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X-Men

System(s): Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega of America, Paul Hutchinson

Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-01^[1]	$44.9944.99^[1]	2505

X-Men is a Sega Game Gear action platform game developed by Paul Hutchinson at Sega of America, and published by Sega. Based on the popular 1963 American comic series The X-Men, it was released exclusively in the United States in January 1994^[1], and is notable for sharing gameplay mechanics and assets with the company's previous superhero game, Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin.

Gameplay

Button is used to attack, and button is used to jump. Tapping START will active the player character's mutant ability, and holding the button down will pause the game.

Two difficulty levels are available: "Piece o'cake" (the easier option), and "I don't think so" (the harder option.) Choosing the former will end the game after completing the fourth level.

Playable characters

	Wolverine
	Wolverine has average health, and is one of few player characters whose power drains continuously when active. His claws can defeat most normal enemies with two hits, and he possesses a slight passive healing factor.
	Cyclops
	Cyclops' optic blasts can be fired in any direction by holding and releasing .
	Psylocke
	Psylocke's mutant power is her Psi-blades, concentrated psionic energy that extends from her hands. While boasting a good attack range and damage output, she has the least health of all the playable characters. Unlock: Complete the level Brood Cave.
	Nightcrawler
	Nightcrawler's mutant power is short-range teleportation and the ability to climb walls and ceilings by pressing twice and holding the button. If an enemy is caught in the area of his teleport, they are damaged. Nightcrawler lacks a double jump, but can jump higher than other characters, and features relatively low health and power. Unlock: Complete the level Hellfire Club.
	Rogue
	Rogue's mutant power is flight and very powerful melee attacks. Like Nightcrawler, she lacks a double jump, but compensates with the mobility of quick flight. Unlock: Complete the level Madripoor.
	Storm
	Storm's mutant power is flight and projectile lightning attacks. Like Nightcrawler and Rogue, she also cannot double jump. Unlock: Complete the level Morlock Tunnel.
	Iceman
	Iceman's mutant power is a projectile ice attack. He possesses the most health and power compared to the rest of the playable characters. Unlock: Unknown.

Levels

	Hellfire Club
	Boss: Sebastian Shaw. Shaw is immune to all types of attacks. He can only be damaged by luring him to the traps in the room.
	Morlock Tunnels
	Boss: Callisto Callisto is quite has and has a staff attack. She will use hit and run attacks. Use ranged projectiles to defeat her.
	Brood Cave
	Boss: Brood Queen Similar to Callisto, Queen is a fast and aggressive melee fighter. Projectile attacks are, again, the best bet.
	The Savage Land
	Boss: Sauron Flies around with his wings and quite hard to beat. Use hit and run attacks, with projectiles if possible and stay away from edges of the arena.
	Madripoor
	Boss: Omega Red Omega Red uses his carbonadium coils to engage from afar. Projectiles are useful as his reach will be longer than characters'.
	Avalon
	Boss: Magneto Magneto is invulnerable when he is surrounded by glowing energy. He is only vulnerable when he descends into ground to fire an energy blast. He is quite unpredictable with his moves. A flying or projectile firing character will be very useful for this final fight.

History

Legacy

In December 2016, SMS Power! user BcnAbel76 released a X-Men Sega Game Gear to Sega Master System conversion hack.^[2]

Production credits

Producer: Jerry Markota
Product Manager: Ami Matsumura-Blaire
Programmer: Paul Hutchinson
Artists: Alan Murphy, Kim Biscoe, Paul Hutchinson, Norman Felchle, Jerry Markota
Music & Sound: Paul Hutchinson
Design: Steve Patterson, Jerry Markota, Mark Lindstrom, Ami Matsumura-Blaire
Story: Steve Patterson, Jerry Markota
Lead Tester: Conan Tigard
Special Thanks To: Dan Chang of Echidna for LZDC and tUME

Source:

In-game credits

Producer: Jerry Markota
Programming: Paul Hutchinson
Art: Alan Murphy, Kim Biscoe, Paul Hutchinson, Norman Selchle, Jerry Markota
Music & Sound Effects: Paul Hutchinson
Design: Steve Patterson, Jerry Markota, Mark Lindstrom, Ami Blaire
Story: Steve Patterson, Jerry Markota
Marketing: Ami Blaire
Lead Test: Conan Tigard
Lieutenant: Jeff Loney
Testers: Mike Baldwin, Greg Becksted, Blair Bullock, Janine Cook, Brian Dawson, J. Epps, Eric Fong, Ivan Foong, David Forster, Mike Gilmartin, Rick Greer, John Jansen, Dan Jung, Jason Kuo, Vasily Lewis, Simon Lu, Tony Lynch, Julio Martinez, Jim McCarthy, Loran Pudinski, Terry Thomas, Dave Wood
Game Stills: Joe Jusko
Cover Painting: Dave DeVries, after Jim Steranko
Manual: Ami Blaire, Carol Ann Hanshaw, Neil Hanshaw, Jerry Markota
Special Thanks: Mark Thomas, Dana Moreshead

Source:

US manual^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men (Game Gear)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) #16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)
also published in:

GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[4]
Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[5]

Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Freak (IL)

84

^[6]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[7]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

81

^[8]

Sega Zone (UK)

NTSC-U

55

^[9]

	76
Based on 4 reviews

X-Men (Game Gear)

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, US (Fleer Ultra Cards Bundle)
Cover
Cart Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	567a5ee6
MD5	21d75ed09b6f73037544894580933a0b
SHA-1	215e5f761475ca17a091371e39f636718f213403

512kB

Cartridge (US)

External links

X Men GG2SMS conversion hack by BcnAbel76 at SMS Power!

References

X-Men games for Sega systems
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) \| X-Men (1993) \| Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) \| X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995) \| X-Women: The Sinister Virus (unreleased)
	Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994) \| X-Men (1994) \| X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy (1994) \| X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995) \| X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997)
	X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
	X-Men: Mind Games (Unreleased)
X-Men related media
	Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1996)
Unlicensed X-Men games for Sega systems
	X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)

[:File:GamePro_US_055.pdf_p148-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 148

[https:.2F.2Fwww.smspower.org.2FHacks.2FXMen-GG-GG2SMS-2] ttps://www.smspower.org/Hacks/XMen-GG-GG2SMS

[:File:Xmen_gg_us_manual.pdf_p22-3] File:Xmen gg us manual.pdf, page 22

[:File:GamePro_US_054.pdf_p208-4] GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 208

[:File:SegaVisions_US_17.pdf_p40-5] Sega Visions, "February/March 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 40

[6] Freak, "3/94" (IL; 1994-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GamePro_US_055.pdf_p149-7] GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 149

[:File:SegaPower_UK_54.pdf_p42-8] Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 42

[:File:SegaZone_UK_18.pdf_p58-9] Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 58

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 '''''X-Men''''' is a [[Sega Game Gear]] action platform game developed by [[Paul Hutchinson]] at [[Sega of America]], and published by [[Sega]]. Based on the popular 1963 American comic series ''[[wikipedia:Uncanny X-Men|The X-Men]]'', it was released exclusively in the United States in January 1994{{magref|gamepro|55|148}}, and is notable for sharing gameplay mechanics and assets with the company's previous superhero game, ''[[Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin (8-bit)|Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin]]''.
-[https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/XMen-GG-GG2SMS A Sega Master System GG2SMS hack was released in January 2017.]
 ==Gameplay==
-''X-Men'' is a platforming action game. Button {{1 }}will make the character attack and button {{2}} can be used for jumping. Pressing {{Start}} button will active the character's special power. Holding down the {{Start}} button will pause the game.
+Button {{1}} is used to attack, and button {{2}} is used to jump. Tapping {{Start}} will active the player character's mutant ability, and holding the button down will pause the game.
-Two difficult levels are avaiable: "Piece o'cake" and "I don't think so". Choosing the former will end the game after only four levels.
+Two difficulty levels are available: "Piece o'cake" (the easier option), and "I don't think so" (the harder option.) Choosing the former will end the game after completing the fourth level.
-==Playable characters==
+===Playable characters===
 {{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Wolverine
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=Wolverine is less than impressive in this game. He has regular health and his healing factor power takes too long to recover full health. His power also continously drains power if activated, even if it is not used. His claws can kill most normal enemies with two hits.
+| desc=Wolverine has average health, and is one of few player characters whose power drains continuously when active. His claws can defeat most normal enemies with two hits, and he possesses a slight passive healing factor.
-Mutant Power: Adamantium Claws, Healing Factor.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Cyclops
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=His mutant power drains power bar quite quickly and you will have to resort to you default attack most of the time. His optic blasts can be fired towards any direction by holding down then releasing the Button 1, which gives him some advantage when fighting some bosses.
+| desc=Cyclops' optic blasts can be fired in any direction by holding {{down}} and releasing {{1}}.
-Mutant Power: Optic blasts.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Psylocke
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=Second worst character in the game. Her mutant power is Psi-Blades, concentrated psionic energy that extends from her hands, giving her better damage output and increasing her range. Her power drains constantly while in use. She also has least amount of health compared to the other characters. She becomes playable after completing Brood Cave level.
+| desc=Psylocke's mutant power is her Psi-blades, concentrated psionic energy that extends from her hands. While boasting a good attack range and damage output, she has the least health of all the playable characters.
+<br>
-Mutant Power: Psi-Blades.
+Unlock: Complete the level Brood Cave.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Nightcrawler
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=Worst character in the game. While his mutant power is activated he can teleport. The pink cloud he leaves behind can damage enemies but this happens very rarely. He can also climb walls and ceilings while power is active. (Press Button 2 twice and hold the button) He doesn't have double jump, but jumps higher than other characters. He has very low power and health bar. Not recommended. He becomes avaiable after completing Hellfire Club level.
+| desc=Nightcrawler's mutant power is short-range teleportation and the ability to climb walls and ceilings by pressing {{2}} twice and holding the button. If an enemy is caught in the area of his teleport, they are damaged. Nightcrawler lacks a double jump, but can jump higher than other characters, and features relatively low health and power.
+<br>
-Mutant Power: Short range teleportation, climbing walls and ceilings
+Unlock: Complete the level Hellfire Club.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Rogue
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=One of the better characters in the game. Rogue can fly and hit harder when her mutant power is active. (This drains her power even when not in use) She cannot double jump but her flying can somewhat compensate for that. She is the only character in the game that keeps her head low while crouching, allowing her to evade enemies with guns. She becomes avaiable after completing Madripoor level.
+| desc=Rogue's mutant power is flight and very powerful melee attacks. Like Nightcrawler, she lacks a double jump, but compensates with the mobility of quick flight.
+<br>
-Mutant Power: Flight, Powerful melee attacks.
+Unlock: Complete the level Madripoor.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Storm
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=Storm is very similar to Rogue. Only difference is Storm also fires a projectile while her power is active. However, her power bar is lower than Rogue's and she drains her power somewhat faster than Rogue. She also cannot double-jump and cannot use her projectile power while in the air. She becomes playable after completing Morlock Tunnel level.
+| desc=Storm's mutant power is flight and projectile lightning attacks. Like Nightcrawler and Rogue, she also cannot double jump.
+<br>
-Mutant Power: Flight, Lightning projectile attacks.
+Unlock: Complete the level Morlock Tunnel.
 }}
 {{InfoRow
 | title=Iceman
 | screenshot=Notavailable.svg
-| desc=Best character in the game. Iceman has the most health and power bar compared to the rest of the roster. His mutant power allows him to fire ice shards towards the enemies. He also drains his mutant power much slower than others.
+| desc=Iceman's mutant power is a projectile ice attack. He possesses the most health and power compared to the rest of the playable characters.
+<br>
-Mutant Power: Ice shards.
+Unlock: Unknown.
 }}
 }}
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+==History==
+===Legacy===
+In December 2016, [[SMS Power!]] user BcnAbel76 released a ''X-Men'' [[Sega Game Gear]] to [[Sega Master System]] conversion hack.{{ref|https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/XMen-GG-GG2SMS}}
 ==Production credits==
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+==External links==
+*''[https://www.smspower.org/Hacks/XMen-GG-GG2SMS X Men GG2SMS]'' conversion hack by BcnAbel76 at [https://www.smspower.org/ SMS Power!]
 ==References==

Difference between revisions of "X-Men (Game Gear)"

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Revision as of 02:24, 28 October 2021

Contents

Gameplay

Playable characters

Levels

History

Legacy

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

External links

References