Now each character is distinct and it really is advantageous to find the right man (or woman) for the current level. And even then use of your abilities was extremely limited. One of the biggest problems with the first game is that outside of their mutant powers all four characters were basically the same. His true value comes from cheesing boss mechanics and making those fights trivial. The problem is his basic attack is far too weak to make him useful during most levels. Playing as Magneto sounds great and to an extent it is. They are joined by the lumbering Beast, Psylocke and in a strange turn for story reasons Magneto.

The roster of playable characters has expanded to seven with Cyclops, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, and Gambit returning. No one is safe and the threat will create strange alliances…. Their reach covers the globe and will take the X-Men to Russia, the Savage Land, and even Magneto’s Avalon. Mutants prove resistant and so the Phalanx set about capturing as many as they can for experimentation. The Phalanx arrive on Earth and seek to rule the planet by assimilating all of its inhabitants. It’s a smart choice as the threat they pose and their abilities allow for a wide range of cameos from the X-Men Universe. The Phalanx from the comics serve as the primary antagonists. X-Men 2: the Clone Wars is a fine action adventure stands as one of the best in its genre. Sega and Headstrong games would take their time bringing out the sequel as it was a late system release. But I’ll be god damned if the production values weren’t off the charts for its time. Between the limited roster, spotty hit detection, restrictive mutant power system, and ridiculous difficulty that game had problems. I wanted to really like Sega’s X-Men but it had far too many flaws.

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