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X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse is an action game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. The game is based on the X-Men comic book franchise from Marvel Comics. In addition to being one of Capcom's earliest games using the Marvel license, Mutant Apocalypse was the second game Capcom released based on the X-Men franchise, the first being a fighting game titled X-Men: Children of the Atom, also released in 1994. The game is also considered an early CPS2 based game.

Gameplay

The player takes control of five X-Men who each have their own objectives, and different moves and capabilities activated by certain control combinations. The player has a limited number of lives that count for all five X-Men and not one individually.

The levels may be played in any order. At the end of each level, a boss must be battled and defeated. The next three levels are linear and require each boss level to be defeated. This is followed by two straightforward boss battles in the Danger Room. Finally only one of the X-Men can be selected, each one going through a different end level.

Characters

X-Men_Mutant_Apocalypse_-_9-10_-_Omega_Red_&_Juggernaut — X-Men Mutant Apocalypse - 9-10 - Omega Red & Juggernaut

Playable Characters	Abilities
Cyclops	Has the ability to release a very powerful optic blast from his eyes.
Wolverine	Has his sharp unbreakable adamantium claws.
Psylocke	She has the ability to control telekinetic powers. She is also very skilled at doing martial arts.
Beast	Possesses super human strength and agility.
Gambit	Can charge small objects with unstable kinetic energy.

Story

Intro

"Mutants are humans possessing incredible powers as a result of genetic mutation. Persecuted by their fellow man for being ...different.. In order to teach mutants to use their powers for the benefit of all, even those who hunted and feared them, Professor Charles Xavier created the X-Men. His ultimate goal: is to create a world where both humans and mutants can live together in peace. Genosha is a little known island where mutants are imprisoned, forced into labor by a brutal army and robot sentinels. There is one evil being whose evil mind has other, far more sinister plans in mind for those captured mutants of Genosha... the monstrous entity known as Apocalypse. X-Men, you must depart for Genosha and free our fellow mutants! Good luck."

Credits

Though no in-game credits exist for this game, the album Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero reveals that the game's soundtrack was handled by Setsuo Yamamoto and sound effects were done by Ippo Yamada in their respective profile sections.

Reception

Three of Electronic Gaming Monthly's four reviewers declared it to be by far the best video game based on the X-Men to date, citing the large levels and demanding difficulty.^[1] Though they remarked that it "may become repetitive after a while", GamePro concluded that the game is "a solid hit," particularly praising the graphics, the high difficulty, and the Street Fighter II stylistics.^[2] In a 2011 retrospective, GamePro listed the game's "strong soundtrack, unlimited powers and a focus on combat rather than platforming," as well as the fact that the levels can be beaten in any order, among its strong features, but criticised a "fairly limited" moveset of the characters.^[3] According to a GameFan retrospective, "fans of the franchise and of the genre it represents here will be equally impressed with what is on offer." They specified the impressive visuals, tight gameplay, and perfectly balanced difficulty.^[4] In 2013, Nerdist included X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse among the top ten most iconic Marvel video games, calling it "extraordinary for its time, with beautiful visuals and far more accessible game play than its Sega Genesis counterpart."^[5] That same year, this "pretty damn good" side-scrolling action game was also ranked as the 20th best Marvel video game by Geek Magazine.^[6]

Gallery

Images

Box Art

References

↑ "Review Crew: X-Men". Electronic Gaming Monthly (66). EGM Media, LLC. January 1995. p. 38.
↑ "X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse". GamePro (67). IDG. February 1995. pp. 28–29.
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111015082509/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/223529/the-good-the-bad-and-the-juggernaut-bitch-a-look-at-x-men-games/
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131124140219/http://gamefanmag.com/gf-retro/best-bits-x-men-mutant-apocalypse
↑ http://nerdist.com/top-ten-most-iconic-marvel-video-games/
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131027080355/http://www.geekexchange.com/marvel-comics-25-best-video-games-88263.html

External Links

Wikipedia article

X-Men wikia article

Marvel Database article

[1] "Review Crew: X-Men". Electronic Gaming Monthly (66). EGM Media, LLC. January 1995. p. 38.

[2] "X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse". GamePro (67). IDG. February 1995. pp. 28–29.

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20111015082509/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/223529/the-good-the-bad-and-the-juggernaut-bitch-a-look-at-x-men-games/

[4] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131124140219/http://gamefanmag.com/gf-retro/best-bits-x-men-mutant-apocalypse

[5] ttp://nerdist.com/top-ten-most-iconic-marvel-video-games/

[6] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131027080355/http://www.geekexchange.com/marvel-comics-25-best-video-games-88263.html

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-'''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse''' is a action platform fighting game published, and developed by [[Capcom]] exclusively for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. This game is one of Capcom's earliest attempts to make a game using the [[w:c:marvel:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] licensing; it is also considered an early CPS2 based game.
+'''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse''' is an action game developed and published by [[Capcom]] for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. The game is based on the ''[[w:c:marvel:X-Men|X-Men]]'' comic book franchise from [[w:c:marvel:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]]. In addition to being one of Capcom's earliest games using the Marvel license, ''Mutant Apocalypse'' was the second game Capcom released based on the ''X-Men'' franchise, the first being a fighting game titled ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]'', also released in 1994. The game is also considered an early [[CPS2]] based game.
+== Gameplay ==
-==Playable characters and special abilities==
+The player takes control of five X-Men who each have their own objectives, and different moves and capabilities activated by certain control combinations. The player has a limited number of lives that count for all five X-Men and not one individually.
-[[File:X-Men Mutant Apocalypse - 9-10 - Omega Red & Juggernaut|thumb|300px|right]]
-* '''Cyclops''' - Has the ability to release a very powerful optic blast from his eyes. (He is also the leader of the X-MEN)
+The levels may be played in any order. At the end of each level, a boss must be battled and defeated. The next three levels are linear and require each boss level to be defeated. This is followed by two straightforward boss battles in the Danger Room. Finally only one of the X-Men can be selected, each one going through a different end level.
-* '''Wolverine''' - Has his sharp unbreakable adamantium claws.
+== Characters ==
-* '''Psylocke''' - She has the ability to control telekinetic powers. She is also very skilled at doing martial arts.
+[[File:X-Men Mutant Apocalypse - 9-10 - Omega Red & Juggernaut|thumb|300px|right]]
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
+! Playable Characters
+! Abilities
+|-
+|'''[[w:c:marvel:Scott Summers (Earth-30847)|Cyclops]]'''
+|Has the ability to release a very powerful optic blast from his eyes.
+|-
+|'''[[w:c:marvel:James Howlett (Earth-30847)|Wolverine]]'''
+|Has his sharp unbreakable adamantium claws.
+|-
+|'''[[w:c:marvel:Elizabeth Braddock (Earth-30847)|Psylocke]]'''
+|She has the ability to control telekinetic powers. She is also very skilled at doing martial arts.
+|-
+|'''[[w:c:marvel:Henry McCoy (Earth-30847)|Beast]]'''
+|Possesses super human strength and agility.
+|-
+|'''[[w:c:marvel:Remy LeBeau (Earth-30847)|Gambit]]'''
+|Can charge small objects with unstable kinetic energy.
+|}
+==Story==
-* '''Beast''' - Possesses super human strength and agility.
+===Intro===
-* '''Gambit''' - Can charge small objects with unstable kinetic energy.
-==Story intro==
 "Mutants are humans possessing incredible powers as a result of genetic mutation. Persecuted by their fellow man for being ...different.. In order to teach mutants to use their powers for the benefit of all, even those who hunted and feared them, Professor Charles Xavier created the X-Men. His ultimate goal: is to create a world where both humans and mutants can live together in peace. Genosha is a little known island where mutants are imprisoned, forced into labor by a brutal army and robot sentinels. There is one evil being whose evil mind has other, far more sinister plans in mind for those captured mutants of Genosha... the monstrous entity known as Apocalypse. X-Men, you must depart for Genosha and free our fellow mutants! Good luck."
-==Trivia==
+== Credits ==
+Though no in-game credits exist for this game, the album ''[[w:c:Megaman:Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero (album)|Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero]]'' reveals that the game's soundtrack was handled by [[Setsuo Yamamoto]] and sound effects were done by [[Ippo Yamada]] in their respective profile sections.
+==Reception==
-* There was a game titled ''[[Marvel Super Heroes In War Of The Gems]]'', which came out two years later (1996) that played in almost the same fashion as this game does, only (as the name suggests) players take on the roles of Spider Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Captain America, and also Wolverine (who plays exactly the same as he does in this game).
+Three of ''Electronic Gaming Monthly''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s four reviewers declared it to be by far the best video game based on the X-Men to date, citing the large levels and demanding difficulty.<ref>"Review Crew: X-Men". [[wikipedia:Electronic Gaming Monthly|Electronic Gaming Monthly]] (66). EGM Media, LLC. January 1995. p. 38.</ref> Though they remarked that it "may become repetitive after a while", ''GamePro'' concluded that the game is "a solid hit," particularly praising the graphics, the high difficulty, and the ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' stylistics.<ref>"X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse". [[wikipedia:GamePro|GamePro]] (67). IDG. February 1995. pp. 28–29.</ref> In a 2011 retrospective, ''GamePro'' listed the game's "strong soundtrack, unlimited powers and a focus on combat rather than platforming," as well as the fact that the levels can be beaten in any order, among its strong features, but criticised a "fairly limited" moveset of the characters.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20111015082509/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/223529/the-good-the-bad-and-the-juggernaut-bitch-a-look-at-x-men-games/</ref> According to a ''GameFan'' retrospective, "fans of the franchise and of the genre it represents here will be equally impressed with what is on offer." They specified the impressive visuals, tight gameplay, and perfectly balanced difficulty.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131124140219/http://gamefanmag.com/gf-retro/best-bits-x-men-mutant-apocalypse</ref> In 2013, Nerdist included [[X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse]] among the top ten most iconic Marvel video games, calling it "extraordinary for its time, with beautiful visuals and far more accessible game play than its [[wikipedia:X-Men 2: Clone Wars|Sega Genesis counterpart]]."<ref>http://nerdist.com/top-ten-most-iconic-marvel-video-games/</ref> That same year, this "pretty damn good" side-scrolling action game was also ranked as the 20th best Marvel video game by Geek Magazine.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131027080355/http://www.geekexchange.com/marvel-comics-25-best-video-games-88263.html</ref>
+==See also==
-* Wolverine, unlike in some other games and media, does not heal in this game when hurt.
+*''[[The Punisher]]''
+*''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
-* The game has been noted by some for playing in a ''[[Street Fighter Series|Street Fighter]]'' like way, (with the combos and projectiles/special moves inputs) while it uses ''[[Mega Man Classic Sub-Series|Mega Man]]'' platforming elements.
-== Credits (or lack thereof) ==
+*''[[Marvel Super Heroes In War Of The Gems]]''
-Though no in-game credits exist for this game, the album ''Remastered Tracks Rockman Zero'' reveals that the game's soundtrack was handled by [[Setsuo Yamamoto]] and sound effects were done by [[Ippo Yamada]] in their respective profile sections.
-==Game images==
+==Gallery==
+===Images===
 <gallery widths="160" captionalign="left">
 gambit.jpg|''Gambit'' Stage
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 </gallery>
-==Box Art==
+===Box Art===
 <gallery>
 Image:XMenMAJapan.png|''Japan''
 Image:XMenMABox.png|''U.S.''
 </gallery>
+==References==
+<references />
 == External Links ==
 *[[Wikipedia:X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse|Wikipedia article]]
-*[[w:c:marvel:X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse|Article at the Marvel Comics Wikia]]
+*[[w:c:x-men:X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse|''X-Men'' wikia article]]
-[[Category:Licensed Games]]
+*[[w:c:marvel:X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse|Marvel Database article]]
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