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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the sequel to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] game ''[[X-Men]]'', released in 1995 by Headgames and Sega under license from [[wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]]. In the game, you control a select few X-Men as they try to stop the alien Phalanx from assimilating all of Earth's inhabitants to their race.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is the sequel to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] game ''[[X-Men]]'', released in 1995 by [[Headgames]] and [[Sega]] under license from [[Marvel Comics]].
  
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During development the game was known as '''''X-Men 2: The Bio-Wars'''''.
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==Story==
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The game is based on the current story arc from the comics at the time of development. The plot is narrated through the Cerebro and Professor X's communication with each other. Cerebro detects that the techno-organic alien race known as the Phalanx have returned and have contaminated a sentinel manufacturing facility. Learning this, Professor X sends the X-Men (Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, and Cyclops) to destroy the Phalanx virus, but discovers that the virus has spread to Avalon, home of Exodus and Magneto.
  
 
==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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Each character can attack using either a normal punch ({{B}}) or one of their special powers ({{A}}). They can also jump ({{C}}) and can jump on walls and wall jump (similar to how Mighty the Armadillo wall jumps in ''[[Knuckles' Chaotix]]''). Plenty of character specific moves exist. Unlike the original ''X-Men'', special powers are not limited in the amount of energy you have to use them; in fact, you can even charge them for even more power. Each time you die, you can choose to continue with a different character.
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{{ScreenThumb|XMen2 MD CharacterSelect.png|width=200|Character select}}
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The game is an action platformer like its predecessor. Characters walk with {{left}} and {{right}} and crouch with {{down}}. They jump with {{C}} and jump down from platforms with {{down}}+{{C}}. Characters do a basic short-ranged attack with {{B}}, which can while crouching with {{down}}+{{B}} or directed upwards with {{up}}+{{B}}. Each character also has a unique mutant ability that is performed with {{A}}. Unlike the preceding game, special powers do not require energy to use. Some special abilities can be charged by holding {{A}}.
  
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Health is restored by collecting DNA strings, which come in three sizes, corresponding to the amount of health they restore
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Characters have a health bar consisting of multiple segments. They lose segments as they take damage from enemies. When the character has high health (indicated by the two yellow segments at the top of the bar), his or her attacks and abilities are especially powerful. If a character loses all of his or her health, the player loses a life and must restart the stage. The player can choose another character to play. The game ends if the player runs out of lives.
  
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The game is notable for starting you with a random character on the first level upon turning on the system; beating this level takes you to the title screen, and from there, the next level of the game.
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The game supports two-player simultaneous play, with each player controlling a different character.
  
 
===Characters===
 
===Characters===
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Assist characters are gone, but the playable cast has been boosted up to seven different X-Men: Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Cyclops are initially playable, and a seventh character becomes available around a quarter into the game.
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Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Cyclops are initially playable, and a seventh character becomes available midway through the game. The assist characters from the first game are no longer available.
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{{InfoRow
 
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| image=
 
 
| title=Beast
 
| title=Beast
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Hank McCoy
 
| info1=Hank McCoy
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| desc=Beast is the son of an American astronaut who was subjected to cosmic radiation. Originally depicted as a likeable brute, he was later retconned to smart and talented scientist. He gained blue fur thanks to a medicine he developed and used on himself. In addition to his sharp intellect, Beast is a formidable fighter thanks to his large muscles and suprising agility.
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| desc=Beast is the son of an American astronaut who was subjected to cosmic radiation. Originally depicted as a likeable brute, he was later retconned to be a smart and talented scientist. He gained blue fur thanks to a medicine he developed and used on himself. In addition to his sharp intellect, Beast is a formidable fighter thanks to his large muscles and surprising agility.
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Primary Attack: Claws
 
  
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Special Attack: Ground Slam. Hits ground with his massive arms and sends ground shockwaves to both front and back.
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Beast attacks with his claws with {{B}}. He does a low slap with {{down}}+{{B}}, which hits foes beside him, and a vertical mule kick with {{up}}+{{B}}, which hits enemies directly above him. He performs a leaping dive and a roll with {{downleft}}+{{C}} or {{downright}}+{{C}}. He can also stick to walls by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the wall and holding {{B}} (or jump off walls with the D-pad and {{C}}).
  
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Other: Can jump-off walls. Can stick on walls and attack while grabbing.
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His mutant ability is slamming the ground with {{A}}, which sends shockwaves around him. He does a somersault spin kick with {{A}} when airborne.
 
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| title=Cyclops
 
| title=Cyclops
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=64 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Scott Summers
 
| info1=Scott Summers
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| desc=Field leader of X-Men. Calm, reserved and responsible. His parents were kidnapped while travelling in a plane and both Summers and his brother parachuted off. A head trauma during landing made his optic blasts uncontrollable so he has to wear a specially designed ruby quartz goggles in order to prevent accidental discharges. Not well liked these days due to some questionable acts he committed in the latest story arcs.
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| desc=Field leader of X-Men. Calm, reserved and responsible. His parents were kidnapped while traveling in a plane and both Summers and his brother parachuted off. A head trauma during landing made his optic blasts uncontrollable, so he has to wear specially designed ruby quartz goggles in order to prevent accidental discharges.
  
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Primary Attack: Punch
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Cyclops attacks by punching with {{B}}; he does a combo punch by pressing {{B}} twice in quick succession. He performs a flying kick by pressing {{left}}+{{B}} or {{right}}+{{B}} while airborne.
  
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Special Attack: Optic blasts fired from eyes. Tapping the A button fires the beam. Holding down the A button fires a more powerful blast. While standing and holding down the A button, it can be fired towards all directions except downward. Can also be fired while crouching and jumping but can only fire horizontally.
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His mutant ability is firing optic blasts from eyes with {{A}}. He can charge the beam for a larger and more powerful attack by holding {{A}}. The beam can be aimed in any direction except directly downward by holding {{A}} while standing. It can also be fired while crouching (though only horizontally) or jumping.
 
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| image=
 
 
| title=Gambit
 
| title=Gambit
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=128 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Remy Lebau
 
| info1=Remy Lebau
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| desc=Former member of New Orleans thieves' guild, Gambit joined to X-Men simply to have fun. While he cares about his friends, he is mostly in for a ride, and to spend more time with Rogue. Intensely agile thanks to his training as a thief and his mutant power allows him to power physical objects with kinetic energy, which allows Gambit to detonate them when thrown. He generally uses a staff and his deck of 52 cards as his signature weapons. Likeable, roguish and a ladies' man.
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| desc=Former member of New Orleans thieves' guild, Gambit joined to X-Men simply to have fun. While he cares about his friends, he is mostly in it for a ride and to spend more time with Rogue. He is intensely agile thanks to his training as a thief. His mutant power allows him to empower physical objects with kinetic energy, which allows Gambit to detonate them when thrown. He generally uses a staff and his deck of 52 cards as his signature weapons. Likeable, roguish, and a ladies' man.
  
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Primary Attack: Staff strikes, Flying Kick
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Gambit attacks by swinging his staff with {{B}}; he does a double staff swing by pressing {{B}} twice in quick succession. He performs a flying kick by pressing {{left}}+{{B}} or {{right}}+{{B}} while airborne.
  
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Special Attack: Same as Cylops, but he uses cards which have more damage and better hit rate.
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His mutant ability is throwing kinetic cards with {{A}}. He can charge the cards for a more powerful attack by holding {{A}}. The charged attack throws two cards in a slight spread. The cards can be aimed in any direction except directly downward by holding {{A}} while standing. They can also be thrown while crouching (though only horizontally) or jumping.
 
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| title=Nightcrawler
 
| title=Nightcrawler
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=192 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Kurt Wagner
 
| info1=Kurt Wagner
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| desc=Wagner was taken in by a group of gypsies and worked as an acrobat for a travelling circus before being recruited into X-Men. His mother is Mystique, cunning and calculating lackey of Magneto which might explain his physical appearance. In addition to his natural agility, Nightcrawler is an expert fencer and can crawl over many solid surface. His mutant power is his ability to teleport short distances. Deeply religious and has a strong sense of justice.
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| desc=Wagner was taken in by a group of gypsies and worked as an acrobat for a traveling circus before being recruited into X-Men. His mother is Mystique, cunning and calculating lackey of Magneto, which might explain his physical appearance. In addition to his natural agility, Nightcrawler is an expert fencer and can crawl over many solid surfaces. His mutant power is his ability to teleport short distances. Deeply religious and has a strong sense of justice.
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Primary Attack: Punches, Flying Kick
 
  
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Special Attack: Teleport. Holding down the button allows him to teleport farther. Can damage or kills enemies if they are in the way.
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Nightcrawler attacks by punching with {{B}}. He performs a flying kick by pressing {{left}}+{{B}} or {{right}}+{{B}} while airborne. He does a spinning jump by pressing {{C}} twice quickly. He can also stick to walls or ceilings by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the surface and holding {{B}} and then climb along the surface with the D-pad.
  
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Other: Can climb and vertical or horizontal surfaces. Can attack while climbing vertical walls. Double-Jump.
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His mutant ability is teleportation, in which he disappears and reappears in a nearby location by pressing {{A}} and using the D-pad to choose the direction. He can charge the ability to teleport father by holding {{A}}. Teleporting damages or kills enemies that are in the way.
 
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| title=Psylocke
 
| title=Psylocke
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=256 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock
 
| info1=Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock
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| desc=Braddock is a very powerful psychic from Britain. After a certain event, Psylocke changed bodies with a female assassin from Japanese criminal organization called "The Hand". Psylocke is a very powerful telepath and capable of projecting pure psionic energy from her hands. (Psi-Blade) She is also a very talented and agile close quarters combatant thanks to the skills she inherited from the owner of her new body.
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| desc=Braddock is a very powerful psychic from Britain. After a certain event, Psylocke changed bodies with a female assassin from Japanese criminal organization called "The Hand". Psylocke is a very powerful telepath and capable of projecting pure psionic energy from her hands. She is also a very talented and agile close quarters combatant thanks to the skills she inherited from the owner of her new body.
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Primary Attack: Katana slash
 
  
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Special Attack: Psi-Blade. Short range but powerful. Can be fired while standing, jumping or crouching but only towards front or back.
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Psylocke attacks with a katana slash with {{B}}; she does a double sword slash by pressing {{B}} twice in quick succession. She can swing her sword in a full circle by pressing {{B}} while airborne. She does a spinning jump by pressing {{C}} twice quickly. She can slide along the ground with {{downleft}}+{{C}} or {{downright}}+{{C}}. She can also stick to walls by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the wall and holding {{B}} (or jump off walls with the D-pad and {{C}}).
  
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Other: Slide, double-jump, jump-off walls, stick on walls and attack.
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Her mutant ability is her "psychic knife" with {{A}}, which is a short-ranged but powerful telepathic energy blade that can phase enemies out of existence. If used in the air, she charges forward with it.
 
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}}
 
{{InfoRow
 
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| image=
 
 
| title=Wolverine
 
| title=Wolverine
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=64 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=320 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Logan
 
| info1=Logan
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| desc=Wolverine has seen it all. Before joining the X-Men, Wolverine worked as a secret agent for Canadian government. With years of experience under his belt, Wolverine has several other abilities that make him truly, the toughest mutant alive. His "Healing Factor" allows him to recover even the most severe wounds and significantly slows down his aging process. His signature weapons are claws retracted into his knucles when not in use. Every bone in his body is laced with "Adamantium", one of most resilent metals in existence, making his bones extremely difficult to break. Wolverine also has an extremely strong sense of smell, making it very difficult to ambush him. Do not take this small framed man lightly.
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| desc=Wolverine is a small-framed but lethal mutant. Before joining the X-Men, he worked as a secret agent for Canadian government. With years of experience under his belt, Wolverine has several other abilities that make him the toughest mutant alive. His "healing factor" allows him to recover even the most severe wounds and significantly slows down his aging process. His signature weapons are claws retracted into his knuckles when not in use. Every bone in his body is laced with "Adamantium," one of most resilient metals in existence, making his bones extremely difficult to break. Wolverine also has an extremely strong sense of smell, making it very difficult to ambush him.
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Primary Attack: Claws slash
 
  
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Special Attack: Powerful claw swipe. Wolverine jumps forwards and slices the enemy, causing massive damage of killing them instantly. He can recover some amount of health is not engaging in combat.
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Wolverine attacks with his claws with {{B}}; he does a double slash by pressing {{B}} twice in quick succession. He does a spinning jump by pressing {{C}} twice quickly. He can also stick to walls or ceilings by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the surface and holding {{B}} and then climb along the surface with the D-pad.
  
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Other: Double-Jump. Can climb vertical and horizontal walls with his claws. Can attack while climbing vertically.
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His mutant ability is a claw swipe with {{A}}. Wolverine jumps forwards and slices the enemy, causing massive damage of killing them instantly. He also recovers health slowly when not engaged in combat.
 
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| title=Magneto
 
| title=Magneto
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png | 1.25 | crop_width=70 | crop_height=80 | crop_x=384 | crop_y=0}}
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1name=Real Name
 
| info1=Eric Magnus Lansherr
 
| info1=Eric Magnus Lansherr
 
| desc=A concentration camp survivor, Magneto dedicated to mutant race just like Professor X, even though his depiction of ideal world is much more different than him. Unlike Professor X, Magneto is a much more hardened and ruthless character because of terrible experiences he suffered in the past. He believes that mutants should rule the human race, rather than living together in peace with them. Despite being one of most relentless enemies of the X-Men, Magneto is a pragmatic man and in some instances he joined forces with his enemies in order to eliminate a much more powerful threat. Magneto as the name suggests, is capable of controlling magnetism. This makes him one of the most powerful mutants in history, since pretty much everything contains some amount of metal in it.
 
| desc=A concentration camp survivor, Magneto dedicated to mutant race just like Professor X, even though his depiction of ideal world is much more different than him. Unlike Professor X, Magneto is a much more hardened and ruthless character because of terrible experiences he suffered in the past. He believes that mutants should rule the human race, rather than living together in peace with them. Despite being one of most relentless enemies of the X-Men, Magneto is a pragmatic man and in some instances he joined forces with his enemies in order to eliminate a much more powerful threat. Magneto as the name suggests, is capable of controlling magnetism. This makes him one of the most powerful mutants in history, since pretty much everything contains some amount of metal in it.
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Magneto attacks by shooting energy orbs with {{B}}. The orbs can be aimed in any direction except directly downward by holding {{B}} while standing. They can also be shot while crouching (though only horizontally) or jumping. He can also levitate by pressing {{A}} while in the air. He can attack in any direction while levitating. He stops levitating if he is attacked or if the player presses {{A}} again. He also has a very high jump.
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His mutant ability is the magnetic destruct orb, which is fired across the screen with {{A}} and explodes after a duration for large area damage. The orb can be fired a longer distance by holding {{A}}.
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===Items===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=50|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Small DNA Strand
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=12 | crop_x=0 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Restores one bar of the current character's health bar.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Large DNA Strand
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=16 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Restores three bars of the current character's health bar.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Sparkling DNA Strand
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| sprite={{sprite | X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Items.png | 2 | crop_width=32 | crop_height=32 | crop_x=16 | crop_y=0}}
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| desc=Restores the current character's entire health bar.
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}}
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}}
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===Missions===
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{{InfoTable|imagewidths=320|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Siberia
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| screenshot=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 1.png
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| desc=The game starts the player on this stage with a random character as soon as the console is powered on. The Sega logo and the title screen appear after this stage is completed.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Sentinels
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| screenshot=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 2-1.png
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| screenshot2=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 2-2.png
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| screenshot3=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 2-3.png
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| screenshot4=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 2-4.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=
 
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Avalon
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| screenshot=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 3-1.png
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| screenshot2=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 3-2.png
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| screenshot3=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 3-3.png
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| screenshot4=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 3-4.png
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| screenshot5=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 3-5.png
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| screenshot6=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 3-6.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=Fabian Cortez, Exodus, and Magneto appear as bosses.
 
}}
 
}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Apocalypse's Fortress
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| screenshot=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 4-1.png
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| screenshot2=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 4-2.png
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| screenshot3=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 4-3.png
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| screenshot4=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 4-4.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=Tusk and Apocalypse appear as bosses.
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}}
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Savage Land
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| screenshot=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 5-1.png
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| screenshot2=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 5-2.png
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| screenshot3=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 5-3.png
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| screenshot4=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 5-4.png
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| screenshot5=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 5-5.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=Master Brain appears as a boss.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=The Phalanx Mothership
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| screenshot=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 6-1.png
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| screenshot2=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 6-2.png
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| screenshot3=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 6-3.png
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| screenshot4=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 6-4.png
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| screenshot5=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 6-5.png
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| screenshot6=X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Stage 6-6.png
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| tabs=yes
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| desc=Deathbird appears as a boss. After defeating the alien creature, the player must face clones of all of the playable X-Men.
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}}
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}}
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==History==
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===Development===
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During development, the game was known as ''X-Men 2: The Bio-Wars''.
  
 
==Production credits==
 
==Production credits==
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*'''Assistant Leads:''' [[Steve Bourdet]], [[Rey Alferez]], Caroline Trujillo & [[Dave Dodge]]
 
*'''Assistant Leads:''' [[Steve Bourdet]], [[Rey Alferez]], Caroline Trujillo & [[Dave Dodge]]
 
*Mike Baldwin, Sancho Martinez, Leonard Sayers, [[Tracy Johnson]], Nathan Clark, [[Lloyd Kinoshita]], [[Lorne Asuncion]], [[Mark Griffin]], [[Janine Cook]], Christina Watson, [[Tim Spengler]], Rob Owen, [[Joe Cain]], Nick Katakis, [[David Wood|Dave Wood]], [[Howard Gipson]], Leroy Tripette, Jenniver Vernon, [[Christopher Lucich|Chris Lucich]], Ben Cureton, [[Jeff Loney]], Al Dutton, Ed Chennault, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Rick Greer]], [[Atom Ellis]], Aaron Loichinger, [[Sean Doidge]], Nathan Tan, [[Steve Wong]], [[Jeff Junio]] & all of the rest of the Sega 24 Hour Test Crew!
 
*Mike Baldwin, Sancho Martinez, Leonard Sayers, [[Tracy Johnson]], Nathan Clark, [[Lloyd Kinoshita]], [[Lorne Asuncion]], [[Mark Griffin]], [[Janine Cook]], Christina Watson, [[Tim Spengler]], Rob Owen, [[Joe Cain]], Nick Katakis, [[David Wood|Dave Wood]], [[Howard Gipson]], Leroy Tripette, Jenniver Vernon, [[Christopher Lucich|Chris Lucich]], Ben Cureton, [[Jeff Loney]], Al Dutton, Ed Chennault, [[Maria Tuzzo]], [[Rick Greer]], [[Atom Ellis]], Aaron Loichinger, [[Sean Doidge]], Nathan Tan, [[Steve Wong]], [[Jeff Junio]] & all of the rest of the Sega 24 Hour Test Crew!
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| source=In-game credits
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| pdf=X-Men 2 Clone Wars MD credits.pdf
 
| console=MD
 
| console=MD
 
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Revision as of 03:45, 3 August 2022

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X-Men 2: Clone Wars
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor: Ballistic (US Mega Hit Series)
Licensor: Marvel Entertainment Group
Sound driver: GEMS
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		1550
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Mega Hit) 		$19.9919.99[2]
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		1550-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£44.9944.99[4] 1550-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		$89.9589.95[5] FXME02SMC
OFLC: G8
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Mega Booster Pak) 		FXME03SMC
OFLC: G8
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		046770
Tectoy: Todas as Idades

X-Men 2: Clone Wars is the sequel to the Sega Mega Drive game X-Men, released in 1995 by Headgames and Sega under license from Marvel Comics.

Story

The game is based on the current story arc from the comics at the time of development. The plot is narrated through the Cerebro and Professor X's communication with each other. Cerebro detects that the techno-organic alien race known as the Phalanx have returned and have contaminated a sentinel manufacturing facility. Learning this, Professor X sends the X-Men (Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, and Cyclops) to destroy the Phalanx virus, but discovers that the virus has spread to Avalon, home of Exodus and Magneto.

Gameplay

XMen2 MD CharacterSelect.png

Character select

The game is an action platformer like its predecessor. Characters walk with Left and Right and crouch with Down. They jump with C and jump down from platforms with Down+C. Characters do a basic short-ranged attack with B, which can while crouching with Down+B or directed upwards with Up+B. Each character also has a unique mutant ability that is performed with A. Unlike the preceding game, special powers do not require energy to use. Some special abilities can be charged by holding A.

Characters have a health bar consisting of multiple segments. They lose segments as they take damage from enemies. When the character has high health (indicated by the two yellow segments at the top of the bar), his or her attacks and abilities are especially powerful. If a character loses all of his or her health, the player loses a life and must restart the stage. The player can choose another character to play. The game ends if the player runs out of lives.

The game supports two-player simultaneous play, with each player controlling a different character.

Characters

Beast, Psylocke, Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Cyclops are initially playable, and a seventh character becomes available midway through the game. The assist characters from the first game are no longer available.

X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png
 Beast
Real Name:
Hank McCoy
Beast is the son of an American astronaut who was subjected to cosmic radiation. Originally depicted as a likeable brute, he was later retconned to be a smart and talented scientist. He gained blue fur thanks to a medicine he developed and used on himself. In addition to his sharp intellect, Beast is a formidable fighter thanks to his large muscles and surprising agility.

Beast attacks with his claws with B. He does a low slap with Down+B, which hits foes beside him, and a vertical mule kick with Up+B, which hits enemies directly above him. He performs a leaping dive and a roll with Down-left+C or Down-right+C. He can also stick to walls by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the wall and holding B (or jump off walls with the D-pad and C).

His mutant ability is slamming the ground with A, which sends shockwaves around him. He does a somersault spin kick with A when airborne.

X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Characters.png
 Cyclops
Real Name:
Scott Summers
Field leader of X-Men. Calm, reserved and responsible. His parents were kidnapped while traveling in a plane and both Summers and his brother parachuted off. A head trauma during landing made his optic blasts uncontrollable, so he has to wear specially designed ruby quartz goggles in order to prevent accidental discharges.

Cyclops attacks by punching with B; he does a combo punch by pressing B twice in quick succession. He performs a flying kick by pressing Left+B or Right+B while airborne.

His mutant ability is firing optic blasts from eyes with A. He can charge the beam for a larger and more powerful attack by holding A. The beam can be aimed in any direction except directly downward by holding A while standing. It can also be fired while crouching (though only horizontally) or jumping.

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 Gambit
Real Name:
Remy Lebau
Former member of New Orleans thieves' guild, Gambit joined to X-Men simply to have fun. While he cares about his friends, he is mostly in it for a ride and to spend more time with Rogue. He is intensely agile thanks to his training as a thief. His mutant power allows him to empower physical objects with kinetic energy, which allows Gambit to detonate them when thrown. He generally uses a staff and his deck of 52 cards as his signature weapons. Likeable, roguish, and a ladies' man.

Gambit attacks by swinging his staff with B; he does a double staff swing by pressing B twice in quick succession. He performs a flying kick by pressing Left+B or Right+B while airborne.

His mutant ability is throwing kinetic cards with A. He can charge the cards for a more powerful attack by holding A. The charged attack throws two cards in a slight spread. The cards can be aimed in any direction except directly downward by holding A while standing. They can also be thrown while crouching (though only horizontally) or jumping.

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 Nightcrawler
Real Name:
Kurt Wagner
Wagner was taken in by a group of gypsies and worked as an acrobat for a traveling circus before being recruited into X-Men. His mother is Mystique, cunning and calculating lackey of Magneto, which might explain his physical appearance. In addition to his natural agility, Nightcrawler is an expert fencer and can crawl over many solid surfaces. His mutant power is his ability to teleport short distances. Deeply religious and has a strong sense of justice.

Nightcrawler attacks by punching with B. He performs a flying kick by pressing Left+B or Right+B while airborne. He does a spinning jump by pressing C twice quickly. He can also stick to walls or ceilings by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the surface and holding B and then climb along the surface with the D-pad.

His mutant ability is teleportation, in which he disappears and reappears in a nearby location by pressing A and using the D-pad to choose the direction. He can charge the ability to teleport father by holding A. Teleporting damages or kills enemies that are in the way.

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 Psylocke
Real Name:
Elisabeth "Betsy" Braddock
Braddock is a very powerful psychic from Britain. After a certain event, Psylocke changed bodies with a female assassin from Japanese criminal organization called "The Hand". Psylocke is a very powerful telepath and capable of projecting pure psionic energy from her hands. She is also a very talented and agile close quarters combatant thanks to the skills she inherited from the owner of her new body.

Psylocke attacks with a katana slash with B; she does a double sword slash by pressing B twice in quick succession. She can swing her sword in a full circle by pressing B while airborne. She does a spinning jump by pressing C twice quickly. She can slide along the ground with Down-left+C or Down-right+C. She can also stick to walls by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the wall and holding B (or jump off walls with the D-pad and C).

Her mutant ability is her "psychic knife" with A, which is a short-ranged but powerful telepathic energy blade that can phase enemies out of existence. If used in the air, she charges forward with it.

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 Wolverine
Real Name:
Logan
Wolverine is a small-framed but lethal mutant. Before joining the X-Men, he worked as a secret agent for Canadian government. With years of experience under his belt, Wolverine has several other abilities that make him the toughest mutant alive. His "healing factor" allows him to recover even the most severe wounds and significantly slows down his aging process. His signature weapons are claws retracted into his knuckles when not in use. Every bone in his body is laced with "Adamantium," one of most resilient metals in existence, making his bones extremely difficult to break. Wolverine also has an extremely strong sense of smell, making it very difficult to ambush him.

Wolverine attacks with his claws with B; he does a double slash by pressing B twice in quick succession. He does a spinning jump by pressing C twice quickly. He can also stick to walls or ceilings by pressing the D-pad in the direction of the surface and holding B and then climb along the surface with the D-pad.

His mutant ability is a claw swipe with A. Wolverine jumps forwards and slices the enemy, causing massive damage of killing them instantly. He also recovers health slowly when not engaged in combat.

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 Magneto
Real Name:
Eric Magnus Lansherr
A concentration camp survivor, Magneto dedicated to mutant race just like Professor X, even though his depiction of ideal world is much more different than him. Unlike Professor X, Magneto is a much more hardened and ruthless character because of terrible experiences he suffered in the past. He believes that mutants should rule the human race, rather than living together in peace with them. Despite being one of most relentless enemies of the X-Men, Magneto is a pragmatic man and in some instances he joined forces with his enemies in order to eliminate a much more powerful threat. Magneto as the name suggests, is capable of controlling magnetism. This makes him one of the most powerful mutants in history, since pretty much everything contains some amount of metal in it.

Magneto attacks by shooting energy orbs with B. The orbs can be aimed in any direction except directly downward by holding B while standing. They can also be shot while crouching (though only horizontally) or jumping. He can also levitate by pressing A while in the air. He can attack in any direction while levitating. He stops levitating if he is attacked or if the player presses A again. He also has a very high jump.

His mutant ability is the magnetic destruct orb, which is fired across the screen with A and explodes after a duration for large area damage. The orb can be fired a longer distance by holding A.

Items

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 Small DNA Strand
Restores one bar of the current character's health bar.
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 Large DNA Strand
Restores three bars of the current character's health bar.
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 Sparkling DNA Strand
Restores the current character's entire health bar.

Missions

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Siberia
The game starts the player on this stage with a random character as soon as the console is powered on. The Sega logo and the title screen appear after this stage is completed.

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The Sentinels

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Avalon
Fabian Cortez, Exodus, and Magneto appear as bosses.

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Apocalypse's Fortress
Tusk and Apocalypse appear as bosses.

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Savage Land
Master Brain appears as a boss.

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The Phalanx Mothership
Deathbird appears as a boss. After defeating the alien creature, the player must face clones of all of the playable X-Men.

History

Development

During development, the game was known as X-Men 2: The Bio-Wars.

Production credits

Testers
Source:
In-game credits
X-Men 2 Clone Wars MD credits.pdf
[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: X-Men 2: Clone Wars/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in AS Magazin-Video Igrice (YU) #13: "Jul-Avgust 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
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Television advertisements

Merchandise

  • Badge

Artwork

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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
57 №28, p56/57
70 №11, p79
Sega Mega Drive
 64
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[8]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
80
[9]
Consoles + (FR)
87
[10]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
90
[4]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
50
[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
68
[13]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[14]
Freak (IL)
85
[15]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[16]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[17]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
80
[18]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
70
[19]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[20]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
86
[21]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
68
[22]
Micro Kid's Multimédia (FR)
50
[23]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
87
[24]
Next Generation (US)
25
[25]
Player One (FR)
89
[26]
Play Time (DE)
71
[27]
Power Up! (UK)
70
[28]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
80
[3]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
63
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[30]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
72
[31]
Top Consoles (FR)
75
[32]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
70
[33]
Video Games (DE) PAL
69
[34]
VideoGames (US)
80
[35]
VideoGames (US)
80
[36]
Sega Mega Drive
 74
Based on
31 reviews

X-Men 2: Clone Wars

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US (Mega Hit Series)
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU
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Cover
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Mega Drive, AU (Mega Booster Pak)
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Cover
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Contents
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1994-12 Cartridge (US/EU)
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-17 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-16 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-15 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-14 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-11 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-11 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-10 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-09 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-08 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-07 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-06 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-03 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-12-02 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-11-30 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-11-28 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-11-23 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-11-17 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-10-18 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-05-10 Page
Sega Mega Drive
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
1994-05-06 Page

References

  1. ↑ VideoGames, "February 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 54
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Press release: 1997-06-19: BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND -- SEGA RELAUNCHES GENESIS GAMES AT VALUE PRICES
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 76
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Computer & Video Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 80
  5. ↑ Sega Megazone, "March 1995" (AU; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
  6. ↑ File:X-Men 2 Clone Wars MD credits.pdf
  7. ↑ GamePro, "March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 51
  8. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 271
  9. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1995-xx-xx), page 20
  10. ↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 96
  11. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 242
  12. ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  13. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  14. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 368
  15. ↑ Freak, "7/95" (IL; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  16. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 18
  17. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 32
  18. ↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 40
  19. ↑ MAN!AC, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-12), page 66
  20. ↑ Mega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-04-30), page 10
  21. ↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 84
  22. ↑ Mega Fun, "04/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 85
  23. ↑ Micro Kid's Multimédia, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 66
  24. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 68
  25. ↑ Next Generation, "April 1995" (US; 1995-03-21), page 101
  26. ↑ Player One, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 77
  27. ↑ Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 105
  28. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, April 29, 1995" (UK; 1995-04-29), page 1
  29. ↑ Sega Power, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-16), page 67
  30. ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 36
  31. ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 173
  32. ↑ Top Consoles, "Juin 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  33. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 231
  34. ↑ Video Games, "4/95" (DE; 1995-03-22), page 92
  35. ↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 67
  36. ↑ VideoGames, "March 1995" (US; 1995-02-xx), page 83


X-Men 2: Clone Wars

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Music: Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1996)



X-Men games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1993) | X-Men (1993) | Wolverine: Adamantium Rage (1994) | X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1995) | X-Women: The Sinister Virus (unreleased)
Sega Game Gear
 Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge (1994) | X-Men (1994) | X-Men: GamesMaster's Legacy (1994) | X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
Sega Saturn
 X-Men: Children of the Atom (1995) | X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1997)
Sega Master System
 X-Men: Mojo World (1996)
Sega 32X
 X-Men: Mind Games (Unreleased)
X-Men related media
Music
 Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (1996)
Unlicensed X-Men games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Mega Drive) (1998)
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