History VideoGame / XMenMutantApocalypse

''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the UsefulNotes/{{Super Nintendo|EntertainmentSystem}} by Creator/{{Capcom}}, based on the popular Comicbook/XMen comic, with a few elements from TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are being forced into labor by the evil ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}. However, after completing this mission, [[spoiler:Magneto]] arrives, threatening to destroy Genosha in 24 hours, so the heroes depart to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].

* LightningBruiser: Gambit has great speed, and hits very hard. His telekinetic cards give him a long range option.

* SpikesOfVillainy:

%% * DiscOneFinalBoss: Apocalypse.

** The Sentinel boss at Wolverine's stage is assisted by some Genoshan mooks.

** Also Exodus, who is assisted by his Acolytes if fought by Cyclops, Psylocke, or Wolverine. Beast and Gambit get to fight him alone.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever:
** The Sentinel bosses in some of the first stages, with Beast fighting one that's twice as tall as he is, and Psylocke and Wolverine fighting progressively larger ones.
** Also Queen Brood, the boss of the forest stage,
** And some of the robotic bosses in the Avalon stages.

* WhipItGood: Omega Red's attacking method.

* {{Combos}}: All performed with the Y button.

* IconicLogo: It appears a capital X near your lifebar, and a capital ''E'' (for Evil) near the boss lifebar.

--> [[spoiler:'''On defeating Magneto:''' ''You lost because you ain't the best there is, bub. An' that's all.'']]

* BossOnlyLevel: The fights against Omega Red and Juggernaut in the Danger Room.

''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the UsefulNotes/{{Super Nintendo|EntertainmentSystem}} by Creator/{{Capcom}}, based on the popular Comicbook/XMen comic, with a few elements from TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are being forced into labor by the evil ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}. However, after completing this mission, [[spoiler:Magneto]] arrives, threatening to destroy Genosha in 24 hours, so the heroes depart to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].

** Apocalypse himself. Despite being immortal and immensely powerful in the comics, and even a LargeHam in the [[WesternAnimation/XMen 90s cartoon]], in this game he's merely a BaitAndSwitchBoss, who gets quickly demoted and replaced by [[spoiler:Magneto]] upon defeat.

* AndTheAdventureContinues[=/=]BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The X-Men have merely shattered Magneto's plan, and he escapes again, not without first vowing to [[IShallReturn come back]]. Professor X appears to congratulate the team for their victory, and tells them that they must continue their mission of making a world where humans and mutants can coexist in peace.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: While definitely a Badass in the comics, FinalBoss [[spoiler:Magneto]] gets this cranked UpToEleven in the game. He's given ''twice'' as much health as the two bosses detailed directly below, Apocalypse and Exodus, as well as Juggernaut, all of whom are better at taking a beating than he is in the comics. Despite this toughness upgrade, he is ''also'' allowed to keep his signature DeflectorShield, meaning that in spite of all that health you'll only have a short window of opportunity in his attack patterns to hit him. Unsurprisingly, he's the only boss in the game that qualifies for MarathonBoss status.

* SimpleStaff: Gambit's WeaponOfChoice.

* KnifeNut:
** The knife wielding mooks.
** Psylocke's main power is [[InformedAbility to create psychic knives]], but the closest she has in-game is a charged punch, useful to deal with the stronger baddies.

%%* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Beast. Psylocke has purple hair.

* BaldOfAwesome: Professor X.

* BloodKnight: Wolverine.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Apocalypse.

* TheDragon: [[spoiler:Exodus is this to Magneto]].
* EnergyWeapon: Some stages are full of these.

* GeniusBruiser: Beast, according to his profile.

** Tusk appears coated in these.
** Sometimes Apocalypse appears covered in these when teleporting.

* SuperStrength: Beast, again.

* FiveManBand: [[TheLeader Cyclops]], [[TheLancer Wolverine]], [[TheChick Psylocke]], [[TheBigGuy Beast]] (Who may also count as TheSmartGuy) and [[TheGambler Gambit]] are dispatched by [[TheMentor Professor X]] to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are forced into labor by the evil Apocalypse.

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%%[[caption-width-right:256:The Title Screen]]

* ThisIsADrill: One of Apocalypse's main attacks.

* VideoGameSettings:
** DownTheDrain:
*** Beast's stage.
*** Also the first part of Apocalypse's stage, which is filling with lava.
** ElaborateUndergroundBase: Tusk's stage.
** ElevatorActionSequence:
*** Psylocke's battle against the Sentinel boss takes place inside an elevator.
*** Some baddies will come to attack you in the elevator part in Gambit's stage.
** EternalEngine:
*** Wolverine's stage is a factory where Sentinel robots are being mass produced.
*** And we also have the Avalon stages.
** JungleJapes:
*** Cyclops's stage.
*** Also the first part of Queen Brood's stage.
** LethalLavaLand / ItsAllUpstairsFromHere: Apocalypse stage.
** PlayerHeadquarters: The Danger Room stages.
** UndergroundLevel: The second part of Queen Brood's stage.
* WallCrawl: Wolverine has this in his arsenal.

* WolverineClaws: Obviously.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Beast. Psylocke has purple hair.

--> [[spoiler:''I, Magneto, master of magnetism, shall deliver a crushing blow to the Genoghan government in 24 hours. Tell your X-Men to evacuate Genosha Immediately and take the other mutants with them. I have no intentions of harming fellow mutants. Obey Magneto, savior of the mutant kind!'']].

[[caption-width-right:256:The Title Screen]]
-> ''Mutants--humans possessing incredible powers as a result of genetic mutation. Persecuted by their fellow man for being... different. In order to teach mutants to use their powers for the benefit of all, even those who hunted and feared them, Professor Charles Xavier created the X-Men. His ultimate goal: to create a world where humans and mutants can live together in peace.''
-> ''Genosha, a little known island where mutants are imprisoned, forced into labor by a brutal army and robot Sentinels. There is one being whose evil mind has other, far more sinister plans in mind for those captured mutants of Genosha... the monstrous entity known as Apocalypse.''
-> ''X-Men, you must depart for Genosha and free our fellow mutants! Good Luck.''

''X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse'' is a BeatEmUp / PlatformGame developed and published in 1994 for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendo SNES]] by Creator/{{Capcom}}, based on the popular Comicbook/XMen comic, with a few elements from the TheNineties [[WesternAnimation/XMen cartoon series]]. Professor Charles Xavier has dispatched five of his best X-Men to the island of Genosha to rescue fellow mutants that are being forced into labor by the evil ComicBook/{{Apocalypse}}. However, after completing this mission, enters [[spoiler:Magneto]], threatening to blow Genosha in 24 hours; so, the heroes departed to his space station, Avalon, to stop him before he [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroys the world]].

Gameplay-wise, the player has an attack button, and a jump button. You can choose among ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, ComicBook/{{Psylocke}}, ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, or [[ComicBook/BeastMarvelComics Beast]], each with their own set of moves and combos. At the title screen you can choose to play Mission Mode (The normal mode), or Training Mode (You can only play the first stage of each character; you start with three lives per character, and special moves can be performed with the X button). At the start of the game, each character has a mission to complete. When all missions are accomplished, the game continues linearly.

See also VideoGame/MarvelSuperHeroesWarOfTheGems, which uses the same Gameplay and mechanics.

Not to confuse with ''Film/XMenApocalypse''.

* GiantMook: there's one in some stages, able to take three Optic Blasts (The regular mooks fall down after the first one).

* IconicLogo: It appears a Capital X near your lifebar, and a Capital ''E'' (for Evil) near the boss lifebar.

!! [[OncePerEpisode STAGE START]]. The game provides examples of the following tropes:

* InterfaceSpoiler: The game takes proper care to hide that [[spoiler:Magneto is [[HijackedByGanon the real main bad guy]]... except that his face is one of the possible characters in a password, so it's easy to draw conclusions from that.

--> [[spoiler:'''Magneto''']]: ''So, Exodus, Xavier's children are no doubt coming to Avalon. They must be taught who their true master is.''
--> '''Exodus''': ''With pleasure, my master. They shall bow down before your presence, and renounce Xavier's ways.''
--> [[spoiler:'''Magneto''']]: ''Only then will Xavier understand that [[spoiler:Magneto]] is the most powerful mutant in the world.''
* AdaptationalBadass: While definitely a Badass in the comics, FinalBoss [[spoiler:Magneto]] gets this cranked UpToEleven in the game. He's given ''twice'' as much health of the two bosses detailed directly below, Apocalypse and Exodus, as well as Juggernaut, all of whom are better at taking a beating than he is in the comics. Despite this toughness upgrade, he is ''also'' allowed to keep his signature DeflectorShield, meaning that in spite of all that health you'll only have a short window of opportunity in his attack patterns to hit him. Unsurprisingly, he's the only boss in the game that qualifies for MarathonBoss status.

** The Sentinel bosses in some of the first stages.

--> [[spoiler:'''On defeating Magneto:''' ''You lost because you ain't the best there is, bub. An' That's all!'']].

* [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked By]] [[spoiler:Magneto]]: [[spoiler:Despite being the villain the game is named for, Apocalypse turns out to just be a DiscOneFinalBoss who vanishes without fanfare after his defeat and is neither seen nor mentioned again for the rest of the game]].

* MadeOfExplodium: Queen Brood: She explodes upon defeat.

* ReformulatedGame: This game came the same month along with ''VideoGame/XMenChildrenOfTheAtom'' for the arcades, but the SNES version is a BeatEmUp with PlatformGame elements, while ''Children Of The Atom'' is a FightingGame.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Some stages are full of these.

* MooksButNoBosses: Gambit's stage doesn't have a proper boss fight; the closest it has is a fight against a helicopter miniboss with FrickinLaserBeams, after you take the lasers down, you have to jump in, and beat up the baddies inside.

** Exodus's mooks only appear at the Avalon stages, along with some small robots with FrickingLaserBeams.

* IconicLogo: It appears a Capital X near your lifebar, and a Capital ''E'' ([[CaptainObvious for Evil]]) near the boss lifebar.

* AGodAmI: The TrueFinalBoss sees himself as this, as seen in this Exchange with his second-in-charge.

* SpaceBase: The TrueFinalBoss's space station, Avalon.

* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Magneto]].

Gameplay-wise, the player has an attack button, and a jump button. You can choose among ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, Gambit, ComicBook/{{Psylocke}}, ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, or Beast, each with their own set of moves and combos. At the title screen you can choose to play Mission Mode (The normal mode), or Training Mode (You can only play the first stage of each character; you start with three lives per character, and special moves can be performed with the X button). At the start of the game, each character has a mission to complete. When all missions are accomplished, the game continues linearly.

** Apocalypse himself. Despite being immotal and immensely powerful in the comics, and even a LargeHam in the [[WesternAnimation/XMen 90s cartoon]], in this game he's merely a BaitAndSwitchBoss, who gets quickly demoted and replaced by [[spoiler:Magneto]] upon defeat.