X2: Wolverine's Revenge
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X2: Wolverine's Revenge (released as X-Men 2: Wolverine's Revenge in Europe and Australia; originally known as X-Men: Wolverine's Revenge during
In X2: Wolverine's Revenge, the player helps Wolverine fight his way past the heavily guarded areas of the Weapon X Facility to piece together fragmented clues to Wolverine's murky past and to save his life. Wolverine has 48 hours to find an antidote to the deadly Shiva Virus circulating in his bloodstream and the clues point to the Weapon X facility, the Canadian fortress where he had his skeletal structure fused with adamantium.
A significant feature has
The game received generally mixed reviews upon release. Critics praised the voice acting, especially of Hamill and Stewart, the intriguing plot, and unlockables, but criticized the slow combat, lack of mid-level checkpoints, and for being too hard and requiring too many retries.
Gameplay
Similar to
The player can also use Wolverine's heightened senses by pressing and holding a specific button. At this moment, the screen (except for Wolverine and the enemies) turns into an orange tint and allows the player to see foot prints of an enemy, his position (indicated by a pulsating red arrow above him), his green scent trails, lasers, a ghost of Wolverine about to take him down, and invisible mines, indicated by large spinning circles on the ground, as well as illuminating dark areas. Using the senses also puts the player into a stealth mode where Wolverine can sneak up behind an unsuspecting enemy and instantly kill them, rewarding them with dog tags, which when a certain amount is collected, grants the player access to more damaging Strikes. He can also hug walls to kill any enemies lurking around corners. The player can also earn tags by performing Triple Strikes.
Another mechanic is Wolverine's feral rage. Whenever he damages an enemy or he himself gets damaged by an enemy, his rage meter gradually fills up. When full, or if the player double taps the claw extension button when any red of the meter is showing, Wolverine enters a temporary rage, where he moves faster and kills enemies quicker for a limited amount of time. The player can also trigger Wolverine's healing ability by retracting his claws, at the cost of being able to destroy destructible objects or slash open fences.
Each of the game's acts culminates with a boss fight between one of Wolverine's archenemies including
There are also collectables scattered throughout the game. Comic books unlock alternate outfits for Wolverine, including his classic blue and yellow outfit, his Ultimate X-Men outfit, a prototype outfit designed by Alex Ross and the uniform depicted in the X-Men films. Cerebro files unlock character model viewers, with Patrick Stewart narrating the character's backstories. The player can also find collectables to fill the health and rage meters quicker.
Plot
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The story begins in 1968.
Later in the present, Logan, who now goes by "Wolverine", is now a member of the
Wolverine fights his way to a cavern where the spirit of the
Later, Logan goes to The Void where he sees
After Logan escapes, May Deuce (
When Logan is heading to the city to meet up with Rogue, a helicopter comes to him. In the helicopter is May Deuce. She thanks Logan because he defeated Magneto and offers to take him to the top of the Xenon Building. But when the helicopter reaches the top of a building, May Deuce throws Wolverine on the roof. Logan sees Lady Deathstrike (Gwendoline Yeo) 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. She also revealed that she paid Sabretooth to cause him pain. Wolverine defeats Lady 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. He takes a vial from her and drinks it (most likely the cure for the virus), takes her, and leaves.
Meanwhile,
Wolverine lies on his bed and then suddenly realizes that he has not found and defeated Omega Red upon remembering the escaped mutants that Colossus told him about.
Deleted scene
In all versions (except for the Game Boy Advance version) if the player collects all dog tags, a deleted scene is unlocked. As Wolverine visits a ruined town to find and defeat Magneto, he is stalked by a shadowy figure. As the figure gets close, Wolverine nearly kills the figure who is revealed to be Spider-Man (Rino Romano). When Wolverine states that Spider-Man is off his home turf, Spider-Man sarcastically explains that he heard about the big breakout down at the Void and rode a charter bus with other superheroes who could not fly or teleport. When Spider-Man asks if Wolverine needs help battling Magneto, Wolverine tells him to deal with the chaos until Damage Control arrives as he goes to battle Magneto.
Development
Before the game's announcement at E3 2002, then-new
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||||
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Eurogamer | 5/10[6] | ||||
Famitsu | 25/40[7] | ||||
Game Informer | 5.75/10[8] | 5.5/10[9] | 5.5/10[10] | ||
GamePro | [11] | [12] | |||
GameRevolution | D+[13] | D+[13] | D+[13] | ||
GameSpot | 5.8/10[14] | 5.7/10[15] | 5.8/10[14] | 5.8/10[14] | |
GameSpy | [16] | [17] | [16] | [16] | |
GameZone | 8/10[18] | 6.7/10[19] | 6.5/10[20] | 5.6/10[21] | 7.8/10[22] |
IGN | 7.9/10[23] | 6.6/10[24] | 6.5/10[25] | 7.3/10[26] | 6.6/10[24] |
Nintendo Power | 3.9/5[27] | 3.7/5[28] | |||
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine | [29] | ||||
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 5.9/10[30] | ||||
PC Gamer (US) | 70%[31] | ||||
The Cincinnati Enquirer | [32] | [32] | [32] | [32] | |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[33] | C−[33] | C−[33] |
X2: Wolverine's Revenge was met with average to mixed reviews upon release. GameRankings gave it a score of 67.25% for the GameCube version;[35] 61.79% for the PlayStation 2 version;[37] 76.67% for the GBA version;[34] 60.83% for the PC version;[36] and 65.07% for the Xbox version.[38] Likewise, Metacritic gave it a score of 62 out of 100 for the GameCube version;[40] 58 out of 100 each for the PS2 and Xbox versions;[42][43] 72 out of 100 for the GBA version;[39] and 55 out of 100 for the PC version.[41]
Common criticisms include clunky and alienating stealth mechanics, bland visuals, lack of checkpoints, and high and unforgiving difficulty, making the game unfairly hard. Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine gave the game 7 out of 10, describing it as follows: "a quality action adventure that blends stealth with hand-to-hand combat. Only a few irritations deny this a higher score". Of the said irritations, the most prominently criticized element was the lack of mid-mission checkpoints, forcing players to replay large sections upon death.[29] Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten and said, "while most of Revenge’s game play involves turning bad guys into kebab, the game’s strict homage to the comic gives it more depth".[44] The Village Voice gave the Xbox version a score of seven out of ten and said, "deploying your special powers is motivation enough to move through the game's booby-trapped military complexes, crash sites, mines, caves, and places that look like mines or caves".[45] The Cincinnati Enquirer also gave it three-and-a-half stars out of five and stated that "controlling Wolverine during combat can prove difficult, especially when there are multiple enemies onscreen simultaneously".[32] However, Entertainment Weekly gave it a C− and stated that "the pacing is sluggish, the gameplay irritating, and ultimately it feels like Wolverine is exacting revenge on the wrong person: the player".[33]
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