X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Preview

GameSpot has kicked up a short preview of the PSP version of Activision and Raven’s X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse. Here’s a taste:

The visuals in the portable version of Legends II are looking outstanding thanks to a slightly stacked deck. Vicarious Visions, which is handling development of the game, is also responsible for the Alchemy engine, which is what the console games use, and it had little trouble bringing the engine over to the PSP. The graphics are comparable to those in the console game at this point, minus some lighting and texture detail. We checked out the Egyptian Apocalypse level that we’d played on the console and were impressed by how close the PSP came to re-creating it. The only rough spots that stood out were the frame rate and the camera. The frame rate dipped below 30 when the action got crazy, which was disappointing, but it still moved along at a playable clip. The camera issues were in line with what you’d expect from an early 3D action game; that is, awkward angles and some sticking in odd places. That said, we’re hopeful that Vicarious will tighten things up given its familiarity with the technology.