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X-Men: Mutant Academy
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X-Men: Mutant Academy

200030/100
FightingPlatformHack and slash/Beat 'em up

Boss Battles · Sci-Fi

A 3D fighter that prioritized accessible combat and flashy special moves, Mutant Academy captured the Saturday morning cartoon energy of the X-Men franchise. Its roster of iconic heroes and villains, each with unique combos and signature attacks, provided a solid foundation for competitive play. The game's arena-style battles, coupled with a simple control scheme, made it an excellent entry point for fighting game newcomers, while its unlockable characters and hidden content kept players invested long after the credits rolled.

About X-Men: Mutant Academy

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X-Men: Mutant Academy is a 3-D/2D fighting game developed by Paradox, the company behind Activision's Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style and the never-published Thrill Kill, and based on the X-Men characters from Marvel Comics. The game was released for the Game Boy Color and PlayStation as a tie-in to X-Men. X-Men: Mutant Academy is a basic fighting game that uses six buttons: three buttons for punches and three for kicks. 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.

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