sometimes I think there are more x-men
games out there than actual x-men which
is absurd because there's like hundreds
if not thousands of x-men out there but
like Marvel's multitude of mutants there
are some games that are just more
memorable than others so the 10 you see
here are the best that there's ever been
hey I'm nervous Nick for screw Tech's
top 10 x-men games number 10 I know what
you're thinking game gear Nick
really but x-men game masters legacy is
the middle child of a trilogy but it's a
trilogy whose siblings are not so great
but this came this game is really great
there's something about playing games on
a handheld that I think is taken for
granted today I ensure its sacrifices
design for portability but x-men games
only need a few key things to succeed
like all the characters diverse levels
Wolverine and as long as you had enough
batteries game masters legacy had it all
Cyclops storm Wolverine gambit rogue
Bishop Phoenix and even cable was a
hidden figure in a pyramid a pyramid in
which you fight apocalypse and for a
handheld it was fun enough to keep you
entertained on those long car trips
characters had unique abilities bosses
were varied and there are even these
awesome character portraits in between
levels now where did I put those
batteries number 9
now wait a second hold on hold on hear
me out hear me out you're right this is
not explicitly an x-men game but is a
game that features the x-men in fact
Lego Marvel superheroes might have the
largest roster on this list especially
if you count the villains combine that
with its open-world nature and this is
the x-men game from the last generation
so if you've ever wanted to play the
role of Iceman sliding around the city
or Colossus roaring his way through
downtown New York there isn't a better
game for you and there's also fine the
Blackbird fighting sentinels and chillin
with Wolverine the story in this game is
built around some of the greatest
moments in x-men history not only taking
you to Professor Xavier school forget to
children but letting you hover around as
the mutant genius himself oh you can
also terrorize Central Park in your
wheelchair by disintegrating hot dog
carts with your mind
checkmate DC Comics yes you are looking
at quit and yes this is going somewhere
I promise quake was one of the early
games that launched the PC modding
community and one of those mods is
coming in at number eight x-men the
ravages of apocalypse is one of quakes
more memorable mods as a twist this game
isn't about you being the x-men but
rather killing the x-men magneto has
created some crazy cyborg whose hands
can shape-shift into guns and its
mission is to destroy all the clones of
the x-men that apocalypse created it's
got a strong roster and although you're
playing the role in this completely new
character there are so many nods that
make this game feel like a true passion
project like the fact that Wolverine
always comes back to life after you kill
him and many continues to hunt you down
for the rest of the level while it's a
lesser-known game it is one of those
really cool experiences that's rooted in
what it means to be an x-man number
seven
say what you will about Capcom but when
it comes to fighting games they've
always done a great job incorporating
x-men into the larger Capcom universe
well I mean until they just didn't
anymore but x-men vs. Street Fighter in
particular is one of the more
significant if not the most significant
crossovers in videogame history outside
of the eye - hidden character a
full-blown crossover game hadn't really
been done like this before
x-men vs. Street Fighter brought a crazy
cast of fighting game characters matched
up with amazing mutants and all of them
have their own unique powers thanks to
the popularity of arcades in the 90s
this game was an instant hit with its
beautiful sprites
insane aerial combos and team-based
fighting like the introduction of assist
characters or the option of unleashing
both hyper combos simultaneously thanks
to its success x-men vs. Street Fighter
would be at the forefront of a wave of
crossover fighters and includes the goat
Marvel vs. Capcom - that's greatest of
all time in case you didn't know now
that's the kind of legacy that makes a
great x-men game number 6
even though Capcom's hands were busy
with working on fighting games at the
time that didn't stop them from making
an x-men feed beat him up exclusively
for SNES x-men mutant apocalypse have
you playing as one of five x-men
navigating a mix of character specific
levels and some awesome boss fights as
well it even adds Street Fighter style
inputs to activate their mutant
abilities as a platformer exclusive
there really weren't many x-men games
like it for its time and it certainly
was one of the best-looking beat'em ups
on the Super Nintendo even
better-looking than maximum carnage oh
oh I know we think of that game was fun
it's also one of the few x-men action
games that lets you play as beasts which
is notable because come on it's beast
the dudes one of the og x-men and look
he can walk upside down
okay he's basically just Blancas in a
beast skin but still how many x-men
games let you play as Blu Fraser number
five one of the greatest ideas that came
out of the sixth console generation were
these team based RPGs like x-men legends
and Marvel Ultimate Alliance but for
x-men fans the one that did it best had
to be x-men legends to rise of
apocalypse in it you choose a team of
four and switch between them in real
time it even had multiplayer which led
up to three buddies join in for co-op
with it being an RPG you complete
missions to earn experience which you
then use to make your meetings
ridiculously Opie but what set legends 2
apart from its predecessor is that it
not only brought a stronger cast and
better powers but it also had the plot
twist of the x-men teaming up with the
Brotherhood to defeat apocalypse a sort
of Ultimate Alliance if you will and
I'll admit though the voice acting is
pretty terrible let's get one thing
straight
Boy Scout I don't take orders from you
but you can't deny that this was and
remains to this day the definitive RPG
experience for x-men fans
I know plenty of you out there or like
me and grew up as nintendo fanboys who
didn't give the poor genesis too much of
a chance
sadly you and i missed out on the second
game simply called
x-men you well unless that kid up the
street had it you know that the kid that
you pretended to be friends with because
he had a Genesis anyway x-men on Genesis
for me was my first encounter with the
mutants on a home console it had these
huge sprites in this eb games kiosk in
the mall and being a wolverine fan it
called out to me the first thing I had
to try was to sneak to the cause in and
out in that moment I never wanted an
x-men game more but it also had other
greats like gambit Cyclops and
Nightcrawler plus support characters
like storm and Archangel ensure the
mutant powers were managed in a separate
meter including Wolverines claws but it
was still a great x-men experience
altogether especially for the home
console market which until that point
had been total garbage
I'll put it this way if I had a Genesis
back in 93 this would have been one of
my first purchases mid birth dream it's
not often that the video game adaptation
of a movie ends up being better than the
source material but that's exactly the
case with x-men origins Wolverine a
third-person action game developed by
Raven it delivers on the often
sought-after ultraviolence that wolfies
known for other games and cartoons
usually failed to capture his brutality
but in this movie tie-in of all things
they completely nailed it even across
screens Terran enemies apart executing
soldiers and the environments or getting
up close and personal
soldiers are like food for Wolverines
fists and Wolverines fists are always
hungry not only will their strategic
dismemberment make you queasy but
Wolverine will take a fair share of
damage himself and while it's a game
based on a movie it actually dives
deeper into Wolverines backstory what a
subscribe these classic costumes now if
only or even got to make a sequel I mean
the crappy movie got two of them we are
owed this raven take a message to your
boss number two
now out of all the licensed arcade games
x-men is not the most popular but the
arcade scene couldn't deny how memorable
that six player arcade cabinet was it
was a beat'em up so awesome it needed
two screens for the full experience and
it's gorgeous - the whole crew is there
including Dazzler it's probably a bad
choice in retrospect though he still had
Nightcrawler Wolverine Cyclops storm and
Colossus speaking of which if you went
to Magfest back in the day Colossus is
more probably sounds familiar
x-men arcade is just a perfect x-men
story with a colorful cast of characters
fighting villains who welcome you to die
and almost nothing else in the x-men
compendium feels like x-men arcade
making it a unique experience that's
also easy to play with it being big
enough for six players the whole game
feels massive as you and your friends
are x-men off to beat the Brotherhood of
Evil Mutants hey hey editor one more
Colossus roll for the road number 1
Professor X originally started the x-men
in part to protect the world from the
machinations of crazed mutants so that
requires the team to you know get in a
lot of fights so of course the number 1
x-men game would be devoted to fighting
x-men children of the atom completely
delivers on the childhood fantasy of
which mutants would win in a fight it
also lets you duke it out with baddies
like silver samurai or a sentinel the
dude's huge and for the time period it
was definitely the best looking fighter
on the market
it sure was experimental and a little
janky but for fans of the x-men to get a
chance to berserker barrage through
omega red oh there's no better game for
you but let's also not forget that word
not for children of the atom success we
wouldn't have seen nearly as many x-men
and fighting games or even just Marvel
characters as a whole god bless you
can't come
our secret number 11 goes to x-men to
Clone Wars for Genesis this gem features
huge sprites and awesome characters but
oddly enough no stage select screen
should just get dumped into a level at
random and if you don't get the one you
want you've got to hit reset until you
do still we can't help but love it