<s>
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
on	O
July	O
14	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
X-Men	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
had	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
by	O
Activision	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
basic	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
six	O
buttons	O
:	O
three	O
buttons	O
for	O
punches	O
and	O
three	O
for	O
kicks	O
,	O
à	O
la	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Next	I-Application
Dimension	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
features	O
3D	O
stages	O
,	O
but	O
largely	O
adhering	O
to	O
the	O
rules	O
of	O
2D	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearly	O
every	O
X-Men	O
character	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
fighting	O
moves	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
)	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
finishing	O
moves	O
to	O
spice	O
things	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
big	O
brother	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
obvious	O
limitations	O
on	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
have	O
been	O
rendered	O
in	O
2D	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
X-Men	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
received	O
mixed-to-positive	O
reviews	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
received	O
mostly	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
criticized	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
handheld	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
enemy	O
AI	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
similarity	O
to	O
Capcom	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
