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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game tied in with Marvel's ''X-Men'' franchise. It was released for the [[Sega Game Gear]].
 
{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game tied in with Marvel's ''X-Men'' franchise. It was released for the [[Sega Game Gear]].
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==Gameplay==
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Controls are the same as previous game. Button 1 attacks, Button 2 jumps. Pressing Start button activates the character's mutant power. Holding down the Start button pauses the game. Pressin button 1 while game pauses sends you back to level select screen. This doesn't cost anything but forces you to restart the level.
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==Characters==
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===Cyclops===
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No one likes Cyclops. Developers didn't either it seems, as he is the worst character in the game. In fact, he is the only "useless" character in the game as every single other character in the roster can complete the game with some skill on their own.
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Cyclops' mutant power is his optic blasts. He can fire towards any direction while holding down the button 1. That is his only advantage. He has very little health and runs through his power bar very quickly. He also takes damage when he falls from high, unlike rest of the characters.
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Mutant Power: Optic blasts, can be fired towards any direction.
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===Storm===
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Storm hasn't changed much from her previous appearance. She can fly and fire projectile while her mutant power is active. She is a powerful character but her health and mutant power bars are somewhat lower, so focusing on projectile attacks with hit and run tactics are much more useful for her. Her power drains in a moderate pace.
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Mutant Power: Flight, Projectile attacks.
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===Wolverine===
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Unlike his previous appearance, Wolverine in this game is a powerhouse. He can effortlessly carve through any minor enemy or boss character. His claws cause serious damage to any enemy and his healing power is much faster this time. He is the only character whose power bar will drain while active, even if he is not doing anything. Complete the Danger Room level to unlock him.
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Mutant Power: Adamantium claws, Healing Factor
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===Rogue===
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Rogue is even better character from her previous appearance. In addition to flight and super strenght, Rogue has the highest health and power bar compared to the rest of the roster. She can fly longer than both Storm and Rogue and her mutant powered punches can cause heavy damage. Her only disadvantage is her lack of projectile attacks. Complete the Hellfire Club level to unlock her.
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Mutant Power: Flight, Super Strenght.
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===Jean Grey===
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Jean Grey is more or less identical to Storm. They both can fly and fire projectile attacks. Their health and power bars are also identical. Besides their costumes, there is little difference between them. Complete the Avalon level to unlock her.
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Mutant Power: Flight, Psionic projectile attack.
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===Gambit===
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Gambit has high amount of health and mutant power. His mutant power fires kinetically charged playing cards towards the enemy with good damage. His regular staff attack, while fast and good ranged, somewhat weak. A useful character with no glaring weaknesses or strenghts. Complete the Arctic level to unlock him.
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Mutant Power: Kinetically charged cards (Projectile attack)
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===Bishop===
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Bishop is a quirky character. He has a rather unique mutant power which allows him to absorb enemy projectile attacks, practically making him invulnerable and fire it back using his gun. His has some drawbacks however. If mutant power bar is full, any hit will overload his powers, costing him his entire power bar. He also takes damage from bullets in this state. Because of this, you should make sure he never has full power bar. Complete the Genosha level to unlock him.
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Mutant Power: Energy absorbtion and firing back, invulnerability to projectiles while mutant power is active.
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===Cable===
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Cable is a secret character who can be found in first level in Egypt. He has high health and his gun can kill most enemies easily. He runs through mutant power somewhat quickly however.
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Mutant Power: Energy Weapon
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==Levels==
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===Hellfire Club===
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Boss: Shinobi Shaw
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Shinobi Shaw is a melee fighter. His glowing hand attack causes significant damage but a ranged character could take him out very quickly.
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===Danger Room===
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Boss: Trevor Fitzroy
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He can only be harmed when he draws his gun. Wait until he draws and either fire projectile or get close and attack. If you duck too soon, he will fire towards ground.
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===Avalon===
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Boss: Exodus
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Exodus moves around rather quickly. His main attacks are floating and then firing projectiles around the screen. He then flies diagonally left or right and fires again. Projectile attacks are good but a melee character with high health can also make short work of him.
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===Genosha===
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Boss: Fabian Cortez
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Cortez is a tough enemy. He fires powerful blasts to both sides and can even hit you while airborne. Only tactics seems to be jumping over him and his blasts and fire away while he is getting ready to fire. His attacks can push you to the pits on the edges of the screen to be careful.
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===Arctic===
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Boss: Siena Blaze
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An easy boss, Blaze has a few predictable moves. Her tornado attacks have short range and after unleashing them, she floats and attempts to land on you.
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===Egypt Part 1===
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Boss: Apocalypse
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Another easy boss. Just like Shaw, Apocalypse is a melee combatant. While his attacks can cause high damage, he is otherwise not too bright. He can occasionally teleport behind you.
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===Egpty Part 2===
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Boss: Mister Sinister
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This dude will be the toughest opponent for a simple fact: He is immune to all mutant powers. This means you will be forced to fight with simple punches for most of the time. Since this fight will be a slugfest, it is imperative that avoid the health power-ups until you need them. Bishop can drain his projectiles and remain standing, Wolverine likewise can rely on his high health to deal with him.
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===Moon Base===
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Boss: Stryfe (No, this is not a typo. Poor grammar was common place during the dark age of comics. Rob Liefeld thinks it sounds cool.)
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Strfye is not much different from Cortez. He is tall but also slower and otherwise much easier to deal with than the former.
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==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==

Revision as of 10:43, 25 June 2020

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X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy
System(s): Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
US 		2531
Sega Game Gear
EU 		2531-50

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X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy is an action game tied in with Marvel's X-Men franchise. It was released for the Sega Game Gear.

Gameplay

Controls are the same as previous game. Button 1 attacks, Button 2 jumps. Pressing Start button activates the character's mutant power. Holding down the Start button pauses the game. Pressin button 1 while game pauses sends you back to level select screen. This doesn't cost anything but forces you to restart the level.

Characters

Cyclops

No one likes Cyclops. Developers didn't either it seems, as he is the worst character in the game. In fact, he is the only "useless" character in the game as every single other character in the roster can complete the game with some skill on their own.

Cyclops' mutant power is his optic blasts. He can fire towards any direction while holding down the button 1. That is his only advantage. He has very little health and runs through his power bar very quickly. He also takes damage when he falls from high, unlike rest of the characters.

Mutant Power: Optic blasts, can be fired towards any direction.


Storm

Storm hasn't changed much from her previous appearance. She can fly and fire projectile while her mutant power is active. She is a powerful character but her health and mutant power bars are somewhat lower, so focusing on projectile attacks with hit and run tactics are much more useful for her. Her power drains in a moderate pace.


Mutant Power: Flight, Projectile attacks.


Wolverine

Unlike his previous appearance, Wolverine in this game is a powerhouse. He can effortlessly carve through any minor enemy or boss character. His claws cause serious damage to any enemy and his healing power is much faster this time. He is the only character whose power bar will drain while active, even if he is not doing anything. Complete the Danger Room level to unlock him.


Mutant Power: Adamantium claws, Healing Factor


Rogue

Rogue is even better character from her previous appearance. In addition to flight and super strenght, Rogue has the highest health and power bar compared to the rest of the roster. She can fly longer than both Storm and Rogue and her mutant powered punches can cause heavy damage. Her only disadvantage is her lack of projectile attacks. Complete the Hellfire Club level to unlock her.


Mutant Power: Flight, Super Strenght.


Jean Grey

Jean Grey is more or less identical to Storm. They both can fly and fire projectile attacks. Their health and power bars are also identical. Besides their costumes, there is little difference between them. Complete the Avalon level to unlock her.


Mutant Power: Flight, Psionic projectile attack.


Gambit

Gambit has high amount of health and mutant power. His mutant power fires kinetically charged playing cards towards the enemy with good damage. His regular staff attack, while fast and good ranged, somewhat weak. A useful character with no glaring weaknesses or strenghts. Complete the Arctic level to unlock him.


Mutant Power: Kinetically charged cards (Projectile attack)


Bishop

Bishop is a quirky character. He has a rather unique mutant power which allows him to absorb enemy projectile attacks, practically making him invulnerable and fire it back using his gun. His has some drawbacks however. If mutant power bar is full, any hit will overload his powers, costing him his entire power bar. He also takes damage from bullets in this state. Because of this, you should make sure he never has full power bar. Complete the Genosha level to unlock him.


Mutant Power: Energy absorbtion and firing back, invulnerability to projectiles while mutant power is active.


Cable

Cable is a secret character who can be found in first level in Egypt. He has high health and his gun can kill most enemies easily. He runs through mutant power somewhat quickly however.


Mutant Power: Energy Weapon


Levels

Hellfire Club

Boss: Shinobi Shaw


Shinobi Shaw is a melee fighter. His glowing hand attack causes significant damage but a ranged character could take him out very quickly.


Danger Room

Boss: Trevor Fitzroy


He can only be harmed when he draws his gun. Wait until he draws and either fire projectile or get close and attack. If you duck too soon, he will fire towards ground.


Avalon

Boss: Exodus


Exodus moves around rather quickly. His main attacks are floating and then firing projectiles around the screen. He then flies diagonally left or right and fires again. Projectile attacks are good but a melee character with high health can also make short work of him.


Genosha

Boss: Fabian Cortez


Cortez is a tough enemy. He fires powerful blasts to both sides and can even hit you while airborne. Only tactics seems to be jumping over him and his blasts and fire away while he is getting ready to fire. His attacks can push you to the pits on the edges of the screen to be careful.


Arctic

Boss: Siena Blaze


An easy boss, Blaze has a few predictable moves. Her tornado attacks have short range and after unleashing them, she floats and attempts to land on you.


Egypt Part 1

Boss: Apocalypse


Another easy boss. Just like Shaw, Apocalypse is a melee combatant. While his attacks can cause high damage, he is otherwise not too bright. He can occasionally teleport behind you.


Egpty Part 2

Boss: Mister Sinister


This dude will be the toughest opponent for a simple fact: He is immune to all mutant powers. This means you will be forced to fight with simple punches for most of the time. Since this fight will be a slugfest, it is imperative that avoid the health power-ups until you need them. Bishop can drain his projectiles and remain standing, Wolverine likewise can rely on his high health to deal with him.


Moon Base

Boss: Stryfe (No, this is not a typo. Poor grammar was common place during the dark age of comics. Rob Liefeld thinks it sounds cool.)


Strfye is not much different from Cortez. He is tall but also slower and otherwise much easier to deal with than the former.


Production credits

Uncredited

  • Cover artist: Ken Steacy

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
65 №48, p154
Sega Game Gear
 65
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
78
[6]
Player One (FR)
65
[7]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
61
[8]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
60
[9]
Sega Game Gear
 66
Based on
4 reviews

X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy

Game Gear, US
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Cover
XMGL GG US Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, EU
XMGL GG EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
XMGL GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Game Gear
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CRC32 c169c344
MD5 571ac03b80e3075c699cd583bf8651fd
SHA-1 872596d40aae1755c9dda99180cb165166267904
512kB Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 374
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 113
  3. ↑ GamePro, "January 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 139
  4. ↑ Sega Visions, "February/March 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 75
  5. ↑ Sega Visions, "May 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 69
  6. ↑ GamePro, "February 1995" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
  7. ↑ Player One, "Décembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 154
  8. ↑ Sega Magazine, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 112
  9. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 82



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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