Absurdly ahead of its time

Being able to betray your buddies, beat them, and supplant the main villain at the finish line was mind-blowing for a 1991 console game. This isn't an RPG it's a beat-em up!

Mr. X is afraid

Your decision is so cold that Mr. X can't even fathom living on the same planet with you.

A throne fit for a (large) king

Because every single boss character is roughly twice the size of the player characters, whatever thrones Mr. X has built for himself will be extremely uncomfortable for Adam, Blaze, or Axel.

7.5 / 10

The ability to say “yes” to Mr. X was such a gateway into the exciting blue sky of role playing, all set to one of the greatest soundtracks of all time.