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X-Men 2 - Clone Wars screenshots

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  reggie wrote:

  X-Men II: Clone Wars is a video game released in 1995 by Sega in the United States. The game was available for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis for the first time, and is a sequel of the first game, titled X-Men and released two years earlier. The games are side-scrolling versions.

The European version of the game had the same cover as the American version of the X-Men II: Game Monster's Legacy for Game Gear, which was not quite normal at that time and is not normal today either. The games were totally different and many people questioned Sega's decision. The game had a KA (Kids to Adults) rating and is based on the popular TV Series from Marvel Comics.

The storyline follows an alien race called Phalanx, which returns to Earth in order to take control over it, by assimilating all of the population on the planet. They have captured and cloned people to use for experimentation. Six men have avoided being captured and are temporarily working together with their foe, Magneto, to defeat Phalanx. The characters are Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine and Cyclops.

Throughout the game they will travel to different landscapes, including the Savage Land and Avalon. They will have to encounter powerful enemies such as Apocalypse, the Sentinels, Exodus, Deathbird and many others.

The soundtrack was composed by Kurt Harland, singer and composer from the electronica band Information Society. The soundtrack album was released one year after the game, in 1996, and featured different elements depending on the character selected. However, the basic structure of the songs was the same.

All the positive heroes in the game are playable, including Magneto. However, the last one can only be played with after the third level, when his character is unlocked. Magneto was never a playable character upon this game's release. Besides him, Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine and Cyclops are all available any time.

The player chooses his favorite character and after the first stage, the level ends and allows players to change for another hero. Each character has its own skills and weaknesses. There is no energy bar that limits the amount of “mutant power” a player can use, but the damage increases when the player has nine or ten bars of health.

Two of the characters, Wolverine and Nightcrawler, are also able to scale walls and ceilings, while Psylocke and Beast can grab onto walls.

The game was fairly popular back when released, mainly thanks to the TV series from Marvel Comics. Critics reviewed the game with 7.0 on GameSpot, while a total of 383 users rated the game with an average of 8.1 out of 10. Only one reader rated the game on IGN, but offered a great 9 out of 10 feedback.

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