History VideoGame / XMenMutantAcademy

Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Phoenix, Toad*, Sabretooth*, Mystique*, Magneto* [[note]]* = Unlockable[[/note]]

Rogue, Forge, Havok, Nightcrawler, Psylock*, Juggernaught*, [[GuestFighter Spider-Man]]*, Proffessor X* [[note]]* = Unlockable[[/note]]

* WolverinePublicity: Logan himself is present, naturally. In fact most of the roster is made up of the most publicized of ''X-Men'' characters.

''X-Men: Mutant Academy'' and ''X-Men: Mutant Academy 2" are a duology of early 2000s [[FightingGame Fighting Games]] for the Playstation starring the [[Franchise/XMen eponymous mutants]] of Marvel Comics fame. The games are played on a 2-D plane, but with 3-D rendered models and backgrounds, very similar to contemporary franchise ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX''.

''X-Men: Mutant Academy'' is a duology of early 2000s [[FightingGame Fighting Games]] for the Playstation starring the [[Franchise/XMen eponymous mutants]] of Marvel Comics fame. The games are played on a 2-D plane, but with 3-D rendered models and backgrounds, very similar to contemporary franchise ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX''.

* LimitBreak: Each character has 3 Super Moves of progressing power levels, naturally with level 3's being the most powerful. The actual resource management is somewhat unique, though. Each super move only uses the bar its associated with, and there's mechanics in place to move the Super Meter energy from one level to another.

There are a few key difference between the two games; first is the roster -- the first game features ten playable characters, including the unlockable bosses, and the second game upgrades to eighteen (again including unlockables). Second is the inclusion of aerial combat mechanics; similar to the MarvelVsCapcom games, you can launch opponents high into the air and combo them for big damage. There is also some streamlining to other existing mechanics to make them easier to use.

Neither game has anything much in regards to story, even by the standards of the genre. The manuals for both games suggest that they are nothing more than training scenarios for the X-Men to get full control of their powers, though the arcade mode of the first game does contain (unlockable) boss characters in the form of Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. The second game goes even further in the "no plot" thing by not even having a designated boss character, just giving everyone a rival character to beat the game with (ex: Cyclops fights Havoc as his Arcade boss).

* GageteerGenius: Forge, whose power is pretty much literally this. He uses a variety of gadgets and weapons for his Special Moves.

* {{Shotoclone}}: In theory, Cyclops is the Ryu of the game, an all rounder usable at all ranges. The second game gives us his brother Havok, who largely becomes his Ken.

The first in the ''X-Men: Mutant Academy'' series, released on Game
Boy in 2000 and UsefulNotes/PlayStation the following year. With no particular plot, it allowed you to play as several of the titular X-Men (and later members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants) and essentially beat the living daylights out of each other.

A [[VideoGame/XMenMutantAcademy2 sequel]] was later released, including several more characters.
!!''X-Men: Mutant Academy'' features the following tropes:

%%* ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: The Professor's reaction to Gambit.
%%* BlankWhiteEyes: The Professor has these for some reason.
* JokeCharacter: While SecretCharacter Professor X can use his telepathic abilities, his combat skills are limited to kicking his enemy in a wheelchair.

* ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: The Professor's reaction to Gambit.
* BlankWhiteEyes: The Professor has these for some reason.
* JokeCharacter: While SecretCharacter Professor X can use his telepathic abilities, his combat skills are limited to kicking his enemy in a wheelchair.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Followed by VideoGame/XMenNextDimension.

A sequel was later released, including several more characters.

* ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: The Professor's reaction to Gambit in the first game.

* GuestFighter: ComicBook/SpiderMan is a playable character in the sequel.

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* AndYourRewardIsClothes: You can unlock multiple character costumes, including a BeachParty theme and ones based on the film.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Followed by ''VideoGame/XMenNextDimension'.

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