<s>
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	O
produced	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Marvel	O
Comics	O
superhero	B-Device
team	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
same	I-Device
name	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
designs	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
1989	O
cartoon	O
X-Men	B-Device
:	O
Pryde	O
of	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
control	O
the	O
X-Men	B-Device
to	O
defeat	O
their	O
archenemy	O
Magneto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
arcade	O
exclusive	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Backbone	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
digitally	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
mobile	O
versions	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
chooses	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
X-Men	B-Device
:	O
Cyclops	O
,	O
Colossus	O
,	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
Storm	O
,	O
Nightcrawler	O
or	O
Dazzler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six-player	O
version	O
is	O
particularly	O
unusual	O
because	O
it	O
has	O
two	O
contiguous	O
screens	O
(	O
one	O
screen	O
in	O
the	O
usual	O
place	O
for	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
in	O
the	O
cabinet	O
below	O
,	O
reflected	O
by	O
a	O
mirror	O
one	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
)	O
which	O
created	O
the	O
effect	O
of	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
"	O
double-wide	O
"	O
screen	O
set	O
up	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Tecmo	B-Application
Bowl	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-Men	B-Device
was	O
ported	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
by	O
Backbone	O
Entertainment	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
US	O
and	O
Japanese	O
ROMs	B-Device
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
14	O
and	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
respectively	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
port	O
features	O
drop-in	O
local	O
or	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
players	O
(	O
only	O
four	O
local	O
players	O
possible	O
on	O
the	O
XBLA	B-Device
version	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
custom	O
matchmaking	O
and	O
adjustable	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
iTunes	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
iTunes	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Arcade1Up	O
released	O
a	O
special	O
Marvel	O
themed	O
cabinet	O
that	O
includes	O
X-Men	B-Device
,	O
Captain	B-Application
America	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
and	O
Avengers	B-Application
in	I-Application
Galactic	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
X-Men	B-Device
on	O
their	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
1992	O
as	O
being	O
both	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	O
unit	O
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
most-successful	O
upright	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
deluxe	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
charts	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
from	O
May	O
through	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
X-Men	B-Device
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Arcade	O
Sushi	O
ranked	O
X-Men	B-Device
3rd	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
10	O
Best	O
Retro	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Time	O
Extension	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
their	O
top	O
25	O
"	O
Best	O
Beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
Ups	I-Application
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
magazine	O
gave	O
X-Men	B-Device
a	O
score	O
of	O
58/100	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
have	O
six	O
players	O
playing	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
although	O
stating	O
"	O
big	O
game	O
,	O
big	O
sprites	O
,	O
but	O
unless	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
big	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
Marvel	O
comic	O
,	O
probably	O
not	O
big	O
fun	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
