X-Men: Children of the Atom is a 2D fighting game and the first Capcom title to use licensed characters from the Marvel comic universe. It has six main characters and four of their enemies that are playable. The X-Men are Colossus, Cyclops, Iceman, Psylocke, Storm and Wolverine. The villains are Omega Red, Sentinel, Silver Samurai and Spiral. The two main bosses are Juggernaut and Magneto, and Akuma is available as a secret character.

Fighting is done one-on-one with a traditional best-two-out-of-three match setup, with automatic or manual blocking. Similar to the Super Combo gauge in Super Street Fighter II Turbo there is an X-Power gauge of different levels, filled up when the player performs moves. When it is maxed out an X-Ability or Hyper X special move can be performed. Other general features are the abilities to super jump, roll away and aiming projectiles.

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Alternate Titles

"エックス・メンチルドレン・オブ・ジ・アトム" -- Japanese spelling

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	X-Men: Children of the Atom	PlayStation	$20.00
	X-men: Children of the Atom	SEGA Saturn
	X-Men Children of the Atom	DOS	$12.44
	X-Men: Children of the Atom
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Capcom takes on the X-Men and a new era of ass-kicking 2D fighters dawns

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The Press Says

Hobby Consolas	SEGA Saturn	Feb, 1996	88 out of 100	88
High Voltage Online	SEGA Saturn	Sep 13, 2006	87 out of 100	87
Game Revolution	SEGA Saturn	Jun 06, 2004	B+	83
GameFan Magazine	SEGA Saturn	Mar, 1996	81 out of 100	81
Meristation	DOS	Aug 18, 2001	7.5 out of 10	75
NowGamer	PlayStation	Jan 01, 1998	7.2 out of 10	72
Game Players	SEGA Saturn	Mar, 1996	72 out of 100	72
All Game Guide	SEGA Saturn	1998		70
GameSpot	DOS	Jun 26, 1997	6.7 out of 10	67
Meristation	PlayStation	Mar 14, 1998	6 out of 10	60