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Loved this game when I was younger. As a kid, I always had the tendency to turn the hit the power button on the console rather that resetting if I encounter problems with the game. So for about a couple of weeks, I would scream at the Genesis to stop glitching on me on the infamous Mojo stage where you had to reset the game. Imagine my surprise when I finally decided to reset it and saw the green computer codes scrolling down the screen:daze:. Sorry I ever doubted you Genesis.
this was the second Genesis game I ever played on the real hardware. What a let down it was
Nightcrawler is really the only character I've had success beating him with. His stand-in-place teleport is a great defensive and offensive advantage. Fortunately, there are a few walkthroughs on Youtube that will give you a good pattern for beating the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sega Genesis
I bought this game back when it as new. I remember not liking it at all, at first, but you know how back then when you got a game, you were stuck with it and had to play it since you probably didn't own many others. I eventually learned to like the game and became pretty good at it, but I cringe when I turn it on now. There is a lot of level memorization needed.
Really frustrating game. Just got clone wars, it's more enjoyable, but not that much easier. Although I think it may be possible that I just suck :)
Playing the game in the early 90s, I thought the graphics were great. My biggest gripe is that you couldn't actually play as Iceman. Quite disappointing.
I liked this game, which introduced me to the world of Chris Claremont's muties, but it was hard as nails and has a somewhat ominous atmosphere. That jungle was downright creepy!
i love this game. it's hard, stupid and kind of childish but i dig it.
part 2 kinda sucked for me, but oh well.
and them using the reset for a button made it impossible to beat on a nomad
I'm at about a 6/10 with this one. Its not bad but could have used a bit more polish. Some of the levels seemed a bit too short and some of the boss fights were kinda lame. Juggernaut should have been awesome but instead he was a dinky, smallish guy who just charged at you.
I remember my mum and dad ordering this for me from a catalogue. Was looking forward to it.
They sent Captain America and the Avengers instead :/
Juggernaut, Sabretooth, and Apocalypse should have been massive and instead they had weak sprites. What was so great about the graphics because to me they were just alright but could have been done way better with a different developer. The helpers were a cool idea but some of them like Iceman and Arch Angel had very little animations. Rogue flew across the screen and did a punch I think ? That was the best one.
I'd consider Rogue 3rd. It's like this: Archangel(3 passes for damage)>Storm(will hit no matter what)>Rogue(good hit, but can easily miss)>Iceman(builds a bridge... To it's credit, I did find a way to bypass Sabretooth entirely with it back in the day).
Also, his metal wings don't flap, so the lack of animation isn't that off.
Yup I remember the wings not flapping and thinking that was kinda lame. Remember how Apocalypse is supposed to grow in size and he barely gets much bigger lol.
I mean, the actual comic book metal wings don't flap. They may now, now that often times the individual feather blades are drawn, but back then they didn't. He just kind of soared through the air.
On topic: Who do you figure is the best playable?
Hodor.
Hmm... come to think of it, if you play emulated, how do you get to the end?
Hodor.
I didn't think this game was that hard, though the difficulty curve is inconsistent. I just didn't really like anything about it. The level design feels kind of random at times, and the bosses are pretty lame. The graphics and sound are subpar. The playable characters are really unbalanced.
The sequel is much better IMO, with pretty tight level design, better characters and better use of their mutant abilities, and much better graphics and sound.
Hodor.
i was a kid, i loved xmen and Wolvie was my fave out of them all, but i cheaped my way through the game with nightcrawler, i got to the last level and couldnt figure out what to do? I was like 10. None of us ( me and my friends)j liked the game , and who knows where it came from , games floated in and out of our circle of 3 friends.
btw i hate the game now, back then i liked it cuz it was xmen
This is a bad game. You should not play this.
Hodor.
The developer of this game doesnt exist anymore and doesnt even have a Wikipedia page. Was wondering if anyone had any info on them ? I mean for the sequel they changed developers and it shows but when you click on their Wiki page it takes you straight to Activision so I need that cleared up as well.
If you want a list of games they made:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/76357.html
Btw, wasn't there another game that had graphics/sounds just like the X-Men games and Ex-Mutants?
Spider-Man the animated series game, by the same developer, has a very similar style.
Hodor.
This is a strange one for me. I'm really not very good at it and yet over the years I keep coming back for more and enjoy it even though I keep dying. I can't really explain why I enjoy it so much when it's sequel, which I also own, is the better game in terms of both graphics and gameplay. I'm complete crap at this as I've said and can't get past the third level but, yeah, I still really like it. I love playing as Gambit, my favourite member of the X-Men, but everyone tells me he's one of the worst to play as in this game so maybe that is my problem.
I took the liberty of playing through this game a while back to see if I still hate it. Yep, I still do. I don't know how this game gets an 8/10 on here. The reviewer sets the bar low, I guess.
This game gets a 3/10 from me, and that's just because it has X-Men in it.
Hodor.
Wow, that's an incredible and bizarre assumption to make. I've never used cheats and I never noticed a difference in sprite size, but to me X-Men 2 is just the better game in every way possible. The first game slogs along haphazardly with a poor framerate and feels like a chore to play, but the second one is fast-paced and reeks of much more polish. Admittedly I've spent far less time with the first game, but that's mostly due to how little there is to make me want to keep playing; it's just tedious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief
i enjoyed it as a kid, but playing it now i totally see the terrible collision detection and spotty platforming. The sound fx are very unappealing and though the helper mutant is neat, but too bad you couldn't play as the others. still, this was the best one could get at the time for a faithful comic adaptation.
Hodor.
The double jump seems delayed, never quite working when i need it but that might be me. the hit detection problems are when trying to hit a boss or enemy, it never feels like you really connect, just kinda "whiffing" around until it registers. the spotty platforming are those times when you should have landed the jump but fell through it. nothing felt solid, chakan has the same feel to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief
the graphics are on point though and the music is good, but those SFX need an upgrade. SPLAT!
Hodor.
I guess it's good to see some players have low standards, but X-Men's platforming and hit detection really, really sucks. The game may be comic book accurate, and that's great, but it doesn't make for a fun game. Neither do limited mutant powers, an arbitrary number of in-game character swaps, confusing level design, or outrageous difficulty. The sound is fucking terrible too. This is a game Sega published themselves in 1993. There's no reason it should sound so bad, besides the fact that they hired the same design team that put together that crappy Spider-Man game a year or so later. Christ, listen to the sound effects. They just recycled everything from Chakan and called it good. Playing this, it's kind of obvious everyone involved was going through the motions just trying to get the game out.
The worst part? Sega recycled Chakan's sound effects again for X-Men 2. :bang: Even so, X-Men 2 is better. It doesn't limit mutant powers, the game is more straightforward, and Wolverine isn't punished for using his claws. It's not as good as Mutant Apocalypse on the SNES, but X-Men 2 is a decent game.
By the way, AVGN hasn't said a word about X-Men. It seems we've formed our own opinions about it, and they haven't been favorable, nor should they be. I honestly don't know how anyone could enjoy anything about this game unless you're just a born and bred masochist or maybe you've got some issues to work out and you hate yourself for one reason or another.
Hodor.
Okay, I checked out the AVGN video, and indeed, he talked about it. But he didn't have anything overly negative to say, so don't get carried away with the BS about us aping him. X-Men sucks, and I don't need AVGN to say it for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thief
I've beaten X-Men. Everything about it sucked from beginning to end. I have nothing left to say about it that I didn't already say.
BTW, Western Technologies did both versions of Spider-Man, and they both sucked. For what it's worth, the Genesis version managed to suck worse, but neither of them are worth playing.
see i dont think the game sucks, it just needed way more polish. the bones were there but somewhere along the way they dropped and weren't put together very well.
xmen 2, i don't think i've ever played past the first stage, it took forever and i hated the random xman assignment (i just want to stare at psylocke damn it!)
You can just hit reset until you get the character you want; I wouldn't call it anything more than a mild annoyance. Personally, I kinda like how it starts by dropping you straight into the action without any menus, cut scenes or other crap.