X2: Wolverine's Revenge

X2:Wolverine's Revenge

Developer(s) GenePool Software
Publisher(s) Activision
Release date(s) May 1, 2003
Genre(s) Third-person action
Mode(s) Single player
Rating(s) ESRB: Teen, PEGI: 3+
Platform(s) Xbox, GameCube, PS2, GBA, PC
X2: Wolverine's Revenge is a video game based around the movie X2: X-Men United. Released in 2003 to coincide with the release date of the film, Revenge was the first title to feature Wolverine in a starring role since 1994. The player helps Wolverine claw his way past the heavily guarded areas of Department H to piece together fragmented clues to Wolverine's murky past and, more importantly, to save his life. The game was released as a promotional tie-in to X2 but featured an original story by famed comic book writer Larry Hama, and can't be considered a bridge between the first X-Men film and second. Wolverine has 48 hours to find an antidote to a deadly Shiva virus circulating in his bloodstream and the clues point to Department H's Weapon X facility, the Canadian fortress where he was created.


[edit] Gameplay
The action is played from a third-person perspective as players fight a number of armored soldiers, mutant creatures, and archenemies such as Sabretooth, Magneto, Wendigo, and Juggernaut. While Professor X is able to assist Wolverine with powers of telepathy, the surly comic book hero must ultimately carry out his adventure alone. To that end, players must tap into Wolverine's unique talents to overcome all manner of obstacles. Wolverine will be able to hunt and track his prey using his heightened sense of smell and ability to detect body heat. As Wolverine makes his way through the military compounds, he will need to avoid defense systems and guards, and find ways into locked rooms to discover the information he needs to survive.

When engaged in combat, Wolverine can retract and release his adamantium claws at any time to perform slashing attacks, aerial combos, and a number of different throws. The strike moves used in battle are the Combat Strike Moves, which initiate a short cut-scene where Wolverine attacks the enemy.

In addition to Combat Strikes, there are special Stealth Strikes, Situation-Specific Strikes and Boss-Specific Strikes which become available at certain points in the game. Stealth Strikes are used to take out enemies silently. For example, Wolverine can do a wall-hug to creep up on an enemy and stab him before he can sound the alarm.

Wolverine's atypical healing ability allows him to withstand punishment that would kill an average human being, but he can become wounded over time. Sustaining major injuries triggers a feral rage, imbuing Wolverine with
X2: Wolverine's Revenge is a video game based around the movie X2: X-Men United. Released in 2003 to coincide with the release date of the film, Revenge was the first title to feature Wolverine in a starring role since 1994. The player helps Wolverine claw his way past the heavily guarded areas of Department H to piece together fragmented clues to Wolverine's murky past and, more importantly, to save his life. The game was released as a promotional tie-in to X2 but featured an original story by famed comic book writer Larry Hama, and can't be considered a bridge between the first X-Men film and second. Wolverine has 48 hours to find an antidote to a deadly Shiva virus circulating in his bloodstream and the clues point to Department H's Weapon X facility, the Canadian fortress where he was created.


[edit] Gameplay
The action is played from a third-person perspective as players fight a number of armored soldiers, mutant creatures, and archenemies such as Sabretooth, Magneto, Wendigo, and Juggernaut. While Professor X is able to assist Wolverine with powers of telepathy, the surly comic book hero must ultimately carry out his adventure alone. To that end, players must tap into Wolverine's unique talents to overcome all manner of obstacles. Wolverine will be able to hunt and track his prey using his heightened sense of smell and ability to detect body heat. As Wolverine makes his way through the military compounds, he will need to avoid defense systems and guards, and find ways into locked rooms to discover the information he needs to survive.

When engaged in combat, Wolverine can retract and release his adamantium claws at any time to perform slashing attacks, aerial combos, and a number of different throws. The strike moves used in battle are the Combat Strike Moves, which initiate a short cut-scene where Wolverine attacks the enemy.

In addition to Combat Strikes, there are special Stealth Strikes, Situation-Specific Strikes and Boss-Specific Strikes which become available at certain points in the game. Stealth Strikes are used to take out enemies silently. For example, Wolverine can do a wall-hug to creep up on an enemy and stab him before he can sound the alarm.

Wolverine's atypical healing ability allows him to withstand punishment that would kill an average human being, but he can become wounded over time. Sustaining major injuries triggers a feral rage, imbuing Wolverine with greater strength and the ferocity to take on multiple foes at once. Veteran actor Mark Hamill provides the voice-over for Wolverine, while Patrick Stewart reprises his film role as Professor X.


[edit] Story
The story begins in 1964. Logan, when he was a normal mutant human, was walking along a backstreet, when behind him come some Weapon X Facility hunters. They try to catch Logan so they can take him to the facility. Logan tries to defend himself but he is been shot by a sleeping gun. Logan is taken to the Facility and the adamantium skeleton is grafted onto him.

Soon after, he escapes from the experiment chamber and tries to get outside. The professor calls him an animal but Logan says Not animal! , showing he has still retained his humanity. Wolverine tries to get to the Professor to confront him but he is stopped by Sabretooth. Wolverine defeats Sabretooth and he finds the Professor and confronts him.

Later, in the present, when Logan has become an X-Man, Professor X tells Logan that he has a virus in him that will kill him soon, if the cure is not found. He tells Logan to try to find the cure in the Weapon X Facility. Logan uses a private plane to get to the Weapon X Facility. However the plane is shot. He survives the plane crash and he sneaks his way into the base. On the way in he is ambushed by a group of GIs. The sound of gunfire starts and Wolverine is surprised that he's not shot. He then sees another GI who shot down the ambushers. When Wolverine asks him why he let him live the GI states, "Maybe it's not your time to die. ..just yet." Wolverine examines him a moment and he asks, "You're not quite human, are you?" To which the GI states, "You're one to talk." As he walks away.

Later, Wolverine fights his way to a cavern where the spirit of the Wendigo lives. Wolverine fights with Wendigo and wins. Wendigo gets up and throws Logan out of the cavern where he lands on snow. Logan sees a Weapon X truck and jumps on it. Logan reaches the Weapon X Facility and then fights Sabretooth again. Sabretooth goes defeated and gives Wolverine the Part B of the virus cure and tells Logan that the Part A can be found in The Void Facility (a mutant prison).

Logan goes to the facility where he sees Colossus who lets him enter the facility. While Logan is fighting his way on the Facility, Sabretooth comes to the Void and releases 3 mutants (Omega Red, Magneto and Juggernaut). Meanwhile, Logan finds Dr. Cornelius and Carol Hines. Cornelius gives Logan the formula of Part A of the cure. However, when Logan reaches the roof, he is faced by Juggernaut. After Logan defeats him, Colossus gets him back in the prison. Logan destroys the Void Shield and escapes to find and defeat Magneto.

After Logan escapes, May Deuce the Mutant Hunter Boss comes to the Void. Later, Logan finds Magneto in an electricity plant. Logan tries to stop Magneto's moves but he has to kill all the Mutant Hunters at the same time. Logan defeats Magneto and wants to go home.

When Logan is going home, a helicopter comes to him. In the helicoter is May Deuce. She thanks Logan because he defeated Magneto and offers to take him to the Xavier Institute. But when the helicopter reaches the top of a building, May Deuce throws Wolverine on the roof. Logan sees Lady Deathstrike and he realizes that the pilot, the Army GI, and May Deuce were some of Lady Deathstrike's robots, who were to direct Wolverine to her so she could kill him. Wolverine defeats Deathstrike and reaches a helicopter land platform where she follows him. Logan throws Lady Deathstrike off the roof and Rogue comes with the virus cure. Wolverine drinks it and goes home. Sabretooth finds Lady Deathstrike. Sabretooth takes her and leaves. Meanwhile, Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister watch every move from Wolverine. Wolverine lies on his bed and then suddenly realises that he hasn't found and defeated Omega Red.