X-Men: Children of the Atom

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X-Men: Children of the Atom
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Capcom, Acclaim (US/EU)
Developer:
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

X-Men: Children of the Atom (エックス・メン　チルドレン　オブ　ジ　アトム) is an arcade fighting game developed by Capcom which makes use of Marvel's X-Men superhero/comic book franchise. It is unrelated to the later comic book series of the same name, apart from the fact the two use the same franchise.

Originally released for Capcom CPS-2 hardware in 1994, it was brought to the Sega Saturn in 1995, and is built similarly to the likes of Street Fighter II' and Darkstalkers. The game was widely praised as a result, but also because of the colorful graphics and voice actors from the then popular X-Men cartoon series.

Much was recycled from X-Men: Children of the Atom in later Capcom fighting games, including Marvel Super Heroes, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes.

Characters

Notavailable.svg Storm
Notavailable.svg Cyclops
Notavailable.svg Wolverine
Notavailable.svg Omega Red
Notavailable.svg Sentinel
Notavailable.svg Iceman
Notavailable.svg Colossus
Notavailable.svg Psylocke
Notavailable.svg Silver Samurai
Notavailable.svg Spiral
Notavailable.svg Jugganaut
Jugganaut is unlockable in the Saturn version.
Notavailable.svg Magneto

Production Credits

Game Planners: Nin, Poo, Hiratou "X68K" K-Suke, Kiyo, Fuji, Otouto Tomita
Programmers: Aoi-Tokimeki, Tarabar - Black, K.nishi-Man, Sailor-Ponkichi, O.G.T.-Iron Liver, Mo.Suzuki-Memorial, MiN-T3, Hard.Yas -466P+K-, Kaw.Hiroshima
Object Designer: S.Yamashita, Ino, Kuriotoko, Yue, Minobe, M.Nakatani, Ari, Eripyon, Miwazo, M.Sato, Kamonohashi Sato, Kazuko Kawanaka Pyo!, Dway Nishimura, Igami, Youjirou, Sagat, Ta, Jun Matsumura 26, Nishio "VIP.T2", G.Kamina, Ushi, H.Yoshino, Eiji, N.Fukuda, H.S, Manish, Shinya Kitamura
Scroll Designer: Fukumoyan, Yamapuu, May, Devil Ohnishi, Kazu, Akiko.O, Hiroko.N, Iwai, Kisabon, RK
Music Composers: Anachey "Takapon", Syun Nishigaki, Hideki OK, Isao "oyaji" Abe
Sound Designers: Hiroaki "X68K" Kondo, Toshio Kajino
Voice Actor: Mr. George Buza, Ms. Catherine Disher, Mr. Cathal Dodd, Mr. Dan Hennessey, Mr. Norman Spencer, Ike-Bomb
Special Thanks:

  • Capcom USA: Mr. Alex Jimenez, Mr. Eric Luther, Mr. Phillip Reed
  • Marvel Entertainment: Mr. Mark Erickson, Mr. Dana Morshead, Mr. Mike Thomas, Mr. John Conroy
  • Marvel Japan: Mr. Paul T. Takaki, Ms. Kumino Asakura
  • Mr. Shiraiwa
Special Thanks to Acclaim Black Team

Travis Williams (PAX), Tyrone Miller, Douglas Yellin, Mike Archer, Michael Weiner, Carol Caracciolo, Harry Reimer, John F. Gonzales, Howard Perlman, Robert Coffey, Paui.S.Lindsay, Jim Dunn, John P. Cooper, Steven C. Mattocks, Peter Sanflippo

  • And All Capcom Staff

Presented by: Capcom

Promotional Material

  • XMCotA Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

  • XMenCotA Saturn UK PrintAdvert.jpg

    UK print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
97 №50, p90/91/92
95 №171, p54/55/56/57/58/59
60 №175, p88
80 №29, p84/85
91 №40, p40
89 №97
100 №4, p138
94 №40, p50-53[1]
94 №61, p66/67/68/69
90 №76, p24/25/26
94 №5, p70/71
90 №15, p72/73
Sega Saturn
 90
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
91
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
97
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
95
[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[5]
Edge (UK)
80
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[7]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[8]
GameFan (US)
81
[9]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
72
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[11]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
89
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[13]
Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US) NTSC-U
83
[14]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
82
[15]
Maximum (UK)
100
[16]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
90
[17]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
84
[18]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[1]
Player One (FR)
94
[19]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[20]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[21]
Sega Magazin (DE)
83
[22]
Sega News (CZ)
85
[23]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
90
[24]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[27]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[28]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
85
[29]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
90
[30]
Última Generación (ES)
88
[31]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
83
[32]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[33]
Sega Saturn
 85
Based on
33 reviews

X-Men: Children of the Atom

Saturn, US
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Cover
Xmen sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc



X-Men games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 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)
Sega Game Gear
 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)
Sega Saturn
 X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995) | X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997)
Sega Master System
 X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
Sega 32X
 X-Men: Mind Games (Unreleased)
X-Men related media
Music
 Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1996)
Unlicensed X-Men games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ 576 KByte, "Május 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 43
  3. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  4. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 54
  5. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-09), page 88
  6. ↑ Edge, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 84
  7. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-12-01" (JP; 1995-11-17), page 31
  8. ↑ Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 65
  9. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 3: March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13
  10. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 3 March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 57
  11. ↑ GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 56
  12. ↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 18" (1996-01-18, 24:00) (+13:05)
  13. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 54
  14. ↑ Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 85
  15. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 37
  16. ↑ Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 138
  17. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  18. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 30
  19. ↑ Player One, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 66
  20. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78
  21. ↑ Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 46
  22. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Mai 1996" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 81
  23. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 14
  24. ↑ Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 24
  25. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 50
  26. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-24), page 70
  27. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-13 (1995-12-08)" (JP; 1995-11-24), page 193
  28. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13
  29. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 69
  30. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 72
  31. ↑ Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 94
  32. ↑ Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 80
  33. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 62
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