Released my freshman year, I stayed on campus until they kicked everyone out for Christmas break, and went flat broke playing X-Men at the Electric Company Mall in Raleigh.The classic brawler returned this week to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network, neatly porting over the original ROM while adding drop-in co-op multiplayer that replica Tissot T005.517.17.057.00 Men's Watch we've seen in other arcade titles on the download services this year. If you loved it the first time, you probably spent more than $10 on X-Men. But is it worth that kind of outlay again?Ideal PlayerAnyone who cracks a knowing smile at the memory of one of X-Men's catchphrases, strange inflection, and mangled syntax.
“Nothing moves the Blob!” “Go! Go! Ecksmin!” and, of course, “Welcome to die!”Why You Should CareIf your arcade only had the four-player cabinet (like mine), if you never got to play the Japanese game, if you never had more than one friend playing alongside you, X-Men's multiplayer is the chance to play this game the way it was replica Tissot T005.517.11.037.00 Men's Watch meant to be played.Let's cut to the chase. Is the multiplayer any good? Early in the game's release over PSN and XBLA it was obvious the servers were under heavy demand; frameskip, slowdowns, and controller lag were palpable issues. Playing it this morning and this afternoon, things seem to have gotten better, although Sunday morning would probably be considered an off-peak time.
It was disappointing to drop into my first six-player match (literally, ever) and be greeted by jagging and skipping, especially when whomever was Colossus started spamming his WHOAAAAAA mutant attack. Quickmatching is kind of a replica Tissot T005.517.11.277.00 Men's Watch bad idea when you can just go into the custom match search, button-through all the parameters, and then see how many seats are open in a particular game plus the PING for it. You're more likely to find the game you really want this way.Did Konami do anything other than multiplayer support? Sure, you'll get a few options. The controller is reconfigurable; you can play on the Japanese or U.S. ROMs (Japanese had energy capsule pickups; the U.S. continued the game after beating Magneto) and if the fresh coat of paint on the cutscene graphics doesn't tickle your nostalgia, you may turn off the new graphics smoothing. The audio is crystal clear and, thankfully, Konami didn't re-record any of it.
