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 vs. Street Fighter characters' appearances from the 1990s animated "X-Men" television series, complete with the original voice actors. The "Street Fighter" character sprites are reused from "Street Fighter Alpha 2". Similar to his secret guest appearance in "Children of the Atom", Akuma appears as a hidden character in "X-Men vs. Street Fighter". In order to create a level playing field between the cast of "Street Fighter" and the "X-Men" series' superheroes and supervillains, the "Street Fighter" characters were re-imagined with highly exaggerated versions of their special moves. For example, Ryu comes equipped with a "super Hadouken" that fills the entire screen. "X-Men vs.