X-Men

[Cornelius Spunkwater]

Sigh.

[Thief]

Hodor.

[BonusKun]

Of course I disagree with your analysis of me, but still, better a 'typical modern day casual gamer" than a witless prick whose glory days are long behind him.

I have to ask since I started looking thru your post history thinking this was a one-time thing. Do you really feel the need to point out what you hate so much in comparision to other people that you have to be borderline insulting to them?

I'm not here to have a dick-measuring contest with you but damn if you arn't one of the most angry posters I've seen on here in awhile.

It's like you come in with "This game sucks, If you like it you're a fucking idiot" is what I've read thru a lot of your post history. I mean yeah ok you don't like the Genesis as much as the Super NES and that's fine. However a lot of people here do and are here because of that. To be honest I wouldn't go on a Nintendo site and bash the shit out of the Super Nintendo because I know that's just asking for people to argue with you. If you feel you can't talk about games without acting like you're looking down on some people then maybe Nintendo Age or some other forums might be better off for you but I would rather you just tone it down instead of coming off like you're trying to pick a fight.

[Bones Justice]

Both are good games but X-Men is definitely the better team game. There is more room to manuever plus you have the extra teammates that can mean up to four X-Men on screen at once. If you get stuck while playing two player, you can use Jean Grey to catch up, too. In comparison, X-Men 2 doesn't really have much for the second player to do since there really isn't a lot of room and there usually isn't more than one or two threats at once. X-Men 2 levels are just straight paths through with nothing to explore.

X-Men is more true to the characters in the comics than any other X-Men game. No character in the comics can just use his powers as much as he wants. And Wolverine was constantly struggling against his "beast" nature, hence the beserker mode in the game. Nightcrawler's teleports were exhausting, too. X-Men is the only game that allows him to teleport other characters, too. Probably the worst thing about Nightcrawler in all of the games is that the teleport is treated more like an attack instead of as an element of surprise or transportation like in the comics.

Gambit really is a good character in X-Men. He has the longest range for his melee attack, can double-jump, and if fully charged, his cards have a homing effect. Definitely under-rated.

Cyclops beams can be aimed in all directions, making him possibly the best character. It's really cool how every character has advantages over the others.

The extra X-Men each have their advantages, too. Rogue's attack is powerful but you have to aim it. Jean Grey is also under-rated, again you can control her direction.

The levels have more areas to explore than X-Men 2. It's cool how you can "see" the platforms of the Danger Room in each of the levels except Asteroid M. The story and dialogue is true to the source material, too. Each character "talks" in his own lingo, too. Using the Danger Room allows the story to include locations and enemies fans of the comics are sure to recognize. I think X-Men does a great job with the license. It's the closest game to the comics at the time: good story, true to characters, good action / adventure.

Oh, and the reason there are no female characters? Well, first of all, there are three in the game - Jean Grey, Rogue, and Storm. You do control them as extra characters. None of them would be a good fit for this game, though, since all of them can fly which ruins the platforming aspect of the game. I suppose you could force them to walk like they did the arcade game but that stinks. Sega choose four popular characters from the time that fit the style of the game very well.

Some comments about the other X-Men games around that time:

The arcade game - awful. Not true to the characters at all. Everybody is basically the same. Why even make it an X-Men game if nothing about it is like the comics or the show?

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (SNES) - good characters but the story is lousy. I mean, why all that stuff all on Genosha? And there is no team play after the intro level. It's a fun game, definitely worth getting but once beaten, I really haven't gone back to it.

X-Men 2 - good characters though why can't Nightcrawler teleport the other player? The Phalanx makes for a good story since they can take on anything. Cool that Magneto is included. The two player mode is more limiteid than the first game since there isn't much room to spread out. I really like X-Men 2 but X-Men is still my favorite.

X-Men: Children of the Atom (Saturn) - this is why I bought a Saturn. Never regretted it, either.

[Cornelius Spunkwater]

I have to ask since I started looking thru your post history thinking this was a one-time thing. Do you really feel the need to point out what you hate so much in comparision to other people that you have to be borderline insulting to them?

I'm not here to have a dick-measuring contest with you but damn if you arn't one of the most angry posters I've seen on here in awhile.

It's like you come in with "This game sucks, If you like it you're a fucking idiot" is what I've read thru a lot of your post history. I mean yeah ok you don't like the Genesis as much as the Super NES and that's fine. However a lot of people here do and are here because of that. To be honest I wouldn't go on a Nintendo site and bash the shit out of the Super Nintendo because I know that's just asking for people to argue with you. If you feel you can't talk about games without acting like you're looking down on some people then maybe Nintendo Age or some other forums might be better off for you but I would rather you just tone it down instead of coming off like you're trying to pick a fight.

I meant to get back to this sooner. I'll answer these in order.

1. Yes, but usually only when I passionately hate the game in question.
2. Saying I prefer SNES to the Genesis is blatantly false. I like to remain objective about what I play and I give all consoles a fair chance, but a bad game is a bad game regardless of its status as a "classic." Of course, this is a Sega site, so funny enough, most of the games I talk about are going to be Sega games. That said, I do have some words for the NES/SNES library.

[Thief]

Hodor.

[Bones Justice]

Good tips. I always liked using Gambit in the Savage Land because his cards can home in on those killer wasps.

You can switch as many times as you like in the Danger Room so make sure to level up everyone. Charge up Wolverine last because you can always just let his health charge up on it's own.

You can only carry one of each back-up X-Man but there are extras hidden throughout each level. If you find one that you already have, make sure to use the one you have first before collecting a new one.

[BonusKun]

2. Saying I prefer SNES to the Genesis is blatantly false. I like to remain objective about what I play and I give all consoles a fair chance, but a bad game is a bad game regardless of its status as a "classic." Of course, this is a Sega site, so funny enough, most of the games I talk about are going to be Sega games. That said, I do have some words for the NES/SNES library.

The only reason I'm asking is from what I've read of your post History..


It's really coming off like you're praising SNES games in a obviously polarizing way:
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...133#post639133
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...332#post639332
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...415#post639415
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...555#post639555
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...676#post639676
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...ng-Country-1-3
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...412#post645412
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...043#post665043

I mean while it's fine you love your SNES games which I do also most of these posts is "XX-game on the SNES is better, There isn't anything on the Genesis that competes with it." The only reason I actually spoke up is a few people have complained about your posts.

[Thief]

Hodor.

[Thief]

Check out this interesting beta shot of X-Men I found;

[Tripredacus]

X-Men for Genesis has 3 variations.

1. Regular box with cart Made in Japan.
2. Special Edition poster Inside box, with poster and cart Assembled in USA
3. Not For Resale cart that comes in the Sega Genesis X-Men console bundle

I don't have the NFR cart, but I made a gallery of the other two:
https://imgur.com/gallery/DwyVL

[BonusKun]

Hodor.

Why are you editing your old posts?

[Thief]

Too many eyes on these game review threads, needed to be more concise.

[Da_Shocker]

Why on earth are you guys ripping this game apart? Compared to the other X-Men games that were out at the time not including the PC

X-Men NES
X-Men Arcade
X-Men and Spider-man

X-Men on the NES is trash and I played the Spiderman one a few times but it did nothing for me. The arcade game while it blows it away in terms of presentation, sound and visuals it's game play leaves alot to be desired. The bosses are way to overpowered and the enemies are meh I mean how on earth are mini Sentinels working with Magneto anyways? Instead of a healing factor Wolverine has a sonic boom? What is Colossus doing? As small and least intimidating Juggernaut is on the Genesis version ytf does he have a bazooka in the arcade version.

[Black_Tiger]

Why on earth are you guys ripping this game apart? Compared to the other X-Men games that were out at the time not including the PC

X-Men NES
X-Men Arcade
X-Men and Spider-man

X-Men on the NES is trash and I played the Spiderman one a few times but it did nothing for me. The arcade game while it blows it away in terms of presentation, sound and visuals it's game play leaves alot to be desired. The bosses are way to overpowered and the enemies are meh I mean how on earth are mini Sentinels working with Magneto anyways? Instead of a healing factor Wolverine has a sonic boom? What is Colossus doing? As small and least intimidating Juggernaut is on the Genesis version ytf does he have a bazooka in the arcade version.

Sentinels are made of metal.