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.

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.

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 a quarter into the game. Assist characters from the prequel have been completely removed.

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!

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men 2: Clone Wars/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #23: "February/March 1995" (199x-xx-xx)
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Artwork

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №161, p80-81[2]
68 №68, p36
88 №0303, p18[3]
76 №0804, p32/33[4]
57 №28, p56/57
70 №11, p79
68 №4/95, p85[5]
87 №31, p68-70[6]
40 №4, p99[7]
89 №53, p77-79
80 №16, p76/77
63 №66, p67
80 №44, p36/37
80 №74, p83[8]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[9]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
80
[10]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[2]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[14]
Freak (IL)
85
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[3]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[4]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[16]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[17]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[18]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
68
[5]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
50
[20]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
87
[6]
Next Generation (US)
25
[7]
Player One (FR)
89
[21]
Play Time (DE)
71
[22]
Power Up! (UK)
70
[23]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[24]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
63
[25]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[26]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
72
[27]
Top Consoles (FR)
75
[28]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[29]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[30]
VideoGames (US)
80
[8]
VideoGames (US)
80
[31]
Sega Mega Drive
74
Based on
30 reviews

X-Men 2: Clone Wars

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
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Mega Drive, EU
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Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, BR
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Manual

References

  1. GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:GameFan US 0303.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GameFan US 0303.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:GamePlayers US 0804.pdf, page 32 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePlayers US 0804.pdf_p32" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 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
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:NextGeneration US 04.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 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
  9. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 271
  10. Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 20
  11. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 242
  12. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  13. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  14. Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368
  15. Freak, "7/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  16. GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 40
  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. Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
  22. Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 105
  23. Power Up!, "Saturday, April 29, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 1
  24. Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 76
  25. Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 67
  26. Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 36
  27. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 173
  28. Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  29. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 231
  30. Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 92
  31. 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)