One of the most iconic and beloved superhero groups of popular culture is the X-Men. Its success goes beyond the boundaries of comics, also encompassing animated movies and series.
In addition, the “X-Men” have left their mark in the video game industry, with a variety of titles released over the years. Taking this into consideration, we decided to compile a list of the top 10 X-Men games, as evaluated by expert critics.
X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995)
Launched exclusively for Mega Drive, “X-Men 2: Clone Wars” was developed by HeadGames. The title is a sequence of “X-Men”, released in 1993 and also exclusive to the Mega Drive. “X-Men 2: Clone Wars” has received mixed criticism overall, but is still one of the most notable games of Marvel’s mutant team.
The title is a platform game where you can choose from various characters such as Beast, Psylocke, Night, Wolverine, Gambit, Cyclops and the Villain Magneto, who joins heroes after the third level. In the plot, the X-Men and Magneto try to prevent Phalanx from controlling the earth.
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Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994)
Starring Wolverine in the 16 -bit age, “Wolverine: Adamantium Rage” has two distinct versions: Mega Drive version was developed by Teeny Weeny Games and Super Nintendo by Bits Studios. Both games were action and adventure platforms with a sharp degree of difficulty.
As both games had a mixed reception overall of expert critics, we chose to list them together here. Highlight for the tense and heavy soundtrack of the Mega Drive version.
- Platforms: Mega Drive, Super Nintendo.
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994)
Developed by Capcom, “X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse” is a well received action game. The title allows players to control five X-Men members: Wolverine, Cyclops, Gambit, Psylocke and Beast. The final goal is to defeat Magneto in its space station, Avalon.
Each character has its own level, which the player can choose freely. Then the final levels can be completed with the character of your choice.
- Platforms: Super Nintendo.
X-Men: Children of the Atom (1994)
Again a X-Men game developed by Capcom, but this time is a fighting game. “X-Men: Children of the Atom” was developed for arcades and later ported to various table platforms.
The title follows the same Capcom’s previous fighting game conventions as Street Fighter II and the Darkstalkers. The combat follows the model of best of three individual fights.
Its plot is based on the history of “fatal Attractions” comics, with Juggernaut and Magneto as bosses. Well received by critics, the game served as the basis for the popular “Marvel vs. Capcom ”.
- Platforms: Arcade, Sega Saturn, MS-DOS and PlayStation.
X-Men: Mutant Academy (2000)
Fighting game released for PlayStation, “X-Men: Mutant Academy” was developed by Paradox Development and published by Activision. Well received by both the public and critics, the game won a sequence.
Despite presenting 3D charts, its game mechanics remain true to the fighting titles in two dimensions. The selectable characters are a mixture of comics and those in the movie “X-Men”, released in 2000 by 20th Century Fox.
The game also has a version for Game Boy Color. However, unlike the main version, he received negative criticism.
- Platforms: PlayStation.
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 (2001)
Sequence of the successful “X-Men: Mutant Academy”, this game has also received critical praise, some directed to improved graphs, adding new characters and expansion of combos.
As in the previous game, their characters and environments are 3D modeled, but the gameplay is 2D.
- Platforms: PlayStation.
X-Men Legends (2004)
Developed by Raven Software and published by Activision, “X-Men Legends” is one of the most successful X-Men games. The title was acclaimed from the critics and won a sequence.
The plot revolves around mutant Alison Crestmere, which has the ability to control volcanic activity.
The game is an action RPG where the player can switch between a four-X-Men team, including virtually all the main characters with their unique mutant skills. The other characters are controlled by AI or cooperative multiplayer.
- Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and N-Gage.
X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005)
Continuation of “X-Men Legends”, “Rise of Apocalypse” is one of the most-praised X-Men games.
The plot takes place after the events of the previous game and follows the X-Men uniting forces with their arch-inmates, the Brotherhood of Mutants, to face the Apocalypse Supervillain and his minions.
The game repeats the playability of the previous title action RPG, allowing you to switch between a team of 4 characters, with the AI controlling the rest.
- Platforms: PlayStation 2, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, N-Gage and Mobile.
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996)
This Capcom weight crossover unites the universes of “X-Men” and “Street Fighter”. The game received a very positive reception from critics, which highlighted the quality of animation and gameplay.
One of the most distinct features of the game is the “Tag Team” system, which enables players to exchange characters during the fight.
- Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation and Sega Saturn.
X-Men (1992)
Launched for arcade in 1992, “X-Men” was developed and released by Konami. The game is a beat ‘in Up, or “street fight” for Brazilians, who remained exclusive to arcade for many years. In 2010, it gained versions for table consoles and then for mobile devices.
A highlight was that some arcades of this game allowed up to six players. The available characters were crystal, cyclops, colossus, wolverine, storm and night. The mission was to defeat the magnet villain.
- Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS and Android.