X-Men

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X-Men
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
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X-Men is a sidescrolling action game for the Sega Mega Drive. It was followed by X-Men 2: Clone Wars. Series staple antagonist Magneto infects the X-Men's training facility with a virus and must be stopped.

Gameplay

A is a character specific mutant power that can only be used as long as special power is available, B is for attacking, C is for jumping. Quickly double tapping it results in a high jump. Stages must be cleared by reaching the exit, fighting bosses and collecting keys/solving puzzles. Characters can be switched 2-3 times during stages. If a character loses all health, he'll be gone permanently.

The game can't be completed on the lowest difficulty level as it stops after stage 3

Characters

  • Playable
    • Cyclops
    • Wolverine
    • Nightcrawler
    • Gambit
  • Assist
    • Storm: 1x full screen attack
    • Rouge: 1x aimed attack
    • Archangle: 3x spreadshot
    • Iceman: builds a bridge that lasts for a limited amount of time

Trivia

  • X-Men is one of the few video games in history which requires the use of the Mega Drive's reset button in order to progress through a certain point in the game. This means the game is impossible to beat when played on systems (or emulators) which lack a soft reset feature of some description.
  • This game became infamous for it's high difficulty level, which stems from the game's awkward hit detection, lack of continues and difficult to grasp boss battles and stage layouts. While plenty of shortcuts (mainly through Nightcralwer) and failsafe boss strategies (e.g. a full health Wolverine can take every hit from the lighthouse boss and still win) exist, these were made difficult to explore by the way the game was designed.

Production credits

  • Developed By: Western Technologies Inc
  • Producer: E. Ettore Annunziata
  • Art Design: Bruce Straley, Steven Ross
  • Art: Mira Ross, Eric Iwasaki
  • Music and Sound Effects: Fletcher Beasley
  • Programming, Design: Jeff Fort
  • Programming: John Bojorquez, Ray Frericks, Alan Wise
  • Marketing: Scott Steinberg
  • Special Thanks: Jay Smith, JFD and EWF
  • Additional Input: Sam Kjellman, RK
  • Lead Tester: Vy Nong
  • Testers: Steve Patterson, Joe Cain, Tony Lynch, Jason Kuo, Eric Rawlins, Jeff Todd, Siegie Stangenberg, Dermot Lyons, Bill Person, Casey Grimm, Vince Nason

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • US TV advert

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    ES print advert 1

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    ES print advert 2

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #46: "May 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
78 №21, p120/121/122
72 №139, p42/43[3]
95 №46, p52/53[4]
73 №6, p64/65
91 №10, p28/29
85 №9, p40/41
80 №5, p16
82 №17, p42/43/44/45
88 №8, p40-43[5]
80 №33, p82/83
81 №43, p52/53
78 №19, p38
87 №7, p18/19/20
82 №1, p48-50[6]
70 №1, p12
Sega Mega Drive
 81
Based on
15 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[7]
Æskan (IS)
92
[8]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
82
[9]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
17
[10]
Consoles + (FR)
78
[11]
Cool Gamer (RU)
70
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
72
[13]
Digitiser (UK) PAL
70
[14]
Digitiser (UK)
84
[15]
Electric Brain (UK)
65
[16]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
85
[17]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[18]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[19]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2 (RU)
80
[20]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
88
[21]
Freak (IL)
84
[22]
GameFan (US)
86
[23]
Game Power (IT) PAL
85
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[4]
Gamers (DE)
60
[25]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
73
[26]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
88
[27]
Joypad (FR) PAL
85
[28]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
91
[29]
Mega (UK) PAL
85
[30]
Mega Action (UK) NTSC-U
80
[31]
Mega Force (FR)
92
[32]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
60
[33]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
82
[34]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
88
[5]
Player One (FR)
80
[35]
Power Up! (UK)
82
[36]
ProGames (BR)
100
[37]
Power Unlimited (NL)
82
[38]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
81
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[40]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
87
[41]
Sega Force Mega (UK) NTSC-U
82
[6]
Sega Force (SE)
78
[42]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
70
[43]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
77
[44]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[45]
Video Games (DE) PAL
42
[46]
Sega Mega Drive
 77
Based on
43 reviews

X-Men

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Mega Drive, US (Special Edition)
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Mega Drive, EU
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References

  1. ↑ VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 24
  2. ↑ Sega Visions, "October/November 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 28
  3. ↑ File:CVG UK 139.pdf, page 44
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:GamePro US 046.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 046.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 File:MeanMachinesSega08UK.pdf, page 40 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega08UK.pdf_p40" defined multiple times with different content
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForceMega UK 01.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 271
  8. ↑ Æskan, "" (IS; 1993-10-01), page 1
  9. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-06-xx), page 81
  10. ↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Dezember 1993" (DE; 1993-11-08), page 57
  11. ↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 120
  12. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 241
  13. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-15), page 42
  14. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-04-08)
  15. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1993-08-10)
  16. ↑ Electric Brain, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-26), page 24
  17. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1993" (US; 1993-04-xx), page 53
  18. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 30
  19. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368
  20. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 2, "" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 296
  21. ↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 117
  22. ↑ Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  23. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 5: April 1993" (US; 1993-xx-xx), page 14
  24. ↑ Game Power, "Giugno 1993" (IT; 1993-0x-xx), page 80
  25. ↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 48
  26. ↑ GamesMaster, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  27. ↑ Game Informer, "May/June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 54
  28. ↑ Joypad, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 120
  29. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-04-29), page 28
  30. ↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 40
  31. ↑ Mega Action, "October 1993" (UK; 1993-09-09), page 16
  32. ↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 88
  33. ↑ Mega Fun, "06/93" (DE; 1993-05-19), page 38
  34. ↑ MegaTech, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-23), page 42
  35. ↑ Player One, "Juillet/Août 1993" (FR; 1993-07-10), page 82
  36. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, August 14, 1993" (UK; 1993-08-14), page 1
  37. ↑ ProGames, "Julho 1993" (BR; 1993-0x-xx), page 28
  38. ↑ Power Unlimited, "Nummer 4, November 1993" (NL; 1993-10-27), page 32
  39. ↑ Sega Power, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-06), page 52
  40. ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 38
  41. ↑ Sega Zone, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-04-08), page 18
  42. ↑ Sega Force, "5/93" (SE; 1993-08-26), page 10
  43. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "29th May 1993" (UK; 1993-05-29), page 12
  44. ↑ Supergame, "Junho 1993" (BR; 1993-06-xx), page 12
  45. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 230
  46. ↑ Video Games, "11/93" (DE; 1993-10-27), page 128



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)
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