10 Marvel Superhero Video Games You Never Knew Existed

4. X-Men: Madness In Murderworld

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Easily one of the most obscure titles on this list, X-Men by Paragon Software was released exclusively in the United States for the Commodore 64 and PC in 1989, meaning it didn’t reach a very large audience.

This title was going for the comic book audience so heavily that it even included a special full-size comic instead of the standard instruction manual telling the story of the game. The story explains how Magneto and Arcade have captured Professor X and are holding him captive in the Murderworld amusement park. You must take control of the X-Men in order to rescue him.

The six controllable X-Men on offer are Wolverine, Dazzler, Colossus, Night Crawler, Storm and Cyclops. Each have their own unique abilities that influence the game in different ways, you need to switch between them constantly in order to complete your mission.

The awkward controls and sub-standard combat means that this isn’t a game you should be rushing to play. X-Men: Madness in Murderworld is a game that only the most hardcore Marvel fans and comic collectors will want to bother with.

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Kieren is from England and is a well known figure in gaming circles. As a writer he is probably best known for his work on the award-winning Retro Gamer magazine but over the years he has written for numerous publications and websites. A keen games collector himself, he is also the organiser of several UK-based gaming events and has a big social media presence.