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00:00Welcome to Mojo Plays, and today we're looking at the best games starring the X-Men.
00:11We're only including games that focus on members of the team, rather than the overall
00:16Marvel roster like the Ultimate Alliance series.
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00:43If you haven't heard of this one, don't feel too bad.
00:45Not many of us had Sega Game Gears growing up, and the majority of its library didn't
00:50make much of a splash.
00:52King's Master's Legacy, an exclusive for the handheld, was actually pretty good though.
01:04It followed the team going up against the titular villain, who held an antidote for
01:07a virus killing mutants.
01:09Visuals were naturally stronger than anything the Game Boy was offering at the time, even
01:14though the system's battery life was atrocious.
01:17And while gameplay didn't extend past your standard action platformer mechanics, unlockable
01:22characters like Bishop, Gambit, Cable, and Rogue helped freshen things up.
01:41Of course, there were some solid X-Men outings on Sega's home consoles as well.
01:45A sequel to the 1993 original, Clone Wars saw the team battling the Phalanx, an evil
01:50alien hivemind.
01:52Improvements over the first were subtle, but added together to make a more enjoyable game.
01:59Beast, Psylocke, and the unlockable Magneto were nice team additions.
02:08Levels were a bit grander and more intricate, the difficulty level was more balanced, and
02:12you could use each character's abilities as often as you liked without worrying about
02:16an energy meter.
02:17That's not to mention that it looked fantastic, and still does.
02:28X-Men Mutant Academy 2 Although it's not the best X-Men fighting
02:39game, Mutant Academy 2 still deserves some recognition.
02:42Released by Activision for the original PlayStation, it's by far the best in this trilogy.
02:47It may seem like a by-the-numbers fighter by today's standards, but at the time it
02:51was a blast to have at home.
03:00You could fight as your expected combatants like Wolverine and Cyclops, but there were
03:04also more obscure characters like Forge and Havoc, as well as villains like Juggernaut
03:09and Mystique.
03:10Weapons and combos were far more extensive than in the first game, and it was a lot of
03:15fun battling across iconic locales like the Weapon X Lab, the Savage Land, and of course,
03:21the X-Men Mansion.
03:29X-Men Children of the Atom Capcom has released some of the best fighting
03:39games to feature Marvel characters, and it all began with 1995's Children of the Atom.
03:45The game is almost a branch between two eras of style.
03:48It features 1v1 matches as opposed team fights in the Marvel vs. Capcom series, though was
03:54much quicker paced than what the studio had done with Street Fighter.
04:05While there's only 10 fighters to choose from, Capcom did a lot with a little.
04:10There are a ton of attacks and combos to master for each character.
04:13Sadly, your enjoyment depended on where you played it.
04:16The arcade version is obviously top-notch, as was the Sega Saturn one, but the PlayStation
04:21port's slowdown was pretty rough.
04:31X-Men Mutant Apocalypse
04:42Before Capcom started its legacy of Marvel fighters, it released an awesome beat-em-up
04:47for the Super Nintendo.
04:48Each of the five selectable heroes—Wolverine, Cyclops, Gambit, Psylocke, and Beast—had
04:53their own individual level so players could get used to them before the rest of the game
04:57opened up.
04:58Unique to see at the time.
05:02Plus, naturally, given the studio's expertise in fighting games and beat-em-ups, they all
05:10controlled like a dream.
05:12Many considered it to be the best X-Men game around upon its release, and even returning
05:17to it today, it's easy to see why.
05:25X-Men Origins Wolverine
05:35Logan's origin story may be one of the weaker entries in the X-Men film franchise, but the
05:39tie-in game is, surprisingly, a damn good time.
05:43While it was released across every platform to varying degrees of quality, the undeniable
05:48best versions were found on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
05:58It wasn't just because of the stronger visuals and controls, though they obviously helped.
06:03These versions received a mature rating due to their strong violence, letting us unleash
06:07Wolverine's viciousness like never before or since.
06:11With a story that can be wrapped up in under 10 hours, the biggest criticism was that it
06:15was too short.
06:16But hey, at least those 10 hours are fun.
06:26X-Men Legends
06:33Anybody missing Raven's software right about now?
06:36Before it was turned into a Call of Duty support studio, and before its work on X-Men Origins
06:40Wolverine and Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Raven put out the X-Men Legends games.
06:45When the first game was released, there wasn't really anything like it at the time.
06:50A top-down action RPG on consoles with co-op that also starred our favorite mutants?
06:56It was great.
07:03The cel-shaded comic book look popped, while the ability to customize your lineup's stats
07:07made the combat a bit more strategic.
07:10Though it would naturally be outshined by others it inspired, this is still a strong
07:15foundation.
07:23X-Men
07:24Konami's X-Men beat-em-up is understandably considered a juggernaut, pun intended, when
07:36it comes to the golden age of arcades.
07:39Though it wasn't the first game to feature the team, it may as well have been.
07:43It dwarfed the few adaptations that came before it, and set the standard as well as showed
07:47the possibilities of superhero games moving forward.
07:57As Storm, Cyclops, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and the now forgotten Dazzler, players
08:03punched and blasted their way through iconic villains and goons alike to square off against
08:07Magneto.
08:09X-Men unsurprisingly earned a ton of admiration and quarters when it debuted, but we'll still
08:14rush to the cabinet whenever we see one out in the wild.
08:24X-Men vs. Street Fighter
08:33Building off of its work on Children of the Atom and 1995's Marvel Super Heroes, Capcom
08:38took the X-Men and pitted them against one of its most popular franchises.
08:43It was kind of surreal seeing these two giants cross over, as it was long before these types
08:48of things were regular occurrences.
08:50While that definitely gave it a level of charm and excitement, it was also an incredible
08:55fighter.
09:01Unlike Children of the Atom, players could now fight in teams of two, one of the first
09:08instances of tag team fights.
09:10The mechanics were also smooth as silk, and the visuals are timeless.
09:14Clearly, X-Men vs. Street Fighter walked so Marvel vs. Capcom could run.
09:27X-Men Legends 2 Rise of Apocalypse
09:38The first X-Men Legends is great, but the sequel is just a little better, and in pretty
09:43much every way.
09:45Its cel-shaded visuals are a bit crisper, and its mechanics are more refined, with more
09:49abilities for each character.
09:51Speaking of characters, the story saw the X-Men team up with the Brotherhood of Mutants
09:55to stop Apocalypse.
10:04While a larger roster for a sequel is expected, it was nice being able to play as traditional
10:08villains alongside the good guys.
10:10The inclusion of online was also a smart call, since it made co-op easier, and playing the
10:15first game alone wasn't nearly as fun as it was with friends.
10:19Rise of the Apocalypse is still one of the best multiplayer experiences for X-Men fans.
10:29What's your favorite game starring the mutant team?
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