X-Men

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Description

X-Men is a 1992 arcade game by Konami. It brings six of the famed mutants together in a battle to stop the master of magnetism, Magneto, from taking over the world once and for all, while saving the life of Professor X in the process.

The side-scrolling beat 'em up allows up to six players in online co-op to play as Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler or Dazzler. Over the course of various levels enemies both familiar to the Marvel comic book series and unique to the game itself will try to stop the X-Men, from the deadly robotic Sentinels to the likes of the Juggernaut, the Blob, and Mystique. If they survive Magneto's various minions they'll eventually face a showdown with the man himself.

This release includes both the 6-player (widescreen) and 4-player (fullscreen) versions of the game as well as both the US and Japan versions. In the Japan version mutant power is used before health when using special moves, and, when playing with more than one player, enemies will drop health and mutant power replenishing items. In the US version mutant power and health is only replenished by defeating bosses or continuing, but after defeating Magneto it's possible to continue playing on a second loop.

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Alternate Titles

• "X-Men Arcade" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• Marvel licensees
• X-Men licensees

User Reviews

X-Citing! X-Men Adventure!

Arcade

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Critic Reviews

OMGN: Online Multiplayer Games Network	Xbox 360	Dec 28, 2010	8.7 out of 10	87
1UP	Xbox 360	Dec 20, 2010	B	75
Retro Archives	Arcade	Feb 27, 2018	15 out of 20	75
Video Game Generation	Xbox 360	Jan 15, 2012	7 out of 10	70
Thunderbolt Games	Xbox 360	Dec 21, 2010	7 out of 10	70
Hey Poor Player	Xbox 360	Dec 21, 2010		60
Gametactics	Xbox 360	Jan 18, 2011	6 out of 10	60
Sinclair User	Arcade	Jul, 1992	58 out of 100	58
The Video Game Critic	Xbox 360	Jan 04, 2011	C-	42
411mania.com	Xbox 360	Jan 04, 2011	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Visual direction

The game's artwork and animation are clearly influenced by, X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (commonly known as Pryde of the X-Men). This was a 1989 television pilot for an X-Men animated series that never materialized.