Play X-men : Mutant Wars Online

X-Men: Mutant Wars came out for the Game Boy Color in 2000, developed by Crawfish and published by Activision. It was part of that wave of licensed action games that filled the portable library, a side-scrolling brawler where you could finally take a team of mutants on the go.

You control one of four X-Men, like Cyclops or Wolverine, switching between them to fight through levels packed with Sentinels and other enemies. The main goal is to stop Magneto's latest scheme, moving screen by screen through different environments. Each mutant has a unique attack and a special mutant power you can activate, though using it drains a separate energy bar. You explore, punch your way through crowds, and hunt for keycards to unlock doors, with the pacing kept brisk by constant enemy encounters. The game can be surprisingly tough, demanding quick reflexes to avoid cheap hits from off-screen. It feels like a condensed arcade experience, a straightforward test of your ability to manage a small team through relentless action.