not only allows players to form a team of up to four characters from a large roster but also offers the unique chance to unlock additional characters as they progress in the game. It encourages cooperative play with up to four players on a single machine or online. The game also features a new game plus mode where players can replay the game while maintaining all the stats of their characters. In this mode, players can experience the game again in a new way.

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Characters
The character lineup in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is a great mix of heroes and villains from the Marvel universe. This allows fans of Marvel to wield the powers of some of the most popular superheroes, and villains, ever. Players can experience unique abilities and perform the signature moves of their chosen characters.
- Beast: Known for his physical prowess and intellectual brilliance.
- Bishop: A time-traveling mutant with energy manipulation abilities.
- Cable: The son of Cyclops with immense telepathic and telekinetic powers.
- Cannonball: A mutant with the ability to propel himself through the air.
- Colossus: A mutant with superhuman strength and the ability to transform into metal.
- Cyclops: The leader of the X-Men who fires powerful optic blasts from his eyes.
- Dark Phoenix: The dangerously powerful alter-ego of Jean Grey.
- Deadpool: The quick-witted mercenary with the power of accelerated healing.
- Gambit: The Cajun mutant who can charge objects, usually his playing cards, with explosive energy.
- Iceman: The X-Man with the ability to control ice and cold.
- Iron Man: The genius billionaire in his high-tech suit of armor.
- Jean Grey: A founding member of the X-Men, gifted with telepathic and telekinetic powers.
- Juggernaut: A nearly unstoppable powerhouse.
- Magneto: Master of magnetism and leader of the Brotherhood of Mutants.
- Nightcrawler: The agile, teleporting mutant.
- Professor X: The founder of X-Men and a powerful telepath.
- Pyro: A mutant with the ability to control fire.
- Rogue: The southern girl who can absorb the powers, memories, and life force of others.
- Sabretooth: The savage mutant with razor-sharp claws and regenerative healing.
- Scarlet Witch: The reality-warping mutant.
- Storm: The weather-controlling superhero.
- Sunfire: The Japanese mutant with the power to generate super-heated plasma.
- Toad: The agile mutant with a toad-like appearance and abilities.
- Wolverine: The fiercely independent mutant with regenerative healing and adamantium claws.
- X-Man: An alternate version of Cable from a parallel universe

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is part of a broader Marvel action role-playing universe that includes the X-Men Legends series and sparked the popular Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. The complete list of games in this shared universe includes:
Games in the Series
- X-Men Legends (2004)
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005)
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006)
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (2009)
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order (2019)
Game’s Cheats
The game incorporates a number of cheats or codes that can be used to enhance the gaming experience. These cheats could unlock secret characters, provide extra points, or reveal hidden features, allowing players to explore the game faster and more efficiently.
PlayStation 2
Effect | Code | Location |
All Danger Room missions | Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Danger Room Course Menu |
100,000 tech bits | Up, Up, Up, Down, Right, Right, Start | Forge or Beast’s Equipment Screen |
God mode | Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Left, Start | Pause Menu |
Super speed | Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Pause Menu |
Unlimited Xtreme Tokens | Left, Down, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up, Start | Pause Menu |
Instant level 99 | Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start | Team Management Screen |
Unlock all characters | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
1-hit kills with punches | Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Start | During Gameplay (without pausing) |
Unlock all concept art | Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all loading screens | Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlocks all comics | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Right, Start | Review Menu |
Unlocks the game’s cinematics | Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Down, Left, Start | Review Menu |
Xbox
Effect | Code | Location |
Unlocks all Danger Room missions | Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Danger Room Course Menu |
Unlocks all comics | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Right, Start | Review Menu |
Unlocks the game’s cinematics | Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Down, Left, Start | Review Menu |
God mode | Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Left, Start | Character Selection or Pause Menu |
1 point in all skills | Up, Up, Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
100,000 tech bits | Up, Up, Up, Down, Right, Right, Start | Store (Forge or Beast’s) |
Level 99 | Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start | Character Selection Screen (at an Xtraction point) |
Unlock all characters | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Start | Character Selection Screen (at an Xtraction point) |
Unlock all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Character Selection Screen (at an Xtraction point) |
1-hit kills with punches | Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Start | During Gameplay |
Super speed | Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | During Gameplay |
Unlimited Xtreme Power | Left, Down, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up, Start | During Gameplay |
PC
Effect | Code | Location |
All characters at level 99 | Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start | Character Change Menu |
Get 100,000 Techbits | Up, Up, Up, Down, Right, Right, Start | Shop Menu |
Infinite extreme tokens | Left, Down, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up, Start | Pause Menu |
Infinite health and energy | Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Left, Start | Pause Menu |
1 point in all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Character Change Menu |
Super speed | Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Pause Menu |
Unlock all Danger Room missions | Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Danger Room Menu |
Unlock all videos | Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Down, Left, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock comics | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Right, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock concept art | Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock load screens | Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlocks all characters | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Start | Character Change Menu |
Unlocks skins | Down, Up, Left, Right, Up, Up, Start | Character Change Menu |
1-hit kills with punches | Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Start | Pause Menu |
100,000 tech bits | Up, Up, Up, Down, Right, Right, Start | Forge or Beast’s Equipment Screen |
1 point in all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Character Selection at Xtraction Point |
All characters | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
All comic books | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Right, Start | Review Menu |
All Danger Room missions | Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up Down, Start | Danger Room |
God mode | Down, Up, Down, Up, right, down, right, left, Start | Pause Menu |
Level 99 characters | Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start | Team Management Screen |
Super speed | Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Pause Menu |
Unlimited XTreme Power | Left, Down, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up, Start | Pause Menu |
Unlock all character skins | Down, Up, Left, Right, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
Unlock all concept arts | Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all game cinematics | Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Down, Left, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |

GameCube
Effect | Code | Location |
Unlock game cinematics | Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Down, Left, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all comics | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Right, Start | Review Menu |
100,000 tech bits | Up, Up, Up, Down, Right, Right, Start | Forge or Beast Menu |
Party level 99 | Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start | Team Management Menu |
Super Speed | Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | During Normal Gameplay |
1 point in all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Team Management Menu |
Unlimited Xtreme Tokens | Left, Down, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up, Start | During Normal Gameplay |
Unlock Professor X, Deadpool, Ironman | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Menu |
1-hit kills with punches | Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Start | During Normal Gameplay |
Unlock all concept art | Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all load screens | Right, Left, Right, Left, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
God Mode | Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Left, Start | Team Select Screen at an Xtraction Point |
Unlock all Danger Room missions | Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Danger Room Menu |
Unlock all skins | Down, Up, Left, Right, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Menu |
PlayStation Portable
Effect | Code | Location |
1-hit kills with punches | Left, Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Start | Pause Menu |
100,000 tech bits | Up, Up, Up, Down, Right, Right, Start | Forge or Beast’s Equipment Screen |
1 point in all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Character Selection at Xtraction Point |
All characters | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
All comic books | Right, Left, Left, Right, Up, Up, Right, Start | Review Menu |
All danger room courses | Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Up Down, Start | Danger Room |
God mode | Down, Up, Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Left, Start | Pause Menu |
Level 99 characters | Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Left, Right, Start | Team Management Screen |
Super speed | Up, Up, Up, Down, Up, Down, Start | Pause Menu |
Unlimited XTreme Power | Left, Down, Right, Down, Up, Up, Down, Up, Start | Pause Menu |
Unlock all character skins | Down, Up, Left, Right, Up, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
Unlock all concept arts | Left, Right, Left, Right, Up, Up, Down, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all game cinematics | Left, Right, Right, Left, Down, Down, Left, Start | Review Menu |
Unlock all skills | Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Start | Team Management Screen |
FAQ
Will there be a new X-Men Legends?
There have been no official announcements or confirmations regarding the development of a new X-Men Legends. The game series was morphed years ago into what is now the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series. The newest game in the series is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, released in 2019.
How can I unlock Professor X in X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse?
In X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Professor X is unlocked after you complete all the Danger Room missions. Once all objectives are complete, he will be available as a playable character.