X-Men: Mutant Academy is a fighting game developed by Paradox Development published by Activision. It was released for PlayStation and Game Boy Color on July 14, 2000, as a tie-in to the film X-Men, which was released on the same date.[1] A version for the Nintendo 64 had been in development prior to the game's release, but was ultimately cancelled.
Published by Activision, X-Men: Mutant Academy is a basic fighting game that uses six buttons: three buttons for punches and three for kicks, à la Street Fighter. Due to the success of the game, it was followed by two sequels: X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 and X-Men: Next Dimension. The game's characters can be played both with their comic book costumes and their costumes from the 2000 film X-Men. Characters not present in the film were given costumes of a similar design.
X-Men: Mutant Academy on the PlayStation is a fighting game that features 3D stages, but largely adhering to the rules of 2D fighters. The main characters are a combination of classic X-Men characters and the 20th Century FoxX-Men film. Nearly every X-Men character is available, each with their own fighting moves (much like Street Fighter) and plenty of finishing moves to spice things up.
Game Boy Color
Much like its big brother, X-Men: Mutant Academy on the Game Boy Color is a fighting game. Due to obvious limitations on hardware, the stages in this version have been rendered in 2D, and the gameplay is different from the PlayStation version. In addition to Story Mode, where one player takes on all the others in consecutive fights, there is training mode, battle mode, survival mode, and a versus mode utilizing the Game Link cable. During a fight, a rage bar will slowly fill, which allows using powerful special moves that are activated through button combos.
Characters
There are ten selectable characters from the X-Men Universe, all of them selectable from the beginning in versus mode, but the four bosses must be unlocked to play as in all the other modes.
The PlayStation version of X-Men: Mutant Academy received mixed-to-positive reviews by critics. However, the Game Boy Color version received mostly negative reviews. Many critics and fans criticized the Game Boy Color version for its lack of difficulty, and its similarity to Street Fighter Alpha. Despite the criticism, some praised the graphics in the game. Unlike the handheld version, the PlayStation version was widely praised for the gameplay, the enemy AI, and the graphics, but it was criticized for its similarity to Capcom video games, such as Street Fighter.
References
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources X Men Mutant Academy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message X Men Mutant Academy is a fighting game developed by Paradox Development published by Activision It was released for PlayStation and Game Boy Color on July 14 2000 as a tie in to the film X Men which was released on the same date 1 A version for the Nintendo 64 had been in development prior to the game s release but was ultimately cancelled X Men Mutant AcademyNorth American PlayStation cover artDeveloper s Paradox Development Crawfish Interactive GBC Publisher s ActivisionDirector s Tim Bradstock GBC Designer s Tim Coode GBC Daimion Pinnock GBC Platform s PlayStation Game Boy ColorReleaseJuly 14 2000Genre s FightingMode s Single player MultiplayerPublished by Activision X Men Mutant Academy is a basic fighting game that uses six buttons three buttons for punches and three for kicks a la Street Fighter Due to the success of the game it was followed by two sequels X Men Mutant Academy 2 and X Men Next Dimension The game s characters can be played both with their comic book costumes and their costumes from the 2000 film X Men Characters not present in the film were given costumes of a similar design Contents 1 Gameplay 1 1 PlayStation 1 2 Game Boy Color 2 Characters 2 1 X Men 2 2 Bosses 2 3 Game Boy Exclusives 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditPlayStation Edit X Men Mutant Academy on the PlayStation is a fighting game that features 3D stages but largely adhering to the rules of 2D fighters The main characters are a combination of classic X Men characters and the 20th Century Fox X Men film Nearly every X Men character is available each with their own fighting moves much like Street Fighter and plenty of finishing moves to spice things up Game Boy Color Edit Much like its big brother X Men Mutant Academy on the Game Boy Color is a fighting game Due to obvious limitations on hardware the stages in this version have been rendered in 2D and the gameplay is different from the PlayStation version In addition to Story Mode where one player takes on all the others in consecutive fights there is training mode battle mode survival mode and a versus mode utilizing the Game Link cable During a fight a rage bar will slowly fill which allows using powerful special moves that are activated through button combos Characters EditThere are ten selectable characters from the X Men Universe all of them selectable from the beginning in versus mode but the four bosses must be unlocked to play as in all the other modes X Men Edit Cyclops Wolverine Gambit Storm Beast only character not present in the Game Boy version Phoenix a secret character in the Game Boy version Bosses Edit Toad Mystique Magneto SabretoothGame Boy Exclusives Edit Pyro boss character Apocalypse secret character Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGBCPSGameRankings47 14 16 76 21 17 Metacritic75 100 18 Review scoresPublicationScoreGBCPSAllGame 2 3 Electronic Gaming Monthly6 83 10 4 Eurogamer3 10 5 Game Informer7 5 10 7 GameFan70 6 GamePro 8 GameRevolutionC 9 GameSpot2 4 10 10 6 4 10 11 IGN3 10 12 8 10 13 Nintendo Power6 8 10 14 Official U S PlayStation Magazine 15 The PlayStation version of X Men Mutant Academy received mixed to positive reviews by critics However the Game Boy Color version received mostly negative reviews Many critics and fans criticized the Game Boy Color version for its lack of difficulty and its similarity to Street Fighter Alpha Despite the criticism some praised the graphics in the game Unlike the handheld version the PlayStation version was widely praised for the gameplay the enemy AI and the graphics but it was criticized for its similarity to Capcom video games such as Street Fighter References Edit Roether 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Frank 2000 07 13 X Men Mutant Academy Review GBC GameSpot Retrieved 2014 04 02 Gerstmann Jeff 2000 07 11 X Men Mutant Academy Review PS GameSpot Retrieved 2014 04 02 Harris Craig 2000 07 12 X Men Mutant Academy GBC IGN Retrieved 2014 04 02 Bishop Sam 2000 07 14 X Men Mutant Academy PS IGN Retrieved 2014 04 02 X Men Mutant Academy Nintendo Power Vol 134 July 2000 X Men Mutant Academy Official U S PlayStation Magazine 2000 X Men Mutant Academy for Game Boy Color GameRankings Retrieved 2014 04 02 X Men Mutant Academy for PlayStation GameRankings Retrieved 2014 04 02 X Men Mutant Academy Critic Reviews for PlayStation Metacritic Retrieved 2014 04 02 External links EditPardox Development page Crawfish Interactive page Activision Inc page X Men video games on Marvel com at archive today archived August 11 2007 X Men Mutant Academy Game Boy Color at MobyGames X Men Mutant Academy PlayStation at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title X Men Mutant Academy amp oldid 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