David: Comic book fans will know that the recent film X-Men: Days of Future Past was based off the Uncanny X-Men storyline of the same name, and while geeks can argue on and on as to what they did wrong and what they did right, comic book fans and non-fans alike can take pleasure in this new hack and slash game featuring everyone’s favorite mutants. Here, players can take control of their X-Men of choice as they beat up mutant hating humans, giant Sentinels, and several other opponents using their powerful mutant abilities. Here’s our guide that will get you right into the action of this uncanny game.
Carl Williams writes, "The X Men are a franchise that during the 8-Bit days was horrible in gaming, then got better in the 16-Bit days and had a decent run in the 32-Bit era. Marvel licensed games have always been hit or miss in gaming. X Men Days of Future Past is a game based on the incredibly popular comic story arc of the same name (and recent movie that shared a similar plot). This is a 2D side scrolling action game that would probably fit in well on the Super Nintendo or Sega Genesis (two 16-Bit consoles)."
TTP:" Uncanny X-Men: Days Of Future Past, the action game developed by GlitchSoft released a while back on the App Store, has received a few updates in the past, adding new playable characters and new features. Unfortunately the game hasn’t received new updates for quite a few months, making players think that no new content would be hitting the game in the future. Thankfully this is not the game, as Uncanny X-Men: Days Of Future Past recently received a new update adding new areas and several gameplay tweaks."
The world of X-Men is an excellent backdrop for storytelling, especially in games. It has a huge array of memorable heroes and villains, a winning combination of political strife and giant purple robots. But short of a few Marvel crossover games, the X-Men have been fairly quiet in the gaming world since the X-Men Legends series. This new Android platformer at least fulfills the promise of playing as a wide range of characters, but it seems to be a bit lacking on the gameplay front.
