X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse controlled by Apocalypse with backgrounds that stay true to the X-Men comics. X-mansion, Blackbird, Genosha and other familiar locations are present. The playable X-Men roster consists of: Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Rogue. Each character has a different super power that give them a unique playstyle. Boss enemies include classic villains from the comics such as Blob and Magneto. X-Men from the 616 Marvel Universe, such as Colossus and Nightcrawler are also allies of Apocalypse in this alternate universe and must be defeated. "X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse" is a side-scrolling action beat 'em up with 12 distinct levels. Each level has
X-Men: The End series progresses, several characters who have died in "X-Men: The End" are revealed to still be alive, such as Cyclops and Gambit. "GeNext" was planned as a five-issue miniseries, with a sequel mini-series published in 2009. The story line was originally conceived with the idea of the X-Men aging in real-time. In an early 2006 interview with IGN, Chris Claremont summarized the concept as followed: Some 1990s characters appeared, such as Stryfe and Cecilia Reyes, both of whom appeared in "X-Men: The End". In the February 2006 IGN interview, Claremont also mentioned that Xavier and Magneto were both alive, contrary