During combat, Wolverine's rage meter builds up, and when full allows him to use more devastating attacks, like the claw spin and a berserker mode, which increases Wolverine's claw strength until his Rage Meter empties. Wolverine can also use the environment to his advantage, such as by impaling foes on spikes. Another form of attack is the lunge, which allows Wolverine to quickly close the distance to an enemy. Ĭombat relies on three options - light attacks, heavy attacks, and grabs. Enemies can be slain in several ways in addition to the graphic display of Wolverine's healing factor. The Uncaged Edition also features a large amount of blood and gore. X-Men Origins takes influences from games such as God of War and Devil May Cry with a third person perspective. Wolverine lunges toward an enemy helicopter. It was also the last standalone Wolverine video game to be released until the announcement of Marvel's Wolverine, currently being developed by Insomniac Games and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 5. It was the final Wolverine game published by Activision before the license expired in 2014. The standard version was released for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii (which is rated T) and for Nintendo DS (which is rated E10+), while the Uncaged Edition is for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows (which is rated M for more violence).įollowing the expiration of Activision's licensing deal with Marvel, the game was de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts on January 1, 2014. The game was developed primarily by Raven Software through the use of Unreal Engine technology. A version of the game was also released for mobile phones. The game release coincided with the release of the film on May 1, 2009, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a hack-and-slash action-adventure video game based on the film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Hack and slash, action-adventure, platform, fighting

Activision, Electronic Arts (mobile phone)

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