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X-Men: Mutant Wars

Released in 2000 for the Game Boy Color, X-Men: Mutant Wars is a side-scrolling beat 'em-up game and the second X-Men title for the system. Its launch was synchronized with the release of the X-Men film on…

8 November 2000

X-Men: Mutant Wars is a video game developed by Avit, released 8 November 2000 on Game Boy Color.

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What X-Men: Mutant Wars is

X-Men: Mutant Wars was developed by Avit and released in 2000. It was published by Activision Publishing. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Released in 2000 for the Game Boy Color, X-Men: Mutant Wars is a side-scrolling beat 'em-up game and the second X-Men title for the system. Its launch was synchronized with the release of the X-Men film on DVD. The game's narrative revolves around a menace posed by cyborgs terrorising the planet. Convinced that Magneto is behind the cyborgs' actions, the X-Men are tasked with defeating him. Players can control characters like Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, Iceman, and Gambit as they gear up for the impending battle to save the planet.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Marvel series

X-Men: Mutant Wars is the 70th of 404 entries we hold in the Marvel series. The next entry was Blade in 2000.

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What it launched against

X-Men: Mutant Wars launched on 8 November 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.

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When did X-Men: Mutant Wars come out?
X-Men: Mutant Wars was released on 8 November 2000 for Game Boy Color.