X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (1994) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse

Because of a rise of anti-mutant activity in Genosha, Professor Xavier uses Cerebro to scan the island nation and discovers Apocalypse's presence there. Genosha's government is apparently using Apocalypse to…

1 November 1994

What X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse is

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Capcom and released in 1994. It is available on Super Famicom and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Because of a rise of anti-mutant activity in Genosha, Professor Xavier uses Cerebro to scan the island nation and discovers Apocalypse's presence there. Genosha's government is apparently using Apocalypse to bring their mutant population under control. However, Xavier suspects Apocalypse to follow his own plans and sends five X-Men, Cyclops, Wolverine, Psylocke, Beast and Gambit, to investigate. X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse combines the gameplay of a side-scrolling brawler like Final Fight with elements of a platformer, that is, players have to fight various enemies and survive the occasional jumping-puzzle. Most levels also feature mid- and end-bosses in form of robots, monsters or known…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Marvel series

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse is the 33rd of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. The next entry was Wolverine: Adamantium Rage in 1994.

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What it launched against

X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse launched on 1 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Killer Instinct.

Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Killer Instinct.

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