Description
In 1968, the mutant known simply as Logan was surgically
implanted with the virtually unbreakable adamantium skeleton that made him
into Wolverine, one of the world's most famous X-Men. Now, more than 30
years later, Wolverine has discovered that he was also implanted with
something else: a viral time-bomb that will render him lifeless in 48 hours.
The clock is ticking. The antidote needs to be found quickly. And only you
can find it.
Review
While comics are having a bit of renaissance in films
lately, with several decent versions of four-color heroes making it to the
big screen, still the only half-decent superhero game is Spider-Man.
Wolverine’s Revenge should change all that, with what promises to be a
genuinely worthwhile game in its own right. Tying in only loosely to the
X-Men 2 movie, this is basically a Wolverine simulator, which traces his
life from his first appearance as Weapon X in 1968 to a series of deadly
battles in the modern day against the likes of Lady Deathstrike and
Sabretooth.
As you’d expect, the emphasis of the action in the game is
on 3-D combat and this works extremely well, with various combos to unlock
and the ability to fight multiple bad guys at once. More interesting,
though, is the way you can use Wolvie’s animal senses to follow scent
particles in the air, hear distant sounds, and track an enemy’s heat
signature. This aspect of the game works incredibly well and allows you to
play the game as either an all-out actioner or a more tactical,
stealth-based affair.
It’s unusual to see a comic character portrayed so
accurately in a game, with all their powers intact, but Wolverine’s Revenge
really pulls it off and combines it with some great gameplay and cool
graphics.
