X-Girl Explained: A Tool For Creating Your Very Own Heroines

X-Girl Explained: A Tool For Creating Your Very Own Heroines

It was only recently that I saw screenshots of a popular Flash game called X-Girl Creator. As such, it seemed inevitable that I would take the plunge and try it out for myself. And now, having created a few test characters to demonstrate some of the possibilities, I will offer a brief description of this short but surprisingly addictive Web game.

So what exactly is X-Girl Creator? Well, it's a Flash game in which you create your own heroines - and, if necessary, give them superpowers. In a nutshell, the game allows you to edit your character's appearance, hair pieces, outfits, powers, accessories and other items. Once you are done designing your character, you can select from a wide variety of backgrounds to place her against, or write a description of the heroine and her abilities. You can even add some dialog boxes, presumably for adding a motto or two. And if you wish, you can fit multiple characters within the screenshot, although you cannot place more than four without them overlapping. Below is an example I made recently to show an example of how the creator can be used to dress up your characters in activewear.

A quartet of X-Girls in activewear, ready for a workout.

Would I recommend this deceptively simple yet potentially addictive Flash game to anyone? Absolutely. With virtually endless possibilities there is no way you will run out of ideas with your characters in the long term. The only thing I would wish for is the addition of a three-dimensional version of the game, but that would require a lot more work. Still, as it is, X-Girl Creator is a great way to indulge in your comic book fantasies. You can create your X-Girl designs (and save them as a JPEG image) at this site:

http://www.dolldivine.com/x-girl.php