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X-Men: Mutant Academy 2

X-Men: Mutant Academy 2is a 2.5D fighting game for thePlayStationvideo game console. It was developed byParadox Developmentand published byActivisionon September 18, 2001.[1]It is the sequel toX-Men: Mutant Academyand predecessor toX-Men: Next Dimension.

X-Men: Mutant Academy 2
North American PlayStation cover art
Developer(s)Paradox Development
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)PlayStation
Release
  • NA:September 18, 2001
  • EU:September 21, 2001
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

Gameplay

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X-Men: Mutant Academy 2features much the same gameplay as itspredecessor,but has new features such as the combatantsNightcrawlerandForge.

X-Men: Mutant Academy 2is a2.5Daction fighting game. Characters and environments are modeled in 3D, but gameplay is restricted to a 2D plane. Like itspredecessor,the game allows the player to select from several heroes and villains from theX-Men franchiseand includes many of the signature moves from the comics. The game also includes a behind-the-scenes look atX-Men: The Movieconcept sketches, costumes and other similar material. Four game modes are offered to the player.

  • Academy Training- This is where alternate costumes can be unlocked. The majority of characters have the ability to unlock two costumes, but six characters cannot.
  • Arcade- In this mode, it is possible to unlock the characters ending movies. Another additional feature is the ability to unlock extra characters.Psylockeis unlocked after completing the game withWolverine,andJuggernautis unlocked after completing the game with all characters, including Psylocke. There are two special characters that can be unlocked after obtaining the extra characters.Spider-Manis unlocked if the player encounters and defeats him in Arcade Mode, andXavieris unlocked after beating the game withJuggernaut.
  • Versus- Allows two players to fight each other using available characters. On defeating Arcade Mode, the Pool Party arena is unlocked, which changes the character's skins to pool/beach themes.
  • Survival- Survival Mode allows the player to choose a single character and attempt to defeat multiple enemies without losing their own health. When the player's health bar is drained, the game is over. Each game of Survival Mode consists of one round; it counts wins and perfects (defeats without losing any of one's own health) and when defeated, places the player on a leaderboard, which initially has Beast last with two wins zero perfects, and Rogue first with ten wins, four perfects.

Characters

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X-Men: Mutant Academy 2features 18 total playable characters, consisting of all 10 characters from the PlayStation version ofMutant Academyand eight newcomers.Mutant Academy 2is also the only game in the series to feature a playable character from outside theX-Menfranchise, that beingSpider-Man.Newcomers are marked inbold:

Reception

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UnlikeX-Men: Mutant Academy,the game received mostly positive reviews by critics. Many praised the game for its improved graphics, new characters, gameplay, its hidden characters, its 3D environment, and the expanded number of combos.[citation needed]However, some criticized the game for its lack of gameplay modes and the combos were usually hard to pull off.[citation needed]

In 2011,Complexranked it as the 43rd best fighting game of all time.[14]

References

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  1. ^I. G. N. Staff (2001-09-11)."Activision Opens Site for Marvel Fans".IGN.Retrieved2023-03-03.
  2. ^"X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 for PlayStation".GameRankings.Retrieved2014-04-02.
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  4. ^"X-Men: Mutant Academy 2".Computer and Video Games.No. 240. p. 112.RetrievedJune 30,2021.
  5. ^EGM Staff (November 2001). "X-Men: Mutant Academy 2".Electronic Gaming Monthly.No. 149. p. 220.
  6. ^McNamara, Andy (October 2001)."X-Men: Mutant Academy 2".Game Informer.No. 102. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-07-19.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  7. ^Uncle Dust (2001-09-17)."X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 Review for PlayStation on GamePro".GamePro.Archived fromthe originalon 2005-03-13.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  8. ^Nash, Joe (2001-09-30)."X-Men Mutant Academy 2 Review".Game Revolution.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  9. ^Provo, Frank (2001-10-10)."X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 Review".GameSpot.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  10. ^D'Aprile, Jason (2001-09-27)."X-Men 2 [sic] (PSOne)".GameSpy.Archived fromthe originalon 2005-01-12.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  11. ^The Badger (2001-10-19)."X-Men Mutant Academy 2 Review - PlayStation".GameZone. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-10-11.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  12. ^Perry, Doug (2001-10-01)."X-Men: Mutant Academy 2".IGN.Retrieved2014-04-02.
  13. ^"X-Men: Mutant Academy 2".Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine.November 2001. p. 167.
  14. ^"43. X-Men Mutant Academy 2 (PlayStation/Game Boy Color, 2000) — the 50 Best Fighting Games of All Time | Complex".Complex Networks.Archived fromthe originalon June 25, 2012.RetrievedOctober 16,2012.
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