X-Men (1993 video game)
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Mode(s) | Single-player video game, multiplayer |
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Plot
The game takes place in the Danger Room, a training area for the X-Men inside the X-Mansion. A virus transmitted via satellite has infected the Danger Room, disabling control and safety limits. The X-Men must endure the unpredictable behavior of the Danger Room until the virus can be located and eliminated. Once the virus is eliminated, the X-Men discover that Magneto is behind the computer virus and the final stage involves a battle with him.
Gameplay
are available to play. Each character can jump and use various unlimited weapons (i.e. punch, kick) and a superpower which has a usefulness limited by a mutant power bar similar to a life meter, making the player rely more on standard attacks. The mutant power bar would slowly regenerate when depleted and when switching characters in mid-game, would revert to the status of the next characters mutant power bar from the last use (characters yet to be used would start off with a standard full bar of mutant power).Characters
Playable Characters
Wolverine: Uses retractable claws which enhance the strength of his basic punches and allows him to execute special mid-air attacks. As in other X-Men games, he possesses a healing factor that enables the character to recover from injury (i.e. replenish the life bar).
Gambit: Uses his trademark bo staff as a weapon. His charged cards track enemies.
Cyclops: Uses rebounding optic blasts.
Nightcrawler: Uses a teleportation ability which can skip many areas or transport a secondary character.
Other X-Men such as
Soundtrack
All of the music in the game was composed by Fletcher Beasley using the G.E.M.S. system (Genesis Emulation Music Software), which could communicate with the Yamaha 2612 FM synthesizer chip on the Sega Genesis and could be used to directly play back the sounds through the Genesis.
Reception
In 2011,
The game was ranked number 7 on GameTrailers' "Top 10 X-Men Games" list.[3]
References
- ^ Williams, Carl (7 March 2016). "X-Men Continue Dominance on Sega Genesis – Today in History – March 8th, 1993". Retro Gaming Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Reyburn, Scott (November 21, 2011). "Fifteen Really, Really, Really Hard Games". IGN. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ GT Countdown - Top 10 X-Men Games | YouTube