X360: Xmen Origins: Wolverine

Finished Wolverine and I feel like I played God of War, in the Marvel Universe. Is this the new way action adventure games are now? I know God of War is good, and in the beginning this felt like God of War for the XBox 360. But I'm not one to play an adventure game more than once but I went through the whole ordeal and finishing the game, and I don't think that I'll be changing that anytime soon.

So that black guy in the movie that can disappear was actually Nightcrawler's father? The storyline is much different than movie even though this was a tie-in and I learned a little more abt the Marvel Universe.

The camera is easy to follow and and I didn't get a headache playing the game. As you go on per level its really difficult to get lost. The Feral Rage (Wolverine Ability) gives you directions on where to go. Nothing confusing, just a bloody bash of thousands of enemies while you are almost invincible.

The controls are easy to learn. X Attack button, Y stronger attacks, B is throw, A is Jump. One button for mutant powers, another for targeting. Etc etc. Easy to learn.

Attack! Attack sequence looks cool! Attack again, and exact same cool attack sequence!. The gameplay is direct yet sometimes repetitive. This is compensated with new sequences as the character levels up and learns new attacks, but there are just SO MANY ENEMIES that you see the same thing again and again.

Did I mention that this is common in most action adventure games?

The attacks are limited as you go on through the level, and when you do a grab - for example - you see about 2-3 grab sequences. Attacks of enemies also look the same. There is one Accomplishment where you get to reverse the Shotgun to someone's head 25 times, but I had to see and do the exact same sequence 25 times. Woohoo! We get to see how Wolverine kills an enemy again, and again, and again.

The action is nonstop. Not that much need for blocking, just attack away at the enemies.Remember, Wolverine isn't known as a defensive person, but he just bashes away at enemies. He should learn to defend a bit more.

The puzzles aren't confusing. Like I said, you won't get lost. Like God of War, there is an indicator in your Feral Rage mode telling you what to go in which directions. Most of the puzzles are simple enough.

Overall, Wolverine's claws actually do cut in this game. A lot of repetitive actions (basically there's too many enemies that you'll see the same thing anyway), and a lot of gore. Think God of War, (especially graphics and gameplay), but Wolverine instead of Kratos, Marvel Universe instead of Greek Mythology. Its just horrible how video games try to make actions so realistic, especially with the amount of blood and violence. So much gore when killing enemies.

-christen25

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Posted: 07/09/09