

It's a good idea to get to know both the blocking and throwing commands (which you will find below), because the AI in this game can be very annoying and cheap. To transfer between the Right and Middle bars hold the Triangle button and then press Left and O at the same time. To transfer between the Left and Middle bars hold the Triangle button and then press Left and Square at the same time. You are also able to transfer power between the two bars: Once that is done you are able to pull of the character s signature super move. Once the bar is full, you must tap the X button until an X appears in the middle of the bar. The final super meter is for the character s ultimate super move the X-Treme Super. From left to right, each one corresponds to a different super move: The first is the three super meters at the bottom of the screen. However, Mutant Academy has a few unique features that are pretty cool. Each character has two main punches and kicks as well as a hyper punch and kick to give them some added damage. You choose your character and beat up the other guy until he is knocked out. Survival Mode: The survival mode is where you choose a character and then go through as many opponents as you can while using only one life bar.Ĭerebro Mode: This is where you will be able to view all of the cool secret stuff that you unlock by playing the game.Īs for the game itself, it is pretty similar to other fighting games.

Inside you can choose a character and beat up a computer-controlled dummy, or you can go through the actual academy that will teach you the moves one by one.

All of the characters are unlocked at the start of this mode, so you can play as one of the bosses if you wish.Īcademy Mode: This is the game s training mode. Versus Mode: The Versus mode is where you and a buddy can go to beat the snot out of each other as much as you want. To play as those characters, you must play through the game at least four times to unlock them one at a time. NOTE: The four boss characters are locked when you first start the game. You choose your character and then fight your way through all of the other characters until the final battle against Magneto. As with most other fighting games, there are many different modes of gameplay, which we ll look at below:Īrcade Mode: This is the real meat and potatoes of the game. X-Men Mutant Academy is a one-on-one fighting game using many popular X-Men heroes and villains.
