Game name Native language name (if available) Company/Group/Developer name Year Players Original platform Original media/distribution Ports Retail/Indie/Doujin Commercial/Freeware Best emulator for PC Last game update Last version Best netplay solution Official website Best guide or wiki Comments/Notes
X Burlesque クロス・バーレスク A Thorn Tread A Thorny Path 2012 (09/14) 2 Windows Download (exe file) N/A Doujin Freeware N/A N/A Ver.0.139c LilithPort / Parsec Archive.org backup N/A Also known as “Cross Burlesque”. 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter that wanted to be a fangame of different franchises but was abandoned in early development. Two characters: Levia from the doujin RPG “Battle Fantasy” and Ranmaru from the fighting game “Battle Master”. Saved by Archive.org
X Theater クロス・テアトル A Thorn Tread A Thorny Path 2013 (??/??) 2 Windows Download (exe file) N/A Doujin Freeware N/A N/A N/A LilithPort / Parsec Archive.org backup N/A Also known as “Cross Theater”. Another project that was also abandoned and also wanted to be a fangame of different franchises. Has Hiromi Tengenji from the Namco game “Burning Force”. It looks and plays much better than X Burlesque. Was -NOT- saved by Archive.org but Vysethedetermined2 preserved it
X-Men vs. Street Fighter エックスメン VS. ストリートファイター Capcom 1996 (09/09) 2 Arcade (CP System II) ROM board Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo (Arcade) Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Revision 3 (961023) Fightcade N/A SuperCombo Has four revisions: 960909, 960910, 961004 and 961023. 961004 is the tournament standard and it’s on Fightcade. 961023 was heavily nerfed and most players think it’s boring. The latest is the one found in Fighting Collection, which has disappointed some players. See SuperCombo for more details
X-Men vs. Street Fighter (Sega Saturn port) エックスメン VS. ストリートファイター Capcom 1997 (11/27) 2 Sega Saturn CD N/A Retail Commercial Mednafen Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes N/A Mednafen N/A GameFAQs I created a separated entry for this port because it’s based on 961023 (which could be a problem for some people) and, also, supports the ability to form tag teams with identical characters, which makes it a different experience to my eyes. It’s still an amazing version
X-Men vs. Street Fighter EX Edition エックスメン VS. ストリートファイター EXエディション Capcom 1998 (02/26) 2 PlayStation CD N/A Retail Commercial Duckstation / Mednafen Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes N/A Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja N/A N/A The first “EX Version” for PS1. The biggest differences are: 1v1 without tag, round system, Cross-Over Combination and super cancels (probably the funniest thing of every EX version). Has some SERIOUS slowdown issues. It’s by far the worst of the “EX Version” series imho (MVC1EX is cool)
X-Men: Children of the Atom エックス・メン チルドレン オブ ジ アトム Capcom 1994 (12/08) 2 Arcade (CP System II) ROM board SS, MS-DOS, PS1, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam Retail Commercial MAME / FBNeo (Arcade), Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1), DOSBox-X (MS-DOS) Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Revision 4 (950301) Fightcade (Arcade), Duckstation / Arkadyzja (PS1) N/A SuperCombo Has four revisions: 941208, 941217, 941219 and 950105. 950105 is the competitive version and it’s in Fighting Collection. 950301 is an european release of 950105 and it’s the one used in Fightcade. See SuperCombo for more details. All old ports sucks, but plays almost the same (DOS was fixed with a patch)
X-Men: Mutant Academy
Paradox Development 2000 (07/11) 2 PlayStation CD N/A Retail Commercial Duckstation / Mednafen X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 N/A Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja Archive.org backup GameFAQs 1v1 2.5D fighter. Many people avoided this game because "it's not a Capcom game" and the 3D graphics are questionable, but the game is pretty decent. The sequel makes this version obsolete. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs. It’s also on Arkadyjza with everything unlocked
X-Men: Mutant Academy (GBC port)
Crawfish Interactive 2000 (07/11) 2 Game Boy Color Cartridge N/A Retail Commercial BGB N/A N/A Parsec for BGB (use two instances of the emulator opened) Archive.org backup GameFAQs Obviously not a direct port but a totally different 1v1 2D fighter. According to a comment by one of the devs “one of the main reasons (it’s bad) was the lack of recoil on your opponent when you hit them. This means quickly repeating the same hit will always win the round”. Mutant Academy 2 has no GBC version
X-Men: Mutant Academy 2
Paradox Development 2001 (09/17) 2 PlayStation CD N/A Retail Commercial Duckstation / Mednafen N/A N/A Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja Archive.org backup GameFAQs More like an update that added eight new characters (including Spider-Man) and new balance. Pretty decent too and I’ve seen some really strong players for this game. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs. It’s also on Arkadyjza with everything unlocked. Sequel is “X-Men: Next Dimension“
X-Men: Next Dimension
Paradox Development 2002 (10/22) 2 PlayStation 2, Gamecube DVD (PS2), Gamecube Game Disc N/A Retail Commercial PCSX2 (PS2), Dolphin (GC) X-Men: Next Dimension (Xbox port) N/A Dolphin (GC), Parsec (PS2, Xbox) Archive.org backup GameFAQs True sequel to the “Mutant Academy” series, made from scratch. Now it’s fully 3D and it’s evidently inspired in DOA with sidesteps, counter attacks and stage hazards. It’s not bad but personally I definitely prefer Mutant Academy 2. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs
X-Men: Next Dimension (Xbox port)
Paradox Development 2002 (10/29) 2 Xbox DVD N/A Retail Commercial Xemu N/A N/A Xemu Archive.org backup GameFAQs The Xbox port was released a week later and has a big difference: added an extra character, Pyro, and an extra stage, so I guess it’s an update and the definitive port. Runs fine on Xemu, menus are slow but in-game seems to be perfect. Save file with everything unlocked available at GameFAQs
Xena: Warrior Princess – The Talisman of Fate
Saffire / Titus 1999 (12/14) 4 Nintendo 64 Cartridge (96MBit) N/A Retail Commercial RMG N/A N/A RMG N/A GameFAQs 4 players 3D fighter based on the TV series of the same name. Some people say it’s pure trash, some others defend it. Personally, I think it’s mediocre. Save file with an extra character (Despair) unlocked available at GameFAQs
Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport
Argo Games 1996 (10/04) 2 MS-DOS Floppy Disk Steam (delisted) Retail Commercial DOSBox-X N/A v1.1 Parsec Archive.org backup GameFAQs 1v1 2D fighter with two humans fighting aliens. It’s bad, but it could be a “so bad it’s good” game for some people. Was on Steam but was delisted and it’s just the game running on DOSBox. Re-released as freeware on April 24, 2006. Website was shutdown on 2025 but was saved by Archive.org