The game takes place in the Danger Room, a training area for the X-Men inside the X-Mansion.

A virus transmitted via satellite has infected the Danger Room, disabling control and safety limits.

The X-Men must endure the unpredictable behavior of the Danger Room until the virus can be located and eliminated.

Playable Characters Wolverine: Uses retractable claws which enhance the strength of his basic punches and allows him to execute special mid-air attacks.

As in other X-Men games, he possesses a healing factor that enables the character to recover from injury (i.e. replenish the life bar).

[3] In 2011, IGN named the game in its "Fifteen Really, Really, Really Hard Games" list, citing "unfairly placed enemies, ridiculously annoying jumps and near-impossible-to-beat bosses", as well as the need to lightly press the Genesis' reset button in "Mojo's Crunch".