X-Men (1992 video game)
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Japanese sales flyer for the arcade game. | |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | C. Lee Hideki Ohyama |
| Producer(s) | C. Lee Masahiro Inoue |
| Programmer(s) | Hiroshi Matsuura S. Yasuda |
| Artist(s) | K. Hattori Captain OE Yuji Asano Mitsuhiro Nomi |
| Composer(s) | Seiichi Fukami Yuji Takenouchi Junya Nakano Ayako Nishigaki |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Android |
| Release | Arcade PSN
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Up to 6 simultaneously (4 and 2 player versions were also made) |
| Arcade system | Custom hardware |
X-Men (X-MEN, Ekkusumen) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game produced and released by Konami for arcades in 1992, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The in-game character designs are based on the 1989 pilot X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men. In the game, up to six players control the X-Men to defeat their archenemy Magneto. The six-player version of the game utilizes two screens housed in a deluxe cabinet. It was one of the top five highest-grossing dedicated arcade games of 1992 in the United States, while the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) nominated it for the "most innovative new technology" award.
An arcade exclusive for many years, a home version of the game developed by Backbone Entertainment was released by Konami digitally on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010, followed by mobile versions for iOS and Android devices. This version is no longer available for purchase as of 2013.