However, the Game Boy Color version received mostly negative reviews.

The PlayStation version of X-Men: Mutant Academy received mixed-to-positive reviews by critics.

Phoenix (a secret character in the Game Boy version).

Beast (only character not present in the Game Boy version).

There are ten selectable characters from the X-Men Universe, all of them selectable from the beginning in versus mode, but the four bosses must be unlocked to play as in all the other modes. During a fight, a rage bar will slowly fill, which allows using powerful special moves that are activated through button combos. In addition to Story Mode, where one player takes on all the others in consecutive fights, there is training mode, battle mode, survival mode, and a versus mode utilizing the Game Link cable. Due to obvious limitations on hardware, the stages in this version have been rendered in 2D, and the gameplay is different from the PlayStation version. Much like its big brother, X-Men: Mutant Academy on the Game Boy Color is a fighting game. Nearly every X-Men character is available, each with their own fighting moves (much like Street Fighter) and plenty of finishing moves to spice things up. The main characters are a combination of classic X-Men characters and the 20th Century Fox X-Men film. X-Men: Mutant Academy on the PlayStation is a fighting game that features 3D stages, but largely adhering to the rules of 2D fighters. Characters not present in the film were given costumes of a similar design.

The game's characters can be played both with their comic book costumes and their costumes from the 2000 film X-Men. Due to the success of the game, it was followed by two sequels: X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 and X-Men: Next Dimension. Published by Activision, X-Men: Mutant Academy is a basic fighting game that uses six buttons: three buttons for punches and three for kicks, à la Street Fighter. A version for the Nintendo 64 had been in development prior to the game's release, but was ultimately cancelled.

It was released for PlayStation and Game Boy Color on July 14, 2000, as a tie-in to the film X-Men, which was released on the same date.

X-Men: Mutant Academy is a fighting game developed by Paradox Development published by Activision.

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