X-men: The Official Game

by ACTIVISION

Product Features

• Experience epic Super Hero action, as the game explains Nightcrawlers mysterious absence from the movie, and in-game events foreshadow the roles of the X-Men and Brotherhood in the film
• Travel the globe as you explore Alkali Lake, the Statue of Liberty, Dark Cerebro and more
• Battle fierce enemies and join forces in melee fighting, stealth-style action and time-based missions
• Uniquely engineered environments specifically designed to showcase each character's mutant abilities
• Get the ultimate control of the X-Men as they improve their superpowers over time through the Mutant Evolution System

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000EXZAKS
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: May 16, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,039 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

From the Manufacturer

Master the power of the X-Men in this exciting action/adventure game. Obliterate enemies and objects as Wolverine, using your lethal adamantium claws and crushing brute force. As Nightcrawler, scale walls, swing from rafters, and teleport through environments to surprise enemies. Shoot ice bursts and create hailstorms as lightning-fast Iceman. For even more power, utilize fury and adrenaline modes. Become a part of the X-Men movie universe. Embark on a globe-spanning conflict featuring every element of the X-Men universe--from favorite villains to famous locations such as Alkali Lake, plus the voices and likenesses of key actors from the films. Battle fierce enemies and join forces with comrades. Face-off against movie villains such as Pyro, Magneto, and Sabretooth, plus added foes like legions of Sentinels. Storm, Colossus, and Cyclops join forces with you in gameplay that includes melee fighting, stealth-style action, and time-based missions. Master Wolverine’s fury, Iceman’s speed, and Nightcrawler’s agility in environments tailored to their skills--such as open, outdoor environments perfect for Iceman. Discover the backstory behind X-Men: The Last Stand, facing off against villains from the films and beyond. Evolve and enhance your character’s powers over time, becoming faster, stronger, and more agile as you progress.

Product Description

X-Men 3: The Official Movie Game provides the back-story for the upcoming X-Men: The Last Stand feature film. For the first time ever the game enables players to truly command the powers of popular characters from the X-Men movie universe. Players will assume the roles of Wolverine Nightcrawler and Iceman as they wield and upgrade their signature powers and maneuver through unique environments. Hack and slash with Wolverines 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 Icemans ice slide while shooting ice beams and creating hailstorms to freeze the opposition. Features voice acting by stars of the film like Patrick StewartFormat: XBOX Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: T - Teen UPC: 047875814318 Manufacturer No: 81431

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another comic book Game Poorly Executed!!!!!!!!!!!!!, June 17, 2006

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Always Samsung "ravereviews" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Men: The Official Game (Video Game)

Another comic book title semi-wasted. This game has alot going for it. Unfortunately it was very poorly executed. The game has the movies music, feel, and atomosphere down pat. But that is about it. It really lacks anything innovative in a action adventure brawler. I have to say that Wolverine is the worst character to play in this game. His hack & slash levels are so ordinary. Ice Man & NightCrawler seem to have the most entertaining rounds. Ice Man is always on his snow glide & Night Crawler can do his teleporting effect. Its such ashame we couldnt pick Storm, Colossus, Angel, Magneto, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Rogue, or Shadowcat. Another down side is that the game is not created for 2 players. I dont have an Xbox 360 but from what everyone tells me it has the most impressive graphics on the 360. I got a GameCube version & the graphics are fine but seems like it was made for the Nintendo 64 & Playstation 1 if anything. I got my game at Best Buy for 29.99 cause i was in no mood to shell out 39.99 for this game after all the bad press. All in all a decent game, but not on any level is it EXTRA-ORDINARY. Another thing is the animated cut scenes. There not so ANIMATED!!!!!! If you know what i mean? Its setup like your reading a comic book & the only characters that ever move in the cut scenes are the non X-men characters. All in all a decent action/adventure game & hopefully when the next X-men game comes out it will be so much better. A recent comic book video game that just came out that is really GOOD is Teen Titans & its only 19.99. Give Teen Titans and this one a try , X-men is not as bad as everyone says it is. But just wait till the price drops to 29.99 & under before making your purchase.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where have all the heroes gone?, November 28, 2006

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N. Shapiro (Cumming, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Men: The Official Game (Video Game)

Ok, I'm writing having just beaten the game at 100% on the hardest difficulty and I must say I have mixed feelings.

First of all, I agree with whichever reviewers mentioned the fact that the game has horrible cinematics graphics. Why in the world would we want a cinematics in which people are talking but not moving their lips? I don't care how artsy it may be, it's stupid! For the same reason I enjoy my actors in movies to talk AND move their lips, I enjoy the characters in my video games to do the same, especially in a cinematic.

Now then, on to gameplay. There are three characters (granted, a great lack of variety, but I'm just going to ignore that right now). I did like the way you could upgrade mutant abilities throughout the game and even the little bands of DNA you could do it on (I'm taking Genetics right now), however the gameplay itself did not have as consistent a semihappy feeling to me. Iceman can only slide around on his ice... Why can't he walk? Someone, please tell me why Iceman cannot walk? Oh yes, I did enjoy his abilities and they were interesting and all, but why can't he walk? Better yet... why is it that he is nothing but a mutant fire extinguisher except for a few levels? I really got bored of that. However, later (when you finally got to crush things with hailstorms) it was much more fun with Iceman.

Wolverine is really cool... I think his slashing and fury skills and healing powers are SO awesome. They did a good job with that, except there's a little lack of variety (paraphrasing what one reviewer said... hacking, then hacking, then hacking some more). Yes, he did not have the most complex of missions. Most of his missions were "kills these guys" and "destroy that one thing after killing these guys" and "now kill THAT guy." I'm aware it's his favorite way to go about things, but he is capable of intelligent work... Oh, and one more thing... Why can't I move the camera around? There's limited camera movement in most (if not all) of wolverine's missions and it bothers me. If I were eviscerating scores of people, I would want to see everything around me...

As for Nightcrawler... simply brilliant! I must say he was my favorite mutant even before I got the game, but their design of him and his powers are wonderful. He can do acrobatics, use teleportation to many objects and edges, and use teleportation to enemies (imitating on a near equal scale the teleportation techniques displayed in the second X-Men movie in the oval office fight scene). I also like the fact his skills are used in strategy as well as straight forward fighting (as opposed to nothing but straight forward fighting like Wolverine). The ability to quickly teleport to hit one guy and then teleport to another guy is amazingly done (though, with an understandable limit of how many times you can do this as well as a limit on how much damage Nightcrawler can inflict, lest he be nearly invincible).

To sum up, the game itself was ok. If you love Nightcrawler, buy it. If not, it's your choice, but I don't think it's worth it otherwise. It's rather limited with annoying cinematics, redundant strategies with Wolverine, and sometimes interesting sometimes not interesting levels with Iceman. If Nightcrawler wasn't in this game and/or didn't have such awesome gameplay, I'd probably give this game 1 star.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea - but Not Fully Implemented, September 2, 2006

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Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: X-Men: The Official Game (Video Game)

I really enjoy the X-Men series, and was looking forward to learning more back-story to the latest X3 movie. It was disappointing that this game seems to have been rushed.

First, you can only play 3 characters - Wolverine, Iceman and Nightcrawler. I really like the Wolverine character, but his game action is rather feeble. He just hacks, hacks, and then hacks some more. In comparison, Iceman and Nighcrawler are much more fun to play. I enjoy the Iceman's sliding along the pathways he creates, and I love the BAMPF as Nightcrawler teleports from place to place.

Still, all 3 are guys! Surely they could have come up with a female character or two for me to play as well? Storm would've been fun, or any of the myrid of other females in the storyline.

The sound in the game is great because in general they used the correct voice actors from the movies. So you get to hear Patrick Stewart and all the rest giving their lines. It really does help to immerse you in their world.

On the other hand, the graphics are surprisingly poor for an XBox 360 release. I understand that X-Men was a comic strip. I understand the "artistry" behind wanting to keep up that same world. However, the implementation here comes across as pure silliness. You start with a speech being given - and the character who is "speaking" just stares, motionless, at the screen the entire time. Later scenes are even worse. It's almost as if you're watching popsicle-stick theater, with little cardboard representations of the characters being waved around.

I appreciate the thought behind this game, what they were aiming for. I think if they'd spent more time developing it, they could have had a really great result. The Iceman sliding and the Nightcrawler BAMPFing was very cool. If they'd added in more characters, provided a more involving environment and given a bit more intricacy to the main gameplay, it could really have been great. As it is, there's not a lot to draw you in and keep you playing.

Recommended to rent.

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