X-Women: The Sinister Virus
X-Women: The Sinister Virus | |
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Artist(s) | Chris George Robert Hunter Stephen Thomson |
Series | X-Men |
Platform(s) | Sega Genesis |
Release | Unreleased |
Genre(s) | Action |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
X-Women: The Sinister Virus is an unreleased
Production of X-Women: The Sinister Virus was influenced by the acclaim and success of previous X-Men titles on the Sega Genesis, as well as the positive reception to developer Clockwork Tortoise's previous title
Gameplay
X-Women: The Sinister Virus is a side-scrolling action game with beat 'em up elements reminiscent of Undercover Cops where players assume the role of either Storm, Jean Grey and Rogue to scour across Earth in order to find a cure against a deadly disease Mister Sinister inflicted upon all male mutants while fighting against an assortment of enemies as the main objective.[3][6][7][8][9][10] Each of the playable X-Women has their own special powers and abilities.[9] Unlike the original X-Men and X-Men 2: Clone Wars, each playable character also has the ability to fly in multiple directions across the levels.[3]
History
A follow-up to X-Men 2: Clone Wars focusing on the female members of the X-Men was planned due to acclaim and sales of previous X-Men titles for the Sega Genesis, as well as the positive reception Clockwork Tortoise garnered for their adaptations based on Batman: The Animated Series, which led them on being contracted to develop a third X-Men project for the Genesis after approval was given.
X-Women: The Sinister Virus was first showcased to the public in an early playable state at
Pedigo has since stated in recent years that he owned a prototype of X-Women: The Sinister Virus that has since become unplayable and the only remaining proofs of its existence are various screenshots taken by several
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