<s>
is	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
in	O
1994	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
1995	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
comic	O
book	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
Capcom	O
using	O
characters	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
X-Men	B-Device
animated	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
voice	O
actors	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
reprising	O
their	O
roles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Fatal	O
Attractions	O
"	O
story	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
–	O
players	O
control	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
or	O
their	O
enemies	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
villain	O
Magneto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
has	O
much	O
in	O
common	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
previous	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
concepts	O
and	O
the	O
fast	O
pace	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
provide	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
successor	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
personal	O
computer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Of	O
these	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
well	O
received	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
suffering	O
from	O
slowdown	O
and	O
missing	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Device
follows	O
the	O
same	O
fighting	O
game	O
controls	O
and	O
conventions	O
Capcom	O
previously	O
established	O
with	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
between	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
X-Men	B-Device
members	O
or	O
four	O
of	O
their	O
enemies	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
ten	O
selectable	O
characters	O
)	O
and	O
proceed	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
best-two-out-of-three	O
one-on-one	O
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
an	O
"	O
X-Power	O
"	O
gauge	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Combo	O
gauge	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
and	O
the	O
"	O
Special	O
"	O
gauge	O
in	O
Darkstalkers	B-Application
)	O
that	O
builds	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
performs	O
regular	O
or	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
computer-controlled	O
opponents	O
and	O
two	O
non-playable	O
boss	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akuma	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
appears	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
mode	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
opponent	O
at	O
the	O
sixth	O
match	O
if	O
the	O
requirements	O
are	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
is	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Fatal	O
Attractions	O
"	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
promise	O
of	O
a	O
mutant-run	O
planet	O
,	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
'	O
s	O
most	O
formidable	O
foes	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
Magneto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
premiered	O
at	O
Capcom	O
's	O
August	O
1995	O
Summer	O
Festival	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
50%	O
complete	O
version	O
with	O
only	O
Cyclops	O
,	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
Psylocke	O
,	O
and	O
Iceman	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tatsuya	O
Minami	O
,	O
Capcom	O
's	O
senior	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
Product	O
Planning	O
and	O
Design	O
Section	O
,	O
the	O
biggest	O
difficulty	O
with	O
converting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
was	O
the	O
memory	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
game	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
(	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
3DO	B-Device
)	O
had	O
only	O
2	O
megabytes	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
while	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
used	O
32	O
megabytes	O
for	O
character	O
data	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
animation	O
frames	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
cut	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
November	O
1996	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
Capcom	O
had	O
difficulty	O
with	O
the	O
conversion	O
and	O
contracted	O
the	O
project	O
out	O
to	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
handled	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Probe	O
also	O
found	O
converting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
to	O
be	O
a	O
challenge	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
was	O
pushed	O
back	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
X-Men	B-Device
Arcade	O
Game	O
Track	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
Records	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Capcom	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
but	O
versions	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
the	O
Juggernaut	O
in	O
the	O
two-player	O
Versus	O
Mode	O
via	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
said	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
left	O
in	O
by	O
mistake	O
,	O
hence	O
why	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Juggernaut	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
or	O
European	O
releases	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
was	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
reception	O
was	O
mixed	O
and	O
the	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
were	O
especially	O
poor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
on	O
their	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
1995	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
RePlay	O
reported	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
most-popular	O
arcade	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
converted	O
perfectly	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
applauded	O
the	O
accessible	O
controls	O
,	O
fast	O
gameplay	O
,	O
colorful	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
declared	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
"	O
aside	O
from	O
a	O
few	O
barely	O
noticeable	O
missing	O
animation	O
frames	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
comic	O
book	O
superheroes	O
have	O
been	O
successfully	O
translated	O
to	O
game	O
format.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
bemoaned	O
the	O
2D	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
as	O
done	O
to	O
death	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
be	O
highly	O
appealing	O
in	O
spite	O
of	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
complimented	O
the	O
smooth	O
animation	O
,	O
brightly	O
colored	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
balance	O
of	O
character	O
strengths	O
and	O
weaknesses	O
,	O
and	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
"	O
Character	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
adds	O
to	O
the	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
commented	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
far	O
behind	O
the	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
pointed	O
out	O
that	O
its	O
successor	O
Marvel	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
already	O
available	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
due	O
out	O
shortly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Children	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Atom	I-Application
mostly	O
proves	O
is	O
that	O
companies	O
should	O
learn	O
to	O
stop	O
projects	O
before	O
they	O
spiral	O
past	O
the	O
time	O
when	O
they	O
're	O
relevant.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
cited	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
further	O
proof	O
that	O
Capcom	O
's	O
2D	O
fighters	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
well-suited	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
they	O
were	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
additionally	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
as	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
know	O
I	O
'm	O
not	O
supposed	O
to	O
mention	O
the	O
'	O
S	O
 '	O
word	O
in	O
this	O
review	O
but	O
in	O
truth	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
get	O
excited	O
over	O
an	O
ancient	O
game	O
like	O
X-Men	B-Device
for	O
the	O
PS	O
when	O
the	O
aged	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
so	O
much	O
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
home	O
version	O
achieved	O
"	O
an	O
experience	O
that	O
was	O
nearly	O
1:1	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
CPS-2	B-Application
behemoth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
"	O
suffered	O
from	O
missing	O
frames	O
,	O
slowdown	O
and	O
lengthy	O
load	O
times	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
limited	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
its	O
architecture	O
restrictions	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
2D	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
an	O
admirable	O
attempt	O
"	O
nevertheless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
GamePro	O
retrospectively	O
listed	O
"	O
terrific	O
voice-acting	O
(	O
using	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
voices	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
real	O
dedication	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
lore	O
"	O
among	O
its	O
strong	O
features	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
sprites	O
and	O
movesets	O
would	O
be	O
utilized	O
in	O
the	O
many	O
,	O
many	O
Capcom	O
fighting	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
feature	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
"	O
and	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
character	O
imbalances	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
character	O
roster	O
are	O
about	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
you	O
can	O
knock	O
it	O
for	O
,	O
even	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
3rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
