X-Men 2: Clone Wars

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X-Men 2: Clone Wars
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















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X-Men 2: Clone Wars is the sequel to the Sega Mega Drive game X-Men, released in 1995 by Headgames and Sega under license from Marvel Comics. In the game, you control a select few X-Men as they try to stop the alien Phalanx from assimilating all of Earth's inhabitants to their race.

Characters

You can choose to play from one of six different X-Men: Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Cyclops. A seventh character becomes available around 1/4 into the game. Assist characters from the prequel have been completely removed.

Gameplay

Each character can attack using either a normal punch (B) or one of their special powers (A). They can also jump (C) and can jump on walls and wall jump (similar to how Mighty the Armadillo wall jumps in Knuckles' Chaotix). Plenty of character specific moves exist. Unlike the original X-Men, special powers are not limited in the amount of energy you have to use them; in fact, you can even charge them for even more power. Each time you die, you can choose to continue with a different character.

Health is restored by collecting DNA strings, which come in three sizes, corresponding to the amount of health they restore

The game is notable for starting you with a random character on the first level upon turning on the system; beating this level takes you to the title screen, and from there, the next level of the game.

Trivia

  • Despite the game's formidable length, there is no way to record progress. It has to be completed in one session. Alternatively, a level skip cheat code can be used.
  • The viewable area follows the character rather slowly, making it sometimes difficulty to see what lies ahead.

Production credits

Developed for Sega of America By: Headgames, Inc.
Producer: Ed Annunziata
Associate Producer: Stephen Patterson
Project Managers: Dan Rosenfeld, Jonathan Miller
Art Direction: Steven Ross
Animations & Backgrounds: Steven Ross, Spencer Boomhower, Doug Nishimura
Programming: Dan Rosenfeld, Alex Tyrer, Meilin Wong, David Eader, Jay Carlson, Josua Singer
Design: Novak of Zono, Inc., The Headgames Team
Design Consultant: Josua Gordon
Level Layout: Joshua Gordon (Lead), Doug Nishimura, Steven Ross, Dan Rosenfeld, Alex Tyrer
Sound Design By: Neuromantic Productions, Mark Steven Miller, Kurt Harland, Jim Hedges
Additional Art: Scott Anderson, Robert Hanon, Yongki Yoon, Brandon McKinney
Business Affairs: Ed Zobrist of Zono, Inc.
Testers:

Lead Tester: Tony Lynch
Assistant Leads: Steve Bourdet, Rey Alferez, Caroline Trujillo & Dave Dodge

Mike Baldwin, Sancho Martinez, Leonard Sayers, Tracy Johnson, Nathan Clark, Lloyd Kinoshita, Lorne Asuncion, Mark Griffin, Janine Cook, Christina Watson, Tim Spengler, Rob Owen, Joe Cain, Nick Katakis, Dave Wood, Howard Gipson, Leroy Tripette, Jenniver Vernon, Chris Lucich, Ben Cureton, Jeff Loney, Al Dutton, Ed Chennault, Maria Tuzzo, Rick Greer, Atom Ellis, Aaron Loichinger, Sean Doidge, Nathan Tan, Steve Wong, Jeff Juno & all of the rest of the Sega 24 Hour Test Crew!

Promotional material

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Print advert in GamePro (US) #68: "March 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №161, p80-81[1]
68
88
76
57 №28, p56/57
70 №11, p79
68 №1995/04, p85[2]
87 №31, p68-70[3]
40 №4, p99
89 №53, p77/78/79
80 №16, p76/77
63 №66, p67
80 №44, p36/37
80 №74, p83[4]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[5]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
80
[6]
Consoles + (FR)
87
[7]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[8]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[1]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[10]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[11]
Freak (IL)
85
[12]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[13]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[14]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[15]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
68
[2]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
50
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
87
[3]
Next Generation (US)
25
[21]
Player One (FR)
89
[22]
Play Time (DE)
71
[23]
Power Up! (UK)
70
[24]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
63
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[27]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
72
[28]
Top Consoles (FR)
75
[29]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[30]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[31]
VideoGames (US)
80
[32]
VideoGames (US)
80
[4]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
32 reviews

X-Men 2: Clone Wars

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Mega Drive, AU
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:CVG UK 161.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 161.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 File:MegaFun DE 1995-04.pdf, page 85 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1995-04.pdf_p85" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:VideoGames US 74.pdf, page 83 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:VideoGames US 74.pdf_p83" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 271
  6. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 20
  7. Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 96
  8. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 242
  9. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  11. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368
  12. Freak, "7/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  13. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  14. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
  15. GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 40
  16. Game Informer, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 20
  17. MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 66
  18. Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 10
  19. Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 84
  20. Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 66
  21. Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 101
  22. Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
  23. Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 105
  24. Power Up!, "Saturday, April 29, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 1
  25. Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 76
  26. Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 67
  27. Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 36
  28. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 173
  29. Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  30. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 231
  31. Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 92
  32. VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 67



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)