X Men - The Official Game

Publisher: Activision

Platform: GC

Category: Action / Adventure

Rating Info

Release Date: 19/05/2006

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Number of Players: 1

X Men - The Official Game Description

In X-Men: The Official Game, players are able to control Wolverine, Iceman and Nightcrawler as they travel across unique environments. It is up to you to try and win an epic struggle to save mutant-kind against the X-Men's old adversary The Brotherhood, as led by Magneto. Gamers will be able to experience Nightcrawler's acrobatics, surf through the air on Iceman's ice slide and unleash Wolverine's unbreakable metal alloy adamantium claws on some unexpecting foes. Players are also able to experience events leading up to the X-Men: The Last Stand feature film and beyond. The game explains Nightcrawler's mysterious absence from the movie. X-Men fans will be glad to know the game replicates every aspect of the X-Men universe, including costumes, enemies and even the voice of Patrick Stewart (who plays the role of Professor Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men). You can also explore famous settings from the movie, such as Alkali Lake, Dark Cerebro and the Statue of Liberty. X-Men: The Official Game lets players face off against villains from the film and then some. The gameplay offers stealth-style action, time-based missions and melee fighting that will undoubtedly have gamers glued to their screens. Players can also experience control over their heroes like never before, as they increase their character's superpowers over time through the Mutant Evolution System.

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Reviewed by: justcola	Date: 19/06/2006	Rating:
X Men - The Official Game is as it looks, another film turned into game which feels rushed. The game features the same pace throughout the game never really challenging the user at all to learn new techniques as there isn't many to master. The game has some value for those who enjoy just running around and destroying most things in their path, and let?s face it, who doesn't? However you can only slash, headbutt and kick so many times before the sequence gets rather dull. Even on Superhero mode the game won't feel too challenging to the more experienced gamer especially considering you can heal yourself and with Nightcrawler teleport out of the way of trouble and sneak up on enemies making you untouchable. They only other disappointment with the game was the cut scenes, made to feel look like a comic book just appeared to have no effort put into it and not grip you into the story at all! Shame! However this game does have good points, and quite a few! You do get to just smash up enemies constantly and the graphics are not too bad considering other movies to game titles! You will also find that the enemies with guns will begin to challenge you while you try to find off the rest of the people. The fact that you get to play as 3 different characters also stops the game from becoming mind numbingly boring, but it has it's moments. X Men - The Official Game will find a better place at the hands of younger gamers who don't look for something more challenging with easy to find secrets, easily defeated enemies and predictable game play. Either way this game is worth renting but I wouldn't say buying unless you are an X Men fan. Reviewed By Jason Nelson

Features

Become three legendary heroes - Players will immerse themselves in the signature powers of their favorite X-Men heroes - hack and slash with Wolverine's brute strength to decimate foes; as Nightcrawler, players will scale walls, spin and BAMF through environments to stay one step ahead of enemies; and experience incredible speed on Iceman's ice slide while shooting ice beams and creating hailstorms to freeze the opposition. For even more power, players can utilize fury and adrenaline modes to launch devastating attacks.
Experience events leading up to the X-Men: The Last Stand feature film and play beyond - Players will experience epic Super Hero action as the game explains Nightcrawler's mysterious absence from the movie, and in-game events foreshadow the roles of the X-Men and Brotherhood in the film. The game's climactic ending sets the stage for the movie with intersecting characters and storylines intersecting.
Become a part of the X-Men movie universe - Embark on a globe-spanning conflict that delivers every element of the X-men universe - from costumes and enemies to the voice of Patrick Stewart. Explore Alkali Lake, the Statue of Liberty, Dark Cerebro and more.
Battle fierce enemies, join forces with X-Men comrades - Face off against villains from both the movie and beyond as favorite X-Men allies join forces with the player in gameplay that includes melee fighting, stealth-style action and time-based missions.
Experience gameplay environments specifically designed to showcase each character's Super Hero abilities - Uniquely engineered environments empower players to use different gameplay strategies as they harness their Super Hero powers and defeat enemies. Players will have ultimate control over their heroes as they improve their superpowers over time through the Mutant Evolution System.
Game console features and exclusives - Experience the X-Men universe in amazing HD on the Xbox? 360 version of the game. The Game Boy? Advance and the Nintendo DSTM versions also offer exclusive X-Men characters to play, and for the first time, use the Nintendo DS touch screen to control the X-Men.

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