AfterCaptain America: Civil Warhits theaters this weekend, fans will get another dose of Marvel superhero action later this month with 20th Century Fox’sX-Men: Apocalypse, which hits theaters May 27. This new adventure closes out theX-Menprequel trilogy, which includesX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future Past, with a new story set in the year1983. To help celebrate this time period, the studio has launched a new onlineretro arcade, with three games that you’re able to play, all of which have a mutant twist.
The studio has launched a newSpacePort Arcadewebsite, which features three playable games with mutant themes,Mutant Conquest,Revenge of Hero XandMutant All-Stars Track & Field.Mutant Conquestis essentially a different version of Pac-Man, where the player has to avoidThe Four Horsemen, War, Famine, Death and Pestilence, which you can kill with the help of a special red triangle.Revenge of Hero Xputs you in the shoes of Hero X as you attempt to destroy the Destructibles and Indestructibles while saving the humans. The final game,Mutant All-Stars Track & Fieldallows users to take part in a number of track and field events, either as a human or as three different mutants, who have obvious advantages over the humans.
Following the critically acclaimed global smash hitX-Men: Days of Future Past, directorBryan Singerreturns withX-Men: Apocalypse. Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god.Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’sX-Menuniverse, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign.
As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. Reprising their roles fromX-Men: First ClassandX-Men: Days of Future PastareNicholas Hoult(Beast),Rose Byrne(Moira McTaggert),Evan Peters(Quicksilver). New cast members includeOscar Isaacas the villainous Apocalypse,Olivia Munnas Psylocke,Sophie TurnerasJean Grey,Alexandra Shippas Storm,Tye Sheridanas Cyclops andKodi Smit-McPheeasNightcrawler.
Bryan Singeris directingX-Men: Apocalypsefrom a script bySimon Kinberg, based on a story the director and screenwriter crafted together withX2: X-Men: UnitedwritersDan HarrisandMichael Dougherty. There have been rumors thatBryan Singerhas signed on to direct anotherX-Menmovie, with production reportedly starting next year in Montreal, but that hasn’t been confirmed yet. Click on any of the photos with artwork to these retro games to visit the SpacePort Arcade fromX-Men: Apocalypse, in theaters May 27.
