X-Men 2: Fall of the Mutants is a role-playing DOS game for the PC. It follows the basic story of the X-Men crossover storyline "Fall of the Mutants". The X-Men have come looking for their allies Storm and Forge, only to run into Freedom Force, who've been sent to capture them. Soon both teams find themselves caught in a bizarre time warp caused by the powerful being known as the Adversary, who has imprisoned Storm and Forge. Uatu the Watcher appears at the beginning and introduces the game as a parallel universe's version of the story from the "real" Marvel timeline in the vein of Marvel's What If? series. In this case, "What if a different team of heroes fought the Adversary?"
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| Developer(s) | Paragon Software |
| Publisher(s) | Paragon Software |
| Platform(s) | PC, DOS |
| Release | September 1990 |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
The game uses an overhead view during normal play as characters move around the map, as they look for enemies, health crates, and traps. When the X-Men encounter an enemy, the game switches to a side view close-up during the battle scenes. In each level the object is to search for a pair of Freedom Force members and defeat them in battle, but only the defeat of one villain will send the player's team to the next level. After completing enough levels the heroes are thrust into battle with the Adversary himself.
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Battle scene
Roster
The player choose a team of five from the heroes below.
- Cyclops - Scott Summers, fires optic blasts that deal moderate damage.
- Marvel Girl - Jean Grey, fires telekinetic bolts that deal heavy damage. Marvel Girl is a flying character.
- Beast - Hank McCoy, punches and kicks deal moderate damage.
- Archangel - Warren Worthington III, fires stun darts that deal moderate damage. Archangel is a flying character.
- Iceman - Bobby Drake, fire ice shards that deal moderate damage.
- Shadowcat - Kitty Pryde, punches and kicks deal light damage.
- Nightcrawler - Kurt Wagner, attacks with a leaping kick that deals light damage.
- Phoenix - Rachel Summers, fires a psychic flash that deals extreme damage. Phoenix is a flying character.
- Dazzler - Alison Blaire, fires photon bursts that deals light damage.
- Havok - Alex Summers, fires plasma waves that deal heavy damage.
- Wolverine - Logan, attacks with slashing claws swipes that deal heavy damage.
- Psylocke - Betsy Braddock, fires psyche-blasts that deal extreme damage
- Colossus - Piotr Rasputin, punches and kicks deal heavy damage.
- Rogue - punches and kicks deal moderate damage. Rogue is a flying character.
- Longshot - throws knives that deal moderate damage.