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:
Developer(s) of original games: Capcom
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (28 tracks)
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-1203G
Sega Saturn
US
T-8108H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-8108H-50

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 of this, in addition to its colorful graphics and use of voice actors from the then-current 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.

Gameplay

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 Juggernaut
Boss character. Juggernaut is unlockable in the Saturn version.
Notavailable.svg Magneto
Unplayable boss character.
Notavailable.svg Akuma
Secret character from Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

Trivia

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  • Akuma's inclusion in the game was the result of Marvel's contract with Capcom mandating that they include a character from Street Fighter. As the development team wanted to focus on the X-Men proper, they didn't want to use Ryu or Ken.[3]

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

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men: Children of the Atom/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #81: "April 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #7: "May 1996" (1996-04-24)
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Print advert in Hyper (AU) #31: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
97 №50, p90-92
95 №171, p54-59[6]
60 №175, p88[2]
80 №29, p84-85[7]
63 №363, p31
91 №40, p40
89 №97
100 №4, p138[8]
94 №40, p50-53[9]
94 №61, p66-69[10]
90 №76, p24-26
92 №54, p50-53
94 №5, p70-71[11]
80 №1995-13, p191[12]
81 №, p11[13]
90 №15, p72-73
Sega Saturn
87
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
91
[14]
Consoles + (FR)
97
[15]
Computer & Video Games (UK) NTSC-J
95
[6]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[2]
Edge (UK)
80
[16]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[17]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[18]
GameFan (US)
81
[19]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
72
[20]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
95
[21]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
89
[22]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[23]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[24]
Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US) NTSC-U
83
[25]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
82
[26]
Maximum (UK)
100
[27]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
90
[28]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
84
[29]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[9]
Player One (FR)
94
[30]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
78
[31]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[32]
Sega Magazin (DE)
83
[33]
Sega News (CZ)
85
[34]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC
90
[35]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
94
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
81
[13]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
85
[39]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) NTSC-J
90
[40]
Última Generación (ES)
88
[41]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
83
[42]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[43]
Sega Saturn
85
Based on
34 reviews

X-Men: Children of the Atom

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, AU
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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 Children of the Atom JP 取扱説明書.pdf
Manual

References

  1. File:CVG UK 174.pdf, page 65
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 File:CVG UK 175.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 175.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  3. File:MAXIMUM UK 03.pdf, page 71
  4. Next Generation, "June 1996" (US; 1996-05-21), page 151
  5. GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 7
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 171.pdf, page 54 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 171.pdf_p54" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:Edge_UK_029.pdf, page 84
  8. File:MAXIMUM_UK_04.pdf, page 138
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf, page 50 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega40UK.pdf_p50" defined multiple times with different content
  10. File:PlayerOne_FR_061.pdf, page 60
  11. File:SSM_UK_05.pdf, page 70
  12. File:SSM_JP_19951208_1995-13.pdf, page 193
  13. 13.0 13.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 576 KByte, "Május 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 43
  15. Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  16. Edge, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-12), page 84
  17. Famitsu, "1995-12-01" (JP; 1995-11-17), page 31
  18. Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 65
  19. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 3: March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13
  20. Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 3 March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 57
  21. GamePro, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 56
  22. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 18" (1996-01-18, 24:00) (+13:05)
  23. Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 48
  24. Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 54
  25. Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 85
  26. MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 37
  27. Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 138
  28. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 92
  29. Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 30
  30. Player One, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 66
  31. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 3" (JP; 1996-01-19), page 78
  32. Saturn+, "Easter/April 1996" (UK; 1996-03-07), page 46
  33. Sega Magazin, "Mai 1996" (DE; 1996-04-10), page 81
  34. Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 14
  35. Sega Power, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-18), page 24
  36. Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 50
  37. Sega Saturn Magazine, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-24), page 70
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-13 (1995-12-08)" (JP; 1995-11-24), page 193
  39. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 69
  40. Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 72
  41. Última Generación, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 94
  42. Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 80
  43. VideoGames, "April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 62



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