Name:	X-Men series (2 games) X-Men X-Men 2 - Clone Wars
Author/Vendor:	Marvel Games
Released:	various
Type:	Action
Language:	English
Premise:	"Fearing the rising tide of anti-mutant hysteria, Professor Charles Xavier, a mutant telepath, formed the X-Men to confront the fear that mutants will enslave humanity.... The X-Men stand as humanity's only defense against other powerful mutants, such as Magneto, who do not share their dream and insist that the only way mutants can survive the persecution is by forcefully taking their rightful place as humanity's masters." Based on the popular serial by Marvel Comics.
Impressions:	This first one is a rather plain and mediocre side-scroller with frustrating gameplay, whereas the second has noticeably improved gameplay and graphics and offers a better choice of player characters as well. Popular, for obvious reasons.
Variations:	X-Men (1993 by Sega - you can play as any four pre-chosen X-Men and see cameos from the others) X-Men 2 - Clone Wars (1995 by Headgames - Magneto decides to temporarily switch sides under the threat of an evil techno-bio cloning machine known as the Phalanx - you can even play as Magneto in this one)
Recommended Emu:	Genecyst X NOTE: Most G/MD emulators plunk you down right at the start of X-Men 2's first level upon loading, which can be a little disconcerting. I'm told this is because the cart dump is of a preproduction beta, not the commercial version, but I have not been able to confirm this.