Its creator Zvitor has stated that the remake of the game was made entirely in OpenBOR and was originally included as an optional mode in his 2014 fangame Marvel Infinity War. He has now decided to release it as a separate game, with the goal of making it more faithful to the original by introducing changes to “the screen resolution” and “the position of the health bars”.
It is not all good news, as Zvitor stated that some of the stages have had to be shortened vertically to avoid the game running into camera problems when playing with friends and many bosses, such as the helicopter on Gambit’s stage have had to be removed to ensure a smooth experience. That said, the developer has clearly tried to make up for this in other ways, stuffing the game full of new characters to experiment with and enjoy.
The original X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse only let players control five characters (Wolverine, Beast, Cyclops, Psylocke, and Gambit), but this new version boasts over 20 playable X-Men as well as 10 more unlockable characters that are available after finishing the story, including characters like Colossus, Angel, Jubilee, Nightcrawler, Deadpool, and Mystique, to name just a few. In addition, various new moves have also been added as well, with Zvitor writing in the description of the project that veteran players may potentially recognize some of these fresh attacks from games like Sega’s X-Men 2 Clone Wars, Acclaim’s Wolverine Adamantium Rage, the Marvel vs. Capcom series, and X-Men Reign of Apocalypse for the GBA.
Those interested in playing the game can download it for free from Zvitor’s website, alongside a bunch of other games based on franchises like Marvel, DC, Alien, and Dungeons & Dragons.
