X-Men: Children of the Atom

For those of you who have been waiting with baited breath, or outright holding your breath, BREATH! It's finally here! The arcade version of X-Men is finally available for the PC market. Originally a Capcom project that was supposed to be ready a year ago but ran into technical difficulties, Acclaim took over and managed to finish it. The beauty of the thing is that they did a really great job. I would have to say that this was probably worth turning blue and passing out a few times.

Capcom no parece atender a modas ni a corrientes, lo cual no deja de ser un acto de valentía. Lo que ocurre es que sigue apostando por un estilo que lleva muchos años en el cartel y eso siempre desgasta un poco. «X-Men» es un muy buen juego, un gran juego que incorpora algunas novedades interesantes, pero que queda reservado a los incondicionales del género, o mejor dicho, a los seguidores del estilo marcado por dos compañías como Capcom y SNK. Si sois fieles a él, este título es una buena opción. Si no, ya sabéis que en esta máquina hay otras alternativas para luchar.

X-Men: Children of the Atom is one of the greatest games Capcom has done. It beats Street Fighter Alpha by a long run and it totally trashes any of the Darkstalkers games. The game has the options, the moves, and best of all the comic sheer pleasure. Get yourself this brawler.

If you liked the arcade game, you'll love this seamless Saturn translation. All the characters, all the backgrounds, all the sounds, all the moves: everything is here. You don't have to feed quarters into this one. What more is there to say?

Capcom proves again, that they are the kings of coin-op translation. Although X-Men isn't Capcom's best arcade to home port (frames of animation are missing in the game) you would have to put the two side by side to tell the difference. The gameplay is perfect, the control is spot-on and the sound is...well, it is the arcade sound. Whether you're a fan of the arcade game or just enjoy good fighting games. X-Men is for you. "Great Game".

Many hardcore gamers out there in video-game lollipop land had a low opinion of Capcom's arcade fighter X-Men: Children of Atom, but I'm one reviewer who thought it was the bee's knees. Your reaction to the arcade version will determine how much you like the Saturn adaptation because it's virtually identical to it's arcade pappy.

What's not to love? Colorful, fast and fun, X-Men is a blast and a half. If you own a Saturn and have already mastered Virtua Fighter 2, then check out what's happening in the mutant world of the X-Men. Who says we don't need another (super)hero?

Wenn Sie eine Schwäche für gnandenlos schnelle und komplexe 2D-Prügelspiele haben, dürfen Sie hier bedenkenlos zugreifen. X-Men ist zweifellos das beste Spiel dieses Genres. Gegen die 3D-Konkurrenz kommt die altbackene Grafik natürlich nicht an, und wer realistischen Kampfsport schätzt, wird sich schaudern von den Raketen-, Laser- und Tentakelattacken abwenden. Alle anderen werden ihren Spaß an der bunten Prügelorgie haben.

And even though the X Men is limited by design, it does offer enough new for Street Fighter II fans that "have to have it all". It can't stand up against other Saturn fighters, but it's a worthy import. Good show.

So what do you say about X-Men: Children of the Atom? It's far from revolutionary, but it's a really good example of the 2D fighting game formula.

Even though it's the old Street Fighter in a new, Marvel Comics sponsored bottle, X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fun -- if frustrating -- fighting game. If you're a fan of the mighty mutants, you certainly can't go wrong with this game.

As is, X-Men: Children of the Atom serves up some killer one-on-one martial arts action that's more than enough to tide over those looking for a quick fix of fists and foul play. Fans of the arcade game will be disappointed by the missing chain combos, but others won't mind for even a second, as they'll be enjoying X-Men's slick visuals and cool character designs and wondering all the while as to why the PC doesn't enjoy more games of this category.

The glaring problem with the game is that it remains DOS-based. While it will use a six-button controller, you can't use two of them. Basically what this means is that Acclaim has turned a traditionally head-to-head two player competition into a one-player game. If you can get past the DOS interface, though, it's still an excellent 2D fighting game.

Wer auf realistisches Kampfgeschehen steht, wird den Phantasiebewegungen der Marvel-Helden wenig abgewinnen. Da können die flachen Arenen noch so bunt und die Sprüche noch so großmäulig sein. Aber im Zeitalter von Virtua Fighter und Co. kaufen ohnehin nur noch Sammler oder abgebrühte Comicfans diese Relikte einer vergangenen Epoche.

We're not going to waste too much time on this game. The character animation bites, the loading time is horrible, what more do you need? Children of the Atom would've been a 16-bit phenomenon in older times, but in our day in age, however, Children of the Atom... bombs.