Young Justice: Legacy

Young Justice: Legacy
Developer(s)	Freedom Factory Studios
Publisher(s)	Little Orbit Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[3]
Writer(s)	Greg Weisman Brandon Vietti Sharon Scott
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
Release	NA: November 19, 2013[2] EU: November 22, 2013[1] AU: November 21, 2013
Genre(s)	Action-adventure, action role-playing, Superhero
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Young Justice: Legacy is an action-adventure video game developed by Freedom Factory Studios and published by Little Orbit. It was released in November 2013^[3] for Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The game is based on the Young Justice animated television series, and takes place in the four-year gap between seasons one and two, and was developed in collaboration with the writers of the series, Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti. Originally the game was planned to also be released on Nintendo DS, Wii, and Wii U, but the developers announced that these versions were cancelled due to quality issues and low interest from retailers.^[4][5]

The game is an action role-playing game in which the player creates a squad of heroes and plays as multiple characters alongside Justice League members. Young Justice: Legacy features support for single-player and multiplayer modes.

Gameplay

Players can select three members from a roster of twelve Young Justice TV series characters to play in the game's fifteen different levels.^[6] They can also switch their control among the three active characters while playing. Each character has a unique set of special abilities to use on the battlefield as well as certain strengths and weaknesses that define that character's role during battle. Characters and their abilities level up as they progress through missions. Every character also has at least three costumes that change both the character's appearance and how they play. Also, the player can buy equipment from Red Tornado and train with Black Canary. Certain missions have the player fighting with the assistance of Justice League members, such as Superman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, and Batman. The game also features several unlockable modes, in which players are presented with certain tasks to accomplish.^[7]

Characters

Young Justice: Legacy features twelve playable characters;^[8] four downloadable characters;^[9] twelve villains, including one villain who is exclusive to the video game;^[10] and several non-playable characters.

Playable characters
Nightwing Aqualad Artemis Kid Flash	Robin Miss Martian Superboy Tempest	Zatanna Beast Boy Rocket Batgirl	Wonder Girl^a Bumblebee^a Lagoon Boy^a Blue Beetle^a
Villains
Bane Black Manta Blockbuster Cheshire	Icicle Jr. Killer Frost Klarion Lex Luthor	Psimon Riddler Sportsmaster Tiamat
Non-playable characters
Aquaman Aquagirl Batman Black Canary	Helena Sandsmark Green Lantern Red Tornado Superman

^a Downloadable content

Audio

Voice cast

• Jesse McCartney as Nightwing
• Cree Summer as Aquagirl, Rocket
• Stephanie Lemelin as Artemis, JL Computer
• Khary Payton as Aqualad, Black Manta
• Jason Spisak as Kid Flash, Beast Boy, Riddler
• Danica McKellar as Miss Martian, Batgirl
• Nolan North as Superboy, Superman
• Lacey Chabert as Zatanna
• Cameron Bowen as Robin
• Yuri Lowenthal as Tempest, Icicle Jr., Lagoon Boy
• Masasa Moyo as Bumblebee
• Mae Whitman as Wonder Girl, Dr. Helena Sandsmark
• Phill LaMarr as Aquaman
• Bruce Greenwood as Batman
• Jeff Bennett as Red Tornado, Psimon
• Kevin Michael Richardson as Green Lantern
• Eric Lopez as Blue Beetle, Bane
• Mark Rolston as Lex Luthor, Blockbuster
• Kelly Hu as Cheshire
• Vanessa Marshall as Black Canary, Killer Frost
• Nick Chinlund as Sportsmaster
• Thom Adcox as Klarion
• Dee Bradley Baker as Teekl, Tiamat

Development

Young Justice: Legacy was originally scheduled to be released in February 2013, on the Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360.^[11][12] The game would also feature the original lineup of characters from the first season, but after the premiere of the second season, the lineup was changed. The game was delayed,^[3] eventually to September and then to November 2013, for Nintendo 3DS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and Xbox 360,^[13] with no mention in the delay announcements of either a Nintendo DS or a Wii version.^[13]

Many of the initial delays resulted from production uncertainty. In its pre-production phase throughout late 2011 into late 2012, the development of the game shifted between Little Orbit's in house development branch (Game Machine), their contractor in Madrid (Freedom Factory), and a satellite studio in Melbourne (Game Machine). Once initial quality issues and developer responsibilities settled, the game was completed.

On April 3, 2013, Namco Bandai Games announced that they're in a partnership with Little Orbit Games to distribute the game in Europe and the Middle East.^[1]

On August 3, 2013, it was announced on the game's official Facebook page that the game would be delayed for the Windows and all Nintendo platforms until November 2013, while the game would be released as scheduled for the Wii console. The announcement said that the Nintendo versions of the game would "have the same story from Brandon and Greg and will be using the same art, but will have their own combat style to take advantage of their unique controls", while noting that "development is running a little behind, so the official release date has been pushed back to November."^[2][14]

On October 27, 2013, it was announced that due to several factors ranging from quality issues to lack of retailer support, Little Orbit had to cancel the Wii and Wii U versions.^[5] The Xbox 360, PS3, 3DS, and Windows versions were released as planned.

Reception

The game received negative reviews.^[15][16]

IGN gave it 4.8, concluding, "Young Justice: Legacy is a listless squad-based action RPG that squanders its heroic potential."^[17]

References

1. "NAMCO BANDAI Games and LITTLE ORBIT® expand distribution agreement on 2013 Lineup in European and Middle East territories". Namco Bandai Games UK. 2013-05-13. Archived from the original on 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
2. Ishaan (2013-08-05). "Young Justice: Legacy Action RPG Delayed On Certain Platforms". Siliconera. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
3. Harvey, Jim (February 18, 2013). "Little Orbit Announces September 2013 release For "Young Justice: Legacy" Video Game". World's Finest. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
4. Makuch, Eddie (October 28, 2013). "Young Justice: Legacy canceled for Wii, Wii U". GameSpot. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
5. Kubba, Sinan (October 28, 2013). "Young Justice: Legacy canceled for Wii U, Wii because of 'several factors'". Joystiq. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
6. "'Young Justice: Legacy Trailer Shows Off Footage And Playable Characters". May 26, 2013.
7. "'Young Justice: Legacy' E3 2012 Hands-On Demo". YouTube. June 8, 2012.
8. "Young Justice: Legacy Playable Heroes". Little Orbit. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
9. "Hi Young Justice fans - it's time to... - Young Justice: Legacy". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
10. "Young Justice: Legacy Villains". Little Orbit. Archived from the original on 2012-10-01.
11. Miller, Greg (February 21, 2012). "Young Justice: Legacy Announced". IGN.
12. Young Justice: Legacy (2013-02-16). Young Justice: Legacy. Facebook. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
13. "Young Justice: Legacy Release date set for September 10th 2013. PS Vita Not Announced". PlayStation Lifestyle. 20 February 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
14. "Untitled". Official Facebook page for Young Justice: Legacy. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
15. "Young Justice: Legacy (XBOX 360)". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
16. "Young Justice: Legacy (Playstation 3)". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
17. Osborn, Chuck (2013-12-11). "Young Justice: Legacy Review". IGN. Retrieved 2016-05-24.

External links

• Official website
• Young Justice: Legacy at IMDb